Career Grandslam Champion Roger Federer

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Originally Posted by Plum

Sodermani fact file
2009 _ nadalku aaappu in french open. Preventin him from a french open consec titles record
2010 - federerku aaappu? Preventing him from consec weeks #1 record?

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Roger Federer in his younger days

Roger takes first set with ease 6-3...

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Originally Posted by omega

Roger takes first set with ease 6-3...

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Yes. One good news is federer is serving above 70 percent. As I said if federer gets his 2/3 rd of his first serves in (>66%) it is very difficult for even nadal to beat him on the clay.

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Originally Posted by tamizharasan

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Originally Posted by omega

Roger takes first set with ease 6-3...

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Yes. One good news is federer is serving above 70 percent. As I said if federer gets his 2/3 rd of his first serves in (>66%) it is very difficult for even nadal to beat him on the clay.

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Again to get a 70% against Nadal is a herculian task. Nadal is a much better returner than Soderling. Nadal stands a good 8 feet behind the base line (there is still more room particularly at Roland Garros) from which he could return pratically anything. It has to be extra perfect to wrong foot him.

Soderling breaks Roger in second set. Leads 2-0.

Mens Quater - Play suspended

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Roger    6 3 5 (30)
Soderling 3 6 5 (15)

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Play resumes & Soderling takes 3rd set 7-5.
Soderling leads 2-1...............
Fed has to dig really deep. Can he do it?
Rain definitely doesn't help Roger. He is a slow starter & not good in shorter versions.

Looks like Soderling could knock off the defending champion for the 2nd time in a row....

Soderling will win?