2008 French Open 2008 French Open The 2008 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 112th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from 25 May until 8 June 2008. Justine Henin did not defend her trophy due to her retirement from the sport on May 14. Ana Ivanovic, the runner-up to Henin in 2007, won the Women's Singles. On the men's side, Rafael Nadal won the Men's Singles, and equalled Björn Borg's record of four consecutive French
2005 French Open – Men's Singles Wawrinka also made his first appearance at a major. 1999 champion Andre Agassi made his last French Open appearance, losing a five set match to Jarkko Nieminen in the first round. 2005 French Open – Men's Singles Gastón Gaudio was the defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to David Ferrer. Rafael Nadal won in the final 6–7, 6–3, 6–1, 7–5 in his first French Open appearance (and first as a seeded player in major), as well as his first major final against Mariano Puerta, who also played in his first (and only) grand slam final. This was also