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3 seeded Rafael Nadal, a 13-time French Open champion. Though he won the French Open in 2009 and has had strong clay-court results in his career, he ruled out his chances of winning before this year’s tournament even began, recognizing that he had played too little to be able to succeed on clay in a long series of best-of-five-set matches.įederer, the oldest player in this year’s men’s singles tournament, was also in a brutal half of the draw. PARIS - After winning a grueling third-round match that finished well after midnight, Roger Federer put an end to his French Open, withdrawing from the tournament on Sunday.įederer, 39, was scheduled to face ninth-seeded Matteo Berrettini of Italy in the fourth round on Monday, but decided he did not want to risk pushing himself beyond his comfort zone.įederer, seeded eighth, was playing in only his third tournament in the last 16 months after two operations on his right knee in 2020.