There hasn’t been a repeat champion in the women’s singles tournament since Justine Henin won three straight titles in 2005, 20. Maria Sharapova Aiming To Become First Women’s Repeat Champion Since 2007 The Spaniard is past his prime, but that won’t result in his opponents taking him lightly on a surface he has dominated for a decade. In fact, Nadal is the only player ever to win nine singles titles at one grand slam tournament. No player ever has won a single grand slam tournament 10 times. He defeated Novak Djokovic in four sets in last season’s men’s final for his ninth French Open singles championship. Nadal returned to Roland Garros in 2010 and began an impressive run of five straight titles. His only failure was a fourth-round loss in 2009, the same season a knee injury kept him out of Wimbledon. Nadal has competed in 10 French Open men’s singles tournaments and won nine times. Here are three of the top storylines entering this year’s French Open. There’s been more parity in the women’s bracket, though, with seven different champions in the last 10 years. The clay surface at Roland Garros is not easy to master, and it often leads to frustrating results for even the most accomplished players.įor example, only two players on the men’s side, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, have won a French Open singles title in the last 10 years.
The French Open is one of the most difficult tournaments to win.
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