Robin Soderling vs Fabrice Santoro — Dubai Quarter-final

Dubai · ATP · Quarter-final
SWE
Robin Soderling
41 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWLWWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 26 February 2007
hard
FRA
Fabrice Santoro
53 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLWLLL
Soderling R.
6-1 6-7 6-0
Santoro F.
Soderling R.
66262
Santoro F.
17701

Robin Soderling defeated Fabrice Santoro 6-1 6-7 6-0 in the Dubai quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Fabrice Santoro came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32. Robin Soderling claimed a first win over Fabrice Santoro in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-04-11Monte Carlo MastersR64clayFabrice Santoro7-6(3) 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Soderling R.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Santoro F.

Santoro F.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Soderling R.

Serve advantage — Soderling R.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Soderling R.Santoro F.
1st serve in·Even
60%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
78%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
68%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
9.3
4.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.0
1.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 113). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Soderling R.Santoro F.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
74
51
Break points saved·Clear edge
92
80
Break points won·Clear edge
71
54
Deciding sets·Dominant
80
50
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
67
59

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
29°CClear
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 18%

Draw

Final
Federer R.
Youzhny M.
6-46-3
Semi-finals
Federer R.
Haas T.
6-47-5
Youzhny M.
Soderling R.
7-56-2
Quarter-finals
Federer R.
Djokovic N.
6-36-766-3
Haas T.
Rochus O.
6-06-2
Youzhny M.
Nadal R.
7-656-3
Soderling R.
Santoro F.
6-16-726-0
R16
Federer R.
Bracciali D.
7-56-3
Haas T.
Serra F.
7-656-3
Youzhny M.
Berdych T.
7-666-3
Rochus O.
Davydenko N.
4-66-46-2
Nadal R.
Andreev I.
6-23-67-62
Soderling R.
Hrbaty D.
6-37-5
Santoro F.
Simon G.
6-46-2
Djokovic N.
Schuettler R.
7-656-3
R32
Hrbaty D.
Awadhy O.
6-16-2
Soderling R.
Ferrer D.
7-6136-1
Haas T.
Stepanek R.
6-46-3
Serra F.
Bjorkman J.
5-76-36-2
Simon G.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-46-4
Santoro F.
Robredo T.
7-666-4
Berdych T.
Ghareeb M.
3-66-36-2
Youzhny M.
Nieminen J.
3-66-36-3
Andreev I.
Gicquel M.
6-746-47-5
Schuettler R.
Seppi A.
6-07-65
Rochus O.
Lee H.
7-646-2
Djokovic N.
Vliegen K.
4-66-46-3
Davydenko N.
El Aynaoui Y.
6-727-57-5
Bracciali D.
Marach O.
6-46-3
Federer R.
Pless K.
7-623-66-3
Nadal R.
Baghdatis M.
3-66-26-3