2010 French Open – Men's singles

Men's singles
Men's singles
2010 French Open
Final
Champion	Rafael Nadal
Runner-up	Robin Söderling
Score	6–4, 6–2, 6–4
Details
Draw	128
Seeds	32
Events

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.

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^{[broken anchor]}. 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

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

Draw

Key

Finals

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	6³	4
							22	Jürgen Melzer	2	3	6⁶

							2	Rafael Nadal	6	6	7⁸
19	Nicolás Almagro	6²	6³	4

2	Rafael Nadal	7⁷	7⁷	6

Top half

Section 1

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	6⁴	2	4
	A Falla	6	6	6										1	R Federer	6	6	6
Q	B Paire	6	6⁴	4	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	6⁵	2															1	R Federer	6	7⁷	6
20	S Wawrinka	6	6	6															20	S Wawrinka	3	6⁵	2
	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	6⁵	6

Section 2

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	6⁴	2
	D Gimeno Traver	6	6	6								10	M Čilić	6	3	7	6⁵	6
	L Mayer	7⁷	6	6									L Mayer	4	6	5	7⁷	4
	S Stakhovsky	6⁴	3	2			L Mayer	6⁴	6	6	6
	J Benneteau	6	6	1			J Benneteau	7⁷	3	4	4
23	E Gulbis	4	2	0^r															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

First round							Second round						Third round						Fourth round

4	A Murray	4	6⁵	6	6	6
	R Gasquet	6	7⁷	4	2	1	4	A Murray	6	6⁵	6	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	0^r									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	6³	7⁷	7⁹	6
Q	S Devvarman	3	6	3	6	3		M Chiudinelli	7⁷	6³	6⁷	4
	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	6⁴	1	WC	É Roger-Vasselin	5	1	4
Q	J Aguilar	6⁷	3	1			15	T Berdych	7	6	6
15	T Berdych	7⁹	6	6

Section 4

First round							Second round						Third round						Fourth round

11	M Youzhny	6	6	6
	M Przysiężny	1	0	4			11	M Youzhny	6⁸	6	6	6
Q	M Yani	6	6⁵	6⁴	7⁷	10		L Lacko	7¹⁰	3	3	2
	L Lacko	4	7⁷	7⁷	6⁵	12							11	M Youzhny	2	7⁷	6	6
	P Petzschner	6	7⁷	2	5	7								V Troicki	6	6⁴	2	3
WC	C Ball	3	6⁴	6	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	0^r
	R Schüttler	5	4	2			32	G García López	3	6	6⁵	5
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	6⁴	3	4
WC	J Ouanna	7⁷	6⁴	6	6								8	J-W Tsonga	6⁶	7⁷	6	6
	Ł Kubot	6⁵	7⁷	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	6²	7

Bottom half

Section 5

First round							Second round						Third round					Fourth round

6	A Roddick	6	4	4	7⁷	6
	J Nieminen	2	6	6	6⁴	3	6	A Roddick	6	5	6	6
	E Schwank	6	3	5	0^r			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	6⁶	6	5	3													Q	T Gabashvili	6⁶	6	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	6⁷	4
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	6⁷	4				X Malisse	2	2	0^r
WC	D Guez	1	3	1			9	D Ferrer	6	6	2
9	D Ferrer	6	6	6

Section 6

First round							Second round						Third round							Fourth round

16	JC Ferrero	6	6	6
	P Cuevas	4	3	1			16	JC Ferrero	7⁷	6¹³	6	6
	M Gicquel	3	2	6⁵				P Riba	6⁵	7¹⁵	2	2
	P Riba	6	6	7⁷									16	JC Ferrero	5	3	6	6	4
	P Starace	6⁵	6	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	6³	4	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	6³	2	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

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	6¹	6
LL	S Ventura	5	4	5									30	P Kohlschreiber	6	3	3	7⁷	4
	A Seppi	7	6	7				A Seppi	6⁵	3	5
	K Beck	6⁷	1	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	6³	4	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	6⁵	6	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

First round							Second round							Third round					Fourth round

14	I Ljubičić	7⁷	7	6
	Y-h Lu	6⁵	5	3			14	I Ljubičić	6	6⁸	4	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	6⁴	2	4
Q	P Andújar	7⁷	6	6										24	T Bellucci	7⁷	6	6
Q	S Bolelli	6²	4	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	6⁸	1	6	8								2	R Nadal	6	6	6
Q	M Fischer	6⁶	7¹⁰	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

^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "Rockin' Robin repeats his feat of clay". Roland Garros.com. Archived from the original on 4 June 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2010.

External links

Preceded by 2010 Australian Open – Men's singles	Grand Slam men's singles	Succeeded by 2010 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

[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.

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