2010 French Open – Men's singles

Rafael Nadal defeated Robin Söderling in the final, 6–4, 6–2, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2010 French Open.[1] It was his fifth French Open title and his seventh major title overall. Nadal won the title without dropping a set for the second time (the first being in 2008). By winning the title, Nadal regained the world No. 1 ranking from Roger Federer, who was in contention to break Pete Sampras' record of 286 weeks spent with the top position.

Men's singles
2010 French Open
Final
ChampionSpain Rafael Nadal
Runner-upSweden Robin Söderling
Score6–4, 6–2, 6–4
Details
Draw128
Seeds32
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends −45 45+ women
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French Open, Paris 24 May 2010 (36)

Federer was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Söderling in a rematch of the previous year's final. This was the first time since the 2004 French Open that Federer did not reach the semifinals of a major, a span of 23 majors. Federer was attempting to become the first man in the Open Era and the third man ever to achieve a double career Grand Slam. Between the 2004 Wimbledon Championships and the 2017 Australian Open, this was the only major not to feature either Federer or Novak Djokovic in the semifinals.[2][3] Djokovic's quarterfinal match against Jürgen Melzer marked the only time he lost a match at a major after leading two sets to love.

Seeds edit

01.     Roger Federer (quarterfinals)
02.     Rafael Nadal (champion)
03.     Novak Djokovic (quarterfinals)
04.     Andy Murray (fourth round)
05.     Robin Söderling (final)
06.     Andy Roddick (third round)
07.     Fernando Verdasco (fourth round)
08.     Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (fourth round, retired because of a right leg injury)
09.     David Ferrer (third round)
10.     Marin Čilić (fourth round)
11.     Mikhail Youzhny (quarterfinals)
12.     Fernando González (second round)
13.     Gaël Monfils (second round)
14.     Ivan Ljubičić (third round)
15.     Tomáš Berdych (semifinals)
16.     Juan Carlos Ferrero (third round)
17.     John Isner (third round)
18.     Sam Querrey (first round)
19.     Nicolás Almagro (quarterfinals)
20.     Stan Wawrinka (fourth round)
21.     Tommy Robredo (first round)
22.     Jürgen Melzer (semifinals)
23.     Ernests Gulbis (first round)
24.     Thomaz Bellucci (fourth round)
25.     Marcos Baghdatis (third round)
26.     Juan Mónaco (first round)
27.     Feliciano López (first round)
28.     Lleyton Hewitt (third round)
29.     Albert Montañés (third round)
30.     Philipp Kohlschreiber (third round)
31.     Victor Hănescu (third round)
32.     Guillermo García López (second round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying edit

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1   Roger Federer 6 3 5 4
5   Robin Söderling 3 6 7 6
5   Robin Söderling 6 3 5 6 6
15   Tomáš Berdych 3 6 7 3 3
15   Tomáš Berdych 6 6 6
11   Mikhail Youzhny 3 1 2
5   Robin Söderling 4 2 4
2   Rafael Nadal 6 6 6
22   Jürgen Melzer 3 2 6 77 6
3   Novak Djokovic 6 6 2 634
22   Jürgen Melzer 2 3 66
2   Rafael Nadal 6 6 78
19   Nicolás Almagro 62634
2   Rafael Nadal 77 77 6

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   R Federer 6 6 6
  P Luczak 4 1 2 1   R Federer 77 6 6
  J Tipsarević 1 2 3   A Falla 642 4
  A Falla 6 6 6 1   R Federer 6 6 6
Q   B Paire 6 644 5 Q   J Reister 4 0 4
  O Rochus 3 77 6 7   O Rochus 2 2 65
Q   J Reister 6 77 6 Q   J Reister 6 6 77
27   F López 1 652 1   R Federer 6 77 6
20   S Wawrinka 6 6 6 20   S Wawrinka 3 652
  J Hájek 1 3 3 20   S Wawrinka 6 6 6
  P Lorenzi 6 3 2 2   A Beck 1 4 4
  A Beck 4 6 6 6 20   S Wawrinka 6 6 6
  N Massú 1 6 6 3 3   F Fognini 3 4 1
  F Fognini 6 3 2 6 6   F Fognini 2 4 7 6 9
LL   D Kindlmann 3 5 77 2 13   G Monfils 6 6 5 4 7
13   G Monfils 6 7 656

