| Round | Opponent | Score |
| R1 | Laurent Recouderc | 6–0, 6–2, 6-3 |
| R2 | Taylor Dent | 6–0, 6–1, 6–1 |
| R3 | Albert Montanes | 6-4, 7-5, 2-6, 6-3 |
| R4 | Marin Cilic | 6–4, 6-4, 6–2 |
| QF | Roger Federer | 3-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 |
| SF | Tomas Berdych | 6–3, 3-6, 5-7, 6-3, 6-3 |
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CATEGORY French Open
Robin Soderling and Rafael Nadal will meet tomorrow for a rematch of last year’s fourth round. It will be the second straight French Open final for the Swede who was defeated by Roger Federer in 2009. As for Rafa, he’ll try to capture his fifth Roland Garros crown.
Soderling’s path to the final:
Nadal’s path to the final:
| Round | Opponent | Score |
| R1 | Gianni Mina | 6–2, 6–2, 6-2 |
| R2 | Horacio Zeballos | 6–2, 6–2, 6–3 |
| R3 | Lleyton Hewitt | 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 |
| R4 | Thomaz Bellucci | 6–2, 7-5, 6–4 |
| QF | Nicolas Almagro | 7-6(2), 7-6(3), 6-4 |
| SF | Jurgen Melzer | 6–2, 6-3, 7-6(6) |
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A really good 30 minutes report about Steffi Graf and Agassi and their respective win Roland Garros in 1999. Interviews are in english, commentary in french, if you need translation just ask me. Enjoy!
More:
- Andre Agassi reached the French Open final 3 times for 2 losses and 1 win
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| Runner-up | 1990 | French Open | Clay | Andres Gomez | 6–3, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 1991 | French Open (2) | Clay | Jim Courier | 3–6, 6–4, 2–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
| Winner | 1999 | French Open | Clay | Andrei Medvedev | 1–6, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 |
- Steffi reached 9 Roland Garros, for 3 losses and 6 wins:
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| Winner | 1987 | French Open | Clay | Martina Navrátilová | 6–4, 4–6, 8–6 |
| Winner | 1988 | French Open (2) | Clay | Natalia Zvereva | 6–0, 6–0 |
| Runner-up | 1989 | French Open | Clay | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 7–6(6), 3–6, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 1990 | French Open (2) | Clay | Monica Seles | 7–6(6), 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 1992 | French Open (3) | Clay | Monica Seles | 6–2, 3–6, 10–8 |
| Winner | 1993 | French Open (3) | Clay | Mary Joe Fernandez | 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
| Winner | 1995 | French Open (4) | Clay | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 7–5, 4–6, 6–0 |
| Winner | 1996 | French Open (5) | Clay | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6–3, 6–7(4), 10–8 |
| Winner | 1999 | French Open (6) | Clay | Martina Hingis | 4–6, 7–5, 6–2 |
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Francesca Schiavone à propos Sam Stosur: “She’s very strong, great power. She improves so mentally, physically a lot.
I think will be very tough and very close match, and will be a lot of tactics in the court. I think like this.”
Sam Stosur about Francesca Schiavone: “I think, you know, it’s a final. It’s a different situation and everything else. I mean, who knows what’s gonna happen? I think it’s whoever can handle it better on the day. And then like I said before, maybe keep it about the tennis and they’ll probably have a good shot at winning.”
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Nobody saw this final coming. Well, Stosur‘s presence in final is not such a surprise given her great results lately (win in Charleston and final in Stuttgart), but Schiavone‘s presence was really unexpected. Her best result in a Grand Slam so far was a quarter finals in Wimbledon last year.
But today, both Sam and Francesca are writing a beautiful page of their country tennis history.
Sam Stosur is the first Australian woman to reach a Grand Slam final since Wendy Turnbull in 1980. And Francesca Schiavone is now the first Italian woman ever to reach a Grand Slam final. She will also crack the Top 10 for the first time next week – just the second Italian ever to do so, after Flavia Pennetta.
Sam Stosur:
All the hard time is paying off for Stosur. Sidelined for about 9 months in 2007-2008 with the debilitating career-threatening Lyme’s disease, she recovered to regain her place in the top 30 last season. She captured her first WTA title last fall over … Francesca Schiavone and cracked the top 10. Stosur’s serve and forehand groundstrokes, hit with heavy spin are considered some of the best on the women’s tour.
