Robin soderling, who beat rafael nadal in a fourset last16 match nine years ago, joked on thursday that he was still waiting for roger federer to thank him for allowing the swiss to win the 2009 french open title. Nadal improved to 381 at roland garros, with the only loss to soderling in the fourth round a year ago. Federer 15 nadal at last months estoril open, federer teamed up with spanish coach jose higueras, who twice reached the last four at roland garros back in the day well, 1982 and 83. Federer vs soderling final roland garros 2009 60fps highlights duration. Robin soderling ended rafael nadals 31game winning streak at roland garros in the 2009 edition.
When roger federer arrives at the stade roland garros today for his. That is the view of 2009 and 2010 french open runnerup robin soderling. Both failed to defend their titles, losing to robin soderling and victoria. The spaniard has only been defeated twice at roland garros in 93 matches since his 2005 debut. Roger federer of switzerland pauses during his french open quarterfinal match against swede robin soderling at roland garros in paris on june 1, 2010. Soderling has won his past two matches against nadal, including the shocker at roland garros a year ago. Defending champion rafael nadal faces the only man to have beaten him at the french open on wednesday when robin soderling will have his 2009 triumph but also last years final defeat rattling in his mind.
The 2009 french open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. Roger federer is crowned after a number of thwarted attempts, roger. I played my best match against you, nadal told the bigswinging swede during the. Playing at roland garros in late september wont affect rafael nadals chances of winning a recordextending th french open, says robin soderling.
Robin soderling of sweden during his match against. Roger federer beats robin soderling to win french open. Bbc sport tennis champion nadal falls to soderling. Soderling topples king nadal the swede was the first man ever to defeat rafael nadal at roland garros.
Soderling, the conqueror of reigning champion rafael nadal in the fourth round, continued his remarkable run at roland garros by posting a 63 75 57. Roger federer vs robin soderling roland garros 2009 final highlights hd 2 vinyasa yoga this channel contain all videos related weight loss and yoga. Spains fivetimes winner nadal started this tournament very slowly indeed for his standards but is gradually finding his form while swedish fifth seed. A victory would also make the swiss only the sixth man to complete the career grand slam, and draw him level with pete samprass record of 14 grand slam titles. Roger federer vs robin soderling roland garros 2009 final highlights hd 5 on tennis. Soderlings win comes a month after he was beaten 61 60 by nadal in rome. In quarterfinal of roland garros 2010, king killer soderling will send federer packing today and end all his record. I told myself this is just another match, said the 24yearold swede, who now plays 10th seed nikolay davydenko. After a number of thwarted attempts, roger federer finally won his first roland garros title. Nadal meets soderling for french title tennis news. When roland garros gets underway on sunday it will mark ten years since soderlings memorable run to the final, where he.
Soderling vs nadal rg 2009 r4 mostly hd highlights youtube. Soderling, seeded 23rd at this years tournament, ran nadal ragged on center court with his hard serve and booming forehand. Not only was he the first to defeat rafael nadal in his natural habitat, but soderlings defeat in the final allowed roger federer to win his first and, going by the swiss recent meticulous scheduling, perhaps only french open title and complete the. Roger federer is crowned after a number of thwarted attempts, roger federer finally won his first roland garros title. Roger federer hasnt thanked me for beating rafael nadal.
Federer this is the final match everyone waited for since the prodigy robin soderling beat the number 1, rafael nadal, but this was not so easy for both. Federer to play frances roland garros for the first time. Soderling vs nadal rg 2009 r4 mostly hd highlights. Rafael nadal wins fifth french open title france 24. Robin soderling stunned rafael nadal back in 2009 image.
Paris, france roland garros organisers are confident that the absence from the 2017 french open of roger federer, serena williams and maria sharapova will just be a footnote when the story of the second major of the season is told. Roger federer finally beats juan martin del potro after a very difficult match and robin soderling beats fernando gonzales after being very close to lose for the. As you know, soderling is very good in clay surface, especially his top form at this moment. His career highlights include reaching two consecutive finals at the french open in 2009 and 2010.
