To put that in perspective, Wawrinka, comfortably the second-best player this year at the French Open, lost 102 games over the course of seven matches.
At 31, Nadal might have time to add to his French Open tally.
Nadal defeated his opponent 6-2 6-3 6-1.
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. "This is the most important event of my career". Addressing the press on the court, Nadal said: "I try my best in all events. but the feeling I have here is impossible to describe and you can't compare it".
Along with improving to 10-0 in finals at Roland Garros, Nadal increased his career haul to 15 Grand Slam trophies, breaking a tie with Pete Sampras for second place in the history of men's tennis, behind only rival Roger Federer's 18.
3 - By winning in straight sets, the Spaniard has triumphed at Roland Garros without dropping a set for a third time, matching the feat he achieved in 2008 and 2010.
Wawrinka, who spent almost five hours more on court than Nadal to reach the final, looked tentative and heavy-legged although he did have a glimmer in the third game when Nadal was forced to save a break point.
"I was not nervous, I was very confident that Rafa was going to win, in a pretty comfortable manner as he did, the way he was playing till today, and he continued today even more, he was dominating, just incredible", said Gasol.
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"For sure he's playing the best he's ever played, not only here", Wawrinka said.
Sometimes, the French Open offers some shocking outcomes. After holding his serve in the first game, Nadal broke Wawrinka's serve to love in the next. "To win a 10th time here is very special for me". Reaching the final here, despite the obvious disappointment of losing, was a major step forward, as he moves up to No. 3 in the rankings.
The Swiss said he had recovered well physically from the effort of defeating Andy Murray in a semi-final which lasted more than four and a half hours, but that mentally the efforts of the past few weeks had caught up with him.
The only time Wawrinka matched Nadal's strokes was in the early part of the first set in when he held the first two service games and had a break point in the third game.
Stan Wawrinka told Rafael Nadal "you were too good" after the Spaniard stormed to a record 10th French Open title on Sunday.
█ There is nothing to say-.you were too good. Nadal powered his way to a 3-0 lead in the second and consolidated the break easily, without even being pushed to deuce.
But that's clearly the best he has ever played.
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