World No. 2 Roger Federer reached his 20th straight Grand Slam semis, extending his own record. Federer defeated Frenchman Gael Monfils in straight sets to reach the last four at Roland Garros. He will be up against Argentine Juan Martin del Potro, who will be playing the first Grand Slam semifinal of his career.
To put Federer's astonishing record in perspective:
* He has been in the semifinals of every Grand Slam since Wimbledon 2004. Before Wimbledon '04, he reached the semifinals twice and went on to win both times (Wimbledon '03 and Australian Open '04)
* In the same period, current World No. 1 Rafael Nadal made 10 non-consecutive semifinals (including 5 straight).
* The player with the second longest Grand Slam semis streak (Open era) is Ivan Lendl, with 10.
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