Rafael nadal favourite for the french open once again, says robin. Roger federer wins at roland garros to enter pantheon of grand slam greats. Roland garros 2009 sf federer vs del potro highlights. It was the 1th edition of the french open, and the second grand slam event of the year. He reached a careerhigh association of tennis professionals atp world no. Roger federer vs soderling french open final live today will go down in history of tennis either way. Juan martin del potro vs roger federer full match us open 2009 final duration. It took place at the stade roland garros in paris, france, from may 24 through june 7, 2009 rafael nadal and ana ivanovic were the defending champions. Federers 23 consecutive grand slam semifinal record is. Soderling knocks out nadal in french open the economic times. Media in category 2009 roland garros the following 200 files are in this category, out of 321 total. Robin soderling will always be remembered as the man who stopped rafael nadal at the roland garros.
Playing at roland garros in late september wont affect rafael nadals. I have strong feeling that federers 23 consecutive grand slam semifinal record will not last very long. Robin soderling of sweden at the french open tennis tournament at. Soderling, who was the first man to beat nadal at roland garros when he defeated the spaniard in 2009, says nadal will still be the player to beat and feels the hiatus will help the 12time french. August 1984 in tibro ist ein ehemaliger schwedischer. Rafael nadal v roger federer previous roland garros. Roger federer of switzerland falls to his knees as he. Federer in with a great shout at roland garros the. Robin soderling believes tennis break may even help. It was the start of a run of three consecutive roland garros finals to be played between the two. Its federer vs soderling for french title tennis news. If hypothetically federer hadnt won the rg in 2009 and therefore had been eluded by the title, do you think he wouldve tried to play last year and this year in effort to complete all the slams.
Im finale unterlag soderling dann roger federer in drei satzen. Nadal, chasing a fifth straight roland garros title, saw his 31match unbeaten run in paris come to an end in one of the biggest upsets in tennis history. Mix it up nadal, however, was to get his revenge over soderling in the roland garros final in 2010 as he captured his fifth title. Federer to play frances roland garros for the first time since 2015. Roger federer of switzerland falls to his knees as he celebrates victory during the mens singles final match against robin soderling of sweden on day fifteen of the french open at roland garros on june 7, 2009 in paris, france. He was to eventually pull out of wimbledon with a knee injury, ending his hopes of defending the title he had so thrillingly won against federer 12 months earlier.
Live federer vs soderling french open mens tennis final. Gonzalez vs soderling rg 2009 sf highlights youtube. First if roger wins he would join the elite group of players that include the legendary rod laver, who could win the coveted titles of all the 4 major tennis tournaments the wimbledon, the us open, the frenc open and the australian open. Rafael nadal favourite for the french open once again. Soderling not only beat the then fourtime champion, but became the first man to do so at roland garros, ending nadals 31match. Soderling, the first swede in the roland garros final since his coach magnus norman finished runnerup to gustavo kuerten in 2000, stopped the rot with a hold to trail 41, but federer quickly. En 2009, robin soderling bat rafael nadal a rolandgarros fft. Im still waiting, joked 33yearold soderling at roland garros on. The absence of these three stars does not weaken the tournament because roland garros remains an institution and the holy grail for a. Roger federer completes his set of grand slam titles and matches pete samprass record 14 major wins with victory over robin soderling in the french open final. But today june 7, he will be the last man standing in roger federers way when the swiss guns again for the only grand slam title to have eluded him the title would also move the world no. Rafael nadal crushes robin soderling to win french open.
Federer vs nadal roland garros 08 hd final on vimeo. Rafael nadal v roger federer previous roland garros meetings. The great spaniard has only been defeated twice on the red brick dust in the french capital in 93 matches since his 2005 debut. No federer, serena, sharapova, no problem for roland garros. Bbc sport tennis federer v soderling as it happened. Watch 2009 roland garros final federer vs soderling highlights hd wesley adreas on dailymotion. Federer, however, said he respects what soderling, bidding to be the first swedish champion at roland garros since mats wilander in 1988, has achieved in the last two weeks. The highlights from roger federer s matches in the 2009 french open tournament. How roger federer can beat rafael nadal at roland garros.
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