Rafa Nadal, as expected, defeated Roger Federer in the men's final of the French Open today. What was not expected was how bad Federer looked and how easily Nadal won: 6-1, 6-3, 6-0. There was only one brief period when Federer made it look even close - he was down one set and 2-0 in the second set when all of a sudden a strange, mysterious airplane flew over the court. John McEnroe on the television broadcast even remarked upon the unusual nature of this event. The flight of the mysterious airplane brought Federer alive - he fought back until he had pulled even at 3-3 and even had a break point against Nadal. But then the magic of the mysterious airplane wore off, Federer collapsed, and Nadal won all the remaining games. During the trophy presentation ceremonies, Nadal, speaking French, English, and Catalan, apologized for beating Federer so soundly and then celebrated by biting the trophy for the photographers. This was his fourth consecutive victory in the French Open.
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