1ST round. RG Classic Match: Mathieu - Isner (2nd round 2012) ... 2011. 3RD round. Five sets was a lot longer than anyone would have anticipated this match to go. World No. 1 Rafael Nadal in the first round of the 2011 French Open. Videos. Former University of Georgia standout John Isner gave Rafael Nadal a bigger challenge than any opponent he would go on to beat at the French Open. 2ND round. Rafael Nadal trailed 2-1 in sets after an error-strewn start to the defense of his French Open title. 2010. May 24, 2011 French Open 2011: Day 3 … Isner next played at the 2011 Australian Open He entered the tournament seeded 20th and received a tough draw, including Radek Štěpánek, Marin Čilić, and Rafael Nadal. But Isner still lost to Rafael Nadal in five sets on Monday, the final line; 6-4, 7-6, 7-6, 6-2, 6-4. 2ND round. Tournament; ... French Open fashion: a hit on court Sunday 3 June 2018. 3RD round. Isner came up against French world no. 3RD round. 4TH round. Unseeded American John Isner holds a 2-1 set lead over World No. Nadal’s Barcelona dozen as Barty and Berrettini brilliance lands silverware Tournament. The 2011 French Open was the one hundred and tenth edition of the French Open. That's the good news. The big-serving American John Isner took Nadal … 69 Florent Serra, whom he easily defeated. We've seen Nadal fight various leg problems over the last few years, and his run at the French Open thus far hasn't gone as smoothly as planned. It was held at Stade Roland Garros in Paris. 2009. Djokovic is 62-2 with nine titles in 2011, including Wimbledon and the Australian Open. Isner, 6-4, 6-7 (2), 6-7 (2), 6-2, 6-4 Nadal had never played a five-setter at the French Open, until now. In Paris today, Nadal was pushed to the limit for the first time in his French Open career when he defeated John Isner 6-4, 6-7(2), 6-7(2), 6-2, 6-4 in a match that lasted just over four hours. The tournament was an event run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and was part of the 2011 ATP World Tour and the 2011 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. 1 Rafael Nadal appears to have regained a modicum of control over John Isner. © Eurosport, a Discovery Company 2021 – Alle Rechte vorbehalten QF.