2009 French Open sets, 2–6, 7–6, 4–6, 6–7. The upset result ended Nadal's French Open winning streak at 31 matches. Söderling had never previously reached the fourth round of any Grand Slam tournament, and had never previously beaten Nadal in three attempts, although he had taken him to five sets at Wimbledon in 2007. Söderling proceeded to reach the final, defeating Nikolay Davydenko in straight sets and Fernando González in five sets before losing to Roger Federer in his first Grand Slam final appearance. Of the upset result, former three-time French Open champion Mats Wilander stated that "Everybody's in a state of shock,
2005 French Open – Men's Singles 2005 French Open – Men's Singles Gastón Gaudio was the defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to David Ferrer. Rafael Nadal won in the final 6–7, 6–3, 6–1, 7–5 in his first French Open appearance (and first as a seeded player in major), as well as his first major final against Mariano Puerta, who also played in his first (and only) grand slam final. This was also the beginning of an unprecedented run of success at Roland Garros for Nadal, who would go on to win the tournament a record eleven times. Future three-time Grand Slam champion Stanislas