2014 French Open – Men's singles

Men's singles
Men's singles
2014 French Open
Final
Champion	Rafael Nadal
Runner-up	Novak Djokovic
Score	3–6, 7–5, 6–2, 6–4
Events

Four-time defending champion Rafael Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic in the final, 3–6, 7–5, 6–2, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2014 French Open. It was his record-extending ninth French Open title and his 14th major title overall, tying Pete Sampras in second place for the most men's singles major titles in history.^[1] Nadal became the first man to win nine titles at the same major^[2] and the first man to win the French Open five consecutive times.^[1]

This was the first time Djokovic would lose an ATP Tour final after winning the first set. He was 34-0 in finals after winning the first set prior to this match.

Roger Federer was trying to become the first man in the Open Era to achieve a double career Grand Slam, but he lost to Ernests Gulbis in the fourth round. This marked Federer's first loss prior to the quarterfinals at the French Open since 2004.

Nadal and Djokovic were in contention for the world No. 1 ranking. Nadal retained the top position by defeating Djokovic in the final. This was the sixth time the duo met at the French Open, with Nadal claiming all six wins thus far.

This was the last major tournament for former world No. 3 and Tour Finals champion Nikolay Davydenko.

Seeds

01.

Rafael Nadal (champion)

02.

Novak Djokovic (final)

03.

Stan Wawrinka (first round)

04.

Roger Federer (fourth round)

05.

David Ferrer (quarterfinals)

06.

Tomáš Berdych (quarterfinals)

07.

Andy Murray (semifinals)

08.

Milos Raonic (quarterfinals)

09.

Kei Nishikori (first round)

10.

John Isner (fourth round)

11.

Grigor Dimitrov (first round)

12.

Richard Gasquet (third round)

13.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (fourth round)

14.

Fabio Fognini (third round)

15.

Mikhail Youzhny (second round)

16.

Tommy Haas (first round, retired because of a right shoulder injury)

17.

Tommy Robredo (third round)

18.

Ernests Gulbis (semifinals)

19.

Kevin Anderson (fourth round)

20.

Alexandr Dolgopolov (second round)

21.

Nicolás Almagro (first round, retired because of a left foot injury)

22.

Jerzy Janowicz (third round)

23.

Gaël Monfils (quarterfinals)

24.

Fernando Verdasco (fourth round)

25.

Marin Čilić (third round)

26.

Feliciano López (second round)

27.

Roberto Bautista Agut (third round)

28.

Philipp Kohlschreiber (third round)

29.

Gilles Simon (third round)

30.

Vasek Pospisil (first round)

31.

Dmitry Tursunov (third round)

32.

Andreas Seppi (third round)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals							Semifinals						Final

1	Rafael Nadal	4	6	6	6

5	David Ferrer	6	4	0	1
							1	Rafael Nadal	6	6	6

							7	Andy Murray	3	2	1
23	Gaël Monfils	4	1	6	6	0

7	Andy Murray	6	6	4	1	6
													1	Rafael Nadal	3	7	6	6

													2	Novak Djokovic	6	5	2	4
6	Tomáš Berdych	3	2	4

18	Ernests Gulbis	6	6	6
							18	Ernests Gulbis	3	3	6	3

							2	Novak Djokovic	6	6	3	6
8	Milos Raonic	5	6⁵	4

2	Novak Djokovic	7	7⁷	6

Top half

Section 1

First round							Second round						Third round					Fourth round

1	R Nadal	6	6	6
WC	R Ginepri	0	3	0			1	R Nadal	6	6	6
WC	P-H Mathieu	4	6³	2				D Thiem	2	2	3
	D Thiem	6	7⁷	6									1	R Nadal	6	7	6
Q	J Duckworth	7	2	4	6²									L Mayer	2	5	2
	L Mayer	5	6	6	7⁷			L Mayer	6	4	6	6
	T Gabashvili	6	6	6				T Gabashvili	2	6	4	4
30	V Pospisil	4	2	3														1	R Nadal	6	6	6
21	N Almagro	0^r																	D Lajović	1	2	1
	J Sock	5						J Sock	7	6	6
	S Johnson	4	6⁷	7⁷	6	6		S Johnson	5	4	2
Q	L Lokoli	6	7⁹	6³	3	3								J Sock	4	5	3
	D Lajović	6	6	6										D Lajović	6	7	6
	F Delbonis	3	2	3				D Lajović	6	6	6
PR	J Zopp	2					PR	J Zopp	2	4	4
16	T Haas	5^r

