Robin calls it a year
9 October 2007
Soderling still suffers from the wrist injury, which prevented him from playing the second half of the year. Although he's still avoiding surgery, he's unable to play and will not do so competitively for the rest of the season.
He'll lose 175 ranking points as a result and will likely go outside of the top 45 of the world in the beginning of the next season

Out of the Davis Cup team
17 September 2007
Robin was not announced as a member of the Swedish Davis Cup team in the home encounter with USA in Gothenburg.
His wrist injury is not healed yet and he wears a plaster on the left wrist. He paid a visit to a French doctor, who helped similar injuries of Mardy Fish (who was forced to surgery) and David Nalbandian. It was decided that the Swede does not require surgery for now.
Apart for being unable to play his double-handed backhand, Robin's game is on top level and he even won a set 7-5 off Pim-Pim Johansson at a training match. But a tour comeback without a descent backhand is not an option for Robin and he'll miss at least the Davis Cup.

Robin to sit out the US Open
22 August 2007
After missing the entire hardcourt summer, Robin will sit-out the US Open as well. The left wrist injury is still bothering him and he cannot hit his double-handed backhand.
"We have gone many doctors and nobody can give replies. It is nothing visible on the X-ray plates, so we do not know what that is wrong" Peter Carlsson tells for Swedish News Agency.
Apparently nothing has improved since the match with Safin two weeks ago.
Still Peter Carlsson did not ruled out a comeback on 21 September against USA in the Davis Cup.
On the schedule for Robin for the autumn are also the Thailand Open, the Stockholm Open and the two remaining Masters Series events.

Wrist injury for Soderling
07 August 2007
A very bad left wrist injury got Robin in the opening match of the Rogers Masters. He was leading 2-0 in the opening set, when got injured. The on-court trainer immediately declared him unable to continue.
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Tough draw in Montreal
06 August 2007
Robin got a tough draw for the first of the hardcourt tournaments in the summer. He'll open againjst the former number one Marat Safin and then if he goes through will have to meet the world number two Rafael Nadal
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Not so close loss to Moya
13 July 2007
Soderling lost the quarterfinal in Bastad to Carlos Moya in straight sets today. He didn't serve well enough and was unable to save any of the three breakpoints he faced. On the other side the Spaniard defended well and saved all five chances for break for Robin.
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Third set tiebreak against Verdasco
13 July 2007
The claycourt specialist Fernando Verdasco proved to be a big hurdle for Robin, as he had to overtook a 0-3 disadvantage in the final set to finally clinch the match in a decisive tiebreak. He'll play in the quarterfinal against Carlos Moya.
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Expected victory over Bolelli
10 July 2007
Robin moved in the second round with a straight sets victory over the Italian Simone Bolelli. He was challenged only in the beginning, but managed to break midway through the opening set. From there on he had no problems to break twice more in the second set to set-up a match against Fernando Verdasco.
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Home, sweet home
09 July 2007
After the eventful Wimbledon, Robin again will go to Bastad for the Swedish Open. He plays every year there, and has a semifinal in 2004. Last year he made it to the quarterfinals of his last clay event for the season. His opening round opponent is Simone Bolelli.
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A loss after four hours and three days on court
05 July 2007
On Wednesday, Robin and Rafael took on Court 1 for the third successive day (if we don't count their warm-up on Saturday). This time Nadal was more focused off the mark than usual. Soderling got to another breakpoint though, but had no chance to take it. And after chances in two successive games (in different days though), he was punished for not taking them against a top opponent. Three unforced errors gave Nadal 15-40 lead (hence two matchpoints) at 5-6 and even though Soderling saved four matchpoints in this game (and five overall, with the one on Monday), he lost his serve and with it - the match.
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Only six more games played today
03 July 2007
Locked in a fierce battle with Nadal, Robin will have to play this match for a third day. Only six games were played today, with Robin coming from a break down to level the final set. He had two more breakpoints to get ahead, but missed and now the set is at 4-4, with Nadal to serve.
