Rafael Nadal faced Jannik Sinner during the 2021 French Open, still very much at the height of his career and coming off a title defence from the year before.

Rafael Nadal won the French Open for a record ninth time, defeating rival Novak Djokovic in four sets Sunday in the men's final.

Rafael Nadal won the French Open for a record ninth time, defeating rival Novak Djokovic in four sets Sunday in the men's final.

Rafael Nadal won the French Open for a record ninth time, defeating rival Novak Djokovic in four sets Sunday in the men's final.

Rafael Nadal won the French Open for a record ninth time, defeating rival Novak Djokovic in four sets Sunday in the men's final.

Rafael Nadal won the French Open for a record ninth time, defeating rival Novak Djokovic in four sets Sunday in the men's final.

PARIS -- Sprinting, sliding and stretching, anticipating each other's moves for four sets and more than four hours, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal produced a masterpiece in the French Open ...

Rafael Nadal won the French Open for a record ninth time, defeating rival Novak Djokovic in four sets Sunday in the men's final.