2009 French Open – Men's Singles 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 beat Söderling in the final 6–1, 7–6, 6–4 to win his first French Open title, complete the career Grand Slam, and equal Pete Sampras' then-record of 14 Grand Slam
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