As if there was any doubt, it’s now official – Roger Federer has made the semifinals at the 2009 U.S. Open in New York and is on pace to win the event a record six times in a row.  Federer faced Robin Soderling last night and, in all honesty, looked a little worried by the time he reached the third set.

Federer made the first two sets look easy but then Soderling came roaring back and challenged the Swiss tennis star in the following four sets.  Federer ended up walking away with a 6-0, 6-3, 6-7 (6-8), 7-6 (8-6) victory …read more

After being eliminated by Roger Federer in the fourth round at Wimbledon last month, I’m sure Robin Soderling is thrilled to advance to the semifinals at the 2009 Swedish Open in his native country.  The second-seeded Swede took on Spain’s Nicolas Almagro and won 7-5, 6-3 Friday.
This was the second time in less than a month that Soderling and Almagro have met with Soderling taking both matches (the first was in the third round at Wimbledon).  “I played well today,” Soderling said. “I hit the ball well. Maybe I didn’t move at 100 per cent. Almagro is an excellent clay-court …read more

Roger Federer has completed a career Grand Slam (and his 14th major title) after beating Robin Soderling at the 2009 French Open 6-1, 7-6 (1), 6-4 today.  Federer is now tied with Pete Sampras’ impressive record and is the sixth man to ever win all four Grand Slam championships.

Getting a French Open title was not an easy task for Federer who has been the runner-up three times before.  The Swiss tennis star seemed to take his victory in stride (even though he clearly feels he deserves some bragging rights).  After the win, Federer said “now the question is: Am I …read more

After an intense semifinal round, Switzerland’s, Roger Federer, beat Argentina’s, Juan Martin del Potro, to advance to the 2009 French Open finals.  As you can tell from the image below, Federer was pretty excited.

While many might have guessed that the Swiss tennis star would advance to the next round (he has been a runner-up at this even three times) his opponent, 23rd-seeded, Robin Soderling (Sweden), was a bit of a surprise.  In what some are calling his “Cinderella run,” he upset 12th-seeded Chilean, Fernando Gonzalez, 6-3, 7-5, 5-7, 4-6, 6-4.  This is Soderling’s first-ever major semi.
I honestly don’t know who …read more

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.

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!  …read more