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Soderling - Nadal in a decisive set tomorrow
02 July 2007
Robin came from a two sets and a break deficit to be in a fifth st against Nadal in a match delayed and interrupted by rain. For the whole day they didn't manage to finish the third round encounter.
Nadal had a match point in the third set tiebreak and though he won in straight sets, but Robin challenged the call and was right, allowing him to win the next points and then the fourth set.
The final set is lead by Nadal 2-0 and serving at 30-30.
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And a third round against Nadal
28 June 2007
After a four set victory over the former semifinalist Sebastien Grosjean, Robin moved into the third round and will meet the second seed and last year's finalist Rafael Nadal.
The Swede was broken only once in the match against Grosjean and was cruising through the final two sets. But now Nadal will be a formidable opponent as although still a mostly claycourt specialist, he has a 11-3 record at Wimbledon and will be helped by the slowest ever courts.
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Easy opening match against Rochus
26 June 2007
A one-sided affair was for Soderling the opening match against the Belgian Olivier Rochus. The Swede was never really challenges and didn't face a single breakpoint in the entire match, which he won in straight sets for just over an hour.
The next round opponent is the former semifinalist Sebastien Grosjean.
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And again Nadal
22 June 2007
And one more time in a Grand Slam tournament the first seeded player, Soderling can meet is Rafael Nadal. Today's Wimbledon draw put Robin in the bottom end of the draw. In the opening round he's up against against Olivier Rochus, then against the winner of the match between the wild-card Jonathan Marray and Sebastien Grosjean and in the third round against (probably) Nadal.
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Two sets lost from a break up
14 June 2007
Robin lost the second round match in Halle against Marcos Baghdatis. After winning a tough tie-break in the opening set, he broke in the firs game of the next two sets, just to be broken twice afterwards, and to finally lose 1-2.
This raises a serious question for Robin as he has seven loses this year from being a set up (one of them is from 2-1) and this from a total of 13 losses overall. He loses more often after he wins the opening set, than after losing it!
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A hard, hard win
11 June 2007
An unexpectedly hard match was the opening round in Halle against Stefan Koubek. Robin won the match finally with a 7-5 final set,coming from a set down. In the next round he'll meet Marcos Baghdatis.
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A descent draw in Halle
10 June 2007
After the injury retirement from Paris, Robin's condition for the grass court season was in doubt. But he's again in the action, this time in his only Wimbledon preparation - Halle. He missed the seeded places, but got a descent draw and will start against Stefan Koubek, with a possible second round against Marcos Baghdatis.
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A retirement in the first match in Paris
29 May 2007
Robin retired from the first round of the Roland Garros in the match against Albert Montanes, while trailing 6-7, 1-4. His game was plagued by unforced errors and he was badly affected from a back and head pain, he developed few days back. As the match progressed, his condition was getting worse and he finally retired.
The severity of the injury is still unknown, as the intensive treatment he got before the match didn't helped at all. In the worst case, the participation in the Wimbledon is in question.
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Another win to finish a fine week at the World Team Cup
25 May 2007
Robin won his final match against the world number 8 James Blake to finish a fine Roland Garros preparation week on a positive note. He scored a 6-3, 6-3 victory and was in control through the entire match.
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A win and loss for Sweden in the World Team Cup
22 May 2007
Robin won a match against Chela in the group stage of the World Team Cup in Dusseldorf against Argentina with a fine 2-0 win only to see Sweden lose the next two rubbers and the opening match.
In the second day he fought a three setter, but finally lost against Gonzalez in the second Swedish match against the two-time champion Chile.
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Another three setter, this time loss
15 May 2007
David Ferrer made what Soderling did yesterday and came from a set down to win in the Second round in Hamburg. After winning comfortably the opening set the Swede lost the next two on the slow courts in Germany.
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A three setter for a start in Hamburg
14 May 2007
Robin ousted Robby Ginepri in his opening match in Hamburg's Masters. After losinjg the opening set, he did enough to level and finally comfortably win in the final set.
