( CNN ) -- Rafael Nadal became the second man to win four successive French Open titles on Sunday after crushing world No . 1 Roger Federer in straight sets in the final in Paris . The Spaniard triumphed 6-1 6-3 6-0 to hand Federer a third straight defeat in the final at Roland Garros , with the Swiss top seed still seeking to win the only Grand Slam crown missing from his collection . And the manner of his comprehensive victory left little doubt that Federer , who has won 12 other Grand Slam titles , may struggle for many years to come in his bid to defeat his nemesis . Second seed Nadal , who did not drop a set all tournament and has never lost at the clay-court event , matched the feat of Bjorn Borg 's four successive wins from 1978-81 . He moved to a 28-0 winning record at the tournament , having won 84 of 92 sets played . Nadal broke Federer in the opening game of the match , and needed only 32 minutes to wrap up the first set . Federer fought back in the second , but still succumbed within 50 minutes , and then saw Nadal race through the third set in less than half an hour to clinch a historic victory . Federer paid for his errors , having made 13 unforced mistakes to two by Nadal by the end of the second set . By that stage Federer -- who has struggled to reach his usual imperious high standards this year following a debilitating illness -- was kicking the dirt in frustration . He conceded the match with another long shot , which encapsulated his day , and must now turn his attentions to his beloved Wimbledon next month as he seeks to put behind him the disappointments of the year 's two opening Grand Slams . It was the first time Federer had been whitewashed in a set since 1999 on grass at Queen 's in England . Nadal has now won 11 of their 17 encounters , and 10 of 11 on clay , and will be seeking to continue his rivalry with Federer on his less-favored grass surface at the British event . He was presented the French Open trophy by six-time winner Borg . `` Sorry for Roger , but to win here is incredible and especially to win this tournament four times , '' Nadal said . The 26-year-old Federer had been seeking to become the sixth man to win all four major events . `` I would like to have won more than four games but Rafa has played an incredible tournament and he fully deserves to win , '' Federer said . `` But I 'll be back to try again next year and I am looking forward to the rest of this year . ''
Rafael Nadal becomes second man to win four successive French Open titles . Second seed crushes world No . 1 Roger Federer 6-1 6-3 6-0 in Paris final . TL;DR Novak Djokovic wins his first title of the season at Roland Garros after beating Andy Murray 6-2 6-4 on Sunday. Spaniard matches Bjorn Borg 's effort of successive titles from 1978-81 .