Mikhail Youzhny vs Robin Soderling — Dubai Semi-final

Dubai · ATP · Semi-final
RUS
Mikhail Youzhny
44 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWWLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 26 February 2007
hard
SWE
Robin Soderling
41 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWLWWLWW
Youzhny M.
7-5 6-2
Soderling R.
Youzhny M.
762
Soderling R.
52–

Mikhail Youzhny defeated Robin Soderling 7-5 6-2 in the Dubai semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Robin Soderling came in leading the head-to-head 5–0. Mikhail Youzhny claimed a first win over Robin Soderling in six meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 5–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-02-07RotterdamQFhardRobin Soderling6-4 7-6(5)
2010-03-24Miami MastersQFhardRobin Soderling6-1 6-4
2010-02-08RotterdamFhardRobin Soderling6-4 2-0 RET
2009-08-02WashingtonR32hardRobin Soderling6-3 6-1
2008-05-18DusseldorfFclayRobin Soderling6-3 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Youzhny M.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Soderling R.

Soderling R.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Youzhny M.

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
Youzhny M.Soderling R.
1st serve in·Even
60%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
78%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
53%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
68%
Return points won·Even
38%
38%
Break points saved·Even
61%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.6
9.3
Double faults / match·Even
3.2
3.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Youzhny M.Soderling R.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
63
74
Break points saved·Even
93
92
Break points won·Dominant
41
71
Deciding sets·Clear edge
68
80
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
83
67

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