Soderling, Fed's hired assassin 😆

If it weren’t for Soderling Federer wouldn’t have ever won a RG !!

Soderling has a really good game , retired way too early very good player

This match is truly incredible and although it’s talked about, it still seems underrated. Rafa was 31-0 at Roland Garros, had won 4 slams, had beat Federer all 4 times and Novak thrice, never lost 2 sets in a match and had only lost 7 sets in his run. And then Soderling comes along and blows him out. Funny thing was it wasn’t a fluke, he out Nadaled-Rafael Nadal. It’s almost annoying watching Nadal play because he’s too dominant, manages to get everything on his forehand side as he wides up for a cannon down the line. Soderling did that same strategy to him, managed to get in the right place and just blast the forehand, Nadal always has others chasing his shots and trying to stay alive in the rally while Soderling had Nadal doing that to him! An incredible victory and although Soderling never won a slam he will always have the first win over Nadal at RG and the only win over Nadal at RG in his prime.

Vow what a match! This guy (Soderling) had a huge killer forehand!

Undoubtly the greatest upset of tennis not only tennis but the upset of ages, m great fan of Rafa but thz result was unbelivabl

The ideal Victor of Nadal at RG would be a giant ( to overcome high bounce) with a great backhand, firing bombs from a height deep into the court. He must also have a wicked serve. Soderling was that guy.

The crowd seems so happy with Soderling winning 😊

Soderling was a great player. He would hvae achieved a lot in the world of tennis if it was not the mononucleosis that forced him to retire at an early age.

Today Nadal only lost 3 matches in RG, this and 2 more against Djokovic. Amazing.

The only reason Federer won RG.

Djokovic beats nadal twice at Roland Garros, but that 2009 Nadal version was almost impossible to beat. Indeed it's the biggest upset ever.

Soderling,.the Original Del Potro~Soo sadd his career was cut short : (

Soderling quickly left court...lolol

at least nadal looked him in the the eyes when they shook hands at the net, in the end of the he game .....

Rafa was 4 times RG winner (all four appearances). Never lost two sets in RG and then lost this match against a man he hates Soderling. Biggest upset in tennis ever.

This upset is so big that it is mentioned in all of sports history' biggest upsets lists.

*A video about Rafa* Lifeless Novak fans: let's swarm the comment section and rub it in anyway. Stuff like this is why I'm considering taking a break from the sport for a while, the fanbase has become too aggressive and annoying. Edit: I know some his fans are nice, I'm only referring to that certain loud segment of his fanbase.

c'est dommage de pas avoir eu les commentaires en français tout le long mais super vidéo en tout cas ça me rappelle l'émotion de Roger quand il réussit enfin à gagner le tournoi

« Sa majesté Roger »thé goat

Excellent match :)

What a backhand Soderling has here!!

Nadal was 23 years old and 4 time RG champ after losing he did not smash his requet. What a humble guy❤️❤️❤️🎾🎾

Realmente ese día Robin Soderlin jugó a lo grande y pensé que sería el gran rival en esa superficie de Nadal,, este sueco todo el partido tuvo la iniciativa ante un Nadal que siempre la lucha 🤼‍♂️ pero esta ves el Sueco mostró el camino

The Biggest JOY Ever in Tennis

the strange thing is that this guy's style of hard hitting isn't suitable for clay at all, somehow he manages to pull the best out of it against the invincible topspin

If you'd have said Rafa would win another 10 titles after this loss, they'd say you were insane 🙃

Nadal fire the doping guy in that day 🤣

I remember back in 2009 when I heard that Nadal got beaten in Roland-Garros. I couldn't believe it. He already won 4 Roland-Garros titles back then where he beat Federer in 3 finals as well as beating Federer on his home court in Wimbledon 2008 and beating Federer in Australian Open 2009. That's also where I knew that Federer is finally going to win Roland-Garros.

