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It Must Be Love. Toggle the table of contents. The Spaniard entered the Roland Garros clash as the clear favorite, winning all 31 previous matches in Paris and chasing the fifth consecutive crown. However, he lost to Nikolay Davydenko in his third and final round-robin match. Olympics silver Doubles gold. Roger Federer. At Wimbledon , he lost to Roger Federer in the round of 64 in three straight sets.

This match was historic as it was Federer's fourteenth major title, which brought him to a tie with Pete Sampras for the all-time record of major championships. Robin Soderling". The Telegraph.

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He was seeded 16th at the Australian Open and lost to unseeded former finalist Marcos Baghdatis in the second round. The conditions helped me a lot, slowing the court and reducing Roger's quick strokes' pace. Archived from the original on 24 March Retrieved 18 June The first tournament he entered in was the Open 13 Marseille, where he reached the quarterfinals.

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Fox Sports. He took on former Swedish world number 2 Magnus Norman as support until he appointed a new trainer. Rafa certainly wasn't at his best he would miss the grass season due to knee tendinitis , although we can't take anything from Robin's victory, doing just about everything right to earn the win fair and square. During the trophy ceremony, Federer was presented with the trophy by American legend Andre Agassi who, along with Rod Laver , was the only other man in the Open Era to complete the career Grand Slam.

He again came under trouble, losing two of the first three sets before bearing down to win in another five-set thriller, 3—6, 7—6 7—2 , 2—6, 6—1, 6—4. Year-end championship performance timelines [ edit ]. Pro Tennis Internet Network. Statistics [ edit ]. Soderling toppled Nadal , , , in three hours and 30 minutes on Philippe Chatrier for his career-best win and one of the biggest surprises in the history at Majors.

Many tennis analysts and commentators proclaimed Federer the greatest male player of all-time, including tennis legend John McEnroe who called the match for NBC. He caused much controversy on the court when he exchanged mocking behaviour with Nadal, tugging on his shorts in the manner Nadal is known for after growing tired of Nadal's slow play at the beginning of the 5th.