Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Day 11 at Roland Garros


Rafa Nadal improved his French Open record to 43-1 by defeating the only man to beat him at Roland Garros, No. 5 seeded Robin Soderling of Sweden.  This victory, 6-4, 6-1, 7-6 (3), sent the five-time champ to the semis.  If Nadal wins one more French Open title, he will tie Bjorn Borg at six all time.  This was the third time in a row that Rafa played Robin at Roland Garros.  The first time was in 2009 when Nadal lost to him in the fourth round, leading to a runner-up finish for Soderling.  In 2010, Rafa won the final against Robin.

Murray vs. Nadal in Monaco
In the semis Nadal will play No.4 Andy Murray, who defeated Juan Ignacio Chela 7-6 (2), 7-5, 6-2.  Murray has reached the semifinals at Roland Garros for the first time.  In the other semifinal, No.2 Novak Djokovic will play No. 3 Roger Federer.
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15 comments:

  1. MariekeJune 1, 2011 at 10:58 AM

    I recently saw an interview with Nadal, he seems like a really cool dude.

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  2. GaberabticJune 1, 2011 at 11:18 AM

    I bet it was a good match good review keep it up

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  3. RaduxJune 1, 2011 at 11:30 AM

    Saw some replay, nice match

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  4. Blogging SkaterJune 1, 2011 at 11:44 AM

    it seemed pretty close!

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  5. Acrylic IngenuityJune 1, 2011 at 12:38 PM

    i don't follow tennis, but I liked this review!

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  6. Jesse CrowsJune 1, 2011 at 6:33 PM

    cool stuff here

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  7. TachuJune 1, 2011 at 6:36 PM

    made some nice money on this match :D

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  8. R.CJune 1, 2011 at 6:41 PM

    Ha, it looks like they're going to beat the crap out of each other with tennis rackets on the top picture.

    Seriously though, seems like a great match.

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  9. remoconJune 1, 2011 at 7:17 PM

    looking forward to some updates :)

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  10. NuyoricanGuyJune 1, 2011 at 7:37 PM

    I used to work at the U.S. Open in Queens it was fun to watch the games

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  11. Nom de PlumeJune 2, 2011 at 8:46 AM

    Great match report :)

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  12. AnonymousJune 2, 2011 at 8:53 AM

    Awesome report :> You make tennis seem exciting.

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  13. cool_ciclerJune 2, 2011 at 9:00 AM

    What a great tennis match.

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  14. SunshineJune 2, 2011 at 10:38 AM

    hopefully federer beats djokovic, then nadal will stay ranked 1...and it's his birthday tomorrow. would be an awesome gift :D

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  15. lacrossemanJune 2, 2011 at 12:29 PM

    I have been watching this, thank you for the updates

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