Sponsors, past champions and current players took to twitter to congratulate Rafa for his incredible Decima. Check out a few of their reactions:
Sponsors
One is difficult. Two is impressive. Ten is Rafa. @rafaelnadal pic.twitter.com/658sRtVbbE
— Nike (@Nike) June 11, 2017
A stunning performance by @rafaelnadal! Congratulations on your well-earned 10th Roland Garros victory ? ? ? #RG17 pic.twitter.com/X9eT1qPxqy
— Tommy Hilfiger (@TommyHilfiger) June 11, 2017
Believe in Vamos! @RafaelNadal #WeLiveForThis #RG17 pic.twitter.com/wLyqmI26HP
— Babolat (@babolat) June 11, 2017
.@RafaelNadal, Gracias por tu 10º @rolandgarros, Gracias por dejarnos soñar contigo… ¡y no nos despiertes jamás! ??????????#SoyNadalista pic.twitter.com/Anm6DUltNB
— Kia España (@kiamotorsiberia) June 11, 2017
Non-tennis champions
Simplemente alucinante!!!
Un gran honor tenerte como amigo @RafaelNadal
Muchísimas felicidades por el décimo @rolandgarros #Histórico pic.twitter.com/jsjlUwj3fu— Pau Gasol (@paugasol) June 11, 2017
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¡Enhorabuena a @RafaelNadal, socio de honor del club, por lograr su décimo Roland Garros!#RealMadrid pic.twitter.com/ec9QtI0MK6— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadrid) June 11, 2017
Rafa Nadal dispatched Stan Wawrinka in straight sets 6-2 6-3 6-1 to win his 10th Roland Garros title, his 15th Grand Slam overall. He only lost 35 games in 7 matches en route to his Decima.
To further honor Rafa’s latest record, Nike is releasing commemorative T-shirts and a limited number of pairs of NikeCourt Tennis Classic El Decimo shoes, available June 12 exclusively at Nike Paris Champs-Élysées.
Rafael Nadal’s road to the final
Rafa only lost 29 games en route to his 22nd Grand Slam final. Nadal, aiming to be the first man to ever win a Grand Slam title 10 times, has a perfect 9-0 record in his previous nine appearances in the Roland Garros final.
I have been playing a great event. But Stan is playing unbelievable, no? It will be a super hard final and I will need to play at my very best.
| Round | Opponent | Score |
| R1 | Benoît Paire | 6-1 6-4 6-1 |
| R2 | Robin Haase | 6-1 6-4 6-3 |
| R3 | Nikoloz Basilashvili | 6-0 6-1 6-0 |
| R4 | Roberto Bautista Agut [17] | 6-1 6-2 6-2 |
| QF | Pablo Carreno Busta [20] | 6-2 2-0 ret. |
| SF | Dominic Thiem [6] | 6-3 6-4 6-0 |
Stan Wawrinka’s road to the final
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Wawrinka didn’t dropped a set in his first five matches but was pushed to five sets by Andy Murray in the semies. With a win on Sunday he will become the oldest champion in Paris since 34-year-old Andres Gimeno in 1972 and will be only the third man in the Open era, after Laver and Rosewall, to win three or more Grand Slam titles after turning 30.
I think to play Rafa on clay in French Open in a final is probably the biggest challenge you can have in tennis. He’s the best player ever on clay.No one will go on the court thinking he has no pressure. We both want to win the title, and we both gonna give it all on the court.
| Round | Opponent | Score |
| R1 | Jozef Kovalik | 6-2 7-6 6-3 |
| R2 | Alexandr Dolgopolov | 6-4 7-6 7-5 |
| R3 | Fabio Fognini [28] | 7-6 6-0 6-2 |
| R4 | Gaël Monfils [15] | 7-5 7-6 6-2 |
| QF | Marin Cilic [7] | 6-3 6-3 6-1 |
| SF | Andy Murray [1] | 6-7 6-3 5-7 7-6 6-1 |
Lots of people to watch Rafa‘s training session on court number 1 yesterday. He appeared a bit grumpy, seemed frustrated by his forehand and talked quite a bit with Carlos Moya after practice. He then spent a good 10 minutes signing autographs before being interviewed on court. Rafa will debut his quest for a 10th Roland Garros title tomorrow against Benoit Paire on court Suzanne Lenglen.
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9-time Roland Garros champion Rafael Nadal will make his debut tomorrow against Benoit Paire. Some pics of the outfit and shoes he will be wearing on the Parisian clay courts:
Rafa’s signature shoe, the NikeCourt Lunar Ballistec 1.5 Legend:
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