31.05.2009 - Robin Soderling pokonał Rafaela Nadala w 4r turnieju na kortach Rolanda Garrosa w Paryżu.
Został tym tenisistą, który przerwał niesamowitą serię 31 koljnych zwycięstw Rafy na kortach ziemnych w Paryżu.

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2.06.2009

Robin kontynuuje znakomita passe w Roland Garros 09 i ma szansę na zostanie kolejnym Szwedem, który wystąpi w ostatnim meczu paryskiego turnieju.

Raczej jednorazowy wybryk. Podejrzewam ze do Wimbla jeszcze utrzyma forme i zrobi jakis dobry wynik w postaci R16, byc moze przy korzystnym losowaniu nawet 1/4. Mysle ze dzieki temu finalowi zakonczy sezon w pierwszej 15, ale na jakies prestizowe zwyciestwa, czy polfinaly/finaly Mastersów bym nie liczyl.

Zobaczymy jak sam zainteresowany zareaguje na to co zrobił w Paryżu , wielkoszlemowy finał moze zwiastowac że nadchodzi dla niego nowe - lepsze ale trzeba pamiętac że Robin zawsze był dość chwiejnej konstrukcji psychicznej , a z tego latwo sie nie wysrasta .

Doceniam to co  w minionych dwoch tygodniach zrobił Soderling , ale dla mnie pozostaje męskim odpowiednikiem Vaidsovej . Wyrozniam u niego jedną ceche : mocne uderzenia i niewiele więcej plus ( minus ) slabe nerwy .
Ale jako że nie jestem typem zlosliwego kibica a wręcz życzliwym dla wszystkich , to niech mu sie wiedzie

Zaimponował mi Soda, najbardziej w meczu z Gonzem. Z Nadalem był underdogiem, a Rafa był nie w pełni sił; z Fednando uratował przegrany mecz, zupełnie opadając sił i to w sytuacji kiedy rywal wrócił z 0-2. Mając dość przeciętną technikę, facet wyciskał z tego ile się dało i za to mu się brawa należą; no i grał paru specjalistów od ziemi ofensywą, to powinno dać sporo do myślenia innym graczom.

jaccol55 napisał:

Szczerze mówiąc jakoś nie widzę Soderlinga na szybszych nawierzchniach. Porusza się słabo po korcie, nawet na wolnej cegle jak go ktoś mocniej przyciśnie, to ma problem. To co dopiero będzie na trawie czy hardzie?

Kuba, ale on przecież nie ma pojecia o poruszaniu się na mączce. Owszem, generalnie nie jest za szybki, ale nie w tym problem. Zero techniki ma Szwed, a na cegle to podstawa, tu się biega technicznie, nie siłowo. Zobacz na Roda, na hard i trawie jest bardzo szybki, na cegle dziecko we mgle.
Widziałeś dzisiaj, do ekstremalnych piłek Fedek się doślizgiwał i zagrywał jak chciał, Soda robił masę kroków, nie ma mowy o zmianie kierunku biegu, szybkim powrocie do środka itp. A dziś jeszcze było wyjątkowo ślisko, co dodatkowo utrudniło mu życie.
Na innych nawierzchniach będzie się zupełnie inaczej ruszał, dużo pewniej. Poza tym jego trzeba zmusić do ruchu, w całym turnieju potrafił to tylko Roger, a przecież na innych nawierzchniach ofensywne walory Robina będą mu dawać jeszcze więcej szybkik punktów niż tutaj.

Ciekawe, dołączy do czołówki, czy stoczy się przeciętność(wróci do niej)? Myślę, że wiele zależy od Normana, jesli dalej będzie trzymał go w ryzach, powinien robić niezłe wyniki.

Ostatnio edytowany przez Robertinho (07-06-2009 20:57:33)

#4) Bastad 2009



R32 Bye      
R16 Vliegen 6-2,6-3    
Q    Almagro 7-5,6-3    
S    Vinciguerra 6-1,7-6(6)    
W    Monaco 6-3,7-6(4)

The Net Post: Quiet man Robin Soderling is the man to beat

The Times Tennis Correspondent hears how the Swede aims to achieve his grand-slam goal, bangs the drum for further education and agrees with Lleyton Hewitt's impassioned plea for the future of tennis

Spend half an hour with Robin Soderling and it is not surprising that few in tennis can say they really know the lawyer's son from Tibro, the furniture centre of Sweden. "I'm very quiet, especially on the tour," he said. "I'm always extremely focused, I feel as if I'm in my own little world sometimes and don't see what's happening around me."

