Federer into the semis

The French Open quarterfinals continued today, with Roger Federer taking on Gael Monfils and Juan Martin del Potro playing Tommy Robredo. I was able to listen to a broadcast of both matches via the French Open website. Monfils played a good first set, but after losing in a tiebreak, he fell apart in the second. Being down 2 sets to none against Roger Federer is not a good situation, and even though he played well in the final set, it was not good enough. Federer won in straight sets. Del Potro likewise had little trouble downing Robredo. So the stage is set for a Federer-Del Potro semifinal. That has the potential to be a good match, although in the past Federer has owned Del Potro. The other semi will be between Robin Soderling and Fernando Gonzalez. It will be interesting to see if Soderling's play against Nadal was just a fluke or if he can really play tennis with the big boys. Of course, Gonzalez is not a top-ten player, so I don't think I'll be surprised no matter who wins.