Roger Federer’s shock quarter-final defeat to Robin Soderling at this year’s French Open prevented the world No 1 from extending his incredible run of consecutive grand slam semi-finals to 24.
You have to go back six years when the Swiss failed to reach the last four of a major. It was at Roland Garros on 29 May 2004 when Federer, then aged 22, suffered a third round exit to former world No 1 and Brazilian Gustavo Kuerton.
Federer headed into 2004 French Open as top seed and world No 1 after supplanting Andy Roddick at the top of the rankings.
- Unseeded Gastón Gaudio won an all-Argentine final at Roland Garros with victory over Guillermo Canas in five sets.
- In the women's draw, Anastasia Myskina became the first Russian female tennis player to win a grand slam title.
- A fresh-faced 16 year-old Andy Murray had not even set foot on the senior circuit and was four months away from becoming US Open boys’ champion.
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