Get Nadal First French Open 2005 Final Gif. This was the first grand slam meeting between two great rivals, rafael nadal and roger federer. This was nadal and federer's first meeting at a grand slam tournament, on nadal's 19th birthday.

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That sets up a repeat of the 2018 showpiece in which nadal was comfortable straight sets winner. Nadal dropped a close first set. But when they met in a french open final for the first time, the message from nadal was clear:

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Nadal dropped a close first set. Djokovic wins and elects to serve first. Before the 2005 french open This was the first grand slam meeting between two great rivals, rafael nadal and roger federer.