Soderling speech - 2009 Rolland Garros Final
A gracious and happy Soderling gave his speech in perfect English. Mentioning that Federer has given him a lesson in how to play, and that he is the greatest player in history who deserved the win. He entertainingly recounted: “My coach and I were ‘Yoking’ (lovely Swedish accent on ‘Joking’) that I could win this match because no one can beat me 10 times in a row” (Federer had already beaten him 9 times to date), “it seems we were wrong, but not 11!” A friendly challenge to the next time they meet on the court.
I’ve never seen anyone so happy to be the runner up, I think he was genuinely happy to be in the final and playing against Federer, and you don’t see that in many other sports. A true respect for sportsmanship and your opponent is a great thing to see.
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Extracted from: French Open final interviews from Roger Federer and Robin Soderling
By: Tania Leach
http://www.examiner.com/x-7304-DC-Recreation-Examiner~y2009m6d7-French-Open-final-interviews-from-Roger-Federer-and-Robin-Soderling
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
RG pics
Got some pics from a Russian colleague who has been at the RG for the past days. The RF one is from this morning.. gettiung ready for the match agaisnt our own Söderling. COME ON ROBIN!!!
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