WORLD NUMBER two Roger Federer lifted the French Open trophy on Sunday (June 7). He defeated Sweden's Robin Soderling 6-1, 7-6 (7-1), 6-4 in a little less than two hours. As the match progressed, Soderling, who was playing at his very first Grand Slam final, struck an increasing number of unforced errors, effectively handing the first set to Federer. Soderling had lost in all his previous encounters against Federer. He battled back to take the second set to a tie-break, which was eventually won by Federer.

The match saw a minor disturbance when a spectator breached security to run on court and waved a flag before Federer and attempted to fit him with a beret. He tried for about ten seconds and even attempted going at Soderling, before he was pulled away by a match official.

This French Open win becomes Federer's 14th Grand Slam title, a tally that equals tennis legend Pete Sampras' record. Federer has now become the only sixth player in the world to have won all the four Grand Slams. So far, the biggest obstacle between Federer and his attempts at the French Open, has been the Spanish Rafael Nadal who had defeated him in his last four attempts at the title, three of which were finals.