Reborn Rafa romps into history

Nadal ends Slam drought with record tenth French Open title

PARIS - As he sat in front of a TV to watch last year's French Open final, sidelined by an injured left wrist, Rafael Nadal must have feared he might never return to the height of his powers.

For the second year in a row, the most important match at the most important clay-court tournament was being contested without him. And as the 2017 edition at Roland Garros began, Nadal's drought without a Grand Slam title had stretched to three years.