Nadal vs Soderling - Roland Garros 2009 / Biggest Shock in Tennis
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- Nadal vs Soderling - Roland Garros 2009 / Biggest Shock in Tennis
Nadal was 23 at RG2009, World No.1 that time and not lose any matches at Roland Garros before. And Soderling made it happened. The first person defeated Nadal on clay, at Roland Garros. This is highlights of the match. Sorry that I dont have first set of it. Enjoys ! 
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Most important match of Federer's career.
You're the 245th guy to post this comment 🙄
@@kadjimann.sanity1943 The other 244 copied my style.
@@kadjimann.sanity1943 Thank God I've read this, otherwise I would end up being the 246th guy.
@@adamsmith4043 u right ..becoz soderling federer win rg
Pull pants out of ass!
Soderling was born so that Federer could complete his Career Slam.
Honestly, I would rather have the Nadal beat under my belt than winning the RG title.
@@dealerovski82 nope u r wrong
A grandslam is a bit more valueable than u might think
@@brocklesnar8780 If I was Federer I would be embarrassed to say I won RG. The next question should always be: Did you play in the same era as the great Nadal and did you beat him in RG?
@@dealerovski82 but still he won the slam which matters the most
@@brocklesnar8780 He won the slam only because Söderling beat Nadal in the SF. The next year Söderling beat him in a SF. It's frankly an embarrassment.
Federer owes him a beer or two.
federer arrogant idiot never even thanked soderling. federer big ego
Guess Nadal was refunded at 2011 French Open
@@scottwarren4998 Federer is one of the most humble athletes. Talking bout “big ego”
A beer or two really? I'd say a lifetime supply of beer to Soderling and his next generation or two.
@@raulescobar3257 fed said novaks return on his mp in uso 2011 was lucky. That’s arrogance right there
One of the biggest performances in Tennis history. I saw this live in RG and Söderling played like an Alien. That forehand was so powerful. By far the best Match I have ever seen. People were absolutely shocked after the game. Rafa was amazing that day but Söderling simply overpowered him.
It´s great to read a comment from somebody who was actually there...
The forehand? How about the backhand? That was the shot that made the difference. Rafa loves to hammer crosscourt forehands against a right handed opponents backhand and break it down. Soderling returned those shots with interest and like Djokovic...he could drill backhands down the line to finish points or tilt the court in his favor. Robin was absolutely obliterating those down the linebackhands and this limited the effectiveness Rafa's forehand since Soderling wasnt baited into a crosscourt exchange. Rafa eventually ends those when he finds a forehand down the line for a winner. Soderlings flatter shots were so penetrating and this served forced some short balls that he just ripped the cover off...amazing tennis. An absolute power clinic....
@@gqnelly I agree. Rafa was totally confident that he would beat Söderling on clay since he did it handily just a few weeks before, and RS had very poor clay court stats in comparison. I really love the fact that someone just can decide to be better than ever and execute it.
Great analysis. Soderling played like a giant Djokovic with an excocet missile for a back hand which served to destruct Nadals game
Such a shame that his health ended his career. As a result he was only in his prime for 2-3 years but during that period he was one of the best players in the world. He even overtook murray in the rankings.
Soderling is fine all that healthy stuff was made up because nadal career was on the line!!!!! I know how this works and sad this is reality in sports
@@memoaragon248and Nadal wasn’t injured here! So many excuses
@@memoaragon248 Go and check your brain man. If u seriously belive in what youre saying..
With every Nadal win in RG, this becomes more and more an astounding achievement.
Yes. It probably wasn't epic back then as much as it does look epic now when Nadal runs for his 14th French Open in 2021. Soderling became a legend after that match regardless of the final.
@@sppecials606 lol
@@sppecials606 he just runs for it but Nole said no for the 2nd time
@@pulishem what’s so funny
@@tanjadenic4606 How predictable a rude Serbian coming at the defense of Djokovic!
Let's see Nadal was beaten by Djokovic when Nadal had a really really bad year, and everyone was in consensus that he wasn't there mentally and physically. And the second time Nadal wasn't at his best either, he blew a 5-1 advantage in the first set and he had a foot injury... Djokovic is lucky to not face a fit Nadal at both instances...
Söderlings ability to take high spin balls so early was magnificent. Such a good clay player.
