DEFENDING CHAMPS OUT!

BOth defending champions of the French Open was knocked out of the compeition yesterday. World number 1 Rafael Nadal was beaten by Robert Sodeling with a score of 6-2 ,7-6, 6-4 ,7-6. This by far the biggest upset of the tournament, I mean no one expected King Rafa to lose in 4th round at the French.

This is definatley Roger Federers French OPen to lose. He has been to the final the past 2 years and with his draw he is likely for his third consecutive final. But this time who will be on the other side of the net? With the way he has playing in his last couple of matches he looks like the one to beat, but this is Roger of new, the one who has been losing matches consistantly, the only title he won this year, was just two weeks ago in Rome. He one or two darkhorses left in his draw that can cause him some serious problems. like his next round match up against a former top 5 player Tommy Haas.

But before we talk about that lets rewind this back to Rafa. (S I G H ) I really wanted him to win this year, but it seems that all my favorites are gone (Venus Williams). I was actaully watching the match on Television. This was the first time i ever saw Nadal look clueless on clay, he actaully get beat from the baseline on his best surface. I give Soderling all the credit in the world for pulling off such an upset, He blasted forehands, hit incrediably fast serves, and forced Nadal to play defense from 4-5 feet behind the baseline. This win is going to give Soderling a big boost in the rest of the tournament.

As for Ana Ivanovic her lost was expected she hasnt had good results since she won this title last year. She lost to Azarenka 6-2, 6-3. Her confidence in her game has really bewildered she better hope she can regain her edge mentally or she may just be a one hit wonder champion.