Robin Soderling vs Tomas Berdych — Kuala Lumpur Quarter-final

Kuala Lumpur · ATP · Quarter-final
SWE
Robin Soderling
41 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWLWWLWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 28 September 2009
hard
CZE
Tomas Berdych
40 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLWLWL
Soderling R.
6-2 6-2
Berdych T.
Soderling R.
662
Berdych T.
22–

Robin Soderling defeated Tomas Berdych 6-2 6-2 in the Kuala Lumpur quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Robin Soderling came in leading the head-to-head 6–3. Robin Soderling extended the head-to-head to 7–3.

Key context

Head to head

6–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-07-11BastadSFclayRobin Soderling6-1 6-0
2010-05-24Roland GarrosSFclayRobin Soderling6-3 3-6 5-7 6-3 6-3
2010-03-24Miami MastersSFhardTomas Berdych6-2 6-2
2008-06-09HalleR16grassRobin Soderling6-2 7-5
2008-05-18DusseldorfRRclayRobin Soderling6-4 1-6 6-3
2007-04-15Monte Carlo MastersQFclayTomas Berdych5-7 6-3 6-0
2006-10-09StockholmQFhardRobin Soderling6-2 6-3
2006-08-14Cincinnati MastersR64hardRobin Soderling6-4 6-3
2005-02-14RotterdamR32hardTomas Berdych7-5 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Soderling R.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Berdych T.

Berdych T.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Soderling R.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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.Berdych T.
1st serve in·Even
60%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
77%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
52%
Service points won·Even
68%
67%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Even
64%
64%
Aces / match·Slight edge
9.1
7.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.0
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (184 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Soderling R.Berdych T.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
74
82
Break points saved·Slight edge
92
98
Break points won·Even
71
70
Deciding sets·Slight edge
80
87
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
67
85

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Davydenko N.
Verdasco F.
6-47-5
Semi-finals
Davydenko N.
Soderling R.
1-67-616-2
Verdasco F.
Gonzalez F.
6-47-5
Quarter-finals
Davydenko N.
Monfils G.
6-36-3
Soderling R.
Berdych T.
6-26-2
Gonzalez F.
Youzhny M.
6-36-4
Verdasco F.
Gasquet R.
7-56-4
R16
Davydenko N.
Dent T.
6-37-64
Berdych T.
Greul S.
6-34-66-3
Youzhny M.
Baghdatis M.
6-26-3
Soderling R.
Evans B.
6-16-1
Gonzalez F.
Bopanna R.
6-43-66-4
Gasquet R.
Johansson J.
4-67-616-2
Verdasco F.
Beck K.
6-46-0
Monfils G.
Vassallo Arguello M.
6-46-2
R32
Monfils G.
Istomin D.
7-637-62
Dent T.
Golubev A.
4-66-37-64
Vassallo Arguello M.
Lopez F.
6-36-3
Beck K.
Kukushkin M.
1-67-646-3
Gasquet R.
Crivoi V.
6-16-2
Johansson J.
Hewitt L.
7-676-3
Bopanna R.
Acasuso J.
4-66-36-4
Baghdatis M.
Lu Y.
4-66-37-65
Youzhny M.
Ferrer D.
7-636-2
Berdych T.
Kunitsyn I.
6-13-66-2
Greul S.
Rochus C.
6-43-66-2
Evans B.
Yani M.
6-36-4