And in return he put very little spin of his own. His sole intention was to hit through the court. Tragic they he had to retire early.
he was the best in the world for maybe a year to be honest
@@kaiken1363 lol
He beat federer later at US open, too
he wasnt even a clay player but he managed to play a style that for at least a shortwhile was like kryptonite to clay players
SoderKing - loved his reaction at the end, beautiful result :)
Rocket forehands coming in hard and flat from tall players gives Nadal grief. Soderling played the match of his life. Throwing himself into those forehands.
Then he got raped the next year . 😂
@@max7even284 yeah but not in this match 😂🎾🎾🍾😁
@GTS excuses !
@@alfrednite6398 so what? 😂 soderling couldn't beat a fit Nadal even if his life depended on it😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂..take that one to the heart...
@@max7even284 Do you know that his life ACTUALLY depended on it? Sonderling had serious blood problems which forced him to reduce his training to a minimal level and practically retire in 2011. He was already taking quite a risk by continuing to compete at the highest level.The fact that he reached the final is itself a superhuman achievement.
Robin Soderling - The only player ever who has beaten peak Nadal at the French Open.
Djokovic beating Nadal (with five consecutive French Open titles) in the 2015 quarters isn't considered "peak Nadal"?
@@darthhideous9084 no in 2015 Rafa was not his peak..
@@darthhideous9084 Correct. Take a look at Nadal's 2015 season. All the results are on Wikipedia. You will see he didn't win any big tournaments. He also failed to win any of the warm-up tournaments on clay before Roland Garros and his best Slam result was a QF. He was a shadow of himself that year.
Djokotards won't like to hear that, but there were 5 other players in the draw who would have beaten Nadal in 2015. N0le just got lucky
Kieran Rankie . He wasn't fully fit for this actually . Not quite as much muscle as normal so he is only say 80% here . Not got the power .
I ve been watching this many times and I still can t believe how good Soderling played, he outgunned peak Nadal on the dirt something no one else has done, such a shame is career was cut short!
then y he lost to federer ?
Nadal was not at peak
@@kidoman7988 why do you Rafans have so many excuses for the steroidhead when he loses 😂 just be gracious ffs
@@a.s1469 LMAO "steroidhead" 😭 😭 😭
What are you talking about? Djokovic has beaten Nadal 8 times on clay...twice at the French.
Federer to soderling : I have 20 GS, innumerable endorsements, one of the richest sportspersons of all time, super popular. I have achieved so much in life. What did you achieve in life ?
Soderling : I have achieved one thing in life which you couldn't . I have defeated rafa in RG
Federer : Sob sob sob sob
@@bitanmandal977 you're the only other perso to have done it Mr Goat
I love how soderling is pressing on Nadal's forehand casually like its nothing to him
Nadal is probably only guy in history where his loss is more famous because it is so rare!!
Ok fangirl
@Ashutosh Vernekar his losses from Rosol, kyrgios, Dustin brown, shapovalov and now Tiafoe are all popular and celebrated.
@@luilo7848 no those matches are laughed about.... That's it....
@@luilo7848 hasn't Djokovic lost to random players?
Just lost v Zverev 😅
It's interesting - when you see the final with Soderling against Federer, he's not nearly as aggressive in his play as he is here against Nadal. You can tell he had something to prove here.
Because this was fuelled by hate. Nadal had cussed him loads in interviews.
He didn't cuss him, but he just told the truth that he was arrogant and rude to other players in the Wimbledon locker room.
@@Onmysheet that's a cuss and based on hearsay.
@@AnonYmous-ez4es A journalist asked Nadal about him during the press conference and told him what he was like that year. I've seen the interview and he doesn't dis him in any way.
@@Onmysheet You clearly haven't seen the Spanish interview. He says nobody likes him on tour. What would you do pussy?
When federer is asked who his favourite player is i'm suprised he doesn't say soderling
Rodycaz yeah lol
From that day on till date, Roger never forgets to send Robin a Christmas card. Incredibly lucky Roger
True, Söderling did what Roger hasn't been able to do. But I wouldn't underrate Roger's 2009 RG, he was almost gone in the matches vs. Haas or vs. Delpo. He could've choked in those matches so easily... He pulled some big mental strength there.
@@Vaisin said exactly my point. However, still not sure he would've got past Rafa!
