After missing seven months on tour from July 2012 to January 2013 because of injury, Rafa Nadal has gone the distance in all the tournaments he played this year. He has entered eight, winning six titles and losing in two finals:
Chile - Finalist (l. to Horacio Zeballos)
Sao Paulo - Winner (d. David Nalbandian)
Acapulco - Winner (d. David Ferrer)
Indian Wells - Winner (d. Juan Martin Del Potro)
Monte Carlo - Finalist (l. to Novak Djokovic)
Barcelona - Winner (d. Nicolas Almagro)
Madrid - Winner (d. Stanislas Wawrinka)
Rome - Winner (d. Roger Federer)
He is the favorite to win the French Open. Nadal, the three-time defending champion, is bidding to win a record 8th Grand Slam title at Roland Garros. Seeded third, he is on course for a semifinal match against top seed Novak Djokovic. 2009 champ Roger Federer, who is seeded second, is on the other half of the draw.
Rafa timed his comeback perfectly - of the eight tournaments he entered, only one (Indian Wells) wasn't played on clay.
