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Rafael Nadal, His Brilliance Undimmed by the Years, Wins His 10th French Open

PARIS — Growing up as a prodigy on the Spanish island of Majorca, Rafael Nadal dreamed of winning just one French Open title.

Now he has 10.

Nadal has always been a modest superstar, avoiding public displays of entitlement with the same assiduity that he employs arranging the beverage bottles on the court in front of his chair. But there could be no avoiding the encomiums or the obvious on Sunday as Nadal, after a nervous start, crushed the suspense out of another French Open final against a strong opponent, routing Stan Wawrinka, 6-2, 6-3, 6-1, in 2 hours 5 minutes.