Going on to lose to Soderling in the semi-final, who defeated Andy Murray in the French Open quarterfinals?
"in round two of the Rome Masters by qualifier Juan Mónaco, and he reached the quarter-finals of the Madrid Masters, losing to Juan Martín del Potro. During this time Murray achieved the highest ever ranking of a British male in the Open Era when he reached the No. 3 ranking on 11 May 2009. Murray reached the quarter-finals of the French Open, but was defeated by Fernando González in four sets. Murray won for the first time on grass at Queen's and became the first British winner of the tournament since 1938. In the final Murray defeated American James Blake."
"to defeating Fernando Verdasco 2–6, 7–5, 6–4. After winning 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 against Nicolás Almagro, he faced Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals which he lost 3–6, 0–6. At the French Open, Soderling was seeded 5th and beat Ryan Harrison in the first round 6–1, 6–7, 6–3, 7–5. Harrison was up 5–4 in the fourth set, within one game of forcing a fifth and deciding set, but ceded the final three games, the fourth set, and ultimately the match to Söderling. Söderling then plowed through Albert Ramos, Leonardo Mayer and Gilles Simon without losing a set to land himself a quarterfinal"
"champion. Söderling subsequently advanced to the final, defeating two-time semi-finalist Nikolay Davydenko in the quarterfinals and Fernando González in five sets in the semifinals en route before being defeated by Roger Federer in the final. Söderling reached a second successive French Open final in 2010. He defeated defending champion Federer in the quarterfinals, which ended Federer's record streak of 23 consecutive Grand Slam semifinals. Söderling won the semifinals in five sets against Tomáš Berdych before losing in straight sets to Rafael Nadal in the final. Following injuries and illness, Söderling has not played a tour level match since he won"
"Marc Gicquel (who had the opportunity to play after Soderling's withdrawal) and Tsonga who defeated Dmitry Tursunov. In the quarter-finals Rafael Nadal beat Frenchman Tsonga 6-4, 7-6, 6-4 to set up a match with Monfils in the semi-finals, who beat Julien Benneteau 7-6, 6-1. Mario Ančić continued his good form from the Zagreb tournament the previous week by beating Mikhail Youzhny 6-4, 6-2 in their quarter-final match. Marc Gicquel was forced to retire from his quarter-final against Murray when Murray was leading 7-6, 4-6, 3-0. In the first semi-final match, despite initial fears that he would not be able to"
"Andy Murray 6–3, 6–4 but subsequently lost in the semifinals to Rafael Nadal. At the US Open he made it to the fourth round before being defeated by Stanislas Wawrinka. He reached his third final at the PTT Thailand Open falling to Canadian Milos Raonic in two tight sets. Berdych qualified for the fourth straight year for the ATP World Tour Finals, where he scored a win against David Ferrer in straight sets, but lost against Rafael Nadal and Stanislas Wawrinka, both in three sets. Berdych reached his first Australian Open semi-final. In the semifinal, he lost to Stanislas Wawrinka"
"in four sets to reach his fourth French Open semi-final. There he defeated defending champion Stanislas Wawrinka to reach his first final at the French Open and tenth overall, also becoming the tenth man in the Open Era to have reached all four Slam finals at least once. In the final he again played Novak Djokovic, their third tournament final in a row, winning the first set before eventually losing in four sets. As the grass court season began, Murray announced that he would again be working with former coach Ivan Lendl, after they had split in 2014. Murray defeated"
"time in his career in a tour-level match in the quarterfinals. Söderling's victory snapped Federer's streak of 23 consecutive semifinal appearances in Grand Slam tournaments and marked the second consecutive year that Söderling defeated the defending French Open champion. In the semifinals, he defeated the 15th seed Tomáš Berdych 6–3, 3–6, 5–7, 6–3, 6–3 to reach his second consecutive French Open final. By this win, Söderling guaranteed himself a then career-high ranking of world No. 6. Söderling faced Rafael Nadal in the final and could not stop the Spaniard as he fell 4–6, 2–6, 4–6. After another successful run at"
"the semifinals at the French Open, matching his best result from 2011. He again faced Nadal, but lost in straight sets. Murray was unsuccessful in his defence of his Wimbledon title, losing in the quarterfinals against Grigor Dimitrov, his first loss prior to the semifinals in the said event since 2008. He lost in the quarterfinals in Rogers Cup, Western & Southern Open and the US Open, however managed to find form during the Asian swing, winning his first title of the year at the ATP Shenzhen Open defeating Tommy Robredo after saving five match points. Murray then took wildcards"
