Rafael Nadal celebrates with the trophy following his victory over David Ferrer at the end of their French tennis Open final match at the Roland Garros stadium. AFP PHOTO
PARIS: Rafael Nadal’s stirring comeback from a career-threatening knee injury was crowned at the French Open on Sunday (Monday in Manila) when he won the Roland Garros title for a record eighth time to move into joint third place in the all-time list of Grand Slam winners on 12.