2010 French Open: Roger Federer's Semifinal Streak Ends At 23 With Loss To Robin Soderling

One of the most unbelievable streaks in sport came to an end at Roland Garros on Tuesday as Roger Federer lost to Robin Soderling in the quarterfinals, thus snapping his streak of reaching 23 consecutive Grand Slam semifinals.

Federer was able to take the first set from Soderling, but from there on the Swede’s power became too much for the No. 1 player in the world to handle. Soderling used his massive forehand and huge serve to smash 49 winners, and break Federer four times en route to a 3-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 upset.

At last year’s French Open, Soderling snapped another incredible winning streak by beating Rafa Nadal, who had won 31 straight matches at Roland Garros. Soderling went on to lose to Federer in the final last year, and was 0-12 lifetime against Fed coming into Tuesday’s quarterfinal.