Vi un video sobre este tenista soderling, y la mala relación que tenia con los tenistas del circuito. Incluso se burlaba de Nadal en pleno partido econ él en winblendon, tocando se el trasero, jalando se el short como lo hace Nadal.

fed sent soderling a gift basket after this

Una lastima lo de Soderling era muy bueno al igual que Murray o Del Potro, a los 3 las lesiones lo perjudicaron si no estarían en el top 5 mundial hoy, los únicos tres antes de la camada de los Sverev Tsitsipas que le hacían grandes partidos al big 3.

Joe Wilfried-Tsonga said during an interview that Nadal was sick this very day, he suffered from a flu. Obviously Nadal never said a word about that but apparently everyone on tour knows it

What a fucking sad day...😡😡😠

Gracias sonderling por hacer que Roger tenga un Roland garros

Soderling played freely and put pressure on Nadal. Soderling reached the number 5 ranking in the world. Injuries curtailed his tennis career.

Federer deberia darle la mitad de la fortuna que gano o al menos la que logro en este torneo porque sin soderling jamas hubiera logrado ganar los 4 grandes

The best day of my tennis life 😍😍

el fallo de Rafa este dia fue no coger pista cuando mandaba en el punto, pero muy buen partido

Only 2 people alive have ever beaten Nadal in a match at Rolland Garros. One of sport's most incredible statistics.

I remember watching this live on TV , Rafa was my favorite player , i felt something wasn't going right since the first set , Rafa was struggling to control the game and Soderling was continuously firing those deep powerful forehands as if he had activated God mode however the turning point came in the 4th set when Rafa managed to break soderling's serve then he lost his serve and that made him really angry which made him commit 4 errors during the tie- break to lose the match , i think his young age played the bigger part in this loss as he was unable to handle the situation well on the mental part of this challenge .

Free gift for federer to win RG. This match is the real 2009 RG final.

Probably most satisfying match that I ever watched and that I will watch in my lifetime. I am 35 btw

Biggest upset in tennis history!

Söderling destroyed Nadal. I wish he stayed healthy. Great player.

Nadal wasn't at his best here was he. Still, better than the 2015 version I assume. Soderling was great to watch, I think he may have picked up a RG at some point if his health remained good.

so.....how soderling could beat rafa in R.G that year BUT NOT fed in the same year's RG final ?

Gracias a Soderling Roger pudo ganar un RG

Le public n'était pas pour Soderling mais pour Federer sur ce match

nadal should have probly used more slices and drop shots especially when the wind could help the droppers... He just kept using the same game plan: heavy topspin high boune and soderling just ate thst shit up hes tall and seemed to like it. I know easier said then done

La surprise était d’autant plus grande parce que Soderling avait pris une taule à Rome 15 jours avant!

Ahahah « Soderling is not your father’s sweep »

Came here to read the comment where an idiot will be saying that he (Nadal) was injured 😂🤣😂🤣.

I'd say 2015 USO SF between Serena and that old woman who shall not be named was the biggest tennis upset ever, it was sadly a turning point in Serena's career as she has only won 2 out of 8 slam finals anf has been suffering a lot of heartbreaking slam losses since then and it basically paved the way for the current chaotic state that WTA has been in since 2016.

Leggo di Nadal non al meglio, ma la realtà era che Soderling quel giorno tirò delle vasche da bagno e non delle palline da tennis. Era sicuramente in the zone, ma che giocatore.

Segun ha comentado Monfils, ese partido Nadal lo jugó con fiebre, tenía una infección de garganta. Esta claro que no se pueden ganar todos los partidos, pero hay que de ir que el nivel que tuvo Soderling con un Nadal al 100/100, hubiese sido distinto, de hecho sólo hay que ver el historial tenistico en Roland Garros de uno y del otro.

Söderling was the biggest hitter at the time, but not best player. Federer and Nadal show us that 2009 and 2010, but still 2 finals in a row

Une défaite Humiliante 🎾🎾🎾

Am I the only one who doesn’t see the ball?

Ganar a Nadal en RG es una gesta, solo el y Djockovik lo han conseguido.

estaba lesionado rafa, por eso perdio. he was injured

Muy defensivo y detrás Nadal, dejarle al sueco las bolas a media pista no es buena idea.

