Who did Roger Federer defeat in the final to win the Men's Singles title at the 2009 French Open?
"Federer also filled the only void on his resume by capturing the French Open and becoming only the third man in the Open Era to capture the career Grand Slam. Many tennis analysts and commentators proclaimed Federer the greatest male player of all-time, including tennis legend John McEnroe who called the match for NBC. The call by Eurosport on match point was thus: ""Federer wins the French Open for the first time in his career; and in addition must surely be regarded now as the greatest male player of all-time."" This tournament also transformed Söderling's career as he went from"
"2008 French Open – Men's Singles Rafael Nadal was the 3-time defending champion and retained his title, defeating Roger Federer in the final 6–1, 6–3, 6–0. This was Federer's worst loss in a Grand Slam event in his entire career. It also marked the third consecutive year that Nadal defeated Federer in the Roland Garros final, and the fourth consecutive year that Nadal defeated Federer at Roland Garros, starting with his 2005 Roland Garros semifinal defeat. All four years, Nadal defeated Federer while he was the No. 1 player in the world. Nadal won the title without losing a set,"
"2009 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles final The 2009 Wimbledon Men's Singles final was the championship tennis match of the Men's Singles tournament at the 2009 Wimbledon Championships. A significant part of the Federer–Roddick rivalry, it pitted five-time champion Roger Federer against American Andy Roddick for the third time in a Wimbledon final and the fourth time in a Grand Slam final. After 4 hours and 17 minutes, Federer won 5–7, 7–6, 7–6, 3–6, 16–14. This match was historic as it saw Federer capture his fifteenth major title, breaking the all-time Grand Slam record held by Pete Sampras. The victory"
"2009 Australian Open – Men's singles final The 2009 Australian Open Men's Singles final was the championship tennis match of the Men's Singles tournament at the 2009 Australian Open. It was contested between the world's top two players for much of the previous four years, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, then ranked first and second in the world respectively. It was their seventh (out of nine) meeting in a Grand Slam final, but their first outside of either the French Open or Wimbledon, followed by their most recent meeting at the final of the 2017 Australian Open. This was Rafael"
"and Andre Agassi — to win Grand Slam titles on three different surfaces. Later in 2009, Roger Federer would become the fifth player to accomplish this feat upon winning his 14th grand slam title at the 2009 French Open. Federer, who was pursuing a record-tying fourteenth Grand Slam title, was unable to hold back tears during the trophy presentation. Rafael Nadal defeated Roger Federer, 7–5, 3–6, 7–6, 3–6, 6–2 Serena Williams defeated Dinara Safina, 6–0, 6–3 Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan defeated Mahesh Bhupathi / Mark Knowles, 2–6, 7–5, 6–0 Serena Williams / Venus Williams defeated Daniela Hantuchová / Ai"
"Open, made his first Slam semi-final at the event. Federer reached a record-breaking 8th consecutive Grand Slam final appearance (streak started at the 2005 Wimbledon Championships), surpassing Jack Crawford who had reached 7 consecutive finals between 1933 and 1934. 2007 French Open – Men's Singles Rafael Nadal was the defending champion, and won in the final 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, against Roger Federer. Federer had a chance for the second consecutive year to become the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to hold all four Grand Slam tournaments at once, having won the Wimbledon, U.S. Open and Australian Open,"
"champion Roger Federer and by fourth seed Novak Djokovic. Venus Williams is through to the Ladies' Singles final and Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli joins her making the biggest upset in the tournament, sending number one seeded Justine Henin out. Richard Gasquet, another French player, pulled off the biggest upset of the men's in taking out #3 seed and ranked Roddick. Roddick had a two set lead before Gasquet won the final 3 sets to book a semi final spot. The final of the Men's Singles was determined, Roger Federer vs. Rafael Nadal, a repeat of the 2006 final and French Open"
"is also noted for the first appearance of future Grand Slam champion Juan Martín del Potro in a Grand Slam main draw. 2006 French Open – Men's Singles Rafael Nadal was the defending champion, and successfully defended his title in the final 1–6, 6–1, 6–4, 7–6, against Roger Federer. Roger Federer had the chance to become the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to hold all four Grand Slam tournaments at once, having won the preceding Wimbledon, U.S. Open and Australian Open titles. He lost in the final against Rafael Nadal. This would be ultimately be achieved a decade"
