French Open 2010, Mens Final Live Blog: Rafael Nadal vs. Robin Soderling

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Published: June 6, 2010

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8:59 A.M: Good morning. It is now time for the men's final at Roland Garros. The match will feature Rafael Nadal and Robin Soderling. 

9:02: Small chance of rain in Paris today. Match should start in about eight minutes. 

9:03: Players are taking court. The stands are not completely full yet. This has been a problem so far. For the men's semis, hardly half of Phillipe Chatrier (center court) was filled. 

9:05: There is only one person ever to beat Rafael Nadal in this tournament. That person is his opponent today, Robin Soderling. He beat him last year. And wow, wouldn't it be something to beat Federer and Nadal in one major final? Talk about putting yourself on the map, Soderling has done that within the course of one amazing year.

9:12: Match still hasn't started. But we should be in about two minutes. Did you know that Rafael Nadal has not only not lost a set, but has not faced a set point.

9:15: And we are a go. Soderling misses a backhand on the first point. Soderling is serving. He evens it 15-15 

9:16: Soderling has had an unbelievable tournament. He has beaten Laurent Recouderc, Taylor Dent, Albert Montanes, Marin Cilic, Roger Federer in four, and Tomas Berdych in five. And now he leads 1-0, first set, on serve. 

9:19: Great point as Nadal takes the first point of the second game. Nadal has taken out Gianni Mina (who went to the semis in the juniors), Horacio Zeballos, Lleyton Hewitt, Tomaz Bellucci, Nicolas Almagro, and Jurgen Melzer. Not what I call a hard draw.  

9:22: Nadal takes game two to stay on serve. Hey everyone, feel free to leave any comments and we can then address them on the blog. Soderling quickly takes a 40-0 lead in game three. 

9:24: Soderling holds at love. Both players look calm and ready. Sometimes in finals, you see erratic breakes to start matches because of nerves, but this match se...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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