Biggest upset of French Open 2010, defending champion Swiss star Roger Federer defeated by Robin Soderling of Sweden in sets of 3-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 in a rain interrupted match on Tuesday.

 

The world number one crumbled under ferocious onslaught of Soderling. He was beaten by Federer in last year’s final. He claimed his first career win against the 16 times Grand Slam champion.
 
The last time Federer failed to reach semi-finals of any grand slam tournament was in the third round at Roland Garros in 2004 when he lost to Gustavo Kuerten. Soderling is getting a tag of Shocking Soderling, last year he defeated four time French Open champion Rafael Nadal.

Soderling said after the match, “I came in to this tournament with lot of confidence and today I played really, really well.”
 
Federer was at his best when he won the first set with loss of just two points on serve, braking the Swede in the eight game when he forced his opponent o volley wide.
 
Soderling struck first in the second set, storming into a 3-0 lead and cracked down with some thunderous serves, reaching 220kph to lead at 5-3, leveling the match when Federer netted a return.

Rain disrupted the match, but it was a moment for Soderling to regain his energy and carry on his onslaught. Federer double-faulted at 30-30 then watched a Soderling forehand rip down the line as the Swede broke.
 
Soderling won the third set with one of 14 booming aces and despite being broken early in the fourth he replied with two of his own as Federer ran out of ideas.
 
After breaking serve at 4-4 when Federer wafted a backhnand long, Soderling was ice cool despite the crowd's clear support for the champion.