PARIS: Rafa Nadal won a record-extending eighth French Open title when he beat fellow Spaniard David Ferrer 6-3 6-2 6-3 in Sunday’s final. Third seed Nadal becomes the first man to win eight singles titles at the same grand slam tournament. Earlier, he survived the scare of being interrupted by a bare-chested protestor who jumped on to court with a red flare before moving into a 6-3 6-2 lead in the French Open final against Ferrer on Sunday. Nadal was left startled in the sixth game of the second set when a man wearing a white mask leapt over from the stands and ran up to Nadal as he lit the flare. The protestor ran...
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