Rafael Nadal and Ashleigh Barty impress as Naomi Osaka and Novak Djokovic disappoint: 2019 French Open winners and losers

As the tennis season moves on to the grass courts, here are six players who shone and six who struggled at Roland Garros

PARIS, FRANCE - JUNE 09: Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates with the trophy following the mens singles final against Dominic Thiem of Austria during Day fifteen of the 2019 French Open at Roland Garros on June 09, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

Rafael Nadal. What more is there to say about the undisputed King of Clay? Nadal became the first player – man or woman, amateur or professional – to win the same grand slam 12 times. Given his latest injury concerns, plus form that was perhaps beneath his own immeasurable standards, Nadal’s latest Roland Garros triumph is one of his finest. His win-loss record in Paris now stands at 93-2. Utterly remarkable. Getty Images

Jon Turner

Jun 10, 2019

The 2019 French Open concluded on Sunday with Rafael Nadal clinching a record-extending 12th title. The Spaniard's triumph came 24 hours after Ashleigh Barty won the women's singles title for her first grand slam victory.

As the tennis season moves on to the grass courts, Jon Turner reflects on Roland Garros by picking out six winners from Paris in the photo gallery above.

In the photo gallery below are six players who would probably rather forget the 2019 French Open.

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Novak Djokovic. It was not so much that the top seed lost in the semi-finals, but the way he seemed to carry himself throughout the encounter: verbally abusing the umpire, reportedly walking out of the grounds before a decision was made to postpone on Friday, complaining about the weather despite Thiem playing in the same conditions – it wasn’t a good look for Djokovic, who saw his hopes of twice holding all four grand slam titles at the same time dashed. Reuters