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10   M Čilić 6 3 6 6
  R Mello 1 6 3 1 10   M Čilić 6 77 6
PR   D Tursunov 1 1 1   D Gimeno Traver 3 642
  D Gimeno Traver 6 6 6 10   M Čilić 6 3 7 656
  L Mayer 77 6 6   L Mayer 4 6 5 77 4
  S Stakhovsky 643 2   L Mayer 646 6 6
  J Benneteau 6 6 1   J Benneteau 77 3 4 4
23   E Gulbis 4 2 0r 10   M Čilić 4 4 2
29   A Montañés 6 6 6 5   R Söderling 6 6 6
Q   S Galvani 3 3 3 29   A Montañés 6 6 6
  S Robert 0 4 3 Q   T Kamke 3 2 1
Q   T Kamke 6 6 6 29   A Montañés 4 5 6 3
  N Lapentti 3 4 63 5   R Söderling 6 7 2 6
  T Dent 6 6 77   T Dent 0 1 1
WC   L Recouderc 0 2 3 5   R Söderling 6 6 6
5   R Söderling 6 6 6

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4   A Murray 4 656 6 6
  R Gasquet 6 77 4 2 1 4   A Murray 6 656 6
  JI Chela 6 6 77   JI Chela 2 77 3 2
WC   R Sweeting 0 4 64 4   A Murray 6 6 0 6
  P-H Mathieu 6 3 0r 25   M Baghdatis 2 3 6 2
  M Granollers 3 6 3   M Granollers 6 1 5 2
Q   J Witten 3 4 3 25   M Baghdatis 4 6 7 6
25   M Baghdatis 6 6 6 4   A Murray 4 5 3
17   J Isner 6 6 6 15   T Berdych 6 7 6
  A Golubev 4 3 2 17   J Isner 6377 79 6
Q   S Devvarman 3 6 3 6 3   M Chiudinelli 77 63674
  M Chiudinelli 6 3 6 3 6 17   J Isner 2 2 1
WC   É Roger-Vasselin 1 4 6 77 6 15   T Berdych 6 6 6
  K Anderson 6 6 3 641 WC   É Roger-Vasselin 5 1 4
Q   J Aguilar 673 1 15   T Berdych 7 6 6
15   T Berdych 79 6 6

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11   M Youzhny 6 6 6
  M Przysiężny 1 0 4 11   M Youzhny 686 6 6
Q   M Yani 6 656477 10   L Lacko 710 3 3 2
  L Lacko 4 77 77 6512 11   M Youzhny 2 77 6 6
  P Petzschner 6 77 2 5 7   V Troicki 6 642 3
WC   C Ball 3 646 7 9 WC   C Ball 4 3 3
  V Troicki 6 6 6   V Troicki 6 6 6
21   T Robredo 4 4 3 11   M Youzhny 6 0
32   G García López 7 6 6 8   J-W Tsonga 2 0r
  R Schüttler 5 4 2 32   G García López 3 6 655
Q   O Patience 4 7 4 3   T de Bakker 6 3 77 7
  T de Bakker 6 5 6 6   T de Bakker 78 643 4
WC   J Ouanna 77 646 6 8   J-W Tsonga 6677 6 6
  Ł Kubot 6577 2 4 WC   J Ouanna 0 1 4
  D Brands 6 3 2 77 5 8   J-W Tsonga 6 6 6
8   J-W Tsonga 4 6 6 627

Bottom half edit

Section 5 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6   A Roddick 6 4 4 77 6
  J Nieminen 2 6 6 643 6   A Roddick 6 5 6 6
  E Schwank 6 3 5 0r   B Kavčič 3 7 4 2
  B Kavčič 3 6 7 4 6   A Roddick 4 4 2
Q   T Gabashvili 6 6 6 Q   T Gabashvili 6 6 6
  D Köllerer 2 2 1 Q   T Gabashvili 6 6 6
Q   G Žemlja 78 3 7 6 Q   G Žemlja 3 1 1
26   J Mónaco 666 5 3 Q   T Gabashvili 666 1 4
22   J Melzer 7 6 6 22   J Melzer 78 4 6 6
  D Sela 5 2 4 22   J Melzer 6 3 79 6
  M Zverev 1 2 4 WC   N Mahut 1 6 674
WC   N Mahut 6 6 6 22   J Melzer 6 6 77
  X Malisse 6 79 6 9   D Ferrer 4 0 61
  S Greul 4 674   X Malisse 2 2 0r
WC   D Guez 1 3 1 9   D Ferrer 6 6 2
9   D Ferrer 6 6 6