Nadal must send one to Roddick for taking Novak out at the 2009 AO.
@@hernanbusso1609 If Rafa had lost to Nole 3-4 times in AO before 2009, then yes for sure he should.
@@meetdenis82 Rafa didn't lose to Nole because he didn't even reach him the previous year, getting trashed in the semis. And it would be absurd to suggest Federer would have deserved the title more if was losing earlier instead of in the final.
When you look at the game, the way Soderling played, this win was not a shock. He deserved it. Nadal made a mistake by keep playing on Soderling's forehand.
Also, by not playing more aggressively. After the first couple of sets you would think he would change his play style. When Nadal did go more aggressive, it worked well for him.
@@usmh There was not way Nadal was winning against Soderling. I could tell by the tempo of the first set he was fucked.
It didn't look like Robin was struggling with his backhand, so even if Nadal tried to hit to Robin's backhand, I don't think it would have made much difference.
Can't believe this was a decade ago. Wow.
Of all tennis videos, this is the one I keep coming back to.
Who's here after Rafa won his 13th Roland Garros?
me
me
This should he considered a Guinnes record from now
yep
Here after his third Loss at Rg
He was toying him. 10 years ago I remember leaving my studies and watching this match as Soderling was eliminating Nadal. There was no chance for Nadal. The only time that I saw a so powerless Nadal on clay. Robin will be remembered in the whole tennis history as the man who beat the clay King in this way
Fognini in 2019 Montecarlo ?
Don't forget Djokovic FO 2015(Nadal took a thrashing there), Monte Carlo 2013, Madrid 2011 and Rome 2011 and 2014. Djokovic also arguably should have won in FO 2013( that unnecessary net call will forever be remembered). Dominic Thiem also beat him once in 2018 and 2019.
Federer has 6-0ed him in a set.
Beating Nadal on Clay is very hard but not impossible, the point is Soderling was outplayed 'peak' Nadal on Clay, Nadal absolutely no chance on that day
@@Helstar74 people forget the courts are defence, he's much more of a challenge on chatrier
Soderling kept his composure throughout the entire match. Many of his shots should’ve been easy points but Rafa was still able to get them back and Soderling didn’t get shaken up because of it.
The only man who truly destroyed the wall. One of my two best Roland Garros memories in the last thirteen years. Thanks Robin.
@ensayofr lol? During clay season, Nadal won 3 of 4 big tournaments, Monte-Carlo, Rome, Barcelona and Madrid's runner-up.. that's awesome result. Nadal was at his best.
@ensayofr He's always injured or acts injured when he is losing
@ensayofr No excuses. Both Djokovic and Soderling beat Nadal fair and square. If a player steps onto a court to compete, it is assumed they are healthy enough and that is that. Nadal played pretty good in 2009, but Soderling was just in the zone. In 2015, Djokovic was in great form and thrashed the bull in straight sets. Nadal was having one of his worst years on tour, but who's responsibility is that other than him? It was justified too because Djokovic should have won in 2013(that unnecessary net call will forever be remembered of robbing Nole another FO).
Dead Man Walking . Not really . Djokovic beat him in straights .
What was your favorite Roland Garros Memory?
Soderling made sure to have his name remembered in Tennis history
I loved Söderlings masked forehand. He decided just milliseconds before he hit the ball where it was going to be shot. He even did the same when he served. I havent seen that in other players.
If Soderling played every match like this he could have been one of the greatest. Impressive 🎾
ON this day at the French Open .. He was the greatest.
Maybe but well, he won against Federer only once in RG 2010, otherwise he has 17 defeats against Federer
For Nadal, its soderling in French open.
For federer, its delpotro in US Open.
Most shocking matches of their careers
For djokovic??
@@ambikeyamohapatra2482 @ obviously Wawrinka.
Federe was not dominant in US open as nadal in Roland garros, beside del potro beat nadal in the SF 6-2 6-2 6-2 and he was 6 ranking I guess
So pretty much it was 50/50
@@sppecials606 losing to Sam Querry
@@HaiderMatador94 What? Fed was pretty dominant in US open up until this point. He had won it 5 consecutive times (2004-2008). That's tied for the most consecutive times any player has won any Grand Slam in the Open era.