"final three remaining spots were taken after Spaniard Fernando Verdasco lost 6–7 7–6 7–5 in the third round to Gaël Monfils. Tomáš Berdych made a big triumph this year by reaching a career-high no. 6 in the world. Although Berdych is the only player on the eight man field to not win a tournament in the year, he made a big impression in the Slams. Berdych was able to make it to his first Grand Slam Semi-finals at the French Open losing to Robin Söderling after earning a victory over Andy Murray in the round of 16. Berdych, however made"
"Andy Murray was beaten before the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam tournament, losing to Kevin Anderson in the fourth round. This ended a streak of 18 consecutive Grand Slam quarter-finals (he missed the 2013 French Open due to injury). This was also the last Grand Slam tournament for former World No. 7 Mardy Fish and former top fifteen player Jarkko Nieminen. 2015 US Open – Men's Singles Marin Čilić was the defending champion, but was defeated by the eventual champion, Novak Djokovic in the semifinals. Djokovic went on to win the title, defeating Roger Federer in the final, 6–4, 5–7,"
"the way he raised his game to old heights in the first two sets, but also in his solidity in the face of some ferocious hitting from Soderling in the third. Andy Murray did not want to spoil the party. For the first time since 2006, the four top seeds will meet in the Roland Garros semi-finals thanks to the Scotsman's impressive 7–6, 7–5, 6–2 victory over Juan Ignacio Chela. Li Na reached her first ever French Open semi-final with a comfortable 7–5, 6–2 win over Victoria Azarenka on Wednesday. An initially tight match swung in the Chinese sixth seed's"
"tie against Australia. He conditioned his return on the resignation of the federation's current directive, promising he would relinquish all his future Davis Cup proceeds to the ""benefit of younger players."" At the start of the clay-court season, González reached the semifinals at Barcelona and Rome. He withdrew from Munich and Madrid, after twisting his ankle while signing autographs in Rome. At the French Open, he reached the semifinals for the first time, beating third seed Andy Murray in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, he played Robin Söderling, who had previously defeated top seed Rafael Nadal and Nikolay Davydenko. González"
"1 Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray and Nikolay Davydenko. Also lined up are Gilles Simon, Gaël Monfils, David Ferrer, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Robin Söderling. Robin Söderling was forced to withdraw from the tournament on the second day, before he was due to face Russia's Evgeny Korolev on day three. He was replaced by Frenchman Marc Gicquel who entered the tournament as a lucky loser. Andy Murray defeated Rafael Nadal 6–3, 4–6, 6–0 Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić defeated Lukáš Dlouhý / Leander Paes 6–2, 7–5 Robin Söderling was the eighth seed, but had to withdraw. The following players received wildcards into"
"He then represented Czech Republic at the 2010 ARAG World Team Cup and won all his three singles matches, but failed to reach the final after losing the tie against USA. In the 2010 French Open, Berdych enjoyed his best performance to date in a Grand Slam tournament. He reached the semifinals, where he was defeated by fifth seed Robin Söderling 3–6, 6–3, 7–5, 3–6, 3–6. En route to the semifinals, he defeated three seeded opponents in straight sets: John Isner in the third round, No. 4 Andy Murray in the fourth round, and Mikhail Youzhny in the quarterfinals. He"
"right hamstring injury. He then reached the final of the Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell losing to Fernando Verdasco in the final 6–3, 4–6, 6–3. At the French Open, Söderling made a repeat of last years upset, but this time around against Roger Federer defeating him in the quarterfinals 3–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–4, ending Federer's 12 match winning streak over the Swede. He then went on to reach the finals for the second consecutive year, but lost to Rafael Nadal 6–4, 6–2, 6–4. He reached his fourth final of the year at the SkiStar Swedish Open, as the defending champion but"
"lost out on two tie-breaks. Andy Murray beat former top three player Ivan Ljubičić while Gaël Monfils took the first set against Swiss player Stéphane Bohli before his opponent had to retire injured. Seeds began to fall in the second round: Nikolay Davydenko, Gilles Simon and David Ferrer exited the competition with defeats to Julien Benneteau, Mario Ančić and Mikhail Youzhny respectively. Nadal overcame the loss of the second set against the 2008 junior champion Grigor Dimitrov to win 7–5, 3–6, 6–2. Murray defeated Seppi 7–6, 7–6 and Monfils beat fellow Frenchman Michaël Llodra. The quarter-final line-up was completed by"
