#2 2013 French Open semi-final
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Nadal did not have the best of starts to his French Open campaign in 2013 as he dropped a set each in his first two matches. However, he played more convincingly from the third round, winning his next three matches in straight sets to reach the semi-finals.
In the semis, Nadal was up against top seed Novak Djokovic in a rematch of the 2012 final which Nadal had won in four sets. The southpaw looked in good nick in the first set as he won it 6-4 but Djokovic bounced back well to win the second set 6-3 and level the match.
Nadal breezed past the Serb to take the third set 6-1 but Djokovic held his nerve and edged out the Spaniard to win the fourth set in a tiebreak. Djokovic looked the more dominant player during the fifth set as he managed to go a break up, but Nadal recovered to break back. Nadal eventually broke Djokovic to win the final set 9-7 and reach the final.
In the final, Nadal comfortably defeated his compatriot David Ferrer in straight sets to win his 8th French Open title, the most by any player, male or female. The Nadal-Djokovic semi-final that lasted 4 hours and 37 minutes, is widely regarded to be one of the greatest clay court matches ever.
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