2019 French Open: Rafael Nadal vs Dominic Thiem Live Score, Commentary and Updates

Thank you for joining us on this very exciting and historic final match!

Congratulations yet again to Rafael Nadal for this stunning performance and a hattrick win at the French Open!

As for Dominic Thiem, he needs to be applauded for putting up a terrific fight in the first two sets of the match. There is a lot more left to see of Thiem.

Assuredly, he is the next big thing on clay after Nadal.

Congratulations, Rafael Nadal for showing us what sheer dominance looks like.
Thank you, King of Clay for being this enigma on clay.

This is also his 436th clay court match win and a 59th clay court tournament win as well as a 18th Grand Slam win for the Spaniard!

Nadal becomes the first player ever to win 12 titles at any particular Grand Slam.

Nadal falls to the ground in sheer joy as Thiem's return falls wide and he crowns himself Champion yet again!

With that final serve Nadal redefines why he is called the King of Clay as an emotional Rafael Nadal wins the French Open for the 12th time!

NADAL HAS TWO CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS AS THIEM'S RETURN FALLS WIDE! HERE WE GO!

Thiem's returns are sorry excuses at this point. Clearly, he has a lot of learning left to do even now.

There is a deafening cheer inside Court Phillipe Chatrier and Nadal begins with an ace!

Nadal will now be serving for a 12th Roland Garros Championship!

AND ONCE AGAIN NADAL GETS THE BETTER OF THIEM AS HE BREAKS HIM!

Thiem gets a cheeky dropshot over the net to bring it back to deuce.

Nadal gets the advantage once more!

It's deuce once again on the Dominic Thiem serve as Nadal really attacks it.

Thiem commits error after error in frustration. It's 15 ALL on the Thiem serve.

He is just 2 games away from victory.

The King of Clay edges closer to history as he holds serve and goes up 4-1.

Thiem survives the scare and holds his serve finally in this set. But Nadal still has a good 3-1 lead.

But wait, Thiem comes back from nowhere and it's deuce on his serve.

The Austrian seems to have fazed out by the sheer dominance of the King of Clay.

And yet again, Nadal has three break points on Thiem's serve.

Nadal hits unbelievable shots to go up 30-0 on the Thiem serve.

But Nadal is relentless here and powers down winner after winner.

Thiem will need divine luck right now to help turn things around for him.

Nadal is dangerously close to getting a 12th French Open title now!

Nadal wards off the threat of Thiem and leads 3-0 in the fourth set!

Thiem gets an advantage as Nadal's return falls out.

Things look slightly tense once again on Court Phillipe Chatrier as we have Deuce Number 2 on the Nadal serve.

AND THIEM HAS ANOTHER BREAK POINT AS HE HITS A BRILLIANT BACKHAND WINNER!

Amazing agile movements from both players as Thiem levels up 30 ALL on a Nadal serve.

Will this be a repeat show of the crushing third set?

Nadal attacks the Thiem serve and snatches away the opening service of the Austrian from him. It's a 2-0 lead for Nadal again.

Nadal prevails and holds his serve.

But Thiem seems to have regained his form and has a break point on the Nadal serve! How dramatic is this match?

Nadal is brutally good from the beginning of the fourth set!

It's a do or die set for Dominic Thiem now.

Unless Thiem really pulls up his socks and plays well and gets this set, there is no stopping a fiesty Nadal.

Rafael Nadal is now one set away from making history by getting his 12th French Open title and his 18th Grand Slam!

Thiem nets his return and the King of Clay gets an easy-peasy third set in just 24 minutes.

Nadal has set point in no time now!

Nadal is up 30-15 on the Thiem serve. Can Thiem hold at this crucial point?

Thiem will now serve to stay in this set.

Nadal is in cruise control here with a 5-1 lead over Thiem in the third set.

It's pure one-way traffic on the court now with Nadal pouncing one winner after the other.

Thiem finally gets himself on the board. He lags behind at 1-4.

And with that, Thiem starts hitting a few promising shots! He is 40-0 up on his own serve.

Thiem looks a bit put off here and he needs to find his form back again if he hopes of staying in this match.

This set belongs to Nadal clearly as he leads 4-0 here in the third set.

Nadal breaks Thiem again and leads 3-0 in the third set.

2019 French Open: Rafael Nadal vs Dominic Thiem Live Score, Commentary and Updates

Rafael Nadal becomes the first player ever to win a 12th French Open title and creates history!