Section 2

First round							Second round					Third round					Fourth round

11	G Dimitrov	4	5	6⁴
	I Karlović	6	7	7⁷				I Karlović	7	6	6
Q	A Haider-Maurer	4	4	6	6	6	Q	A Haider-Maurer	5	3	4
	D Brands	6	6	2	3	4							I Karlović	3	0^r
WC	A Michon	6	6⁴	5	6	6						19	K Anderson	6	0
	B Klahn	1	7⁷	7	1	4	WC	A Michon	2	3	2
	S Robert	5	3	4			19	K Anderson	6	6	6
19	K Anderson	7	6	6													19	K Anderson	3	3	7⁷	1
32	A Seppi	6	7	6													5	D Ferrer	6	6	6⁵	6
	S Giraldo	3	5	3			32	A Seppi	6	6	6
	J Mónaco	6	6	6				J Mónaco	2	4	4
WC	L Pouille	3	1	4								32	A Seppi	2	6²	3
Q	S Bolelli	6	6	6								5	D Ferrer	6	7⁷	6
Q	A Arnaboldi	4	4	2			Q	S Bolelli	2	3	2
	I Sijsling	4	3	1			5	D Ferrer	6	6	6
5	D Ferrer	6	6	6

Section 3

First round							Second round						Third round							Fourth round

3	S Wawrinka	4	7	2	0
	G García-López	6	5	6	6			G García-López	6	6	4	6
	A Mannarino	6	6	6				A Mannarino	4	3	6	0
	Y-h Lu	2	1	1										G García-López	6	6	2	6⁴	6
	D Young	6	2	6	6									D Young	2	4	6	7⁷	4
	D Sela	1	6	1	0			D Young	6	7⁷	6
Q	D Džumhur	3	6⁸	3			26	F López	3	6¹	3
26	F López	6	7¹⁰	6																	G García-López	0	2	5
23	G Monfils	6	4	6	6															23	G Monfils	6	6	7
	V Hănescu	2	6	4	2		23	G Monfils	7⁷	6	6
WC	A Olivetti	1	4	4				J-L Struff	6⁴	4	1
	J-L Struff	6	6	6									23	G Monfils	5	6	6	0	6
	B Becker	2	4	6	6	2							14	F Fognini	7	2	4	6	2
	T Bellucci	6	6	3	4	6		T Bellucci	3	4	6²
Q	A Beck	4	4	1			14	F Fognini	6	6	7⁷
14	F Fognini	6	6	6

Section 4

First round						Second round							Third round							Fourth round

12	R Gasquet	6	6	7
	B Tomic	2	1	5		12	R Gasquet	7⁷	6	6
	L Hewitt	6	2	1	4		C Berlocq	6⁵	4	4
	C Berlocq	3	6	6	6								12	R Gasquet	3	2	3
	M Ebden	1	2	3									24	F Verdasco	6	6	6
PR	P Cuevas	6	6	6		PR	P Cuevas	6	7⁸	5	4	3
WC	M Llodra	2	6⁴	6³		24	F Verdasco	4	6⁶	7	6	6
24	F Verdasco	6	7⁷	7⁷																24	F Verdasco	4	5	6³
28	P Kohlschreiber	7	6	6																7	A Murray	6	7	7⁷
	P Riba	5	4	1		28	P Kohlschreiber	6	7⁷	6
	S Stakhovsky	3	4	6	3		D Istomin	3	6⁵	2
	D Istomin	6	6	2	6								28	P Kohlschreiber	6	3	3	6	10
	M Matosevic	7⁷	6	6¹	7								7	A Murray	3	6	6	4	12
	D Brown	6⁵	4	7⁷	5		M Matosevic	3	1	3
	A Golubev	1	4	6	3	7	A Murray	6	6	6
7	A Murray	6	6	3	6

Bottom half

Section 5

First round						Second round						Third round						Fourth round

6	T Berdych	6	6	6
Q	P Polansky	3	4	4		6	T Berdych	6⁴	6	7	6
	S Devvarman	7	3	6⁴	3		A Nedovyesov	7⁷	4	5	3
	A Nedovyesov	5	6	7⁷	6							6	T Berdych	6	6	6⁴	6
	A Falla	3	4	6⁴								27	R Bautista Agut	1	2	7⁷	4
	B Paire	6	6	7⁷			B Paire	4	6⁴	2
Q	P Lorenzi	3	5	2		27	R Bautista Agut	6	7⁷	6
27	R Bautista Agut	6	7	6														6	T Berdych	6	6	6
17	T Robredo	4	6	6	6													10	J Isner	4	4	4
Q	J Ward	6	4	2	4	17	T Robredo	6	6	6
	A Montañés	1^r					K de Schepper	2	3	3
	K de Schepper	3										17	T Robredo	6¹³	6³	7⁷	5
	N Mahut	3	7⁷	3	4							10	J Isner	7¹⁵	7⁷	6⁵	7
	M Kukushkin	6	6⁴	6	6		M Kukushkin	7⁸	6⁴	3	6⁴
WC	P-H Herbert	6⁵	6⁴	5		10	J Isner	6⁶	7⁷	6	7⁷
10	J Isner	7⁷	7⁷	7

