A genuinely shocking result today. Soderling was absolutely killing the ball, but Nadal was, as he pointed out, leaving too many short.A few things: Nadal handled it very well, from a classy handshake with a player he dislikes to a classy press conference. No one will be thinking about Djokovic's loss now.
This loss also is a reminder how unbelievable Roger's string of 19 straight semifinal appearances is. So many things can go wrong in a tournament, and even a healthy Nadal on a bad day can lose to a hot player. If not for his mono last year, Roger might be shooting for his 16th straight final.
Lets hope he gets there this time. Nadal hopes so. From his presser:
"Federer is the favorite, in my opinion... Federer is my favorite.... If one guy deserves it, that's him."
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