2004 French Open – Men's singles

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Gastón Gaudio defeated Guillermo Coria in the final, 0–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1, 8–6 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2004 French Open. It was his first and only major title, and he was the first Argentine to win a men's singles major since Guillermo Vilas at the 1979 Australian Open. Gaudio came from two sets down, saved two championship points, and twice broke Coria's serve when the latter was serving for the championship. This was just the fourth time in the Open Era—all at the French Open—that a player came back to win a major final from two-sets-down, after Björn Borg in 1974, Ivan Lendl in 1984, and Andre Agassi in 1999. This remains the most recent men's singles major to be won by an unseeded player. Juan Carlos Ferrero was the defending champion, but was defeated in the second round by Igor Andreev: his first career loss at the French Open prior to the semifinals. This was the first major where Roger Federer competed as the world No. 1. He lost in the third round to former No...

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