2009 French Open – Men's Singles titles. Until the 2016 Wimbledon, this was the last Grand Slam tournament that Novak Djokovic failed to reach the quarter-finals. He lost to Philipp Kohlschreiber in the third round. 2009 French Open – Men's Singles Rafael Nadal was the four-time defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to Robin Söderling in a huge upset. This was Nadal's first defeat (of two) at the French Open, having won the title in all four of his previous appearances at Roland Garros since debuting in 2005. With Nadal's loss, there would be a first time French Open champion for 2009. Roger Federer
2012 Rafael Nadal tennis season I will be back when I have no pain and able to compete with guarantee[...]." Nadal's 2012 singles tournament schedule is as follows: "Ordered by number of wins" 2012 Rafael Nadal tennis season The 2012 Rafael Nadal tennis season officially began on January 2 with the start of the 2012 ATP World Tour. Nadal began his World Tour season at the Qatar Open. He beat Philipp Kohlschreiber and qualifier Denis Gremelmayr in rounds one and two and then won against seventh-seeded Mikhail Youzhny. In the semifinal he played poorly and lost to Gaël Monfils in two routine sets. In the