Rafael Nadal wins eighth French Open, sets Grand Slam record

Steven Wine | Associated Press Comments Rafael Nadal hits a forehand return to David Ferrer in Sunday's final. (Clive Brunskill / Getty Images) Paris -- Rafael Nadal became the first man to win eight titles at the same Grand Slam tournament, beating fellow Spaniard David Ferrer in the French Open final, 6-3 , 6-2, 6-3, on Sunday. Nadal broke the men’s record for match wins at Roland Garros, where he improved to 59-1, with his lone defeat against Rsssobin Soderling in the fourth round in 2009. For fans enthralled by Nadal’s semifinal victory over top-ranked Novak Djokovic, Sunday’s final may have seemed anticlimactic. But not for the champion, who hit a fallaway forehand winner on...