"Zimonjić on their way to becoming the first South American team to win a Men's Doubles Grand Slam title, and the 2008 French Open men's doubles champions.<ref name=""Horna/Cuevas Surprise Roland Garros Champions""> </ref> The men's singles final took place at 15:00 (UTC+2) on the Philippe Chatrier Central Court, and featured, for the third straight year after 2006 and 2007, the World No. 1 and holder of twelve Grand Slam titles, Roger Federer, and ATP No. 2 Rafael Nadal, the winner in Roland-Garros since 2005. Federer decided to serve after being given the choice, but the Spaniard immediately attacked the Swiss'"
"and Djokovic, for the third consecutive year, in the semifinals. On the penultimate point of the Djokovic match he hit what many consider to be the greatest shot of his career, a tweener winner, to set up match points. Federer played del Potro in the final and led two sets to one before ultimately losing a fourth-set tiebreaker and subsequently the match. The 2009 season was perhaps the most historically relevant of Federer's career as he completed a career Grand Slam by winning his first French Open title and won a men's record fifteenth Grand Slam singles title at Wimbledon,"
"history. 2009 US Open – Men's Singles Roger Federer was the five-time defending champion, but was defeated by Juan Martín del Potro in the final, 3–6, 7–6, 4–6, 7–6, 6–2. This was del Potro's first and so far only major title, although he reached a second final in 2018. Federer was attempting to become the first man to win a sixth consecutive US Open title after Bill Tilden in 1925 during the Pre-Open era. He was also vying to become the first man to win Grand Slams on clay, grass and hard court in the same calendar year after he"
"in the semifinals, where Federer's win put an end to Djokovic's best opportunity to win the French Open. Djokovic had been on a 43-match winning streak, including four straight wins over Rafael Nadal up to that point. Federer's win also prevented Djokovic from winning the Calendar Grand Slam. Roger Federer won the French Open in 2009 and completed the Career Grand Slam. Djokovic won his first French Open set against Rafael Nadal in 2012 and won another two sets in 2013. At the 2014 French Open, Djokovic equaled Federer's record of four sets won against Nadal at Roland Garros. The"
"Ksenia Milevskaya and Urszula Radwańska dominated their final against Oksana Kalashnikova and Ksenia Lykina. Roger Federer won for the fourth consecutive year to bring his overall Grand Slam singles titles tally to twelve. Roger Federer defeated Novak Djoković, 7–6 7–6, 6–4 Justine Henin defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova, 6–1, 6–3 Simon Aspelin / Julian Knowle defeated Lukáš Dlouhý / Pavel Vízner, 7–5, 6–4 Nathalie Dechy / Dinara Safina defeated Chan Yung-jan / Chuang Chia-jung, 6–4, 6–2 Victoria Azarenka / Max Mirnyi defeated Meghann Shaughnessy / Leander Paes, 6–4, 7–6 Ričardas Berankis defeated Jerzy Janowicz, 6–3, 6–4 Kristína Kučová defeated Urszula Radwańska, 6–3,"
"the second and fourth rounds, respectively. For the first time since the 2004 French Open, both No. 1 seeds lost before the quarterfinals, with both Andy Murray and Kerber defeated in the fourth round. Roger Federer won his eighteenth men's singles Grand Slam title by defeating Rafael Nadal in a five-set final. It was his first major title since 2012 Wimbledon and a rematch of the 2009 Australian Open final, which Nadal won in five sets. Serena Williams overcame her sister Venus in the women's singles final, surpassing Steffi Graf to become the player with the most major wins in"
"2007 French Open – Men's Singles Rafael Nadal was the defending champion, and won in the final 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, against Roger Federer. Federer had a chance for the second consecutive year to become the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to hold all four Grand Slam tournaments at once, having won the Wimbledon, U.S. Open and Australian Open, in 2006-07, but he lost the second consecutive final to Nadal, and for the third consecutive year (lost to Nadal in 2005 semifinal). Novak Djokovic, who would go on to hold all four Grand Slams at the 2016 French"
"2009 US Open – Men's Singles Roger Federer was the five-time defending champion, but was defeated by Juan Martín del Potro in the final, 3–6, 7–6, 4–6, 7–6, 6–2. This was del Potro's first and so far only major title, although he reached a second final in 2018. Federer was attempting to become the first man to win a sixth consecutive US Open title after Bill Tilden in 1925 during the Pre-Open era. He was also vying to become the first man to win Grand Slams on clay, grass and hard court in the same calendar year after he won"
