Rafael nadal favourite for the french open once again. Roger federer vs robin soderling us open 2009 qf highlights hd tennishits. Its the question we ask each other when we remember the worlds most historic. Rafael nadal has never lost at the french open, except in the fourth round against robin soderling in 2009. Sunday 31 may 2009 is a date that will go down in roland garros history as the day that both. In the next game, at 1530, nadal falls down and rolls rather awkwardly, as if it were a bad flop. Nadal meets soderling for french title tennis news. Cyrille cadetgetty images after upsetting nadal, soderling made it to the 2009 final. That was the first loss of nadal s career at this tournament, and it. Robin soderling stunned rafael nadal back in 2009 image. Getty going into that match i told myself so many times that i can actually win this match. Fourtime champion rafael nadal suffers his first french open defeat as he crashes out to. Soderling came to prominence at the 2009 french open, where he became the first player to defeat.
Rafael nadal 2009 french open why was robin soderling s win over nadal the best performance of 2009. Nadal vs soderling rematch in french open final fox sports. Rafael nadal dumped out by robin soderling the impossible happened on the red clay of court philippe chatrier on sunday, when rafael nadal s attempt to win a. Both failed to defend their titles, losing to robin soderling and victoria. Robin soderling needed more time and energy to bat away no.
Why roger federer is tougher than rafael nadal and novak. Its an apt comparison, since panatta and soderling both beat men otherwise unbeatable on the parisian terre battue. Its been almost a decade for rafael nadal s first loss on the terre battue of paris and the swede, robin soderling till date reminisces the biggest victory of his career. Soderling, who lost the 2009 roland garros final against federer and then finished runnerup to nadal the following year, doesnt think federer will hold onto the grand slam record. He reached a careerhigh association of tennis professionals atp world no.
Federer is ahead of nadal in the alltime grand slam charts picture. Nadal vs soderling rematch in french open final tennis. His career highlights include reaching two consecutive finals at the french open in 2009 and 2010, and. This was clay, the surface on which nadal had overwhelmed soderling, 61, 60, earlier this season in rome. It ended the spaniards 31match win streak in paris. Soderling celebrates beating rafael nadal at the french open in 2009 credit. The entire complexion of the tournament changed when nadal was blitzed off the court in four sets by a six foot, four inch swede robin soderling, who took. Though nadal s loss in 2009 remains one of the sports biggest upsets in recent history, soderling only remembers the very end of his 62, 67 27, 64, 76 72 victory.
Nadal joins soderling in french open final the new york. Federer lost to nadal in the three finals prior to 2009, but that year the spaniard was no longer in his path. Federer, nadal, del potro, soderling, or davydenko. Soderling topples king nadal the swede was the first man ever to defeat rafael nadal at roland garros. Robin soderling retires from tennis after battling.
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 open winner as well as federer. Nadal vs soderling french open 2009, set 3 video dailymotion. Since 2004, nadal has lost just two matches on clay in the bestoffive format and the first of those echoed as one of the biggest surprises in tennis history when robin soderling took him down in. He was the first player to defeat rafael nadal at the french open. His record, though, was ended at 32 the secondlongest streak in. Robin soderling born 14 august 1984 in tibro is a professional tennis. Robin soderling caused one of the greatest french open upsets of all time by beating rafael nadal 62, 67, 64, 76 in the fourth round of the mens singles. En 2009, robin soderling bat rafael nadal a rolandgarros. Soderling rips a huge backhand past a helpless nadal to complete the break.
Without further ado, heres the full match of soderling def. Soderling 46 46 66 77 nadal a topsyturvy breaker goes one way and then the other, soderling twice battling back from a minibreak down and recovering from 42 down to lead 54 on serve and then 65 with a mini break thanks to a fantastic volley at the net. Robin soderling shocks rafael nadal at atp tour finals in london swede wins their group b opener in straight sets, 64 64 nadal lost to soderling. Nadal was and is still the man to beat at roland garros. It doesnt matter if its in june or september, if hes healthy. Bbc sport tennis nadal ready for soderling rematch. At 64, he was tall enough to handle rafas highkicking forehand. Robin soderling, rafael nadals only french open loss.