Plus, Djoko and Nadal when they lost to Stan and Soderling had 4 Australian open and Roland Garros trophies respectively. That's less than Fed's US open trophies when he lost to Del Potro.
nadal defeated soderling 6/1 6/0 one month before in Roma on clay ... it s incredible !
Similar to him wiping the floor with Djoker in 2021 at Roma... and then losing
Real Brethem this year it was no wiping whatsoever it was close 3 set match. I thought that djokovic couldn’t get any closer than that if he wanted to dethrone rafa,well i was wrong. Despite playing 5 hours on a day before that rome final he still showed some quality and when he came in semi-final at french open fresh he made history.
@@Sticktothemodels it was a close three set match. Djokovic had a chance to win it actually at 2-2 in the third set
Who’s here after Nadal loses at RG for a third time to Djokovic?
Me, but that was the only time Nadal lost at his prime, Nadal from 08-10 was a physical beast.
@@aesir1ases64 Nadal lost, shut up
Soderling' victory is better than Djkoko because Nadal was more young and physical
I'm here after Djokovic won his second RG.
@@flowkass3806 Novak is 34 and Nadal is 35 not so much different
The biggest upset in the history of the French Open/Roland Garros in my opinion.
In tennis in general.
@GTS Maybe in the history of humanity
poladius maybe in the history of the universe
@@rodrigob8164 maybe in the history of history
Tennis in general bro
The most stunning upset in sports history, even more stunning than the 1980 Miracle on Ice IMO.
One of the best matches ever! I remember watching it live and rooting so hard for Soderling. I nearly cried at the end. David and Goliath. Never give up. Never ever give up no matter the odds.
This match is iconic. I started watching tennis religiously in 2009.
These Soderling forehands for me is the scariest forehands of all time 😳
Del Potro forehand is much scarie
Magnus Larsson scariest of all time.
0:27 what? See Soderling in this point, he was even unexpected about that Nadal’s drop shot, and he did a winner after that. Incredible!
Nadal fans says injury excuse but this match soderling outplayed nadal
Maybe because Nadal had been tested for doping the day before without warning?
In fact, the only 2 times he was tested without being notified, he lost both matches.
Since then, the federations have stopped unannounced tests.
everytime I want to feel good, I just have to go back watching this over and over again.
They were hitting the ball SO hard. Not only that, but Soderling's movement on the clay was phenomenal. Wish we got to see more of him at that time.
my all time favorite tennis match
With every passing year Soderling's achievement only looks greater. He still remains the only player who beat an in-form (or anything close to in-form) Nadal in RG.
You can say what you want about in form or not.....but Nadal was at Roland Garros in 2015, he wouldn't have been there if he didn't deserve to be, he obviously had to beat other players to make that quarter final, I mean he is by far the best RG player in history and even when he's not at his best he slaps people around at RG........But Djoker slapped him around in straight sets Something even Fedex couldn't do.....Too bad he lost to Stan the Man.....ohwell he won in 16.
@@SilentHotdog28 Nadal in 2015 was not "not at his best". He was at his absolute worst. And he didn't destroy anyone that year, he was very bad from the beginning.
@@SilentHotdog28 2015 don't count. 2021 Djokovic has more credit for it but still its a night semi-final. Under the sun in final or first semi final, Djokvoic still had not beaten Nadal.
@@markfish1113 somroland garros should forbid night matches hahahah what a moron
Nole at 2021
that ball was seriously butchered throughout.
Is it me or just tough to watch this video, since you can hardly track the ball?
TheRmm1976 . Yeah it's not a high quality vid but it is 10 years old tbf .
Matthew Trotman 10 years is not a good reason...
Leonhard Euler when he says 10 years it means we’re comparing video now to 10 years ago where we’ve made way too many advancements. This video resolution was superb 10 years ago, now it’s ehh
Videos and clay courts dont go well together lol
I think the camera is for some reason placed too high and too far back.
My favorite tennis match ever
مشكور يا سودرلينغ ما قصرت ويانه😍
14 years later I haven’t recovered from this shock. Some nights I have nightmares with Soderling, that cold viking with an arm like a hammer.
ahhh, the legend of Robin Soderling. he wandered into an uncharted territory by beating the King of Clay, never to be found again.
Radal is so trash that he only only 1 GS in grass😂
@@Saiputera he has two idiot
@@235deer He got lucky he faced mono Fed in 2008. So technically one. We all saw what happened in Wimby 2019.
