![9-7 in the 5th on Twitter: "On this day in 2008 Rafael Nadal defeated Roger Federer in the Roland-Garros final dropping just 4 games in 1 hour and 48 minutes #Ruthless https://t.co/pYbwTaK5wV" / 9-7 in the 5th on Twitter: "On this day in 2008 Rafael Nadal defeated Roger Federer in the Roland-Garros final dropping just 4 games in 1 hour and 48 minutes #Ruthless https://t.co/pYbwTaK5wV" /](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EZ-TJAIWkAEb6tY.jpg)
9-7 in the 5th on Twitter: "On this day in 2008 Rafael Nadal defeated Roger Federer in the Roland-Garros final dropping just 4 games in 1 hour and 48 minutes #Ruthless https://t.co/pYbwTaK5wV" /
Why was Federer thrashed so badly in the 2008 French Open? Was Nadal too good, or was Federer far from his normal game? - Quora
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Swiss player Roger Federer reacts after beating Chilean player Fernando Gonzalez during the quarter final of the French Tennis Open, at Roland Garros in Paris on June 4, 2008 - Photogallery
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