Evgeny Korolev vs Robin Soderling — Rome Masters Round of 64

Rome Masters · ATP · Round of 64
KAZ
Evgeny Korolev
38 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 May 2008
clay
SWE
Robin Soderling
41 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWLWWLWW
Korolev E.
1-6 6-3 6-4
Soderling R.
Korolev E.
1662
Soderling R.
6341

Evgeny Korolev defeated Robin Soderling 1-6 6-3 6-4 in the Rome Masters round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Robin Soderling came in defending last year's round of 32. Evgeny Korolev extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-03-11Indian Wells MastersR64hardRobin Soderling6-2 6-4
2008-08-25US OpenR128hardEvgeny Korolev7-6(4) 6-3 7-6(9)

Serve vs return

This season
Korolev E.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Soderling R.

Soderling R.serving87% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Korolev E.

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
Korolev E.Soderling R.
1st serve in·Even
58%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
71%
78%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
47%
53%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
68%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.8
9.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.5
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (109 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Korolev E.Soderling R.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
45
74
Break points saved·Clear edge
74
92
Break points won·Dominant
46
71
Deciding sets·Dominant
45
80
Tiebreaks·Even
66
67

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
20°COvercast
Wind 3 km/hHumidity 62%

Draw

Final
Djokovic N.
Wawrinka S.
4-66-36-3
Semi-finals
Djokovic N.
Stepanek R.
6-01-0
Wawrinka S.
Roddick A.
3-0
Quarter-finals
Roddick A.
Robredo T.
6-34-67-64
Wawrinka S.
Blake J.
6-757-656-1
Djokovic N.
Almagro N.
6-11-0
Stepanek R.
Federer R.
7-647-67
R16
Federer R.
Karlovic I.
7-646-3
Stepanek R.
Horna L.
6-41-66-3
Djokovic N.
Andreev I.
6-33-66-3
Roddick A.
Bolelli S.
7-656-3
Robredo T.
Davydenko N.
4-66-27-64
Blake J.
Verdasco F.
5-77-56-2
Almagro N.
Gonzalez F.
W/O
Wawrinka S.
Ferrero J.
6-46-3
R32
Wawrinka S.
Murray A.
6-27-65
Gonzalez F.
Korolev E.
6-36-2
Andreev I.
Monaco J.
4-66-16-4
Ferrero J.
Nadal R.
7-56-1
Verdasco F.
Lapentti N.
6-25-76-2
Stepanek R.
Ferrer D.
4-66-26-1
Djokovic N.
Darcis S.
6-46-0
Horna L.
Acasuso J.
6-37-61
Karlovic I.
Starace P.
6-36-757-63
Federer R.
Canas G.
6-36-3
Robredo T.
Mahut N.
7-57-65
Davydenko N.
Ancic M.
6-26-2
Blake J.
Seppi A.
7-653-66-1
Roddick A.
Fish M.
6-16-4
Bolelli S.
Simon G.
6-46-4
Almagro N.
Nalbandian D.
6-47-5
R64
Murray A.
del Potro J.
5-76-41-0
Ferrero J.
Kiefer N.
6-756-36-4
Wawrinka S.
Safin M.
6-756-26-1
Stepanek R.
Nieminen J.
6-33-66-3
Canas G.
Naso G.
6-786-36-2
Starace P.
Cilic M.
6-42-66-4
Karlovic I.
Mathieu P.
7-646-2
Horna L.
Gasquet R.
6-46-1
Acasuso J.
Tursunov D.
6-46-2
Andreev I.
Lee H.
6-47-5
Darcis S.
Ljubicic I.
7-57-65
Almagro N.
Cipolla F.
6-16-3
Korolev E.
Soderling R.
1-66-36-4
Gonzalez F.
Tipsarevic J.
3-67-607-66
Monaco J.
Cuevas P.
6-06-4
Mahut N.
Fabbiano T.
6-756-47-5
Simon G.
Tsonga J.
6-24-67-66
Bolelli S.
Patience O.
6-06-3
Fish M.
Llodra M.
7-53-67-62
Seppi A.
Santoro F.
6-46-2
Ancic M.
Lopez F.
6-46-4
Robredo T.
Chela J.
6-46-1
Lapentti N.
Volandri F.
7-662-66-2
Verdasco F.
Moya C.
6-36-4