The 2009 French Open (also known as Roland Garros after the famous French aviator) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 108th 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.
On May 27, 2009, four-time champion Rafael Nadal set a new record at Roland Garros becoming the only man or woman to have won 30 ...
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The 2009 French Open (also known as Roland Garros after the famous French aviator) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 108th 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.
On May 27, 2009, four-time champion Rafael Nadal set a new record at Roland Garros becoming the only man or woman to have won 30 consecutive matches at Roland Garros after his victory against Russian Teymuraz Gabashvili. This feat eclipses the previous record held by Chris Evert, who won 29 consecutive matches. By beating Lleyton Hewitt on May 29, Nadal extended the record to 31 consecutive matches. Despite this, Nadal lost to Robin Söderling on May 31 in four sets (2–6, 7–6, 4–6, 6–7), finally ending Nadal's streak.
Roger Federer won the finals against Robin Söderling to finally win the Roland Garros tournament for the first time in his career, after he was beaten in...
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