▁Martín ▁del ▁Pot ro . ▁At ▁Monte - Car lo ▁Masters , ▁Nad al ▁made ▁it ▁to ▁his ▁nin th ▁consecutive ▁final ▁at ▁the ▁event , ▁and ▁fifth ▁of ▁the ▁year , ▁where ▁he ▁met ▁world ▁no . ▁ 1 ▁Nov ak ▁Dj ok ov ic , ▁Nad al ▁lost ▁in ▁straight ▁sets , ▁recording ▁his ▁first ▁defeat ▁at ▁the ▁event ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁Nad al ▁then ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁defend ▁his ▁titles ▁at ▁the ▁Barcelona ▁Open ▁defe ating ▁Nicolas ▁Al mag ro , ▁Intern az ionali ▁B NL ▁d ' Italia ▁defe ating ▁Roger ▁Feder er , ▁and ▁the ▁French ▁Open ▁defe ating ▁David ▁Fer rer ▁for ▁Nad al ' s ▁record ▁ 8 th ▁Roland ▁Gar ros ▁title , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁winning ▁the ▁title ▁at ▁the ▁Mut ua ▁Madrid ▁Open ▁defe ating ▁Stanis las ▁W aw r ink a . ▁However ▁at ▁W im ble don , ▁Nad al ▁suffered ▁his ▁earliest ▁ever ▁defeat ▁at ▁a ▁Grand ▁S lam ▁tournament , ▁losing ▁to ▁Belg ian ▁Steve ▁Dar cis ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round . ▁He ▁then ▁returned ▁to ▁form , ▁winning ▁for ▁the ▁third ▁time ▁at ▁the ▁Rog ers ▁Cup ▁defe ating ▁Canadian ▁Mil os ▁Ra onic . ▁He ▁then ▁became ▁only ▁the ▁fourth ▁player ▁to ▁win ▁Canada ▁& ▁C inc inn ati ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁be ating ▁American ▁John ▁Is ner ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁of ▁Western ▁& ▁Southern ▁Open . ▁Nad al ▁then ▁defeated ▁Dj ok ov ic ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁of ▁the ▁US