Rafael Nadal to face Robin Soderling in Final: French Open 2010

Rafael Nadal deserved the probability to win fifth French Open and gain payback for last year's shock defeat after being seen by Jurgen Melzer in the semi-finals.



The Swede, who Cannonball dish up and thumping forehand into the viewers favorite and defending champion Roger Federer in the quarter-finals, survived five set match with Czech Tomas Berdych to reach the finals for the second year in a row.

Nadal, who has four years of control of Roland Garros was complete by Soderling in the fourth round last year, has stayed on track to retrieve his crown with a 6-2, 6-3, 7-6 (8-6) win over revelation semi- - Finalist Juergen Melzer of Austria.




Soderling was compulsory to approach beginning two sets to one down yesterday to beat Tomas Berdych 6-3, 3-6, 5-7, 6-3, 6-3 in a match that lasted almost three and half hours.