Thirteen years on and his record next to the Bois de Boulogne stands at an incredible 85 wins and two losses.
Nadal had a solid start, but the 35-year-old struggled physically towards the end of the contest
Rafael Nadal has cast doubt on his participation at Wimbledon, saying he needs to see how his body recovers after a long clay court campaign culminated in an 11th French Open title.
A summary of Sunday's action at the US Open.
What can the Swiss great do to win three sets against the king of clay when in their previous French Open duels he has never won two?
'I don't really like running. I don't like that my shoes get dirty. I don't train too much on clay as it makes my car dirty'
After the match against Argentina's Francisco Cerundolo, Benoit Paire posted a screenshot of his career winnings of $8.50 million and wrote: "In the end it's worth it to suck."
'Obviously Rafa is in great position to finish World No. 1'
Images from the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on Saturday, Day 9.
A summary of Friday's action at the US Open.
"Regrettably, I've decided not to participate in the French Open," Federer said on his Facebook page on Monday.
Austrian Dominic Thiem beat Kevin Anderson for the first time at the seventh attempt to reach the Madrid Open final for the second successive year on Saturday.
Here are eight men to watch on the Roland Garros clay.
Opportunity knocks for Serena Williams on the grass courts of Wimbledon next week when she faces a diminished field on her best surface at the famous All England Club.
Ruthless Ruud topples Shapovalov to win Geneva Open.
The two great rivals meet at Roland Garros for the first time in eight years in Friday's French Open semi-final.
Trump has spent a significant amount of time at Mar-a-Lago, dubbed the "Winter White House", throughout his four-year presidency.
Australian maverick Nick Kyrgios withdrew from the French Open on Friday, according to tournament officials, robbing the Grand Slam event of some guaranteed fireworks.
Thousands of mask-free spectators flocked into the stadium
The 'Big Three' of men's tennis have found some "fresh energy" to thwart the charge of younger players on the tour, world number one Novak Djokovic said after setting up yet another title clash against his biggest rival against Rafael Nadal.
It was only 13-time champion Rafael Nadal's third defeat here since his debut in 2005 and the first time in 115 best-of-five-set matches on clay that he had lost after taking the opening set.
India is gearing up for the Festival of Lights in the times of the pandemic.
Ahead of the latest edition of the US Open, which starts in a few days, we take a look at a few innovations the tournament has introduced over the years, and also what makes it 'different'.
Rediff readers tell us how they welcomed Lord Ganesha.
Images from Day 3 of the 2022 Australian Open in Melbourne on Wednesday.
Nagal lost 6-4, 1-6, 2-6, 4-6 in a match that lasted two hours and 50 minutes in New York on Monday night to bow out after making his maiden Grand Slam main draw. The debut, at least in the opening set, was impressive as he stretched a "rusty" Federer, a five-time champion here with a career tally of 20 Slams.
Tennis: Felix Auger-Aliassime toppled in Morocco
IMAGES from Day 1 of the Wimbledon Championships played on Monday.
The silence is specially deafening from three parties that symbolised hope for Muslims: The Congress, the Aam Aadmi Party and the Samajwadi Party. 'What fear prevents these leaders from at least talking about the way our community is being targeted?' 'Will they really lose Hindu votes if they do so?'
Meanwhile, in the WTA event, third seeded-pair of Sania Mirza and Yaroslava Shvedova lost 3-6, 6-7(7) to second seeds Yung-Jan Chan and Martina Hingis in the semi-finals of the $3,076,495 red clay event.
It's French Open time! The tennis world's only clay court Grand Slam begins on Sunday and the best of the best will battle it out.
By switching to simpler alternatives, you can make Diwali enjoyable for all.
The onus will be on Manu Bhaker, Yashaswini Singh Deswal in women's 10m air pistol, and the men's 10m air rifle duo of Divyansh Singh Panwar and Deepak Kumar to bring India success on the second day of shooting event at Tokyo Olympics on Saturday.
The 21-year-old Japanese was scheduled to face sixth seed Kiki Bertens after coming through two matches on Thursday in the rain-affected tournament but said she was forced to withdraw due to pain and swelling at the base of her thumb.
Carrying her hardcourt success to the French Open and the Wimbledon was the 'biggest goal' going forward for Osaka.
As per the guidelines, the height of Goddess Durga idols installed by mandals (during Navratri) have been capped at four feet and household ones at two feet, and immersion procession, crowded affairs during normal times, have been disallowed.
Manish S Shah, from Doha, Qatar, tells us how he made the most of the lockdown.
The 20-times Grand Slam champion is putting various items under the hammer in two sales in June and July at Christie's to raise money for his foundation.
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