<p>London: Rafael Nadal's championship point winning racquet from his 2007 French Open final victory over Roger Federer was sold for more than $118,000 at an auction on Monday, ranking among the highest-priced such memorabilia.</p><p>Nadal beat Federer 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the 2007 final in Paris to win his third Grand Slam title before the Spaniard moved on to secure a further 19 - 14 of them at Roland Garros - becoming one of the sport's greatest players.</p><p>The racquet, which Nadal also used in previous matches of the tournament, including his semifinal victory against Novak Djokovic, sold for $118,206 at an online auction that closed on Monday at 0255 GMT.</p><p>It was previously housed in the Australian Tennis Museum prior to its recent closure.</p><p>Previous highest individual tennis racquet auction sales include Nadal's 2022 Australian Open racket at $139,700, Billie Jean King's 'Battle of the Sexes' racquet at $125,000, and Djokovic's 2016 French Open racquet sold for $107,482</p>
<p>London: Rafael Nadal's championship point winning racquet from his 2007 French Open final victory over Roger Federer was sold for more than $118,000 at an auction on Monday, ranking among the highest-priced such memorabilia.</p><p>Nadal beat Federer 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the 2007 final in Paris to win his third Grand Slam title before the Spaniard moved on to secure a further 19 - 14 of them at Roland Garros - becoming one of the sport's greatest players.</p><p>The racquet, which Nadal also used in previous matches of the tournament, including his semifinal victory against Novak Djokovic, sold for $118,206 at an online auction that closed on Monday at 0255 GMT.</p><p>It was previously housed in the Australian Tennis Museum prior to its recent closure.</p><p>Previous highest individual tennis racquet auction sales include Nadal's 2022 Australian Open racket at $139,700, Billie Jean King's 'Battle of the Sexes' racquet at $125,000, and Djokovic's 2016 French Open racquet sold for $107,482</p>