A month can be a long time in sport. At the French Championship Rapael Nadal won the title (played on clay) for a record
eight time. Weeks later at the next Grand Slam event - Wimbledon - the Spaniard was beaten in the first round (on grass).
Steve Darcis of Belgium stunned the two-time champion 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (8-6), 6-4 and thus ended Nadal's 22-match winning streak.
Rapael is pictured above during that match !
However, on a more positive note Rapael's French victory details are listed below and his 'comfortable' win
at the U.S. Open in September.
| 2013 French Tennis Championship |
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| FINAL |
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Rafael Nadal (ESP)
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defeated |
David Ferrer (ESP)
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6-3, 6-2, 6-3
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| SEMI-FINALS |
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Rafael Nadal (ESP)
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defeated |
Novak Djokovic (SRB)
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6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 6-7 (3-7), 9-7
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David Ferrer (ESP)
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defeated |
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA)
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6-1, 7-6 (7-3), 6-2
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| QUARTER-FINALS |
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Novak Djokovic (SRB)
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defeated |
Tommy Haas (GER)
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6-3, 7-6 (7-5), 7-5
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| Rafael Nadal (ESP)
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defeated |
Stanislas Warwinka (SUI)
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6-2, 6-3, 6-1
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David Ferrer (ESP)
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defeated |
Tommy Robredo (ESP)
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6-2, 6-1, 6-1
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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA)
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defeated |
Roger Federer (SUI)
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7-5, 6-3, 6-3
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FOURTH ROUND (Last 16)
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Novak Djokovic (SRB)
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defeated |
Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER)
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4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4
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Tommy Haas (GER)
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defeated |
Mikhail Youzhny (RUS)
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6-1, 6-1, 6-3
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| Rafael Nadal (ESP)
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defeated |
Kei Nishikori (JPN)
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6-4, 6-1, 6-3
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Stanislas Warwinka (SUI)
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defeated |
Richard Gasquet (FRA)
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6-7, 4-6, 6-4, 7-5, 8-6
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Tommy Robredo (ESP)
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defeated |
Nicholas Almagro (ESP)
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6-7, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4
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David Ferrer (ESP)
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defeated |
Kevin Anderson (RSA)
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6-3, 6-1, 6-1
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| Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA)
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defeated |
Victor Troicki (SRB)
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6-3, 6-3, 6-3
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| Roger Federer (SUI) |
defeated |
Gilles Simon (FRA)
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6-1, 4-6, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3
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| 2013 U.S. Open Tennis Championship |
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| FINAL |
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Rafael Nadal (ESP)
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defeated |
Novak Djokovic (SRB)
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6-2, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1
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| SEMI-FINALS |
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Rafael Nadal (ESP)
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defeated |
Richard Gasquet (FRA) |
6-4, 7-6(1), 6-2
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| Novak Djokovic (SRB)
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defeated |
Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI)
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2-6, 7-6(4), 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
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| QUARTER-FINALS |
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Novak Djokovic (SRB)
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defeated |
Mikhail Youzhny (RUS)
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6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-0
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| Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI)
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defeated |
Andy Murray (GBR) |
6-4, 6-3, 6-2
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| Richard Gasquet (FRA)
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defeated |
David Ferrer (ESP)
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6-3, 6-1, 4-6, 2-6, 6-3
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| Rafael Nadal (ESP)
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defeated |
Tommy Robredo (ESP)
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6-0, 6-2, 6-2
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FOURTH ROUND (Last 16)
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Novak Djokovic (SRB)
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defeated |
Marcel Granollers (ESP)
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6-3, 6-0, 6-0
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| Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI)
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defeated |
Tomas Berdych (CZE)
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3-6, 6-1, 7-6(6), 6-2
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| Andy Murray (GBR)
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defeated |
Denis Istomin (UZB)
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6-7(5), 6-1, 6-4, 6-4
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| Mikhail Youzhny (RUS)
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defeated |
Lleyton Hewitt (AUS)
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6-3, 3-6, 6-7(3), 6-4, 7-5
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| Richard Gasquet (FRA)
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defeated |
Milos Raonic (CAN)
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6-7(4), 7-6(4), 2-6, 7-6(9), 7-5
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| David Ferrer (ESP)
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defeated |
Janko Tipsarevic (SRB)
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7-6(2), 3-6, 7-5, 7-6(3)
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| Tommy Robredo (ESP)
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defeated |
Roger Federer (SUI) |
7-6(3), 6-3, 6-4 |
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| Rafael Nadal (ESP) |
defeated |
Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) |
6-7(4), 6-4, 6-3, 6-1
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