Robin Soderling-Fernando Gonzalez: 2009 French Open Semifinal Preview

Robin Soderling vs. Fernando Gonzalez

2009 French Open Tennis

Semifinal Match Preview

Robin Soderling

World No. 25 Robin Soderling has continued his brilliant, best-ever run in the French Open by easily triumphing over 10th seed Nikolay Davydenko with a convincing 6-1, 6-3, 6-1 scoreline.

Dropping only two sets so far all tournament in spite of playing against the likes of David Ferrer, Rafael Nadal, and Nikolai Davydenko, the 23rd seed is only a match away from his first ever Grand Slam final.

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Fernando Gonzalez

Twelfth seed Fernando Gonzalez continued his fine run to his first ever French Open semifinal by confidently overcoming third seed Andy Murray with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-0, 6-4 scoreline.

Various media pundits have commented that Gonzalez's progression in Roland Garros was down to an easy draw, but his massive victory over World No. 3 Andy Murray will be sure to silence any of his critics, with the 28-year-old Chilean displaying form worthy of a semifinal appearance.

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Prediction

Fernando Gonzalez holds a 4-3 head-to-head record against Robin Soderling. However, their last four meetings have all ended in a Gonzalez victory. What's more is that Gonzalez has defeated Soderling on both of their clay encounters.

"Super" Soderling has been the talk of the tournament so far, with his unexpected results and giant-killer status. However, the 24-year-old may have finally met his match against Gonzalez.

Many of the Chilean's shots at Roland Garros so far have been sublime, and the 12th seed is an expert on the clay surface. And so, in spite of Soderling's massive victories over the course of the week, it looks like the Swede's incredible run may finally come to an end in this semifinal encounter.

Prediction: Fernando Gonzalez in four sets

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And then read our second semi-final preview with Roger Federer vs Juan Martin del Potro on Friday.