What is happening is that - the elbow problem which forced his retirement before his semi-final of the IF Stockholm Open against Marcos Baghdatis on Saturday notwithstanding - the Swede's repute among those in the know is growing at a considerable rate. He is currently No 9 in the 2009 league table on which entry for next month's Barclays ATP World Tour Finals at the 02 Arena will be calculated. The top eight make it. Soderling is the man to knock over.

There has not been a Swede in the championship since 2000, the first time it was played as the Masters Cup, when Magnus Norman qualified, along with Marat Safin, Pete Sampras, Lleyton Hewitt, Alex Corretja, Gustavo Kuerten, Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Andre Agassi. Norman is now Soderling's coach; Corretja is a part-time advisor to Andy Murray and will be with the British No 1 in Valencia, Spain if his proposed return to the tour is confirmed next week.

It has taken Soderling time to make his impact; he is 25 and has been playing in grand-slam tournaments since 2002. The reason why his rise has been gradual rather than meteoric becomes clear as he reminisces. "I've had various problems with injuries, so that it was only really last year that I was able to play enough and practice enough to be able to put a run together," he said. "I finished the year at 17 in the rankings, so I knew I had a chance to getting better if I could play more."

The last and most painful of those injuries can at the end of 2007 when he hurt his left wrist against Safin in Montreal in August and did not play the rest of the year. Murray's concern? A left wrist injury. "I hope it's not exactly the same as mine because I was out for six months," Soderling said. "It was tough and I had to occupy myself by doing lots of other things, practising the serve, working on my fitness, because I couldn't hit a backhand at all."

In 2009, he has been outstanding. In all of the grand slams bar the Australian Open, he has buried his previous poor performance records to reach the final of the French Open, the last 16 at Wimbledon, the quarter-finals of the US Open (losing on each occasion to his career nemesis Roger Federer). Of course, it was in Paris where he came of age, breaking Rafael Nadal's unbeaten record at Roland Garros in the fourth round, taking Nikolay Davydenko and Fernando Gonzalez out in the next two and waking up a little too late to disturb Federer's march into history in the final.

What had made his victory over Nadal all the more remarkable was that on a chill evening in Rome a few weeks earlier - with the Net Post in attendance - he had been beaten 6-1, 6-0 by the Spaniard. To say that the scoreline was a shoddy reflection on the match is an understatement. Soderling played beautifully at times, only for Nadal to play with his typically extraordinary defiance.

So how did he turn that around? "I knew that the margins had been very small in Rome and that if I could be 100 per cent focused, there was no reason why I couldn't win," he said. "Beating him was big, of course, but I was still in the tournament so I couldn't celebrate. I didn't want to beat him and fade in my next match. If it had been the final, perhaps I would have looked a bit happier about it."

Then he did reach the final, to play Federer. The record was 9-0 to the Swiss before Paris (it is 12 now). "If he beats me a 100 times in a row I will still believe I have a chance against him," Soderling said. "He always finds a way against me, he plays so fast and so aggressively, I can't get into a rhythm. In the final, I didn't play well at all. I was nervous, because it had been my dream to play a grand slam final and now here I was. I didn't get a good start but I did work my way back and then played a poor tie break. He deserved it, it was a momentous day."

The time away from the spotlight focused Soderling's mind on the need to improve his movement and physical resilience. He is a powerful physical specimen, light on his feet which is imperative when his swing is based on such a wide arc. The indoor courts suit him well and he is playing two more events (elbow permitting) in which he should secure the points to play in London.

But don't expect him to hog the headlines. "Fame doesn't interest me. I always wanted to play tennis, that's it. I'm trying every day to be a better player. I want to win the big titles. I've been to a (grand slam) final once and I'm still alive. I can do it again."

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/ … 889481.ece

Soderling Among Tennis Stars To Compete For Capitala Title

Abu Dhabi, UAE, UAE (AHN) - Robin Soderling, coming off his recent conquest at the ATP year-end event in London, is looking forward to maintaining his momentum when he joins five other tennis stars at the Capitala World Tennis Championship.

