Roger Federer faces Roland Garros' mission impossible on Friday when he tries to become just the third man to beat 11-time champion Rafael Nadal on the Paris clay.
The great Spaniard has only been defeated twice on the red brick dust in the French capital in 93 matches since his 2005 debut.
Ten years ago Robin Soderling hit winner after winner as the unheralded Swede ended Nadal's 31-match win streak at the tournament.
"I think to beat him on clay is challenging. But to beat him in five sets on clay is even more difficult," said Soderling who crushed 63 winners in that last-16 landmark win.
"You have to play extremely well. To beat him on clay, the only chance for any player is to be really aggressive.
"Take some risks. Many, many players, even good players, top players... you can almost see that they don't really believe 100 per cent that they can win."
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"But that's what happens when you don't feel comfortable on the court. I think because I play fast to his forehand and moved him around the court, he was a bit uncomfortable in his footing. That's where I want him."
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