Brisbane International: Soderling vs Harrison Highlights

Robin Soderling Online video Score: five / five

SWEDES STRUGGLE

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.

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Robin Soderling Video clip Ranking: five / five

Wawrinka Looking Forward to Olympics

Swiss number two Stanislas Wawrinka is ready to defend his Gold Medal won at the Beijing Olympic Games at the upcoming London Olympic Games with renewed hope with the form of his partner Roger Federer improving day by day.

The 27 year old teamed up with the then world number one Federer to win the doubles crown at Beijing but since then, the form of FedEx had been on a downward spiral and many people even in their homeland had begun to question whether they would be able to relive the moments of the last Olympic Games.

But Federer, who recently won his 7^th crown at the All England Club defeating Andy Murray in an almost one sided final and reclaimed his world number one ranking is high on confidence and Stanislas Wawrinka believes that it would benefit them as a whole when the London Olympic Games kick off in 20 days’ time. Many fans had been tempted to bet on Andy Murray winning his first Grand Slam against the Swiss player, but he struggled to get into the game.

Moreover, Wawrinka also believes that with the tennis events for the London Games being held on the grass courts of the All England Club, which is the favorite surface of Federer hands them a big advantage.

Prior to Wimbledon, Wawrinka had been practicing with Rafael Nadal and he believes that having the world number three as his practice partner also helped him a lot ahead of the Olympic Games. The 27 year old, who is currently ranked at 25 in the latest edition of the ATP Tour rankings in singles and 110 in doubles, has not had the best of times this year but he hopes that he will be able to set things right at the London Olympic Games.

And with the high flying Roger Federer on his side, Stanislas Wawrinka might have a chance of replicating the success for Switzerland and bring home the doubles gold once again. Fans can watch the live tennis online on the Olympics website for FREE! 🙂

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Robin Soderling Video clip Score: 4 / 5

Soderling close to return

Sadly for Soderling, 2012 is proving significantly inferior compared to a successful 2011. The previous year saw him secure titles; Bastad, Marseille, Rotterdam and Brisbane, and in 2009 he produced a career breaking performance when he managed to put an end to Nadals’ 31-match winning streak at the Roland Garros tournament. This year we are yet to see any of the Swede’s brilliance as he has been unable to play even one match, due to him suffering from glandular fever.

Glandular fever; a viral infection also referred to as mononucleosis, attacks the salivary glands and white blood cells causing those affected to experience a high fever, sore throat, tiredness, swollen glands and muscle pain. This nasty illness has prevented Soderling from competing in tennis since last July. No one is as frustrated or disappointed as the Swede himself who has most recently had to sadly withdraw from Wimbledon, the French Open and the Olympics. However, he remains optimistic and confident that he will be able to compete in 2012.

A further exasperation of enduring glandular fever is that due to the nature of the infection it is extremely difficult to gauge a recovery date. Although Soderling is hopeful to return to tennis this year, he is unable to confirm a return date and instead must wait whilst he continues to improve. Tennis is an extremely physically demanding sport, so overdoing training will result in Soderling becoming exhausted. He has to be very careful not to push himself too hard too soon, and instead should take one step at a time.

Soderling fans can take faith and inspiration from Roger Federer who also fought off glandular fever in 2008. Federer is once again at number one and on top form, and although Soderling’s ranking may have slipped, if he is as fortunate as the Swiss, we will see him back on top form in no time.