Not only did Nadal win every set he played in the tournament, he dropped a total of only 35 games, the second fewest by any man on the way to any title at a Grand Slam tournament in the Open era with all matches being best-of-five-sets. The 31-year-old Nadal offered no mercy to Stan Wawrinka, the 2015 French Open champion, in putting on a strategic and impenetrable clay court clinic to capture his 15th overall Grand Slam title 6-2, 6-3, 6-1. “The most important is when you enter the courts to focus on what you have to do, what you did in the practice court, what you did during the two weeks, and try to just focus on the game point by point. It marked a stirring return to the top for Nadal in his favorite event and on his favorite surface: Over his career, he is now 79-2 at the French Open and 102-2 in all best-of-five-set matches on clay. He has dropped a measly total of 29 games through six matches, back to his dominating best on clay after withdrawing from the French Open before the third round a year ago with an injured left wrist. “Only thing I care (about) is I have been playing very well during the whole event.”

It will be Nadal’s 22nd Grand Slam final overall, breaking a tie with Novak Djokovic for second behind Roger Federer’s 28.
In tennis, Rafael Nadal of Spain defeats Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland 6–2, 6–3, 6–1, to win the men's singles at the French Open. It is Nadal's tenth win in the French Open.