Nonostante le vittorie ha Parigi all'epoca credo quattro ...il pubblico era più per Soderling a fine partita un boato...

What is the real reason Soderling was prohibited from every playing again after winning the Bastad final in 2011 62 62 vs Ferrer? No chance the official narrative of mono is true. Zero chance of that. Soderling was forced out when he was ranked 5 in the world.

Même si Novak vient de gagner..il ne fera jamais 13 victoires comme notre Rafa...bravo à stistipias quand même..il reviendra je l'espère l'année prochaine pour la victoire.

El partido de su vida, despues.... Nahhh

Para mí que Soderling estaba drogado o que los planetas se alinearon para que Federer ganará Roland garros

Soderling did exactly what you have to do to beat Rafa, you gotta hit flat power shots all over the court and wear him down. I give soderling credit. He beat nadal in his prime at Roland garros where djokovic beat an out of form and one legged nadal.

Every dog has his day 🐶

Then Federer beat this player. On clay. "Weak era"?

Que mal me cae este tío

Nadal était blessé au genou et Federer en a profité

In campo maschile senza ombra di dubbio .ma in assoluto la più grande sorpresa della storia del tennis , e stata la vittoria di Roberta vinci su serena Williams era ad un passo dal grande slam ancora si sta chiedendo come sia successo . n.b. per i bookmakers dopo il primo set serena era a 1.01

In terms of Forehands, Soderling, Del Potro and Roger dominated the tournament.

To some Rafa fans, you may just be told that Rafa was injured that's why he lost to Soderling.🤷🤷🤷

Raffael Nadal kann auch Niederlagen hinnehmen! Aber Er ist ein Vorbild für Uns Alle! Wie Roger Federer, Michael Schumacher und viele andere, die bereit fair zu kämpfen und immer wieder neue Kraft sammeln um zu bestehen! Raffael ist die Nr 1! Und nicht umsonst ein guter Freund von Federer! Federer GOAT

The only reason Rafa lost this was because he was suffering from knee tendinitis. It was bad enough for him to skip WB two weeks later.

Disgusting French public behaviour towards a great Roland Garros Champions back then (now the greatest). Outrageous. That‘s unheard of in Wimbledon when it comes to the way British spectators behave towards Federer, the grass maestro.

Contre nadal faut frapper..Soderling a su frapper la balle.

soderling es un tio nefasto y mala persona.

Nadal had angina and was sick in that match, said by Songa. He also had tendinitis in his knees and after RG he did not compete until August.

allora nadal ,arrivava sempre in ritardo ,giocava corto ,e non erai l nadal che a roma lo stesso anno diede 60 61 a soderling ,era un nadal inguardabile ,notate gli appoggi di nadal aveva paura sempre di appoggiare il ginocchio sinistro ,non lo appoggiava mai dando spinta alla palla ,ma lo usava solo come appoggio ,spingeva semnza forza sulle gambe ,mentre a roma era il nadal a 15 centimetri dalla linea di fondo ed arrivava in anticipo sulla palla ,soderling gioco meglio a roma che al rg ,ma nadal era diverso ,infatti non ando ne a wimbledon e torno agli us open

Rafita en la rueda de prensa después de perder este Partido dijo ....Acá no juego más.....jajajaja Ni él se lo creía jajajjaa Nole le ganó dos veces ahí pero A Rafa cómo le duele este Partido así le haya ganado al año siguiente en la final este partido lo tiene metido en el Culo y se lo trata de sacar cada vez que va a servir Jajajaja

Everybody saw today, that the weather heat is the biggest opponent from novak. He beat even the king of clay in the nightsession in paris. Thats why i says everytime= Djokovic biggest opponent is always the weather Wind/sun

Don't forget Nadal was injured almost all 2009 and it was his worst season since 2004 to now. He only was un shape during the AO because is during January and that was 2008 Nadal basically

Yawn, Rafa beat the exact same player in the final the following year, and think of all the other players he's beat since then, long forgotten I doubt even he cares anymore

novak is the real king of clay from the night session