Fabulous Federer stands firm to make final

Roger Federer will be advancing to the Finals of the Roland Garros tournament after a five-setter game against the 5th seeded Juan Martin del Potro.


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Roland Garros: In the Semis

Wow..too many upsets for this year’s RG Cup. Robin Soderling defeated the defending Champ Rafael Nadal, No7 seed Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated No2 seed Serena Williams and women’s defending champ defeated by No.9 seed Victoria Azarenka. I have been really upset for the defeat of the defending Champs and Maria. But as what Maria had said, that’s tennis and that is sport. No one is really invincible.

As you have read from my previous posts, I am following this tournament because of my fave players. But now that they’re out (Maria, Ana, & Rafa), I’ll now be cheering for world’s WTA #1 Dinara Safina and ATP’s #2, Roger Federer. So now, I make myself satisfied that Dinara is still on the go for the cup and will be facing No7 seed Svetlana Kuznetsova who just defeated No.2 seed Serena Williams. Hurray! Dinara for the win!

On the other hand, since Rafa is out of the way, I would love to see Roger Federer getting the RG crown. For now, I will be following the semi-finals round of both the men’s and women’s and I bet that the top 2 seeded players will go victorious, I hope so!

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Nadal made to work, Federer impressive

Rafael Nadal was forced to up his game before overcoming brave Brazilian Marcos Daniel 7-5 6-4 6-3, while Roger Federer was never troubled by Alberto Martin and secured safe passage to the second round with a 6-4 6-3 6-2 win.

Significantly, Nadal notched up his 29th straight victory at Roland Garros (where he has never been defeated) to best Bjorn Borg’s record number of consecutive victories at the French Open which dated back to the 1978-81 seasons.

Dressed to kill, Rafael Nadal emerged onto Centre Court for his first round match wearing a bright pink shirt with yellow wristbands and bandana, but the world No1’s opponent, Brazilian qualifier Marcos Daniel, was determined not to go down without a fight though, and the Spaniard had to dig deep to force the issue at crucial points.

30-year-old Daniel can look back with much pride on a match in which he broke Nadal’s serve on three occasions and was far from outclassed throughout. The player ranked 97 enjoyed his time on the big stage, pushing his prestigious opponent onto the back foot on numerous occasions.

Sluggish start

Nadal took time to get going and never looked as comfortable as he normally does here in Paris. In the muggy heat, he was less mobile and more error-prone than usual. But class will out, and the four-time champion was able to find the array of shots needed, notably to see out the first set after being broken back to 5-5 and then come back from a 3-1 deficit in the second set. Daniel had a last chance to get back into the match when he broke back to 4-5 in the third set and led 40-0, only for Nadal to ruthlessly take the next five points to seal his victory.

Roger Federer meanwhile had no trouble dispatching Alberto Martin. As is so often the case in the early rounds of Grand Slam tournaments, the Swiss world No2 eased through the gears, effortlessly raising his game to frustrate the attempts of a valiant opponent to knock him off his guard.

2-0 down in the first set, Federer broke straight back and after games went to serve broke Martin to love at 5-4. The second and third sets saw Federer increasingly take control, and without ever needing to stretch himself, he clinched a 6-4 6-3 6-2 win in 1 hour 43 minutes.

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