Novak Djokovic just destroyed Rafael Nadal at the French Open in straight sets

 Novak Djokovic
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Oof.

Rafael Nadal, long the undisputed king of the French Open, which he has won nine times, was just obliterated by world number one Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals of the tournament, 7-5, 6-3, 6-1.

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Ryu Spaeth

Ryu Spaeth is deputy editor at TheWeek.com. Follow him on Twitter.