Federer in French Open semifinals

Tonight I witnessed Federer drop his first set in 12 matches in a Grand Slam tournament on his way to a victory over Spaniard Tommy Robredo, 7-5 1-6 6-1 6-2 in the quarterfinals of Roland Garros a.k.a. the French Open. Despite the hiccup, Federer still set two records:

• by winning the first set, he won a 36th consecutive set at a grand slam tournament, and
• he made it to a record 12th consecutive grand slam semi-final.
  

He will be battling Nikolai Davydenko for a place in his 8th consecutive Grand Slam finals. Davydenko defeated the dangerous Argentine Guillermo Canas in his quarterfinal match, 7-5 6-4 6-4.