Can he become the greatest player in the Open era?
JMDP was frustrated with the outcome but he also told Roger, "Everybody wants you to lift the trophy.”
Roger will now face Roland Garros sensation Robin Soderling in Sunday's final.
Victory there will take Federer level with Pete Sampras's mark of 14 majors and make him only the sixth man to complete a career Grand Slam.
Federer will go into his fourth Roland Garros final with an advantage of 9-0 career record over Soderling.
Soderling is aiming for a Swede success.
Soderling, the shock conqueror of four-time champion Rafael Nadal, also needed five sets to reach his maiden Grand Slam final with a 6-3, 7-5, 5-7, 4-6, 6-4 victory over Fernando Gonzalez.
Gonzalez was down and out of the French Open."Soderling deserves to be there because he also beat Nadal and he was the man to beat in this tournament."
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Liezel Huber and Bob Bryan beat Vania King and Marcelo Melo 5-7, 7-6 (5), 10-7 to win the French Open mixed doubles championship.
Look at Huber's face. Haha... she doesn't look so comfortable in the beginning...
The title is Bryan’s second consecutive in mixed doubles at the French Open and his sixth Grand Slam mixed doubles title overall—each with a different partner.“It’s gotten better and better each time,” he said.
But she began to feel comfortable and they started teasing each other...
... then she touched his face...
Bryan also has won seven men’s doubles major championships with twin brother Mike. They lost in the semifinals at Roland Garros earlier Thursday to Wesley Moodie of South Africa and Dick Norman of Belgium.“This was a way for me to feel good, you know, to leave here with a win, leave here with a trophy, big title and a Grand Slam,” Bryan said.
... and as they walked, he put his arm on her shoulder...
... all's well ends well, and it ended with a kiss.
For Huber, it’s her first mixed doubles Grand Slam title. She has won four women’s doubles major championships. “I’m so grateful for playing with Bob,” she said.
“I truly think we wouldn’t have won this title without him.”
(Via AP, Images by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)
Oh, dear! The Australian Open is facing another blow when Qantas decided to join GE Money, Garnier and MasterCard who ended their sponsorship for the Happy Slam.
Even though the tournament is expected to announce several new partnership deals, the Qantas deal which was heavily linked to ticketing and travel-related arrangements than cash, was said to bring the total value of recently lost sponsorships to AU$10 million!
Tennis Australia declined to comment, and Qantas spokesman also reluctant to discuss whether the end of the sponsorship was related solely to the global economic crisis.
(Via theage.com.au)
Who will play in the French Open final?
I'm kind of bored (not sick yet though) with all these talks about Roger Federer achieving a career Grand Slam, tying Pete Sampras all-time record of 14 major titles and being the people's choice."I feel it since a few years now, to be honest with you," Federer said.
"But this year even more extreme."
"When I walk on the streets or drive in the transportation or I go for dinner, everybody is like, 'This is your year. You've got to do it.' They're screaming from their scooters and out of the car. They even get out at the red lights and want me to sign an autograph or take a picture."
"It's quite incredible this last couple of weeks."
Alright maybe I'm saying that because I'm a Rafatard.
Or maybe I just want people to stop talking about it.
We all know very well that Federer has his best ever chance of winning the French Open, the only Grand Slam which is missing from his resume.
Hopefully Juan Martin del Potro will surprise us tomorrow, or at least put up a good fight against his idol.
In another semifinal, Fernando Gonzalez will face off with Robin Soderling,
I'm glad that Gonzalez is confident about his chance in the final. He said, "This is a big moment in my career and I want to make the most of it. I want to think I'm a favourite because I feel fit to win my next match, and that is what I want to focus on."
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Can he become the greatest player in the Open era?
JMDP was frustrated with the outcome but he also told Roger, "Everybody wants you to lift the trophy.” 
Soderling is aiming for a Swede success.
Gonzalez was down and out of the French Open.
