The Streak has ended at 23. Roger Federer lost to Robin Soderling in the quarterfinals of the French Open, snapping his beyond-imagination streak of playing in 23 straight Grand Slam semifinals. Only Chris Evert, who played in - get this - 34 consecutive semi-finals, has ever had such a long streak of sustained excellence.It is without question the second most remarkable achievement in the career of the greatest tennis player of all time. The most remarkable? He's played in 20 of the previous 23 major FINALS and 18 of the last 19. He has 16 majors, all since 2003. Think about it. His first victory was just 7 years ago.
The last time Federer failed to make it to the semifinal at a Slam was six years ago at the French Open. Since then, Federer advanced to every semifinals, a run of almost six years. The Streak led to 139 Grand Slam victories and 14 Grand Slam titles.
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