Saturday, June 9, 2018

Nadal vs Thiem

Rafa Nadal is aiming for his 11th straight Roland Garros final victory as he takes on Dominic Thiem on Sunday.

Nadal insists he remains as motivated as ever to add another French Open crown to the 10 he already owns.The Spaniard's semi-final win over Juan Martin del Potro meant he equalled great rival Roger Federer in reaching 11 finals at a single grand slam, the Swiss having won eight Wimbledon titles and been runner-up three times.


Nadal has won an incredible 85 of his 87 matches in Paris and even now, aged 32 but with his injury problems seemingly behind him, the Spaniard is showing no signs of letting up.

Start time, TV, online and live stream coverage

The men's final will be shown on ITV from 1:30pm BST for a 2pm start on Sunday June 10, with coverage also available via Eurosport.

Online viewers can stream the match via the ITV Player, while Standard Sport will cover the final via our dedicated LIVE blog.


Thiem reached the semi-finals at Roland Garros the previous two years, but this is the 24-year-old's first grand slam final. It will not have helped that, after beating Marco Cecchinato in the last four, the Austrian then had to watch Nadal demolish fifth seed and former US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro to remind him of the enormity of his tas