Don't forget Djokovic thrashed the bull in FO 2015 in straight sets. That was the worst loss he suffered at the French. An embarrassing moment for the king of clay indeed.
where did soderling go after this?
As Söderling showed here, playing perfect attacking tennis with max power and depth is the only way to beat Nadal on clay.
And if the conditions are heavy and damp.
add in max consistency
@@Onmysheet It was sunny. The conditions werent heavy and damp. The weather was approximately just like djokovic-nadal 2015 in rg.
@Scott Warren No it wasn't. 2009 match was cloudy and heavy, as you can't see the players shadows.
@@Onmysheet excuses excuses. what about the 2015 loss then?
Wish the resolution was better but great upload. What a classic! I don’t think Nadal had his best day but certainly it was not his worst and people shouldn’t take any credit away from Soderling.
The best day in the history of tennis.
Söderling's extreme Western grip is a real rarity now.
I have one.
It's so satisfying seeing a player winning long points against Nadal!
incredible forehand of soderlings
Love that celebration at the end. He knows what he just did was insane, but still showed respect for Rafa
That's funny, because he never got on with Nadal for years prior to this.
It was also the 4th round....
@@Onmysheetmostly because of Wimbledon in 2007
I’ve had a few gin and tonics but I can’t see the ball that good on this video
Loved soderlings reaction at the end hahaha even though nadal is one of the greatest, soderlings reaction was badass that day, faster court pace than the king of clay was used to at the time
Soderling was an amazing player I wish if he continued playing ...him and delpotro have one of the best forehands in the game.
Have you ever heard of Fernando Gonzalez?
Thank you sodering from a Roger fan
Soderling literally handed Roger his career grand slam by taking Rafa off the board.
not true. The championship match was a five setter. Soderling was playing well.
Edward Fenn what are talking about? In the final, Federer defeated Soderling in straight sets, not 5
@@ErikCB912 my bad! you are right.
@@ErikCB912 👍
So beating soderling in the final didn't take any skill or effort? Federer beat soderling, Nadal couldn't. Tennis matches are decided over a few points sometimes, doesn't mean that the winner doesn't deserve credit
Soderling's unenforced errors were very minimal, and his shots were very powerful.
Beating Nadal at his best on RG is hell of an achievement. You can do it only this way - 100% attacking.
I remember watching this match, Soderling really pounded the ball that day, especially from the forehand side. loved watching Soderling take it to Nadal that day.... and knocking him out...... that's how you beat Nadal, taking the ball early and hammering to Nadals backhand..
Blasting deep flat forehands/backhands for 5 sets is the only way to beat nadal. Rosol also showed that at Wimby vs Nadal
Just in clay. On other surfaces he has more weaknesses.
@@SebastianSaavedra28 Not really. Which weaknesses? On other surfaces those are only easier to replicate. But clay doesn't reward bashing as much, you need to hit smarter winners and constructions.
basically, playing perfect
What a perfomance by Robin
Alguien me puede decir que raqueta fue la que uso Soderling ese dia? Es una HEAD pero no distingo que modelo es y que patron de encordado tiene. Muchas gracias!!!
Soderling was insane on clay. Beating Nadal and Federer like he was toying with them. I guess the ball bouncing higher was perfect for his strokes, pretty much every shoot was a winner.
I'd say not even Soderling's family predicted that one
At that time, Rafael Nadal's parents were in a difficult divorce process, which was affecting him morally and psychologically a lot.
That led to the final being played between Robin Söderling and Roger Federer, the Swiss taking advantage of his only Roland Garros. The following year Nadal faced Robin Söderling again on this occasion, clearly winning three sets. Then he only lost two more games at Roland Garros against the Serbian N. Djokovic, none of them in the final.
still my happiest tennis memory :D
Soderling is the ONLY player other than Novak to beat Nadal at Roland Garros in 17 years! That is crazy.
Epic win
This Match and Nadal's Match against Djokovic (SF 2021) are the ONLY times he has been beaten at the French Open
102 Matches
100 Wins
INCREDIBLE
Are you purposefully ignoring Roland Garros 2015 because he was injured?
This is one of my very favorite matches. GO SODERLING!!!!!!!!!!
