At 7.45 p.m. on Tuesday, 1st June 2010... Robin Soderling from Sweden served out the 10th game of the 4th set in his Men's Singles Quarterfinal match against the Top Seed, World No. 1 and Defending Champion Roger Federer from Switzerland to mark one of the biggest wins of his career.
Soderling defeated Federer 3-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 to enter the Semifinals at Roland Garros. In the process, he snapped a Federer world record streak... This will be the first time since French Open (again) 2004 that Roger Federer will not feature in a Grand Slam semi-final... that means a record of 23 consecutive Grand Slam semi-final appearances from Federer has come to an end. This was also Soderling's first win over Federer in 13 meetings now.
Soderling has ousted a defending champion at the French Open for the 2nd consecutive year now... and with the 15th seed Tomas Berdych as his opponent for the semi-finals, he must be fancing his chances to featuring in his second consecutive Roland Garros final.
I would love to see a final between the King of Clay Rafael Nadal and the Swede Robin Soderling. It would be a chance for Rafa to seek revenge over Soderling, who broke his 31-match winning streak on the Parisan clay last year in the 4th round. It would also be a chance for Soderling to show that his win over Nadal last year was no fluke... and a chance to cap off a brilliant last 12 months commencing at this very venue - the Phillipe Chartrier Court at Roland Garros, Paris.
With 3 of the top 5 seeds still in the draw, it makes for an exciting few days (weather permitting) to the French Open 2010 final.
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