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2013 French Open – Men's singles

Field	Value
champ	ESP Rafael Nadal
runner	ESP David Ferrer
score	6–3, 6–2, 6–3

Three-time defending champion Rafael Nadal defeated David Ferrer in the final, 6–3, 6–2, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2013 French Open. It was his record-extending eighth French Open title and twelfth major title overall. Nadal also became the first man to win a major eight times, and tied Roy Emerson for the third-most major titles of all time.

In the semifinal encounter between Nadal and Novak Djokovic, they played a notable 4 hour, 37 minute match. A significant part of the Djokovic–Nadal rivalry, it was dubbed by some commentators as the best clay court match ever, and one of the greatest matches ever played; Nadal outlasted Djokovic to win 6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 6–7(3–7), 9–7. With his semifinal win over Djokovic, Nadal recorded his 58th French Open match win, surpassing the previous record of 57 held by Guillermo Vilas, which Roger Federer matched with his fourth round win.

This was the first all-Spanish major final since 2002, and the first occasion since 2004 that two compatriots contested a major final. Despite the victory, Nadal dropped one place down the rankings to world No. 5 following Ferrer's run to the final.

Federer was attempting to become the first man in the Open Era to achieve a double career Grand Slam, but he lost to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the quarterfinals.

Seeds

SRB Novak Djokovic (semifinals) SUI Roger Federer (quarterfinals) ESP Rafael Nadal (champion) ESP David Ferrer (final) CZE Tomáš Berdych (first round) FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (semifinals) FRA Richard Gasquet (fourth round) SRB Janko Tipsarević (third round) SUI Stan Wawrinka (quarterfinals) CRO Marin Čilić (third round) ESP Nicolás Almagro (fourth round) GER Tommy Haas (quarterfinals) JPN Kei Nishikori (fourth round) CAN Milos Raonic (third round) FRA Gilles Simon (fourth round) GER Philipp Kohlschreiber (fourth round)

ARG Juan Mónaco (first round) USA Sam Querrey (third round) USA John Isner (third round) ITA Andreas Seppi (third round) POL Jerzy Janowicz (third round) UKR Alexandr Dolgopolov (first round) RSA Kevin Anderson (fourth round) FRA Benoît Paire (third round) FRA Jérémy Chardy (third round) BUL Grigor Dimitrov (third round) ITA Fabio Fognini (third round) GER Florian Mayer (first round, retired) RUS Mikhail Youzhny (fourth round) FRA Julien Benneteau (third round) ESP Marcel Granollers (first round) ESP Tommy Robredo (quarterfinals)

Qualifying

Main article: 2013 French Open – Men's singles qualifying

Draw

Finals

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Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Bottom half

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8

Road to the final

For the first time in his career, Rafael Nadal lost a set in both of the first two rounds. In the semi-finals, he faced off against world number one Novak Djokovic. In an epic five setter, Nadal triumphed 6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 6–7 (3–7), 9–7.

David Ferrer advanced to the final of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career. He did not lose a single set in the tournament before the final.

Final

Third-seeded Nadal from Spain faced off against fourth-seeded David Ferrer in the finals of the French Open. Both players employed the same strategy, trying to win points from the baseline. Nadal won a break early in the first set, but lost it back quickly and had to fend off two other break points during the set. Nadal ending up winning the first set 6–3. Down 3–1 in the second set, Ferrer had four break points to get back into the set. However, Nadal fought them all off, winning the last point on a 31-shot rally, the longest of the match. From there he cruised to a 6–2 set victory. Aided by a Ferrer double fault on break point, Nadal took the third set 6–3 for a three set to none victory.

Nadal had been dominant on clay during his career, but took seven months off from mid-2012 to February 2013 to recover from a knee injury. He showed few signs of the injury during the final as he tracked down balls from corner to corner and hit numerous topspin-laden winners. "This one is very special one," said Nadal after the match. "When you have period of time like I had, you realize that you don't know if you will have the chance to be back here with this trophy another time."

The two-hour sixteen-minute match was briefly interrupted by noisy protesters, one of whom ran onto the court with a lit flare. Tournament director Gilbert Ysern said security "acted efficiently and quickly and handled [the situation] very well." Both players appeared to be rattled by the event, dropping serve immediately after it. "I felt a little bit scared at the first moment because I didn't see what's going on. I just turned there and I watch a guy with some fire," remarked Nadal. Ferrer said the event did not affect his play. Ten people were arrested in total.

With his win, Nadal became the first man to win the same Grand Slam event eight times. It was his 12th major overall, putting him tied for third on the all-time list behind Roger Federer (17) and Pete Sampras (14). With his victory Nadal's record was 59–1 all time in Paris. Nadal broke the men's record for most victories at the French Open and improved to 20–4 against Ferrer.

References

"Rafael Nadal beats David Ferrer to win eighth French Open title". BBC Sport.
Curtis, Jake. (2014-05-28). "The 10 Most Memorable Matches in French Open History".
[http://www.theroar.com.au/2013/05/25/2013-french-open-mens-matches-to-watch-out-for/ 2013 French Open: men's matches to watch out for. The Roar]
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[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-06-08/nadal-ferrer-set-up-all-spanish-french-open-final/4741682?section=sport French Open: Rafael Nadal edges Novak Djokovic in epic semi as David Ferrer ends Jo-Wilfried Tsonga's match – ABC Grandstand Sport – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)]
[http://www.theroar.com.au/2013/06/10/nadal-creates-history-but-ferrer-wins-respect/ Nadal creates history but Ferrer wins respect. The Roar]
(9 June 2013). "Rafael Nadal v David Ferrer: French Open final – as it happened". Guardian UK.
(9 June 2013). "Rafael Nadal is scintillating as the king of clay returns". The Independent.
[http://www.theroar.com.au/2013/06/05/tsonga-beats-federer-first-time-french-open-finalist-guaranteed/ Tsonga beats Federer, first-time French Open finalist guaranteed. The Roar]
Douglas Robson. (June 9, 2013). "Rafael Nadal captures eighth French Open crown". USA Today.

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