No one:
Absolutely no one:
Not a single soul:
Rafa fans: He WaS InJuReD DoEsNt CoUnT
LOL you fucking moron. Even Monfils said openly that every players already know he was injured, but Rafa as humble as he is dosen't talk about it.
@@stuewz Ok Stueww. You believe what you want to believe. No point in arguing about it, really. I was clearly exaggerating in the comment lol. Have a nice day!
@@stuewz Got an honest question for you though: now that rafa has 20 GS, do you think he is better than federer??
@@ec7001 Ok sorry for insulting you. Yes, I believe he is better because I think he will win 2-3 more GS than Federer, but if Federer fans believe Federer is better, i’m ok with that because Roger has more week at #1 and more WTF.
@@stuewz No worries dude, i hate getting into arguments on youtube lmao. ya its a tough choice tbh. I love the big 3 but im a novak fan, however i dont think novak will ever be considered the greatest for several reasons. But im fine with that, he is still my fav.
Like Tyson loosing to Buster Douglas
Vilken skräll. Lyssnar precis på p3 dokumentär om Robin och var tvungen att kolla på matchen.
As a young swedish tennis player also getting injured, Söderlings retirement was really sad... He got glandular fever and basically never retired, playing padel and having his own company now.
This soderling is crazy.... sorry for mono.
That's right... but Nadal was injured as well
@@Rapenj come on, man. Rafa was fully fit in this match. You see he wasn't even scrambling. It was just he was just totally outplayed by Robin
@@emonabdullah1919 if that is so why did he withdraw from the following event (Wimbledon), being the current champion as he was back then? I don't get why he wouldn't play if he was fit as you're saying...
Dude played the match of his life and if he loses 30-30 at 4-5 down in the 4th he is going to be toast. Nadal is just incedible
Söderling's forehand is HEAVY
MARAVILLA SODERLING, APUNTABA AL REGRESO DE LAS GLORIAS SUECAS. QUÉ INFAUSTA SUERTE QUE LA MONONUCLEOSIS SE ENSAÑARA PRECISAMENTE CON ESTE GRAN CAMPEÓN. HOY SERÍA GLORIA EN VEZ DE LEYENDA. UN ABRAZO DE TERNURA PARA EL Y SU FAMILIA.
Nadal loses ... Nadal fans: "hE wAs InJuReD"
By the way.... yes he was severely injured. Facts: He basically ended his season with that match. Couldn't defend his title in Wimbledon. Do you need a stronger proof? Well, recently Gael Monfils and Tsonga said to French media that Nadal was ill that day. Just for the record. Nadal never complained at all. But facts are facts. And if you want more proofs, another one. Look what happened just one year later, in 2010. Well, the usual thing when he is healthy, particularly in the Phillip Chatrier Court. He won, as-a-matter-of-factly
@@ascensi1 well.. at least 5% of all rafa's injuries were true
you think that's bad - someone in the Dustin Brown Wimbledon match comments said that because he let Brown serve first he lost
Same with Djokovic fans, or Federer fans. So be quiet.
@@sirbenjaminthebold3943 i don't think anybody said Federer is injured whenever he lost, or same for Djokovic. The only time i saw Federer loosing or not being help cuz of an injury was against Monfils in 2014 Davis Cup where he had back issues and got outplayed by a very good Monfils though.
And maybe he had a bad AO 2008 because of mononucleosis but i don't know if it was already there when he played and lost to Djokovic in straight sets.
And for Djokovic i didn't noticed excuses, except maybe after USO 2016 until RG 2018 included cuz he was having a really bad period, out of Top 3 and was ranked as number 21 or something else, so he lost to some players during this period then came back at Wimbledon 2018 for real. I think it was fair to find excuses in that period for Djokovic.
However, i find it strange he is taking medical time out when he's loosing or struggling like against Carreno few days ago and against Thiem in AO 2020, it's not the first time he did this, but didn't see many people saying he was injured whenever he lost, unlike it happens more with Nadal to me.
Shame what happened to Soderling, he was really rising in the rankings until his health issues.
All the Federer jokes aside, Give some credit for this incredible performance by Söderling, smashing Nadal on Clay and breaking the dominance. Performance of a lifetime! That forehand... Sheeeesh!
