Roger Federer won the only Grand Slam to have escaped his grasps when he defeated Robin Soderling in 3 sets to win the French Open on Sunday afternoon.

Federer was overcome with emotion when he finally got his hands on the French Open title. In a  French Open final nobody predicted it was Roger Federer who found the glory, recording a relatively straightforward 6-1, 7-6, 6-4  straight set victory over the Swedish underdog Soderling.

Rain constantly threatened to halt play in a tense final between the number 2 seed Federer and number 23 seed Soderling, however losing the first set by a margin of 6-1 in just 23 minutes dampened Soderling’s spirits more than the poor weather.

The French crowd were vocally supporting every point that Federer won, and the sheer  brilliance of several shots was enough to send the Parisian crowd into raptures.

Robin Soderling clearly upped his game in the second set of the French Open final, taking the set to a tie-break and potential turning point. However Federer kept his cool to ensure a 7-1 tiebreak win and maintain his focus on winning Roland Garros for the first time.

The third and final set of the French Open final was a showcase of perfection from Federer who was rarely beaten by Soderling's pacey forehands and in return pulled some superb defensive shots. Although Soderling never gave up hope the winner was evident from early on and Federer won the set 6-4 to secure French Open glory.

Credit has to be given to Robin Soderling who despite not managing to produce a classic French Open final did show glimmers of the form he had produced earlier in the tournament to knock out the likes of Rafael Nadal and Fernando Gonzalez.

Roger Federer will celebrate his French Open victory before beginning the grass court preparations for the upcoming Wimbledon tournament.