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The statement is false. At Roland Garros (French Open), various seeds have won the Men's Singles title, not just the No. 2 seed. For example, Rafael Nadal has won 14 times as various seeds, and other top-ranked players have also won. The past 6 years have seen different seed numbers win.

If Nadal regained the No. 1 ranking and became year-end No. 1 the following year after losing it, he would be the 3rd person in the Open Era to achieve this feat. Jimmy Connors and Ivan Lendl are the only two players who have previously accomplished this specific comeback.

Roger Federer's 23rd successive Grand Slam semifinal appearance was stopped by Swedish player Robin Söderling at the 2010 French Open. This ended Federer's record-breaking streak of 23 consecutive major semifinals. Söderling defeated Federer in the quarterfinals in a major upset.

Rafael Nadal won his 5th French Open title in 2010 without dropping a set. This was the second time he had accomplished this feat at a Grand Slam (first in 2008 French Open). He became the first man in the Open Era to win a Grand Slam tournament twice without dropping a single set, making '2nd time, 1st man' the correct answer.

In the 2009 French Open, Roger Federer did not lose a single set until the Quarter Finals, where he dropped a set against Tommy Haas of Germany. Federer had won all his matches in the first four rounds (3rd round, 4th round) in straight sets before facing Haas. This was Federer's breakthrough year at the French Open, where he eventually won his first French Open title.

In chess, threefold repetition (when the same position occurs three times with the same player to move) results in an automatic draw if a player claims it. This is a standard rule to prevent endless games.

In chess notation, the '+' symbol indicates 'check' - when the king is under direct attack. Checkmate is indicated by '#' or '++', not '+'. This notation system allows players to record games and communicate positions.

A gambit in chess is an opening where a player (typically White) sacrifices material, usually a pawn, to gain rapid piece development, control of the center, or attacking chances. It's not a stalemate (draw), defensive method after castling, or a checkmating technique - those are different chess concepts.

Magnus Carlsen became World No. 1 in January 2010 and held the top ranking in early 2011. He has dominated chess for over a decade. Viswanathan Anand was World Champion but not ranked No. 1 at that time. Kramnik and Topalov were elite players but held lower rankings.