2014 French Open – Men's singles

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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 14th major title overall, tying Pete Sampras in second place for the most men's singles major titles. Nadal took his French Open win-loss record to 66–1, and became the first man in the Open Era to win nine titles at a single tournament (surpassing Guillermo Vilas's record of eight titles at the Argentina Open). Nadal was the first man to win nine titles at the same major and the first man to win the French Open five consecutive times. 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...

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