The 25-year-old Swede, the first and only player to stop the reign of Spaniard Rafael Nadal in the French Open, will be vying for a rematch against Swiss champ Roger Federer in the Abu Dhabi event.

But before he can realize a rubber match against the world's best player, Soderling must get past Federer's fellow countryman, Stanislaw Wawrinka, on the opening day of event Thursday.

Prior to the Soderling-Wawrinka encounter, slated for the afternoon, world No. 6 Nikolay Davydenko will play 2008 Australian Open finalist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the event's first match.

Nadal, seeking to re-establish his "King of Clay" reputation, is seeded to meet arch-rival Federer in the final of the six-man exhibition event.

The court venue for the event, in its second year, will be paved with Plexipave, the same surface used at the Australian Open.

It could be the perfect tuneup for the players for the season's first Grand Slam in January in Melbourne.

The tournament will be staged at the Complex in Zaved Sports City from Dec. 31- Jan. 2.

http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles … la%20Title

New year, new result: Soderling upsets Federer

Robin Soderling, who has never defeated Roger Federer in 12 career attempts on the ATP World Tour, takes out the world No. 1 in three sets on Friday afternoon at the Capitala World Championship.

New Year's Day 2010 rang in with an alarmingly rare result on Thursday afternoon.

Robin Soderling, winless in 12 official tries against Roger Federer, upset the top-ranked Swiss 6-7(6), 7-6(1), 6-2 in the semifinals of the Capitala World Tennis Championship.

Soderling still has no official victories over Federer, as this is an exhibition tournament, but it still must feel good for the in-form Swede, especially considering how he did it.

The underdog dropped set one despite never facing a single break point on his own serve. Federer had to fend off one break point--at 5-5--en route to a tiebreaker, which he took 8-6 after saving one set point at 5-6 when Soderling missed a second-serve return.

Seemingly on his way to a routine straight-set triumph, Federer earned the first break of the match at 1-1 and raced out to a 3-1 lead in the second frame of play. Undeterred, Soderling broke back at 2-3 and held serve the rest of the way to force another tiebreaker.

The second-set 'breaker proved to be the turning point of the match. Soderling earned two quick mini-breaks at 1-0 and 2-0 as he cruised through the decider 7-1.

From then on it was all Soderling. The world No. 8 broke serve at 1-1 in the third with a scorching forehand pass and never looked back. He saved one break point at 2-1 and then all but put the match away with a love break at 4-2. Soderling promptly served out the proceedings with ease at 5-2, clinching a spot in the final when Federer netted a backhand return.

Soderling will face either Rafael Nadal or David Ferrer for the title. Federer will take on the Nadal-Ferrer loser in Saturday's third-place clash.

http://www.tennistalk.com/en/news/20100 … ts_Federer

Australian Open 2010: Robin Soderling crashes out in opening round

Swedish eighth seed Robin Soderling was fuming after he became the first top-10 casualty of the Australian Open, bowing out in the first round.

The 25-year-old looked on target for an easy win after he took the first two sets, but eventually lost to Spain's 113th-ranked Marcel Granollers 5-7, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2.

Soderling made 67 unforced errors and was scathing in his assessment of his performance.

"No, I started terrible and finished terrible," he said bluntly when it was suggested things were going well early in the match. "I played a horrible match today and I am terribly disappointed.

"I didn't feel good at all and I didn't play well."

Although the fragile Swede, who has won four ATP titles, pulled out of the AAMI Classic last week because of elbow tendonitis, he said he was 100 per cent fit and that the loss had nothing to do with any injury.

Soderling said his frustration had nothing to do with his good form in 2009.

"I would have been annoyed even if I didn't play well last year," he said.

It was the third Grand Slam in a row where Soderling had faced Granollers, who is something of a doubles specialist, but the Spaniard's first ever win over the Swede.

Soderling played the 23-year-old three times last year, including the US Open and Wimbledon, winning all three matches convincingly and dropping just one set to Granollers in those matches.

Tuesday's loss continues a tough start to the year for last year's French Open finalist, having lost in the first round in Chennai and now here.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis … round.html