Nadal overcome with emotion after historic French Open title

Rafael Nadal struggled to fight back the tears after becoming the first man in tennis history to win the same grand slam 10 times.

Nadal was far too good for Stan Wawrinka in the French Open final on Sunday, dispatching the Swiss third seed 6-2 6-3 6-1.

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The fourth seed, who has lost only two matches at Roland Garros since his debut in 2005, is now just one short of Margaret Court's all-time record of 11 titles at a single grand slam.

He claimed the Musketeers Cup without dropping a set in the tournament for the third time, having lost only 35 games en route to achieving what has been dubbed 'La Decima'.

Nadal, who has now closed back to within three of Roger Federer's all-time record of 18 grand slams with a 15th major title of his own, was brought to tears as the Spanish national anthem played during the championship ceremony.

"It's truly amazing," Nadal said.

"This final to win La Decima for me is very, very special. It's very emotional for me.

"The feeling I have here is impossible to describe.

"The nerves, the adrenaline that I feel when I play in this court is impossible to compare. It's the most important tournament in my career and to win again is something I can't describe."

Nadal also pad tribute to his uncle Toni, who is expected to step down as his coach at the end of 2017.

"Thanks to my uncle, he's been with me since I was three years old, we've been working a lot and without him I would not have these 10 trophies with me," he said.

with AAP