Defending champion
Rafael Nadal
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defeated
Roger Federer
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in the final, 7–5, 7–6
(7–3), 5–7, 6–1 to win the men's singles tennis title at the
2011 French Open. It was his sixth
French Open
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title and tenth
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title overall, tying
Björn Borg
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's record for the most French Open titles won in the
Open Era
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. It was the fourth time Nadal defeated Federer in the French Open final. Federer was attempting to become the first man in the Open Era and the third man overall to achieve a
double career Grand Slam.
Nadal and
Novak Djokovic
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were in contention for the
world No. 1 ranking. Nadal retained the top ranking by defending the title.
This edition of the tournament saw the top four seeds advance to the semifinals. Federer ended Djokovic's 43-match winning streak dating back to the
2010 Davis Cup Finals, as well as his 41–0 unbeaten
2011 season – second only to
John McEnroe
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's
1984 record of 42–0 for the best unbeaten start to a season.
Although this was Nadal's sixth title at the French Open, it was the first time since
2001
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in which the top seed won the title.
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Seeds
Qualifying
Draw
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Bottom half
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
References
External links
Official Roland Garros 2011 Men's Singles Draw
2011 French Open – Men's draws and results
at the International Tennis Federation
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Men's Singles
French Open - Men's Singles
French Open by year – Men's singles