A French Open win would give Federer 15 Grand Slams . Safina , who has reached the top of the world rankings despite not having a major title to her name , looked completely out-of-sorts against her compatriot , who secured a comfortable 6-4 , 6-2 victory in just over an hour . That would tie his 14 losses to American Pete Sampras . Federer has a 3 - 0 lead over the Swiss going into the final . Soderling defeated favorite Rafael Nadal in a fourth - round stunner .
A French Open win would give Federer 15 Grand Slams . That would tie his 14 losses to American Pete Sampras . Federer has a 3 - 0 lead over the Swiss going into the final . Soderling defeated favorite Rafael Nadal in a fourth - round stunner .