Rafael Nadal says winning his 12th French Open is extra special after a turbulent year where he considered taking an extended break because of injury problems.
Nadal, 33, played just three events in 2019 prior to the clay-court season.
But it ended with a 6-3 5-7 6-1 6-1 win over Austrian fourth seed Dominic Thiem in Sunday’s final at Roland Garros.
“I’ve had too many issues. So that makes these last few weeks very, very special,” he said.
