Robin Söderling

Robin Bo Carl Söderling (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈrɔbɪn ˈsøːdəɭɪŋ]; born 14 August 1984 in Tibro) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. He is a former world no. 4 in the ATP rankings, a career high he reached in November 2010. Söderling reached successive French Open finals in 2009 and 2010. He has also won one Masters 1000 event, the 2010 Paris Masters.

Söderling first came to prominence at the 2009 French Open, where he became the first player to defeat Rafael Nadal at the tournament, and the only one to achieve it until Novak Djokovic in 2015. Nadal had previously never lost at the tournament since his debut in 2005 and was the four-time defending champion. Söderling subsequently advanced to the final, defeating two-time semi-finalist Nikolay Davydenko in the quarter-finals and Fernando González in five sets in the semi-finals before being defeated by Roger Federer in the final. Söderling reached a second successive French Open final in 2010. He defeated Federer in the quarter-finals (ending Federer's record streak of 23 consecutive Grand Slam semifinals). Söderling won the semi-final in five sets against Tomáš Berdych before losing in straight sets to Rafael Nadal in the final.