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Men Tennis World No. 1 Rafael Nadal has many nicknames - The Matador of Spain, King Of Clay, Rafa, The Spaniard, The Conquistador, Gladiator, etc.
But on Sunday 31st of May, 2009, The Matador of Spain lost to the Matador of Sweden, Robin Soderling in the 4th round of the French Open at the Philip Chartier court.
Virtually unknown Soderling, had done in 3 hours what 13 times Grand Slam titles holder and former world no.1 Roger Federer and the rest of the world top players failed to do in 4 years - that is to defeat Nadal at the Rolland Garros.
Robin Soderling - The Matador of Sweden!!!
Soderling 6-2, 6-7, 6-4 and 7-6 defeat of Nadal is perhaps the greatest upset in the history of the 118 years old tournament.
The other upset being Arantxa Sanchez Vicario 7-6, 3-6, 7-5 defeat of Steffi Graf in the 1989 Women's final. Prior to that match, Graf was the holder of all 4 Grand Slams titles - the 1988 and 1989 Australian Open, 1988 French Open, 1988 Wimbledon and 1988 US Open, plus the 1988 Olympic single Gold medal.
And maybe that Soderling-Nadal match is even greater than Michael Chang triumph in 1989 to become the youngest ever Men's Single Champion at the Rolland Garros, defeating Stefan Edberg.
Perhaps that Soderling-Nadal encounter is even more shocking than Steffi Graf's easy 6-0, 6-0 win over Natalia Zvereva in the 1988 final..!!
Prior to his match against Soderling, Nadal never tasted defeat in the French Open since winnning the title here in 2005. He won the title for the 4th consecutive times with ease and in style, demolishing Roger Federer 6-1, 6-3 and 6-0 in the final last year.
13 times Grand Slam titles winner - Roger Federer
11 times Grand Slam titles winner - 6 French Open and 5 Wimbledon - Bjorn Borg
Nadal dreams of becoming the greatest ever French Open champion is now in tatters. He only equalled the great Bjorn Borg feat of 4 consecutive titles..
Nadal has this bad habit also - he likes to pinch his ass during matches - shown live all over the world!!!
(Nadal can be seen pinching his ass several times during this match - at 1.10, 1.57, 2.25, 3.20, 4.18, 4.39 and 6.04 of this video)
Nadal also loves to eat banana during match breaks - and on one occasion, a piece of banana got stuck in his throat and he was temporarily unable to resume the match!!!
Nadal Banana incident
Will Roger Federer at last win the elusive French Open title this time in 2009?
Federer has won the Australian Open, Wimbledon and US Open for a total of 13 times but never the French Open. Federer qualified 3 times in the French Open final in 2006, 2007 and 2008 but each time losing only to Rafael Nadal.
Or will it be Robin Soderling who will be crowned champion of the Rolland Garros in 2009??
Soderling has qualified for the semi final, after dismantling Nikolai Davydenko 6-1, 6-3, 6-1 in the quarter final yesterday..
After his epic win against Nadal, Soderling received an SMS from Bjorn Borg -"`Congratulations, and thank you for not letting Nadal break my record,'" Soderling said. "It was very big for me to receive an SMS from him. He's maybe the best player of all time."
A new women's champion will also be crowed, the rusty and inconsistent 2008 champion Ana Ivanoic had been shown the exit by V. Azarenka on Sunday in the 4th round.
British girl missing in Portugal since May 3rd, 2007. Madeleine McCann A combination of two pictures released by Madeleine McCann's family. One shows Madeleine at the age of 3 (L), and an 'age progression' image of what she would look like at the age of 9. Madeleine McCann disappeared on May 3, 2007, just days before her fourth birthday, from the family's holiday apartment at the Portuguese resort of Praia da Luz. Her parents were dining with friends at a nearby restaurant when she went missing. If you have any information on Madeleine's whereabouts, please contact the Operation Grange team at 0207 321 9251 or OperationGrange@met.pnn.police.uk. More info about Madeleine can be found at: findmadeleine.com
Help 12 year old NEOWELL VANN HOUTTON, Thalassemia patient from Sabah, East Malaysia
URGENT APPEAL FOR DONATION OF rare blood type O Positive R1R1 JKA , call the mother, Selly Onong, 0107826955
Missing Child in Malaysia / Kanak2 hilang
Satishkumar Tamilvanan, 5 years old is missing in the district of Jalan Permatang Pauh, Seberang Jaya, Penang at 2.00 p.m. on the 8th of August 2012. He was last seen in green shorts,a yellow T-shirt with a Spiderman motif and clad in shoes and socks. If you have seen this child anywhere, please contact the Action Room, Police HQ,Seberang Perai Tengah at 04-538 2222 or INSP Mohamad Ehsan Bin Abu Bakar at 012-2494002.
KANAK KANAK HILANG / MISSING CHILD IN MALAYSIA
Sharlinie Mohd Nahar, 5 tahun, hilang sejak 9 januari 2008 di Taman Medan, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. Jika ada maklumat, hubungi polis. Sharlinie Mohd Nahar, 5, missing since 9th january 2008 inTaman Medan, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia, if you find her, contact the nearest police station.
Missing Child/Kanak kanak Hilang di Malaysia
Lee Xin Ru, was 2 years old when she went missing. on 21st September 2010 in Raub, Pahang, Malaysia. Kanak Kanak ini Lee Xin Ru, berusia 2 tahun ketika hilang pada 21 September 2010 di Raub, Pahang, Jika ada maklumat, hubungi balai Polis terdekat.
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