Rafael Nadal v Robin Soderling Wimbledon 2010 QF [HQ]
Robin Soderling Video clip Ranking: 5 / 5
Robin Soderling Video clip Ranking: 5 / 5
Robin Soderling Online video Rating: 5 / 5
Robin Soderling’s compatriot, Sofia Arvidsson, has been defeated by Ana Ivanovic of Serbia in the second round of the US Open at the Flushing Meadows. Ivanovic won the match in the straight sets by 6-2, 6-2. The Swedish player kept struggling throughout the match and didn’t manage to find a way to upset Ivanovic. The Serbian player looked in terrific form and dominated Arvidsson right from the first minute of the match.
Arvidsson started making unforced errors right from the beginning of the match. Ivanovic got a breakpoint in the opening game of the match and she didn’t miss the opportunity. She broke Arvidsson’s service to take a lead of 1-0. Ivanovic held her service in the next game and the score became 2-0. Arvidsson managed to level the scores by breaking Ivanovic’s service in the fourth game. But, that was it for Arvidsson in the first set. She wasn’t able to win any more game in the set. Ivanovic won the last four games in a row and grabbed the first set easily. In the second set, things were not much different from the first one. Ivanovic created a number of opportunities and capitalized on most of them. She broke the service of the Swedish player four times and won the second set by 6-2 to wrap up the match.
In the post match interview, Ivanovic said that Arvidsson is a good player and she played some fantastic return shots, but, she was not that good on her service which ultimately cost her match. As per Ivanovic, she is happy with the way she played her forehand shots. She desperately wants to get back at the top of the rankings again and for this, she would have to keep winning matches one after the other. She is in good form at the moment and she would like to continue playing in the same way in the further matches as well. In the third round, Ivanovic will play against Sloane Stephens of USA.
Robin Soderling Online video Score: five / five
Robin Soderling’s compatriot, Sofia Arvidsson, has been defeated in the second round of the Western and Southern Open by Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland. The Polish player won the match in the straight sets by 6-4, 6-3. Radwanska had got a bye in the first round, so, this was her first match of the competition. After winning the match, she told the reporters that the conditions were tough out there. It was very humid and it was not easy to maintain the stamina. But, she is happy that everything went smoothly and she cruised to the second round.
Radwanska held her service in the first game of the first set to take a lead of 1-0. But, in the next four games, both the players broke each other’s service twice and at the end of the fifth game, the scorecard was saying 3-2. Arvidsson held her service in the next game to level the score. In the next two games, both the players broke each other’s service again. In the ninth game, the Polish star managed to hold her service and then, she got another breakthrough in the tenth game to grab the first set by 6-4. In the second set, the Swedish youngster made a very good start by breaking Radwanska’s service in the very first game. But, she wasn’t able to maintain the lead for too long. Radwanska got a breakthrough in the fourth game and the scorecard was saying 2-2 at the end of the fourth game. Radwanska broke Arvidsson’s service again in the eighth game and then served out the next game to wrap up the match.
Radwanska said that she is not happy with her service in the match. She could have served a lot better. She would like to put up an improved performance in the next match. In the third round, Radwanska will play against Sloane Stephens of USA.
Robin Soderling Video clip Ranking: five / five