Nadal Loses in the French Open for the First Time

In one of the biggest upsets in the long history of tennis, Nadal, the four-time defending champion who had won 31 straight matches here, was beaten in the fourth round , 6-2, 6-7 (2), 6-4, 7-6 (2)... by Robin Soderling of Sweden. [video courtesy of http://www.tennis24.gr/]

Though Soderling, the 23rd seed, had never reached this stage of a Grand Slam tournament before, he is an established figure on tour whose huge forehand and serve have caused plenty of trouble for the game’s leading men over the years. At Wimbledon in 2007, he pushed Nadal to five sets in the third round before losing. [text from http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/01/sports/tennis/01french.html] more>>