Result: Rafael Nadal eases into French Open final with straight-sets win

The mighty Rafael Nadal in action at the Barcelona Open on April 20, 2016
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Rafael Nadal books his place in the final of the French Open with a straight-sets win over Dominic Thiem.

Rafael Nadal has stormed into the final of the French Open with a straight-sets demolition of Dominic Thiem.

The nine-time winner set up a showdown with Andy Murray's conqueror Stanislas Wawrinka after seeing off the Austrian 6-3 6-4 6-0.

Thiem is the only player to defeat Nadal on clay this year and he got off to a bright start against the Spaniard, breaking his serve at the first time of asking in the opening set.

However, Nadal broke back immediately and his opponent struggled to find a foothold in the set, letting four break-point opportunities go begging.

After a close opening set, Nadal dominated the remainder of the match and wrapped up the contest in two hours and seven minutes.

He will become the first player to win the same Grand Slam competition 10 times if he beats Wawrinka in this Sunday's final.

Andy Murray in action against Novak Djokovic in the French Open final on June 5, 2016
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ATP RankingsPoints
1Scotland flag Andy Murray9,890
2Spain Rafael Nadal7,285
3Switzerland Stanislas Wawrinka6,175
4Serbia Novak Djokovic5,805
5Switzerland Roger Federer4,945
6Canada Milos Raonic4,450
7Croatia Marin Cilic4,115
8Austria Dominic Thiem3,985
9Japan Kei Nishikori3,830
10Alexander Zverev3,070
11France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga3,040
12Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov2,980
13Belgium David Goffin2,785
14Czech Republic Tomas Berdych2,570
15France Gael Monfils2,545
16Lucas Pouille2,365
17Pablo Carreno Busta2,360
18United States Jack Sock2,335
19Spain Roberto Bautista Agut2,155
20Australia Nick Kyrgios2,110
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