by Saarbrigga » Thu, 03 Jun 2010 14:17
Some hours ago i had a talk with 2 good friends about Roland Garros. One of them is gonna bet 100 Euro Söderling will take the championship.
He said:
"I bet Söderling will do it like our fellow countryman Michael Stich in Wimbledon 1991."
I guess many of you can t remember this, but for me as a german (and Stich fan) it is simply unforgetable.
Stich was Nr. 6 seeded (Söderling is 7) and played the tournament of his life. He was in a - like we in german says - "Überform" (Overform) and won the championship.
In the quarterfinals, he met Nr. 4 seeded Jim Courier. He met him 4 weeks before in the semi of Roland Garros and lost in 4 sets. He beat him in 3.
In the semi, he defeated Nr. 1 seed titledefender Stefan Edberg in 4, who did not lost 1 service game during the whole tournament.
In the final, he won against 3 times champion Becker in 3 sets.
QF: Stich - Courier: 6-3 7-6 6-2
SF: Stich - Edberg: 4-6 7-6 7-6 7-6
F: Stich - Becker: 6-4 7-6 6-4
Can Söderling be like Stich in Wimbledon 1991? What do you think...
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