The ten best sporting streaks
The ten best sporting streaks
Show all 10Roger Federer's defeat to Robin Soderling in the quarter-finals of the French Open this week ended one of the most remarkable runs in sport.
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Prior to the defeat, the world number one had reached 23 successive grand slam semi-finals - an incredible achievement in consistency.
In light of this, we take a look at some outstanding sporting streaks.
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