Roger Federer is out of this year's French Open, losing to Robin Soderling in 4 sets. So while Roger is unable to defend his Roland Garros title, the most significant piece of news attached to this result is the fact that his streak of getting the semifinals or better in Grand Slam events has finally ended at 23. Imagine that. 23 consecutive Grand Slam events of getting to the semifinals or better. To put this achievement in perspective, the second longest semifinal appearance streak among men belongs to Ivan Lendl, who got to 10 consecutive Grand Slam semifinals. Unbelievable!
In any case, Roger's quarterfinal loss also means that Rafa Nadal will regain the #1 ranking if he wins the French Open. He's on court now against Almagro who is putting up a good fight, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed that Rafa can end the claycourt season in style by winning his 5th French Open title and going into Wimbledon with the #1 ranking.
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Serena Williams had a matchpoint but lost to Samantha Stosur in the quarterfinals. This means that the winner of the women's title at the French Open this year will be a first time Grand Slam winner. Jankovic, Dementieva, Stosur, and Schiavone. Should be interesting to see which one of them bags home the title. (I'm hoping it's Dementieva...)
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