Rafael Nadal beats Ferrer!

A member of the anti-gay marriage group "hommen" runs onto the court with a lit flare during the match.

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The French Open: Men's singles final

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STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• Rafael Nadal wins French Open for record eighth time
• 6-3 6-2 6-3 victory over fourth seed and Spanish compatriot David Ferrer
• Nadal winning his 12th grand slam title
• Protester dashed on to court in the second set with a flare

(CNN) -- Rafael Nadal raced to a record eighth French Open title Sunday with a straight sets 6-3 6-2 6-3 dismissal of fellow Spaniard David Ferrer in a final briefly interrupted by a protestor brandishing a lighted flare.

The match has already finished and I'm really proud for them. Two spanish tennis players have arrived in the final. I'm a Rafa Nadal supporter and I like how he play. He hasn't got a fantastic service but he is very intelligent and he know what he has to do for win the matches. One of the things that has happened in the match, as you can see in the picture, a member of anti-gay marriage jump into the court, it isn't very normal because people want to enjoy the match and tennis has a good reputation, not like in football that there are a lot of fans that jump into the field or fight against the other supporters, that's a good point for tennis, the respect that people have in each point, and each set. In tennis, for example, when one player has to service, everybody are in silence, but in football when the goalkeeper has to bring into play the ball, you will listen all type of insults. To sum up, I want to say that I'm very happy for Rafa's wins because he has live difficult moments during this months.