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Against Ginepri in Hamburg
13 May 2007
In the last of the three claycourt Masters Series events, Robin will start in an opening round match against the American Robby Ginepri.
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Loss in three sets
09 May 2007
Robin lost in the second round in Rome against Novak Djokovic, after leading with a set and with a break in the third set. Many unforced errors from the forehand side plagued his game and the Swede lost a match, he could have easily won.
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Djokovic in the second round
08 May 2007
After a rain delayed win in the opening round in Rome Soderling will meet Novak Djokovic, the hot Serbian in the second match.
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Against Becker in Rome
07 May 2007
Robin starts the second Masters Series event for the spring against the German Benjamin Becker. The match started on Monday, but as the rain poured down in Rome will be finished tomorrow.
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Two tiebreak lost against Johansson
26 April 2007
Robin lost the second round match in Barcelona against Thomas Johansson, losing two straight tiebreaks.
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Almost a walkover against Gaudio
24 April 2007
Soderling demolished the former Roland Garros champion Gaudio in 43 minutes giving away just one game. In the next round he'll meet his fellow Swede Thomas Johansson for a place in the last 16 and most probably a match with Nadal.
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Not a good draw in Barcelona
23 April 2007
As a seeded, Soderling got maybe the toughest he could have get from the Barcelona draw.
He will start against the former Roland Garros champion Gaudio and is scheduled to meet Nadal in the last 16.
But as this tournament is just a preparation for the upcoming more important mandatory events, the classy opponents are preferable.
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No semifinal place for Soderling
20 April 2007
Robin lost the quarterfinal match against Tomas Berdych after being a set and 3-0 up un the second set. But from there on he lost 12(!) straight games and conceived the final sets 3-6, 0-6.
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First Masters series quarterfinal on clay
19 April 2007
In a relatively short match Soderling ousted the big serving Belarussian Max Mirnyi to earn a place in his first quarterfinal in a claycourt Masters series event in his career.
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Great win after many ups and downs
18 April 2007
In a repeat of the last year's three setter in Monte Carlo, Soderling again came on top of the Russian (this time number three seed) Nikolay Davydenko. Many breaks marked the first and third sets and finally the Swede was on top after 2 hours 45 minutes of play.
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Solid performance against Rochus
16 April 2007
Soderling quickly got to the second round in Monte Carlo after a straight set win over the Belgian Olivier Rochus. With a great first serve, he won easy most of his service games and was broken only once in the match. He saved six breakpoints in the opening game of the second set, but after he never faced another until the end.
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Start of the clay season
16 April 2007
Robin is at the start of the spring European claycourt season. Last year he got pretty decent results, making last 16 at two of the Masters Series events.
This season will be tough for him, having lots of points to defend. And to start, he goes against the Belgian Olivier Rochus. If he goes through, he'll meet the Russian Nikolay Davydenko - his first round victim of then 64-draw tournament last year.
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3-0 lead for Sweden and a semifinal spot
07 April 2007
Three wins in the opening three matches gae Sweden the semifinal place fof the Davis Cup World group. Soderling beat the 18-year old Del Potro in the second rubber of the opening day.
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Davis Cup ahead
03 April 2007
After giving vital two wins against Belarus, Robin Soderling will lead the team against Argentina, lead by the in-form Guillermo Canas. The rest of the Swedish team are Jonas Bjorkman, Thomas Johansson and Robert Linstedt

Robin withdraws from Miami
22 March 2007
For the second straight year Robin will not play in Miami. He withrew in the eleventh hour, citing "personal reasons". According to his coach Peter Carlsson (quoted by Svenska Dagbladet) he's tired and the rest is needed to ensure that possible injuries are not provoked.
He's still on schedule to play in Davis Cup

Two lost tiebreaks in a close match
13 March 2007
Robin lost the third round match in Indian Wells, losing two tiebreaks to the Australian Open finalist Fernando Gonzalez. In a match that was contested equally by both players the Swede came short in both sets.
