Rafael Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic Monday in the French Open Final by the score of 6-4, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5.
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Nadal had won the previous three, including the French Open final last year.
Hingis was also highly criticised for the manner of her defeat to Steffi Graf in last year's French Open final.
Sharapova faced Errani in a rematch of last year's French Open final, which Sharapova won to complete a career Grand Slam.
Three days after losing the French Open final to Rafael Nadal, the Swiss proved too strong for the Indian number one.
Djokovic, in contrast, looked tired from a long season that saw him fail to defend his Wimbledon title and lose his first French Open final.
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The 23-year-old has now lost in the French Open final for two years running, and was also heavily beaten by Serena Williams in January's Australian Open final.
But Nadal rebounded from the loss and beat Djokovic twice this spring, and then again in the French Open final for his record seventh title in Paris.
The Russian is yet to win a grand slam and wasted another opportunity to end that particular hoodoo when losing to compatriot Svetlana Kuznetsova in the French Open final last month.
Isner's propensity for protracted battles early in majors often saps his energy by the middle rounds, while the Bryans, for all their success on clay in Masters events, haven't reached the French Open final since 2006.
They have not met since Nadal won last year's French Open final -- his record seventh title on the red clay of Roland Garros -- and the Spaniard holds a 19-14 career advantage in their matches.
Nadal's victory here last year came in Djokovic's absence, and the Spaniard subsequently lost to him in Madrid and Rome before beating Roger Federer in the French Open final for a record-equaling sixth title at Roland Garros.
"I feel like this whole tournament I've only played clay-court players from my first round to now, and everyone was also smaller than me, " the 31-year-old said after Saturday's 7-5 6-2 win over Italian seventh seed Sara Errani -- beaten by Sharapova in last season's French Open final.
But although popular with tennis fans for her cheerful manner and skilful play, Hingis did court controversy, most notably in the French Open final in 1999, where she lost to Germany's Steffi Graf and infuriated the crowd by arguing line calls and them making a graceless and tearful exit.
And after a good start to 2002, which included a runners-up spot at the Australian Open and a semi-final at the French Open, his form tailed off.
The Spaniard beat his Swiss rival in the final of the French Open and also denied Federer a sixth consecutive Wimbledon title with victory in the final at the All England Club in July.
For that matter, they have never scurried about the clubhouse together searching for a tampon before facing off in the final of the French Open.
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Swede Soderling had a tremendous 2009, reaching the final of the French Open, but this year had lost in the first round of all his tournaments.
With top-ranked Azarenka and Serena Williams on the other half of the draw, Radwanska's main obstacles to reaching the final are 2011 French Open champion Li Na, who beat Olga Goortsova of Belarus 6-2, 7-5 to reach the third round, and potential semifinal rivals Sharapova or No. 5 Angelique Kerber, who advanced with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Lucie Hradecka.
However, he has never won the French Open -- and the Monte Carlo final will be a big test of his aspirations to conquer all surfaces.
After his Australian Open win in a marathon match with Rafael Nadal, the Spaniard gained revenge at the French Open, beating the Serbian in the final.
Soderling had beaten Nadal in the fourth round of the French Open on the way to losing in the final against Roger Federer.
Nadal lost the Madrid final and then lost in the French Open fourth round that year, his only defeat in Paris.
The French Open champion, who was defeated in the Olympic final by Serena Williams, missed Montreal due to a stomach virus.
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Zheng will play Romina Oprandi of Switzerland in the quarterfinals, while Wozniacki must work out how to rediscover the form that took her to April's Indian Wells final ahead of Sunday's French Open.
Having beaten Andy Murray en route to his first Grand Slam semi-final at this year's French Open and now overcome arguably the greatest tennis player of all time, the 6ft 5ins right-hander is building quite some reputation.
"I really want to see those guys play in the final, " said two-time French Open champion Jim Courier.
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No. 6 Li Na , who became Asia's first grand slam singles champion at Roland Garros at the French Open, in 2011, lost to Radwanska in the final of the Sydney International last week, but the Chinese star opened up in Melbourne with a 6-1 6-3 triumph against Sesil Karatantcheva of Kazakhstan.
Ivanovic, who has slumped to 58th in the rankings since winning the French Open in 2008, was seeking to reach her first WTA Tour final since March 2009.
Williams, who next plays 26th seed Dominika Cibulkova after she came from a set down to beat Varvara Lepchenko, has never won the French Open and in 13 previous appearances, her best finish was a final place in 2002 when she lost to sister Serena.
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