Robin Soderling wins against Rafael Nadal in the men’s 4th round match at French Open Tennis 2009
French Open 2009: Rafael Nadal defeated Robin Soderling
Soderling storms past Rafael Nadal in the fourth round of French Open Tennis 2009 at Rolland Garros today just a while back.
In what is a shocker of a match the Swedish born, 23-seed Robin Soderling wins against undisputed clay court king and Spanish superstar Rafael Nadal.
The match went on for more than 150 minutes and Soderling played some beautiful forehand volleys.
On the other hand, for Rafael Nadal, who had been enjoying continuous wins at Rolland Garros, he gets a break after 31 consecutive wins here.
Soderling had played a matured tennis of his life, never allowing pressure to take over his game even in the fourth set which went to a tiebreaker. He kept his nerves calm to clinch a nail biting finish.
Roland Garros Round 4: Robin Soderling def Rafael Nadal
Here is how Soderling won against Rafael Nadal:
6-2, 6-7(2-7), 6-4, 7-6 (7-2)
Watch Rafael Nadal vs Robin Soderling French Open Tennis 2009 Replay Highlights
4-time defending champion Rafael Nadal is defeated by Sweden’s Robin Soderling at the 2009 French Open.
Wow! Missed the match.. must have taken a genius of an effort to defeat Nadal!