- ABC News
- May 26, 2014
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PARIS -- Rafael Nadal earned his 60th victory in 61 matches at the French Open on Monday, while Novak Djokovic played through some rain and some rain delays before reaching the second round. The top-seeded Nadal beat Robby Ginepri of the United States 6-0, 6-3, 6-0, playing his opening match on Court Suzanne Lenglen, the second biggest stadium at the French Open. "Always the same: To win against anyone I need to play at a good level and I need to be ready for fight and for everything that I will need to do to win," said Nadal, looking ahead to his next match. "And with that I can see I need to be aggressive and need to find a rhythm on the legs and play solid points, find real ways to win the points. That's it." Nadal has won eight titles at Roland Garros, with his lone loss at the tournament coming in the fourth round in 2009. If he wins this year, he will become the first man to win five straight at the clay-court major. The second-seeded Djokovic...