Section 6 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16   JC Ferrero 6 6 6
  P Cuevas 4 3 1 16   JC Ferrero 77 6136 6
  M Gicquel 3 2 65   P Riba 65715 2 2
  P Riba 6 6 77 16   JC Ferrero 5 3 6 6 4
  P Starace 656 6 6   R Ginepri 7 6 3 2 6
  I Marchenko 77 1 3 3   P Starace 6 4 3 3
  R Ginepri 4 77 6 6   R Ginepri 3 6 6 6
18   S Querrey 6 634 2   R Ginepri 4 6 1 2
31   V Hănescu 6 1 6 6 3   N Djokovic 6 2 6 6
  Ó Hernández 1 6 4 3 31   V Hănescu 6 6 6
  R Ram 6 4 2 4 Q   Y Schukin 3 4 2
Q   Y Schukin 3 6 6 6 31   V Hănescu 3 6 3 2
PR   K Nishikori 2 4 77 6 6 3   N Djokovic 6 3 6 6
  S Giraldo 6 6 632 4 PR   K Nishikori 1 4 4
  E Korolev 1 6 1 3 3   N Djokovic 6 6 6
3   N Djokovic 6 3 6 6

Section 7 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7   F Verdasco 6 6 6
  I Kunitsyn 4 2 2 7   F Verdasco 6 6 0 6
  F Serra 6 6 6   F Serra 2 2 6 4
  M Russell 4 0 1 7   F Verdasco 2 6 6 616
LL   S Ventura 5 4 5 30   P Kohlschreiber 6 3 3 77 4
  A Seppi 7 6 7   A Seppi 653 5
  K Beck 671 1 30   P Kohlschreiber 77 6 7
30   P Kohlschreiber 79 6 6 7   F Verdasco 1 6 1 4
19   N Almagro 6 3 4 77 6 19   N Almagro 6 4 6 6
PR   R Haase 4 6 6 634 19   N Almagro 6 6 7
PR   K Vliegen 1 4 4   S Darcis 3 0 5
  S Darcis 6 6 6 19   N Almagro 6 6 6
  A Clément 6 656 3 3   A Dolgopolov 3 3 4
  A Dolgopolov 3 77 3 6 6   A Dolgopolov 6 6 6
Q   T Alves 2 6 4 4 12   F González 3 4 3
12   F González 6 4 6 6

Section 8 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14   I Ljubičić 77 7 6
  Y-h Lu 655 3 14   I Ljubičić 6 684 6 10
  M Berrer 7 4 6 1 3   M Fish 2 710 6 2 8
  M Fish 5 6 3 6 6 14   I Ljubičić 642 4
Q   P Andújar 77 6 6 24   T Bellucci 77 6 6
Q   S Bolelli 624 2 Q   P Andújar 6 3 6 4 2
  M Llodra 4 2 2 24   T Bellucci 1 6 2 6 6
24   T Bellucci 6 6 6 24   T Bellucci 2 5 4
28   L Hewitt 7 6 6 2   R Nadal 6 7 6
  J Chardy 5 0 4 28   L Hewitt 1 6 6 2 6
  D Istomin 7 7 6   D Istomin 6 3 4 6 2
  B Becker 5 5 3 28   L Hewitt 3 4 3
  H Zeballos 78 681 6 8 2   R Nadal 6 6 6
Q   M Fischer 66710 6 4 6   H Zeballos 2 2 3
WC   G Mina 2 2 2 2   R Nadal 6 6 6
2   R Nadal 6 6 6

References edit

  1. ^ "Inspired Rafael Nadal powers to fifth French Open title". BBC Sport. 2010-06-06. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-18.
  2. ^ "Söderling Stuns Federer For Semi-Final Berth; Battle For No. 1 Intensifies". ATP World Tour. Archived from the original on 2 June 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  3. ^ "Rockin' Robin repeats his feat of clay". Roland Garros.com. Archived from the original on 4 June 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2010.

External links edit

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