I am not a big tennis follower but even I know this is huge — Rafael Nadal lost in the fourth round of the French Open, 6-2, 6-7 (2), 6-4, 7-6 (2), to Robin Soderling of Sweden. Nadal had won fourth straight French Opens and was the heavy favorite to win again. With Novak Djokovic also losing, the weekend’s big winner has to be Roger Federer, shooting for his first title in Paris.
On the women's side, defending champion Ana Ivanovic also lost. This is the first time since 2004 that two defending champs lost in the same round in a major. For you tennis fans, how big was Nadal's loss and does Soderling have a shot to win it all?
I am not a big tennis follower but even I know this is huge — Rafael Nadal lost in the fourth round of the French Open, 6-2, 6-7 (2), 6-4, 7-6 (2), to Robin Soderling of Sweden. Nadal had won fourth straight French Opens and was the heavy favorite to win again. With Novak Djokovic also losing, the weekend’s big winner has to be Roger Federer, shooting for his first title in Paris.
On the women's side, defending champion Ana Ivanovic also lost. This is the first time since 2004 that two defending champs lost in the same round in a major. For you tennis fans, how big was Nadal's loss and does Soderling have a shot to win it all?
