Nadal takes fifth French Open crown

Earlier today I watched the men's final of the French Open between Robin Soderling and Rafa Nadal. An interesting matchup since Soderling had ousted Federer in the quarters and defeated Nadal at this tournament last year. The match was not a complete blowout, although the score made it seem a bit more lopsided than it really was. The first set was close. Nadal had one break, and Soderling had some opportunities to break but couldn't do it. The Swede seemed to lose some steam in the second set and was broken twice, and after that the third set was predictable. I give Soderling a lot of credit, though, for making it to the final for the second year in a row. Last year he seemed to be a one-hit wonder who was lucky to beat Nadal, but now he's proven that he is very dangerous on clay, especially at Roland Garros. Also of note: Nadal will now replace Federer as the top-ranked player in the world. It looks like he'll be at the top for a while, since he missed Wimbledon last year and will likely perform well there in a few weeks.