FULL ATTENDANCE: The venue was the iconic court Philippe Chatrier.
SERVE LETTING THE SWEDE DOWN: Soderling's usual booming serves deserted him. Managing to get only 56 per cent of his first serves in, Soderling also doubled on four occasions to Nadal's one.
RELIABLE: While Nadal's winners count (28) were inferior to Soderling's (32), Nadal won the big points to leave Soderling frustrated.
NOT HITTING THE LINES: Soderling, most often than not going for broke, committed 45 unforced errors as opposed to Nadal's 16.
BREAKING THE OTHERS' SERVE: A key statistic which settled the match in Nadal's favour was the breakpoint conversions percentage. While Soderling converted zero from eight breakpoints (0%), Nadal managed to convert four from 12 (33%).
ECSTATIC: Nadal rolling in the clay after beating Soderling at Roland Garros. Describing this as his "most emotional win," the Spaniard also credited Soderling for his good display.
FIFTH: Nadal became only the second man in the history of the game to win five French Open titles. He just needs one more to equal Bjorn Borg's all-time record of six titles at Roland Garros