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Summary
- Rafael Nadal takes first set 6-3 against Dominic Thiem in French Open final
- Nadal seeking record-extending 12th title here, Thiem chasing first Grand Slam title
- Click button at top of page for commentary from BBC 5 Live tennis team
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By Saj Chowdhury
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He’s so, so good.
But good enough today? Time will tell.
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Nadal 6-3 1-1 Thiem*
40-15.
This should be Thiem’s now but an error from the Austrian results in yet more mutterings.
40-30.
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Nadal 6-3 1-1 Thiem*
You could throw a javelin, shot put, kitchen sink and a plane at Nadal and he would still manage to come out on top.
The Spaniard smacks a backhand down the line.
0-15.
Nadal then comes back down to earth with an easy smash that he thumps into the netting.
15-15
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Greg Rusedski
Former British number one on BBC Radio 5 Live
Thiem has to keep on going after it. He’s got to keep being aggressive and being physical out there.
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Nadal 6-3 1-1 Thiem*
Big serve and Thiem returns long.
Naveed Afzal: THAT WAS ONE OF THE BEST SETS OF TENNIS I’VE EVER SEEN!!!!
Even though I’m a @RafaelNadal fan I have so much respect and admiration for the style of game, power and speed of @ThiemDomi
Monty Moncrieff: What a first set! I’m #TeamRafa all the way, but a 6-3 scoreline seems astonishingly unfair to Dominic Thiem who did way more than that suggests Brilliant @rolandgarros final so far.
Joel Newnham: I fear Thiem has run out of steam. The next 2 sets could be 6-1 6-1 and game over.
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*Nadal 6-3 0-1 Thiem
Thiem has a great chance to win the first point with a rabbit-punch forehand but the ball slaps the net.
If the tennis gods start favouring Rafa then we could see the Austrian’s morale levels drop.
30-0.
40-0.
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40-0.
Cruising.
Then Nadal hits a flat winner.
A reminder.
Thiem holds.
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Not good reading for Thiem…
Based on their past matches against each other, Nadal is now likely to go on and win….
Ten of their 12 meetings have been decided
in straight sets, and only once has the first-set loser gone on to win.
That was at last year’s US Open after Nadal failed to win a game in the opening set.
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Nadal 6-3 0-0 Thiem*
If you’re Dominic Thiem and look up at the scoreboard, do you ask yourself: “How did I lose that 6-3?”
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Nadal 6-3 Thiem
Greg Rusedski
Former British number one on BBC Radio 5 Live
At the beginning of the second set, Thiem has to do what he did in the opening few games of this match.
French Open final: Nadal v Thiem - radio & text
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