Nadal Eliminated in French Open Shocker
June 1, 2009 by Jeanne Dupuis
Filed under Tennis
There was a huge upset (and shock!) at the 2009 French Open yesterday when Spanish superstar, Rafael Nadal, actually lost. Yes, Nadal was eliminated after losing four sets to Swedish player, Robin Soderling in the fourth round of the Grand Slam.
image: Newscom
Like Dinara Safina (who won yesterday), Nadal was the top seed and world No. 1 but Soderling proved to be too much to handle as he won with a 6-2, 6-7 (2-7), 6-4, 7-6 (7-2). Even more shocking? Soderling is seeded 23rd and, in 21 attempts, he’s never actually made it past the third round of a Grand Slam. WOW! Can you imagine how he feels right now?
Other winners from yesterday’s games included Andy Murray (Scotland), Fernando Gonzalez (Chile) and Nikolay Davydenko (Russia). They, along with Soderling, will advance to the quarterfinals.
Tomorrow’s match-ups include:
- Andy Roddick (USA) vs. Gael Monfils (France)
- Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (France) vs. Juan Martin del Potro (Argentina)
- Tommy Robredo (Spain) vs. Philipp Kohlschreiber (Germany)
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