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By Jun 07, 2025What does Soderling's once-epochal upset of Nadal mean 10 years later?
It’s still among the first, if not the first, match that comes to mind when we make our lists of the biggest upsets in tennis history. But it has also lost some of its shock value, for various reasons.
Published May 30, 2019
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What does Soderling's once-epochal upset of Nadal mean 10 years later?
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Robin Soderling’s shocking upset of Rafael Nadal gave Roger Federer the path he needed to win Roland Garros.
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What does Soderling's once-epochal upset of Nadal mean 10 years later?