In the 2011 tournament it was Nadal who clenched the title by beating Roger Federer in straight sets
henin won easily in 3 sets and went on to win the french open against ivanovixh
Profession men's doubles tennis tournaments usually play best 2 out of 3 sets. However, the four grand slam tournaments still play best 3 out of 5 sets.
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The Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal beat Roger Federer in 4 sets (6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4) in a little over three hoursto win the men's singles title for the 3rd consecutive year at the 2007 French Open.
Rafael nadal brought federer to tears after winning in 5 sets.
Juan Martin Del Potro defeated Roger Federer in five sets in '09
Mats Wilander defeated Ivan Lendl in 4 sets to win 1985 french open Men's singles championship.
Best of out five sets. Six game sets but you must win a set by two games at 6 all, you play a tie breakerso best 3 out of 5 sets (not including tie-breaks)
In open-era: Borg French Open 1978- No sets lost, multiple bagels and bread sticks, fewest games lost while winning grand slam tournament(only 32games lost) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_French_Open_-_Men's_Singles
Yes, even during the Us Open many players take bathroom breaks! When you watch the matches on television that is usually when they switch to commercial.
2009 US Open Men's Final, Juan Martin Del Potro won against Federer in 5 sets, after 4 hours - YouTube.