"lead. While Murray battled back to take the third set in a tiebreaker, Anderson won the match in four sets to reach his first Grand Slam quarterfinal without dropping a point in the last tiebreaker. This ended Murray's five-year run of 18 consecutive Grand Slam Quarterfinals (not counting his withdrawal from the 2013 French Open) since his third round loss to Stan Wawrinka in the 2010 US Open. Playing against Australia in the semifinals of the Davis Cup World Group in Glasgow, Andy Murray won both his singles rubbers in straight sets, against Thanasi Kokkinakis and Bernard Tomic. He also"
"Ivan Ljubičić in the final. Berdych has reached the semifinals of all four Grand Slams. Alongside his Wimbledon performance in the same year, he reached the semifinals of the 2010 French Open, defeating fourth seed Andy Murray in straight sets in the fourth round, and dropping no sets until his loss in the semifinals to Robin Söderling. At the 2012 US Open he defeated No. 1 Roger Federer, again at the quarterfinal stage, before losing to eventual champion Murray. During the 2014 Australian Open he lost to eventual champion Stanislas Wawrinka in four sets during the semi. He is the"
"set up a quarter-final meeting with Rafael Nadal. In their first meeting since October 2011, Murray seized the early initiative and took the first set 6–1, but Nadal battled back to take the second. In the decider, Murray moved out to a 4–2 lead and was within touching distance of recording his first win over Nadal on clay. However, he was unable to see the match out and Nadal recovered to take the third 7–5. Murray began his French Open with a four sets win over Andrey Golubev, and then defeated Marinko Matosevic to set up a third round match"
"the French Open, many were expecting another Nadal-Federer final. However, this became impossible when rival Robin Söderling defeated Federer (3-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4) in the quarter-finals. The failure of Federer to reach the semi-finals would allow Nadal to regain the world number 1 ranking, if he were to win the tournament. Nadal advanced to the final and defeated Soderling (6-4, 6-2, 6-4) to win the French Open. The win gave Nadal his seventh Grand Slam, tying him with John McEnroe, John Newcombe and Mats Wilander on the all-time list, and allowed Nadal to reclaim the position of ATP World Number"
"reached the quarter-finals for the lost of just four games, with victories against Borna Ćorić and David Goffin, before defeating Richard Gasquet in three sets to reach his first semi-final at the Paris Masters, becoming only the fourth person to reach the semi-finals or better at least once at all nine Masters tournaments. He then beat David Ferrer in straight sets, including a run of the last five games, but lost to Novak Djokovic in the final for the sixth time in the season. Murray had qualified for the Tour Finals and was seeded second, drawn in the same group"
"Open to Fernando Verdasco 3–6, 2–6, and the 2009 French Open to Philipp Kohlschreiber 4–6, 6–2, 4–6, 7–6, 3–6. Surprisingly, Ferrero's resurgence came on the grass courts, as he reached the semifinals of the Queen's Club Championships, losing to Andy Murray, 2–6, 4–6, and the quarterfinals at Wimbledon, defeating tenth seed Fernando González in the third round, 4–6, 7–5, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4, in a match lasting about 3 hours, and seventh seed Gilles Simon in the fourth round, 7–6, 6–3, 6–2, before losing to Andy Murray, 5–7, 3–6, 2–6. These performances saw him climb from No. 90 to No. 37"
"also the first Frenchman to make the US Open quarterfinals since Arnaud Clément in 2000. Monfils was runner-up at the Rakuten Japan Open, losing to Rafael Nadal in two sets. At the Open de Sud, Monfils won his third tournament, defeating Ivan Ljubičić in three sets. Monfils was seeded 12th in the BNP Paribas Masters, and successfully reached the final the second consecutive year, and this time also scoring three Top 10 wins (Fernando Verdasco in third round, Andy Murray in quarterfinals, and Roger Federer in semifinals) en route to the final where he lost to Robin Söderling. Monfils started"
"Valencia, Söderling traveled to Paris to compete at the BNP Paribas Masters. Receiving a bye to the 2nd round, Söderling defeated Gilles Simon 6–4, 6–0. Up next was Stanislas Wawrinka, 7–6, 6–3. In the quarterfinals, Söderling won over Andy Roddick, also in straight sets 7–5, 6–4. Söderling then saved three match points in beating Michaël Llodra to reach his first Masters 1000 final, and won the championship by defeating Gaël Monfils (who had also saved 5 match points in his semi-final against Roger Federer) in the final 6–1, 7–6. He became the first Swedish player to win Paris Masters since"
"de France, losing to Jerzy Janowicz. He then snapped his 12-match losing streak against Andy Murray in the quarterfinals of the 2015 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament. However, he was defeated by Tomas Berdych in the semifinals. He reached the fourth round at Roland Garros, losing to eventual champion Stan Wawrinka in straight sets. He later reached his second grand slam quarterfinal at Wimbledon, defeating Monfils and Berdych before losing to Roger Federer. In September, he made the final of the Moselle Open, where he was denied a third title at the tournament in a hard-fought final by Jo-Wilfried Tsonga,"