"last professional match. All seeds receive a bye into the second round. 2009 BNP Paribas Masters – Singles The 2009 BNP Paribas Masters – Singles was the main event of the 2009 BNP Paribas Masters men's tennis tournament played in Paris, France from 8 November through 15 November 2009. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was the defending champion, but lost to Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals. Novak Djokovic defeated Gaël Monfils in the final, 6–2, 5–7, 7–6. The event was notable for hosting the last ATP Tour appearance of the former number one player Marat Safin. He lost his second round match against"
"Nadal's 33-match winning streak on clay, and for the second time Federer prevented Nadal from becoming the first man to win all three Masters Series on clay in the same year. In the 2009 French Open, in a fourth-round encounter, Federer had to come back from two sets to love down to defeat Tommy Haas. He defeated Gaël Monfils in the quarterfinals to reach his 20th consecutive Grand Slam semifinal. He reached his fourth straight final in Paris by outlasting del Potro after coming back from 2-1 down. He won the French Open for the first time by beating Robin"
"2008 Australian Open men's singles title. 7 – 2007 finalist Ana Ivanovic beats Dinara Safina to win the French Open and with this win Ivanovic would become the new World No. 1 8 – Three time defending champion Rafael Nadal thrashes Three time runner-up Roger Federer 6–1, 6–3, 6–0 in the French Open Final to finish the most lopsided match of their long and storied rivalry. This is the first time since 1999 that Federer has lost a set 6–0 Rafael Nadal dethrones five time defending champion Roger Federer 6–4, 6–4, 6–7(5), 6–7(8), 9–7 in what many consider the greatest"
"1999 French Open – Men's Singles Carlos Moyà was the defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to Andre Agassi. Agassi won in the final, 1–6, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–4, against former World No. 4 Andriy Medvedev. With this win, Agassi became the second man, after Rod Laver, to complete a career Grand Slam in the Open Era. He also achieved a career Super Slam, the only men's singles player to do so. This tournament was also the first Grand Slam tournament in which future 20-time Grand Slam champion and World No. 1 Roger Federer and future French Open"
"2006 French Open – Men's Singles Rafael Nadal was the defending champion, and successfully defended his title in the final 1–6, 6–1, 6–4, 7–6, against Roger Federer. Roger Federer had the chance to become the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to hold all four Grand Slam tournaments at once, having won the preceding Wimbledon, U.S. Open and Australian Open titles. He lost in the final against Rafael Nadal. This would be ultimately be achieved a decade later by Novak Djokovic, at the same tournament, who reached the quarterfinals at the Grand Slam for the first time. This tournament"
"Slam, having won the 2003 US Open. The 2009 Wimbledon Men's Singles final was the fourth Grand Slam final that Federer and Roddick had contested and by far the most competitive. Federer had won all of the previous finals at the 2004 Wimbledon Championships, the 2005 Wimbledon Championships and the 2006 US Open. Federer had cruised through the bottom half of the draw only dropping a single set en route to his seventh consecutive Wimbledon final. Roddick, however, had survived a grueling five set quarterfinal against former Wimbledon champion Lleyton Hewitt where he won 6–3, 6–7, 7–6, 4–6, 6–4. Roddick"
"2009 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles Rafael Nadal was the defending champion, but withdrew from the tournament due to knee tendinitis. In a repeat of the 2004 and 2005 finals, Roger Federer defeated Andy Roddick in the final, 5–7, 7–6, 7–6, 3–6, 16–14 to win the Gentlemen's Singles tennis title at the 2009 Wimbledon Championships for the sixth time. It became the longest men's singles final (in terms of games played) in Grand Slam tournament history with 77 games, breaking the record of 71 games set at the 1927 Australian Open. The match also had the longest fifth set (16–14)"
"Open final. World No. 1 Roger Federer made a strong start in the second semifinal that opposed him to ATP No. 59 Gaël Monfils, winning the first set in thirty minutes and breaking early in the second, before Monfils fought back, and broke the Swiss to snatch the second set. Federer cruised again in the third, before the match evened in the fourth, each player saving break points, until Federer took the Frenchman's serve at 6–5, to win on the final score of 6–2, 5–7, 6–3, 7–5, after three hours of play, and advance to his sixteenth Grand Slam final,"
