Roger Federer Vs Robin Soderling Preview: 2009 French Open Final
Second seed Roger Federer overcome an extremely spirited performance from World No. 5 Juan Martin del Potro to win his semi-final encounter in a dramatic fashion with a 3-6 7-6 (7-2) 2-6 6-1 6-4 scoreline.
The World No. 2 was largely outplayed for most of the first three sets, but his champion resolve guided Federer to his fourth consecutive Roland Garros Final, and arguably to the 27-year-old's best chance of claiming the coveted French Open title for the first time in his career.
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If Federer triumphs on Sunday, he will be one of only six men who have claimed all four major titles. In addition, and even more significant for the Swiss Maestro, is that he will equal Pete Sampras's stunning record of 14 Grand Slam title victories if he defeats Soderling in the final.
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Robin Soderling
Twenty-third seed Robin Soderling progressed to the final in stunning fashion too, overcoming 12th seed Fernando Gonzalez in a thrilling five set (6-3 7-5 5-7 4-6 6-4) encounter.
The win means that Soderling has now reached his first even Grand Slam final, with his previous best being third round berths in both Wimbledon and the US Open.
he 24-year-old Swede has overcome a myriad of the world's best players—Fernando Gonzalez, Nikolay Davydenko, Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer—en route to the final, and his performance over the last two weeks at Roland Garros is most definitely worthy of this landmark achievement for the World No. 25.
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Prediction
As far as Federer vs Soderling meetings go, Federer holds a daunting 9-0 record over the Swede. Their last meeting came only a matter of weeks ago at the Madrid Masters, with Federer victorious in a convincing 6-1 7-5 second round result.
However if Soderling's form over the last two weeks is anything to go by, we are going to witness a completely different player in this match, and possibly a completely different result. Soderling's incredible power and accuracy in his shot selection in Paris has been astounding, and if the Swede were to continue with such fine ability against Federer, then it truly would be anyone's match.
Roger Federer held his nerve against 20-year-old wonderkid del Potro to recover and clinch the match after three hours and 28 gruelling minutes, and it looks like Federer will have to dig deep once again in order to come out on top against Soderling.
The Fed Express naturally enters the match with the bookmakers as the heavy favourite, but the difference in rank between these two players may likely be of no significance, as Soderling is currently playing with the form, skill and tenacity of a top five competitor.
Already claiming Rafael Nadal's scalp in a tournament which many thought would be a walk-over for the World No. 1, Soderling will hardly prove an easy opponent, and the French Open crown is anything but secure for Roger Federer as things currently stand.
Based on their tournament form so far, we are potentially set for a very thrilling, very closely fought five-set match between these two worthy participants.
But with Federer's long-held dream of a French Open title only a victory away, and with the promise of even more new records and accolades for the Swiss great, it looks like it will be Roger Federer who triumphs in the final of what has been an absolutely stunning tournament.
Prediction: Federer in five sets
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