"Without my uncle I would not have won 10 trophies", said Nadal who will rise to two in the world rankings on Monday.
"If I feel healthy during Wimbledon, then probably I'm going to have my chances to play well". "It's the most important event in my career, so to win here is something I can not describe", Nadal said after his win. He did not drop a set in his seven matches and lost a total of 35 games, the second fewest by any Open era men's champion at any Grand Slam event in which all the matches were best-of-five sets.
"On paper, when you look at the scores, it all seems fairly easy", Nadal said. Of the 81 matches he has played at the French Open, he has won 79, proving he really is the king of the clay.
Nadal, who has now closed back to within three of Roger Federer's all-time record of 18 grand slams with a 15th major title of his own was beaming after the win.
But he was no match for Nadal, who more than doubled his unforced error count (12) with winners (27), face only one break point, and never got broken. "He is playing the best he has ever played, that's for sure". He broke Wawrinka on his very first serve and again broke him twice to win the final set 6-1 as he completed his long awaited La Decima! "But not only here".
Nadal stamped his authority on the match from the word go, which set the tone for his dominance.
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The third set was more of the same, and Nadal dominated it.
For Nadal, this was a goal he had always worked towards. "I have 10 trophies here and without him none of them would have been possible so many, many thanks for everything". "And here, we had the confirmation".
Whether or not that happens, Nadal's lack of points to defend in comparison to Murray - who only lost two matches after the French Open past year - make it seem virtually nailed on that he will overtake him at some point in the next six months. Now he is 31, the shorts are shorter, the hair more closely cropped, the shirt has sleeves.
Nadal's triumph represented the third time he has gone all the way at Roland Garros without dropping a set, a fact he pointed to when asked if he had played his best ever tennis in this year's edition. His only two losses came against Sweden's Robin Soderling in the fourth round in 2009, and against Djokovic in the quarterfinals two years ago.
One area of significant improvement for Nadal over the years is his serve.
On Sunday, the conditions were exactly to the liking of a guy who grew up on the island of Mallorca and still enjoys fishing in his down time.
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