Top seed, and the man generally considered totally invincible and the undisputed king of Roland Garros, Rafael Nadal was sent crashing yesterday by Swede Robin Soderling ("Robin Who-derling?" I heard several bemused people mutter, some of those even claiming to be tennis fans.. . ahem), following on from Novak Djokovic's shock straight sets loss to Kohlshcrieber the other day.
For a while, it was looking bad for the second seed Roger Federer when he was two sets down to Tommy Haas . Then, it seems he remembered how to play tennis (always a bonus, especially when it looks like you're about to throw away your best opportunity for the Slam that's eluded you throughout your career).
All of which makes me wonder... is this really the most wide-open Slam for months (now that two of the big four seeds have crashed out)? Or is it just the clay surface throwing up another unexpected result? Or, now that another potentially epic Federer-Nadal installment is not an option, has it become a less interesting contest?
Let me know what you think in the comments!
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