Section 6

First round							Second round						Third round						Fourth round

15	M Youzhny	3	1	6	6	6
	P Carreño Busta	6	6	3	4	0	15	M Youzhny	0	3	6	4
	R Štěpánek	6⁸	3	6	6	6		R Štěpánek	6	6	3	6
	F Argüello	7¹⁰	6	4	3	2								R Štěpánek	3	2	5
Q	F Bagnis	6	6	1	3	18							18	E Gulbis	6	6	7
	J Benneteau	1	2	6	6	16	Q	F Bagnis	2	5	0
	Ł Kubot	6	4	5	1		18	E Gulbis	6	7	6
18	E Gulbis	4	6	7	6														18	E Gulbis	6⁵	7⁷	6	4	6
31	D Tursunov	6	7	6															4	R Federer	7⁷	6³	2	6	3
Q	P Starace	1	5	2			31	D Tursunov	6	7	6
	F Volandri	6³	4	3				S Querrey	4	5	1
	S Querrey	7⁷	6	6									31	D Tursunov	5	7⁹	2	4
Q	G Elias	4	2	5									4	R Federer	7	6⁷	6	6
Q	D Schwartzman	6	6	7			Q	D Schwartzman	3	4	4
	L Lacko	2	4	2			4	R Federer	6	6	6
4	R Federer	6	6	6

Section 7

First round						Second round							Third round							Fourth round

8	M Raonic	6	7⁷	6
WC	N Kyrgios	3	6¹	3		8	M Raonic	7⁷	6	6
	L Rosol	2	6⁶	5			J Veselý	6⁴	4	1
	J Veselý	6	7⁸	7									8	M Raonic	4	6	2	6	7
	M Russell	2	4	7⁸	1								29	G Simon	6	3	6	2	5
	A González	6	6	6⁶	6		A González	4	0	2
Q	A Pavić	1	1	3		29	G Simon	6	6	6
29	G Simon	6	6	6																8	M Raonic	6	6	6
20	A Dolgopolov	7⁷	6	6																	M Granollers	3	3	3
	A Ramos	6⁴	4	1		20	A Dolgopolov	6	6	3	0	2
	I Dodig	2^r					M Granollers	1	3	6	6	6
	M Granollers	2												M Granollers	6⁵	6	7⁷	7
	R Haase	7	6	6										M Kližan	7⁷	2	6⁴	5
	N Davydenko	5	4	2			R Haase	1	6	1	6	5
	M Kližan	7⁷	6	6			M Kližan	6	3	6	1	7
9	K Nishikori	6⁴	1	2

Section 8

First round							Second round						Third round						Fourth round

13	J-W Tsonga	7⁷	7	6
	É Roger-Vasselin	6⁴	5	2			13	J-W Tsonga	6	6	6
	D Goffin	4	7	5	4			J Melzer	2	3	4
	J Melzer	6	5	7	6								13	J-W Tsonga	6	6	6
	J Nieminen	6⁷	6	6³	6	6							22	J Janowicz	4	4	3
	M Przysiężny	7⁹	4	7⁷	3	4		J Nieminen	6⁴	6⁴	4
	V Estrella Burgos	1	4	7⁸	4		22	J Janowicz	7⁷	7⁷	6
22	J Janowicz	6	6	6⁶	6														13	J-W Tsonga	1	4	1
25	M Čilić	6	6	7⁸															2	N Djokovic	6	6	6
	P Andújar	0	3	6⁶			25	M Čilić	6	3	6	6
Q	M Mečíř Jr.	5	6²	6¹				T Kamke	3	6	3	0
	T Kamke	7	7⁷	7⁷									25	M Čilić	3	2	7⁷	4
	J Chardy	7	6	6									2	N Djokovic	6	6	6²	6
	D Gimeno Traver	5	2	2				J Chardy	1	4	2
	J Sousa	1	2	4			2	N Djokovic	6	6	6
2	N Djokovic	6	6	6

References

^ ^a ^b Newman, Paul (8 June 2014). "French Open final 2014: Rafael Nadal makes it five in a row and frustrates Novak Djokovic again". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
^ Newbery, Piers (8 June 2014). "Rafael Nadal beats Novak Djokovic to win ninth French Open title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 September 2020.

External links

Preceded by 2014 Australian Open – Men's singles	Grand Slam men's singles	Succeeded by 2014 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

[newman-1] Newman, Paul (8 June 2014). "French Open final 2014: Rafael Nadal makes it five in a row and frustrates Novak Djokovic again". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 10 September 2020.

[2] Newbery, Piers (8 June 2014). "Rafael Nadal beats Novak Djokovic to win ninth French Open title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 September 2020.

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