Masters Series Hamburg presented by E.ON Hanse:
14 - 20 May 2007

Robin is in the last tournament before the Roland Garros. In Hamburg he started against the American Robby Ginepri. In the first set he had his chances but didn't convert his breakpoints. Ginepri win his lone chance and that was enough to go a se ahead. In the second set Soderling improved his game and broke twice, and even after losing serve once, still did enough to level the match.
The final set was going game for game in the beginning. But from 2-3 the Swede won the next four games to comfortably close the match The first double fault of the match gave Soderling a double matchpoint at 5-3 and he promptly converted.
In the next match the opponent wa the Spaniard David Ferrer. Soderling comfortably won the opening set, as Ferrer was slow off the start. The second started as the first one ended, with Robin breaking early on. But He allowed an immediate break back and from there on Ferrer was on a roll.
He broke again for the second set and twice more in the third to win comfortably at the end.
Disappointment for Robin, as he lost again a match he a=was well in control of.

Masters Series Hamburg presented by E.ON Hanse Hamburg, Germany Surface: Clay Status: Tennis Masters Series Prize Money: €2,082,500 Draw Size: 56 Winner: (1)Roger Federer Finalist: (2)Rafael Nadal Robin Soderling this year: Second round Lost to (12)David Ferrer (ESP) 6-1, 3-6, 2-6 Defending Champion: (8)Tommy Robredo Last Year's finalist: (15)Radek Stepanek Robin Soderling last year: Last 16 Lost to (15)Radek Stepanek (CZE) 3-6, 2-6 Seeded players: 1. Roger Federer 2. Rafael Nadal 3. Nikolay Davydenko 4. Novak Djokovic 5. Fernando Gonzalez 6. Tommy Robredo 7. Ivan Ljubicic 8. James Blake 9. Andy Murray 10. Tomas Berdych 11. Richard Gasquet 12. David Ferrer 13. Mikhail Youzhny 14. Marcos Baghdatis 15. Juan Carlos Ferrero 16. Lleyton Hewitt cut: Arnaud Clement - 50

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