Rafael Nadal lost the final of the Madrid Open to Roger Federer. This was the first time that Nadal had lost to Federer since the semifinals of the 2007 Tennis Masters Cup. By beating Lleyton Hewitt in the third round of French Open, Nadal set a record of 31 consecutive wins at Roland Garros, beating the previous record of 28 by Björn Borg. This run came to an end on 31 May 2009, when Nadal lost to eventual runner-up, Robin Söderling in the 4th round. This was Nadal's first and, until 2015, only loss at the French Open. After his surprise defeat
2018 Rafael Nadal tennis season matches of Rafael Nadal in 2018, including walkovers (W/O) which the ATP does not count as wins. Per Rafael Nadal, this is his current 2018 schedule (subject to change). Rafael Nadal had a ATP match win-loss record in the 2018 season. His record against players who were part of the ATP Rankings Top Ten at the time of their meetings was 10–3. Bold indicates player was ranked top 10 at time of at least one meeting. The following list is ordered by number of wins: <br> Some of Nadal's matches had significant audiences on Spanish television: 2018 Rafael Nadal tennis