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No problems against Bracciali
11 March 2007
The match in the Indian Wells' second round against Daniele Bracciali turned out to be quite easy for Robin, as he was always in control. He served through the opening set losing only three points on serve, before contesting more tight second set, which he still won comfortably.
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The draw for Indian Wells is out
7 March 2007
Robin Soderling will be seeded in the Indian Wells tournament this year. He'll not play in the opening round and in the next will meet the winner from the match between Justin Gimelstob and Daniele Bracciali.
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Again without a final place
1 March 2007
Mikhail Youzhny, along with Haas is the hottest player on tour at the moment, and it showed why with the match against Soderling today. Robin was not able to resist well to the powerful game of the Russian and lost in straight sets. He had opportunities only in the opening set, but after falling a set behind, the Swede won only three points off the Youzhny's serve.
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Third semifinal for the season
1 March 2007
Robin got through a shaky second set to win comfortably against Fabrice Santoro in the quarterfinal match in Dubai. He could have won in straight sets, but wasn't able to convert the advantage he had in the beginning of the second set. The heavy loss in the tie-break didn't affect his mental game though, as took a medical break and then followed by a 6-0 set.
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Quarterfinal place after a win against Hrbaty
28 February 2007
Soderling scored his first win over Dominik Hrbaty in four attempt, winning in straight sets i Dubai's second round match. He lost serve when serving for the match at 5-4 in the second set, but was able to convincingly win the next two games to set-up a match against the 34-year old French veteran Fabrice Santoro
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A heart-stopping tiebreaker in the match with Ferrer
27 February 2007
Robin made it four wins out of four matches against the Spaniard David Ferrer in Dubai's opening round. But it came with a fight as he came from a break down in the opening set to win a monstrous tiebreak 15-13 saving numerous set-points along the way.
Then he had little trouble in the next set as Ferrer was visibly shaken after the opening set loss.
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Against Ferrer in Dubai
26 February 2007
After a week-off missing Rotterdam, Soderling will start in Dubai in one of the highest-profiled tournaments outside the Masters Series. The opening round opponent is the Spaniard David Ferrer. Soderling have a 3-0 lead in h2h, winning on all three surfaces, including last year on clay in Bastad.
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This time a loss to Simon
17 February 2007
Robin won his first meeting with the Frenchman Gilles Simon in Zagreb three weeks ago in three tough sets. This time in the Marseille semifinal though he made another poor match and lost in straight sets. He made unforgivable quantity of mistakes and was broken five times in total.
Next week he'll be in Rotterdam.
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In another semifinal
16 February 2007
Robin ousted the home favorite Richard Gasquet for the place in the last four in Marseille. The match was not so close as it was expected, with Soderling running away with the opening set, breaking three times. He was never seriously threatened in the second, even though it went to a tiebreak.
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Winner in the all-Swede battle
15 February 2007
Soderling made it to the quarterfinal of the Open 13 in Marseille, beating the compatriot Thomas Johansson in straight sets.Next opponent will be a Frenchman - the sixth seeded (highest left) and home favorite Richard Gasquet or Marc Gicquel.
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Good win over Davydenko
14 February 2007
In three sets today, Soderling ousted the number one seed in Marseille - Nikolay Davydenko. The draw was harsh on Robin and he started with two breaks of his serve to drop the opening set. But he recovered to take a break in the next and three more in the completely one-sided third one for the final win.
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Against the first seed in Marseille
12 February 2007
Robin (unseeded for the first time in a tournament this year) will have to meet the number one seed Nikolay Davydenko in the first match. This will be the highlight of the opening round in the very strong field that have gathered in Marseille.
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An epic five-set victory for Robin to give Sweden second round place
12 February 2007
Sweden won the Davis Cup World Group first round tie with Belarus 3-2 with the big help of Soderling's two singles wins - one on Friday against the veteran Vladimir Voltchkov and the next against Max Mirnyi in an five set, four hour thriller, when he saved two matchpoints, before winning 6-3 in the final set.