"in straight sets. They met in the semifinals at the Mutua Madrid Open, and Nadal won in three sets. They then met in the final of the 2011 French Open, their first Grand Slam tournament meeting since the 2009 Australian Open final. Although it was a competitive match, Nadal again defeated Federer in four sets to win his tenth Grand Slam title and sixth French Open crown. This denied Federer an opportunity to become the first man in the open era to have won all four Grand Slam tournaments twice. This would be their last meeting at a Grand Slam"
"in a major men's singles final, surpassing the 11–9 fifth set in the 1927 French Open final. The match took 4 hours and 17 minutes to complete, and the fifth set alone lasted 95 minutes. By winning his 15th major, Roger Federer surpassed Pete Sampras's record of 14 major titles. In a rare occurrence, Roddick lost despite only having his serve broken once, in the very last game of the match. By winning the title, Federer regained the ATP no. 1 singles ranking from Nadal for the first time since August 2008. Roddick's run to the final would be the"
"live by Eurosport and SVT also broadcast the men's final live. 2009 French Open The 2009 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 113th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from May 24 through June 7, 2009. Rafael Nadal and Ana Ivanovic were the defending champions. Both failed to defend their titles, losing to Robin Söderling and Victoria Azarenka in the fourth round, respectively. Nadal's loss to Söderling was his first defeat in the"
"2009 BNP Paribas Masters – Singles The 2009 BNP Paribas Masters – Singles was the main event of the 2009 BNP Paribas Masters men's tennis tournament played in Paris, France from 8 November through 15 November 2009. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was the defending champion, but lost to Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals. Novak Djokovic defeated Gaël Monfils in the final, 6–2, 5–7, 7–6. The event was notable for hosting the last ATP Tour appearance of the former number one player Marat Safin. He lost his second round match against Juan Martín del Potro, 4-6, 7-5, 4-6, in what would be his"
"remembered for being the year that saw Pete Sampras' Grand Slam singles record be beaten by Roger Federer, who won his 15th title at Wimbledon. Federer also completed his Career Grand Slam at the French Open. The ATP reinstated the world tour to its name as the organisation rebranded itself as the ATP World Tour. ATP World Tour tournaments in 2009 are classified as ATP World Tour Masters 1000, ATP World Tour 500, and ATP World Tour 250. Broadly speaking the Tennis Masters Series tournaments became the new Masters 1000 level and ATP International Series Gold and ATP International Series"
"in straight sets 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(11). In doubles, the 2009 champion pairs were successful in their respective title defenses – Bob and Mike Bryan in men's doubles and Serena and Venus Williams in women's doubles. Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi were not able to defend their mixed doubles title because they withdrew from the event beforehand. In mixed doubles, Cara Black and Leander Paes won the title, which made a mixed doubles career grand slam for Black. Below is a series of tables for each of the competitions showing the ranking points on offer for each event. Roger Federer defeated"
"now against Djokovic, because we knew that if he won again, the fourth one, then (Rafa) completing a Grand Slam of losses would have been ugly, and we were very close to doing that."" 2012 French Open – Men's singles final The 2012 French Open Men's Singles final was the championship tennis match of the Men's Singles tournament at the 2012 French Open. In the final, Rafael Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic 6–4, 6–3, 2–6, 7–5 to win the match. It was a Major final match of historic proportions for both players. Nadal was looking to become the first man to"
"recurring throughout his career. In 2008, Federer captured one Grand Slam, a singles title at the US Open over Andy Murray. Federer was defeated by Nadal in two Grand Slam finals, the French Open and Wimbledon, which was regarded as the best match of tennis history by many, when he was going for six straight wins to break Björn Borg's record. At the Australian Open, Federer lost in the semifinals to eventual winner Djokovic, which ended his record of 10 consecutive finals. He lost twice in Masters Series 1000 finals on clay to Nadal, at Monte Carlo and Hamburg. Federer"
"as the ATP No. 1 ranked men's singles player. This win is also the first time since the French Open 2004 that Roger Federer was knocked out by a player who hasn't won a grand slam tournament. 2010 French Open – Day-by-day summaries This list is a below in the form of day-by-day summaries: In the Men's singles many of seeded players made it through led by 2009 finalist Robin Söderling, Mikhail Youzhny and Marin Čilić. While Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was pushed to the limit by German Daniel Brands as he came through 7–5 in the fifth. Tsonga was joined by"