"the most Grand Slam singles wins by any player, male or female. The tournament marked the fifth time that Nadal and Federer won the French Open and Wimbledon respectively in the same year. This was also the first Grand Slam tournament since the 2009 French Open in which Murray, Nadal and Djokovic all failed to reach the semifinals, and the first time since 2004 that no player reached all 4 quarterfinals in a year. With his win over Murray, Querrey became the first American man to reach a Grand Slam semifinal since Andy Roddick at the 2009 Wimbledon Championships and"
"Djokovic in straight sets. After losing to Fognini again at the Barcelona Open quarterfinals, Nadal entered the Madrid Open as the two-time defending champion but lost in the final to Andy Murray in straight sets, resulting in his dropping out of the top five for the first time since 2005. In the Rome Masters, he lost to Stan Wawrinka in the quarterfinals. Nadal came into the French Open at the five time defending but lost to eventual runner-up Djokovic in the quarterfinals, ending his winning streak of 39 consecutive victories in Paris since his defeat by Robin Söderling in 2009."
"of the Shanghai Rolex Masters, Britain's no. 1 Andy Murray was announced as a qualifier. Andy Murray began the year by reaching his second Slam final at the Australian Open, where he defeated Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals after the Spaniard retired, but lost to Roger Federer in the final 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(11). After the loss to Federer, Murray went on a bad run of form only making it in 2 quarterfinals in 8 tournaments. However, Murray bounced back at the Wimbledon Championships, where he reached the semi-finals losing to Rafael Nadal 6–4, 7–6(6), 6–4. The Scot then reached the"
"Kyrgios, Murray reached his ninth consecutive quarter-final at Wimbledon. He then defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in five sets, having been two sets up, to reach the semi-final for the seventh time, where he won in straight sets against Tomáš Berdych, reaching his third Slam final of 2016 and eleventh overall, more than any other British male player. For the first time in a Slam final, Murray's opponent was neither Djokovic nor Federer but Milos Raonic, who had beaten Federer in the semi finals, while Djokovic had lost earlier to Sam Querrey. Murray won the match in straight sets, winning his third"
"a single game. In the quarterfinals, he lost to second seed Andy Murray. At the 2016 French Open, he played the first round against wild card Grégoire Barrère. He won in straight sets. In the second round, he played against qualifier Carlos Berlocq and won again in straight sets. In the third round, he won in a more than 3 hours match against Nicolás Almagro. In the fourth round, he won in four sets against Ernests Gulbis. His tournament ended in the quarterfinals, where he lost to Dominic Thiem in four sets. At Wimbledon, he won in the first and"
"served for the match in the 2nd set, but the Russian survived 4–6, 7–5, 6–4. As with the Men's side several matches were cancelled. This day, Roger Federer lost his quarterfinals match against Robin Söderling, making it the first time since the 2004 French Open that Federer did not reach at least the semifinals of a Grand Slam tournament. It also meant that Federer lost his ATP men's single No. 1 ranking in tennis since Rafael Nadal won the 2010 French Open men's singles title. Also, since Nadal became the 2010 French Open men's singles champion, Federer was left only"
"to the quarterfinals with a retirement of Russian Nikolay Davydenko to face the Swiss Roger Federer, who beat Spaniard Tommy Robredo in straight sets. This would mark the third time the duo of Federer and Söderling has met in a Grand Slam in 2009, including the 2009 French Open final and the 2009 Wimbledon Championships fourth round, which were both won by Federer. Spaniard Fernando Verdasco beat American John Isner to advance into the quarterfinals, which means for the first time in US Open history no American male advanced into the quarterfinals of the tournament. Verdasco would face Serbian Novak"
"France and pulled out of the 2011 French Open, after failing to recover. Roddick returned to action at the Aegon Championships, where he was a four-time champion. In the semifinals, he played Andy Murray, their first meeting since the Wimbledon 2009 semifinals, but Roddick was defeated in straight sets. Roddick was seeded eighth for Wimbledon, and in the first round, he beat Andreas Beck of Germany in straight sets. In the second round, Roddick defeated Victor Hănescu, again in straight sets. In the third round, Roddick was beaten in straight sets by left-handed Spaniard Feliciano López. The upset loss to"