Nadal wins 19th Slam title by edging five-set US Open thriller
At four hours and 50 minutes, the match finished four minutes short of equaling the longest final in US Open history
Mats Wilander
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Monfils flies the flag for France
Gael Monfils has found himself with the hopes of a nation on his shoulders after he blasted his way into the quarterfinals of the French Open on Monday with a four-set win over Ivan Ljubicic. No Frenchman has won at Roland Garros since Yannick Noah’s emotional triumph in 1983.
