The 2013 French Open is a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It is the 112th edition of the French Open and the second Grand Slam event of the year. It is taking place at the Stade Roland Garros from 26 May to 9 June. It consists of events for professional players in singles, doubles and mixed doubles play. Junior and wheelchair players also take part in singles and doubles events. Rafael Nadal is a 7-time champion in men's singles and 3-time defending, whilst the 2012 champion in women's singles is Maria Sharapova.
Rafael Nadal vs David Ferrer
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Seven-time champion Rafael Nadal and first-time Grand Slam finalist David Ferrer will meet in the final of the French Open on Sunday. The match will follow the women’s doubles final and is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. ET. NBC will have the broadcast. Nadal, 27, is seeking his eighth French Open title in nine appearances. The third seed improved to 58-1 at Roland Garros by rallying from a break down in the fifth set to defeat No. 1 Novak Djokovic 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 6-7 (3), 9-7 in the semifinals on Friday. He advanced to his 17th major final, seven shy of Roger Federer’s record of 24. Ferrer is playing the best tennis of his career at age 31. He’s made the semifinals in four of the last five majors, and the fourth seed took the next step on Friday by dismissing France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-1, 7-6 (3), 6-2. Ferrer hasn’t dropped a set in six matches in Paris. Regardless of what happens on Sunday, the fifth-ranked Ferrer will pass the fourth-ranked Nadal in the rankings on Monday. Nadal has won 16 of their 17 matches on clay; the older Spaniard’s only victory on the surface came in their first career meeting, in Stuttgart, Germany, in 2004. (Nadal leads the overall head-to-head 19-4.) The 11-time major champion pummeled Ferrer 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 in the French Open semifinals last year.
