8-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal could face 3 men who beat him on clay this season
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Rafael Nadal's path to a ninth French Open title could take him through a series of matches against men he lost to on clay this season.
The top-seeded Nadal was drawn Friday to possibly face No. 21 Nicolas Almagro in the fourth round, then No. 5 David Ferrer in the quarterfinals.
The other quarterfinal matchups could be Novak Djokovic vs. Milos Raonic, Stan Wawrinka vs. Andy Murray, and Roger Federer vs. Tomas Berdych.
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Ferrer, who lost to Nadal in the 2013 final at Roland Garros, upset him in the Monte Carlo quarterfinals last month. Almagro beat Nadal in the Barcelona quarterfinals a week later.
Nadal has three losses on clay in a season for the first time since 2004. He was beaten in the Rome final last weekend by Djokovic.