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Rafael Nadal's shock defeat leaves the door open for Roger Federer | French Open 2009 | The Guardian
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Spain's Rafael Nadal is defeated by Sweden's Robin Soderling, 6-2,6-7,6-4,7-6, in their Fourth round of the of the French Open tennis at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France on May 31,
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Nadal lost to Soderling at the Roland Garros because he was sick. TSONGA - Tennis Tonic - News, Predictions, H2H, Live Scores, stats
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Roger Federer: Robin Soderling relives French Open 09 and beating Rafael Nadal - EXCLUSIVE | Tennis | Sport | Express.co.uk
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Soderling, el primer tenista que ganó a Nadal en París, se rinde al balear tras Roland Garros - AS.com
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Rafael Nadal suffers first ever French Open defeat at hands of Robin Soderling | French Open 2009 | The Guardian
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