Top 3 performances by Rafael Nadal in Roland Garros finals

#1 Roland Garros 2008 vs Roger Federer

2008 French Open- Nadal and Federer before the match

The final of the 2008 French Open was a day when Roger Federer had no answer to Nadal’s supremacy on clay.

In a staggering display of clay-court brilliance, Rafael Nadal played possibly his best match ever against the then No. 1 ranked player. He humiliated Federer 6-1, 6-3, 6-0 to record his 4th successive title at Roland Garros.

Federer, who approached the net a lot that day out of desperation, was outclassed, outplayed and outsmarted throughout the course of the match by the rampant Spaniard. Such was the dominance of the then 22-year-old Nadal that the wheels came off completely for Federer in the third set, as he was served an embarrassing bagel.

Nadal’s authoritative and flawless performance against Federer at Roland Garros had implications at Wimbledon as well. Nadal marched on to win his first ever Wimbledon title, going past the Swiss maestro in a high-energy, dramatic five-setter that will reverberate in our memories forever.