Söderling is the only type of player who could beat Nadal on clay at this point of time. He is tall and strong as fuck, and returns Nadal's top spins early like a boss and there is too much force and angle behind his flat strokes for Nadal to be able to defend against them. Even if Nadal could have played better, he had no chance in this match.
Basel should give Soderling freedom of the city for this.
This Soderling and 2014 Gulbis are Rafa's worst nightmare on clay
Can you see the ball?
Soderling here and Rosol at Wimbledon played absolutely perfect in order to beat Nadal
The day Soderling borrowed Thor´s hammer to play against Nadal
I remember that year. The courts were playing pretty fast that year. Soderling took full advantage of that with his massive serving and powerful ground strokes. The next year, they slowed things down. Nadal got revenge.
interesting. i always felt that as brilliant as soderling was here, he was even better the following year against roger (watch if you don't believe me, the level is frightening) buthe definitely dropped his level against nadal in the final.
@@alexhamer8787 slower courts hurt Federer. They help Nadal. So not surprising 2010 went Nadal’s way.
@@johnnelson3665 well they played in the ATP finals later in the year which are very slow and soderling beat nadal in straight sets this time. My point is that he seemed to not cope with the pressure of being in a final very well as he definitely dropped his level against nadal in the final, COMPARED to his performance against federer, which are on the same speed courts.
@@alexhamer8787 indoors are almost always low bouncing. Which hurts Nadal’s topspin. And though the WTF is slower than most hardcourts, it is still faster than RG.
It was said he was hurt at that time, but he was still playing a lot better than when he played against djokovic in 2015. Soderling had to play really great to crush him. Loads of monster deep forehand and backhand winner at critical moments.. Whether he was injured or not he was still running and hitting like the beast he usually is on the court. No sign of any weakness! Soderling is to me the only one who beat the real "nadal" on court! The defeat against djokovic does not really count as at that time he had really lost his confidence.
BS excuse he didn't lose a single set going into this match and didn't make the typical excuse he always does in the post game interviews. The excuse was only made weeks after.
No excuses. Both Djokovic and Soderling beat Nadal fair and square. If a player steps onto a court to compete, it is assumed they are healthy enough and that is that. Nadal played pretty good in 2009, but Soderling was just in the zone. In 2015, Djokovic was in great form and thrashed the bull in straight sets. Nadal was having one of his worst years on tour, but who's responsibility is that other than him? It was justified too because Djokovic should have won in 2013(that unnecessary net call will forever be remembered of robbing Nole another FO).
@@s.l5787 He lost to Sock in 2015. Didn't win a single title before going to RG. Lost in straight sets in AO to Berdych including 0:6 and to Murray in Madrid. Then USO first time ever losing after winning first two sets. It was the worst year in his career.
In 2009 he lost to a better player that day. In 2015 he was extremely low on confidence.
NLLeFa Nadal was flat out horse crap in 2015. In addition to what you mentioned, he lost to Berrer in Doha, lost to Raonic in IW after dropping 5 match points, lost to Fognini twice (Rio and Barcelona), and lost to Wawrinka in Rome. Nadal facing Djokovic that year would be the equivalent of 2017 Djokovic playing against 2010 or 2013 Nadal.
Hahahaha was Nadal hurt last year
I was at Roland Garros for the 3rd round and I remember seeing on the game board in 2009 Soderling - Ferrer, I thought it was Federer - Soderling, it was just premonitory.
Who here after Nadal win 12th title ??
The Dominator me🤣🤣🤣
Without Robin Soderling , Roger federer will never win French Grand Slam
Sederling showed the recipe to beat nadal. It just dam near impossible to replicate.
alex he just beat him once and even he can't figure out how
alex . Nadal was'nt fully fit . Didn't have the muscle too rev up the back of the ball and get the heavy spin . Couldn't run the ball down enough .
When a player gets his forehand going Nadal has a tough time.
Robin Soderling hardest forehand what I saw. It is not about power it about how close ball fly near net, like straight line.
A great day for the sport
The level soderling displayed in this match simply wasn’t human. To take the ball that early and hit it that hard and sustain it for an entire Bo5 match…simply incredible. A once in a lifetime performance. Soderling must’ve sold his soul to the devil for it or something.
Nah. Nadal of 2008 would have whacked him. This Nadal was not 100%
The day even god was shocked
your god is very weak