2010 Rafael Nadal tennis season 2010 Rafael Nadal tennis season The 2010 Rafael Nadal tennis season officially began on January 1 with the start of the 2010 ATP World Tour. Nadal called it his best year. Nadal began the year by participating in the Capitala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. He defeated compatriot David Ferrer (7-6(3), 6-3) to reach his second final in the exhibition tournament. In the final, Nadal defeated Robin Söderling (7-6(3), 7-5). Secondly, Nadal participated in the Australian Open warm-up tournament, the Qatar ExxonMobil Open ATP 250 event in Doha, where he lost in the final. He defeated
2015 French Open – Men's Singles 2015 French Open – Men's Singles Rafael Nadal was five-time defending champion, but was defeated by Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals. This was just Nadal's second career defeat at the French Open (the previous one being in 2009) and ended his record win streak of 39 matches. Nadal had won all six of his prior matches against Djokovic at the French Open, each during one of his record eleven title runs. Nadal fell to number 10 in rankings after the loss, his lowest ranking since breaking top 10 on April 18, 2005. Also, Stan Wawrinka defeated 2009 champion Roger Federer