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In 2009 and after several years of frustration, world number one, Roger Federer finally broke his Roland Garros 'hoodoo' and lifted the French Open Mens singles crown for the first time Federer had been runner up for the three years previously and was beaten on each occasion by Rafa Nadal, the third defeat being one his most ignominious defeats of his otherwise illustrious career
The 2008 final was as one sided an affair as one could get, with Nadal winning in three straight sets 6-1, 6-0, 6-3, leaving Federer to finally walk off court close to tears...
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