She had an incredible run these past two weeks: she has beaten three past and present n°1s in a row (Justine Henin, Serena Williams, Jelena Jankovic) on the way to the final.
Stosur’s record in finals so far:
| Outcome | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
| Runner-up | 8 January 2005 | Gold Coast | Hard | Patty Schnyder | 1–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 15 January 2005 | Sydney | Hard | Alicia Molik | 6–7(5), 6–4, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 4 May 2006 | Prague | Clay (O) | Shahar Peer | 4–6, 6–2, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 28 September 2008 | Seoul | Hard | Maria Kirilenko | 2–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 9 August 2009 | Los Angeles | Hard | Flavia Pennetta | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Winner | 18 October 2009 | Osaka | Hard | Francesca Schiavone | 7–5, 6–1 |
| Winner | 18 April 2010 | Charleston | Clay (O) | Vera Zvonareva | 6–0, 6–3 |
Francesca Shiavone
Francesca’s path to the final was much more easier: she defeated Caroline Wozniacki in quarters and Elena Dementieva in semifinals, but the Dane was exhausted by her marathon match against Flavia Pennetta in the previous round, and Elena retired after the loss of the first set.
She is a very complete player and likes to attack the net to finish off the point.
Schiavone’s record in finals so far:
| Outcome | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in final | Score in final |
| Runner-up | 12 June 2000 | Tashkent | Hard | Iroda Tulyaganova | 6–3, 2–6, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 6 January 1993 | Canberra | Hard | Meghann Shaughnessy | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 12 September 2005 | Bali | Hard | Lindsay Davenport | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 10 0ctober 2005 | Moscow | Carpet | Mary Pierce | 6-4, 6-3 |
| Runner-up | 24 October 2005 | Hasselt | Carpet | Kim Clijsters | 6–2, 6-2 |
| Runner-up | 9 January 2006 | Sydney | Hard | Justine Henin | 4–6, 7-5, 7-5 |
| Runner-up | 3 April 2006 | Amelia Island | Clay | Nadia Petrova | 6-4, 6-4 |
| Runner-up | 25 September 2006 | Luxembourg | Hard | Alona Bondarenko | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Winner | 29 July 2007 | Bad Gastein | Clay | Yvonne Meusburger | 6-1, 6-4 |
| Runner-up | 13 July 2009 | Prague | Clay | Sybille Bammer | 7-6, 6-2 |
| Runner-up | 12 October 2009 | Osaka | Hard | Sam Stosur | 7-5, 6-1 |
| Winner | 25 October 2009 | Moscow | Hard | Olga Govortsova | 6-3, 6-0 |
| Winner | 17 April 2010 | Barcelona | Clay | Roberta Vinci | 6-1, 6-1 |
So, who’s the favorite for the title this afternoon?
Sam and Francesca are both in the form of their life but Stosur seems to be the one who will capture her maiden Grand Slam title.
But who knows how both of them will handle the pressure?
Sam used to be a choker but everything has changed since a few months. And as she explained it in press conference she already has Grand Slam finals experience… in doubles. But the pressure is on the Australian, as the Italian is clearly the underdog.
Francesca is a fighter and will give eveything for the title, she also knows there won’t be any other chance for her!
So, it will be an interesting match today between these two veterans. Sam leads their head to head 4 to 1, she has won their last four meetings. She’s clearly the favorite but a final is so different from every other match, so who knows what can happen.
| Year | Tournament | Surface | Winner | Score in final |
| 2005 | Hasselt | Hard | Schiavone | 6-3, 6-2 |
| 2007 | Rome | Clay | Stosur | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 2009 | Indian Wells | Hard | Stosur | 6–1, 6–4 |
| 2009 | French Open | Clay | Stosur | 6-4, 6-2 |
| 2009 | Osaka | Hard | Stosur | 7-5, 6-1 |
You can follow the final live on Tennis Buzz this afternoon.
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World No. 2 Nadal takes a 2-0 head-to-head record into his match against the 29-year-old Melzer. Nadal conceded just four games in each of their previous two meetings, in the quarter-finals of the Beijing Olympics and last year on clay at the Madrid Masters Series.
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