Getty images in the years when soderling was convalescing and dreaming of a. Nadal is stunned, losing for the first time at the french. Soderling topples king nadal rolandgarros the 2020. Nadal, 2009 french open fourth round, 62, 672, 64, 762. To start, the sinceretired soderling was the type of player who has always troubled nadal.
Soderling has irritated nadal more than once the new. In his secondround win over teimuraz gabashvili, nadal set an alltime record for consecutive match wins at roland garros. The seeds of robin soderling s upset of rafael nadal at roland garros on sunday were planted two summers ago in a thirdround match at wimbledon soderling, clearly irritated by nadal s snail pace, started to imitate him, at one point tugging at the rear of his shorts to mimic one of nadal s playing peccadilloes. Robin bo carl soderling is a former professional tennis player from sweden. Robin soderling recalls his roland garros 2009 win over. Playing at roland garros in late september wont affect rafael nadal s chances of winning a recordextending th french open, says robin soderling. Now back at full strength, nadal will deflect many of soderling s bullets.
Nadal and soderling, by the numbers the new york times. The tennis match that turned into a circus show gael monfils vs. It was the 1th edition of the french open, and the second grand slam event of the year. Highlights nadal falls to soderling in 2009 a victory on sunday will take nadal back to number one in the world and leave federer one week short of matching pete samprass record 286 weeks in top spot, but the majorcan is not focusing on rankings. First nadal federer final at roland garros monday 6 may 2019. The swede was the first man ever to defeat rafael nadal at roland garros. Soderling spent 10 years on the tour and rose to world number four. The 2009 french open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts.
The 22yearold nadal looked set to mount the inevitable fight back at the start of the fourth set as he. Rafael nadal favourite for the french open once again, says robin. Getty robin soderling believes rafael nadal has played a huge part in roger federers determination to. Soderling absent but not forgotten at the french open. He was on a 31 match unbeaten streak at that time, having defeated federer in three previous finals. Rafael nadal favourite for the french open once again, says robin soderling. Fourtime defending champion rafael nadal slid to an astonishing 62 67 64 76 defeat to swedens robin soderling at the french open on sunday. Rafael nadal suffers first ever french open defeat at. Soderling dumped nadal, who was then the fourtime champion, out of the french open in a fourset last16 stunner nine years ago. The two players faced each other for the first time in a rg final. The reason for his loss can be related to not being 100% fit, bad day at the office, but. And nadal federer did not appear on the schedule at this years french open, either, because federers title reign ended with a. The french open 2009, fourth round flabbergasted the spectators at court philippe cartier and the tennis followers globally, as the king of clay conceded the. Had he defeated soderling in straight sets on sunday, he would have achieved the longest streak of consecutive sets won at any major since borg won 41 inarow at roland garros between 1979 and 1981.
Against soderling last year, nadal s movement was limited by tendinitis in his knees. Soderling reached successive french open finals in 2009 and 2010. In 2009 he ended nadal s domination in paris with a stunning victory in the fourth round, only to. Roger federer vs robin soderling all matches, with stats on their h2h rivalry. It is more likely that rafa will win a grand slam this year or next. Soderling, who had won just 11 matches in 2009 coming into roland garros, kept his composure when serving for the set at 54 and nadal was powerless to defend against the bighitting that clinched a twosetstoone lead for soderling.
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. Bbc sport tennis champion nadal falls to soderling. Nadal vs soderling roland garros 2009 biggest shock in. Nadal vs soderling roland garros 2009 biggest shock in tennis nadal was 23 at rg2009, world no. Watch 2009 roland garros final federer vs soderling highlights hd wesley adreas on dailymotion. Robin soderling believes tennis break may even help. In both tournaments, he defeated the defending champion and number 1 seed en route to the final rafael nadal in 2009 becoming the first and, to date, only player to defeat nadal. Nadal vs soderling roland garros 2009 biggest shock in tennis. Rafael nadal dumped out by robin soderling the impossible happened on the red clay of court philippe chatrier on sunday, when rafael nadal s attempt to win a record fifth.
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