Nadal defeats Soderling to win Roland Garros 2010

What a disappointment. This match had so much potential but sadly it never lived up to expectations. After watching, Soderling dismantle Roger, in the quarters, I was convinced, that if he made the finals, he'd be the favorite to win and that anything less than a great performance from Nadal would equal a straight sets victory for the Sweede. Boy, was I wrong. Nadal, seemed to only play at about 70%, but it was more than enough for him to thrash Soderling 6-4, 6-2, 6-4.

Robin, was simply, not able to hang with Nadal on the longer points and didn't bring out his aggressive style of hitting either. There were very few occasions where he managed to get himself completely in control of the point and run Rafa ragged, like he did last year. There were a lot of things he needed to do better in this match.

Soderling, has proven, that he has potential. He may even be good enough to win a slam and I think he's got a few good years left. Who knows. We could be looking at next years French Open champion. But if he is going to win the French. He'll need to start playing these finals on his terms and not allow Nadal to keep him pinned behind the baseline with his topspin forehand.