It was a clash between two masters of the Clay pitch as the Argentinean Canas had the previous record of 53 straight victories on this kind of ground before the Spaniard breaks the record with an on going 72 victories.

Nadal hasn't dropped a set since top-ranked Roger Federer won the first set of their French Open final last year.

It is worth mentioning that this is the third straight open title for Nadal this season.