Gritty Nadal shows why he's still the king of clay

Resilient Rafa overcomes shaky start to nail down 12th French Open title

PARIS - For a few, fleeting moments on Sunday, Rafael Nadal found his French Open supremacy seemingly threatened by Dominic Thiem, a younger, talented opponent challenging him in the final for the second straight year.

A poor game from Nadal allowed Thiem to break him and even things at a set apiece.