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Soderling to lead the Swedish Davis Cup team to Minsk
5 February 2007
After two dismal tournaments, Robin will lead the Swedish team in an attempt to find the lost confidence. Belarus however have lost only once in 11 home ties in the World Group.
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Another embarrassing final-set collapse
1 February 2007
Robin played another well-below par match in Zagreb and end-up losing to the Austrian qualifier Alexander Peya. He lost the opening set, lost a break-lead in the next, but scrambled to level the match. And just as it looked that he'll repeat the first round turnover, he collapsed completely, being broken twice in succession. In the whole final set he won just two points off Peya's serve.
We can just hope that Soderling can regain some mental strength for the next two weeks (Marseille and Rotterdam), before the all-important first two masters.
But first - next week is the Davis Cup in Minsk.
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The full distance in the opener in Zagreb
29 January 2007
Robin had to dig deep to deserve his place in the second round in Zagreb, with a two-tiebreaks, three-set win from a set-down over the Frenchman Gilles Simon.
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Two years since the last title
29 January 2007
An unhappy anniversary is scheduled this week - Robin will mark his second full year of title drought. His last title was in Milan, in a tournament that does not exist anymore (it was replaced last year by Zagreb).
In Croatia Robin is seeded third and will meet the Frenchman Gilles Simon in the opener.
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Another poor slam performance
16 January 2007
Soderling continued to record major slam underachievements, as he lost another five-set match against the German Florian Mayer. Again, as in the US Open, he lost a 0-6 set - this time the final one. He completely lost the match after losing the fourth set and made so many unforced errors, that Mayer merely had to keep the ball in play, to score the win.
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Favourable draw for the Australian Open
12 January 2007
Soderling will go to the Australian Open as a seeded player for the first time and got a pretty favorable draw. He has a potential hurdle in the face of Florian Mayer. The German is currently 57th in the rankings and has potential for upset, so Robin have to be careful.
If he goes through, he'll meet the Italian Andreas Seppi or a qualifier and then probably the next German - Tommy Haas.
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Unlucky against Ljubicic
05 January 2007
Soderling lost the semifinal in Qatar against Ivan Ljubicic, after missing two matchpoints on the Croat's serve and serving for the match. He made again few unforced errors at important points and all was decided in a final-set tiebreak, where Ivan was deadly, serving five aces in six serves, more than enough for the win.
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Soderling trashes Baghdatis
04 January 2007
In less than an hour, Robin disposed the third seed Marcos Baghdatis in the easiest match for him so far in the Doha tournament. The first set had some competition, as Robin faced three breakpoints, but in the second he owned the court completely, losing just four points on serve.
"My goal this year is to reach the Top 10; it's gonna be difficult but not impossible. I think I have the game for it but I just need to be more consistent and not just play a good match here and there. I put in a lot of work in the off season and I feel totally ready." - said Soderling after the match.
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A good win after a first set slip
03 January 2007
Robin lost the opening set against the Spaniard Guillermo Garcia Lopez, but quickly recovered with a 6-0 second set to win comfortably in three. Next opponent will be the third seed Marcos Baghdatis.
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Straight set win to start the season
01 January 2007
A fine win over the Belgian Vliegen gave the opening day of the 2007 year to Soderling. In a match full of breaks, Robin made five opposing the Vliegen's three and this was enough for a win in just over an hour.
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Draw for Doha is out
31 December 2006
Robin will start the 2007 in the very first tournament, in Doha. With the absence of Federer this year, the draw is more open and the sixth seeded Soderling got a nice quarter with a start against the Belgian Vliegen.
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The 2007 will start in Doha
04 December 2006
For Robin, who's at his highest ranking yet in his career, the 2007 season will start with him being seeded in the opening tournament in Doha. Afterwards, he'll fly to Australia for the Open, which he missed last season. Now he'll have the chance to make impact on the slams, as last year he had one win in three tournaments.
Meanwhile, he won an exhibition tournament in Luxemburg against Berdych, Rochus and the home player Gilles Muller.