French Open 2010: Roger Federer contemplates loss of top spot!

Following his shock defeat at the hands of Robin Soderling the other day, Federer, like many of us, has shown his wariness on tentatively losing his No.1 spot to Rafael Nadal should the Spaniard win his 5th French Open title here at Roland Garros.

Roger Federer Mourning!

In doing so, he would also deny Federer – a record equaling chance of his 286th week at the No.1 position. Federer’s impressive run of 23 grand slam semifinals berths ended here on Tuesday night, along with his 12-0 run over the giant killer Soderling, who revenged his last year’s French Open finals loss over the Swiss champion.

Federer felt the soggy conditions on clay due to the rain may have worked in his opponent’s favour. Even Soderling acknowledged that the rematch was a easier for him compared to last year, as there was no added pressure of a first Grand slam final. The fifth seed will play Tomas Berdych, who defeated Mikhail Youzhny in straight sets, in the semi-finals.

Nadal will play against fellow Spaniard Nicolas Almagro, with the winner playing whoever comes out on top between third seed Novak Djokovic and Jurgen Melzer. With the current form, it looks pretty much to be a all-European affair. Can we have a finals rematch with Soderling and Nadal? Will Djokovic spoil Nadal’s run?

Stay tuned for live action from Roland Garros.