Robin Soderling vs Rafael Nadal — Tour Finals Round Robin

Tour Finals · ATP · Round Robin
SWE
Robin Soderling
41 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 22 November 2009 ·
hard
ESP
Rafael Nadal
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Soderling R.
6-4 6-4
Nadal R.
Soderling R.
662
Nadal R.
440

Robin Soderling defeated Rafael Nadal 6-4 6-4 in the Tour Finals round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 6–1. Robin Soderling narrowed the head-to-head to 6–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Robin Soderling edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

1–6
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-05-22Roland GarrosQFclayRafael Nadal6-4 6-1 7-6
2010-06-21WimbledonQFgrassRafael Nadal3-6 6-3 7-6 6-1
2010-05-24Roland GarrosFclayRafael Nadal6-4 6-2 6-4
2009-05-25Roland GarrosR16clayRobin Soderling6-2 6-7 6-4 7-6
2009-04-27Rome MastersR16clayRafael Nadal6-1 6-0
2007-06-25WimbledonR32grassRafael Nadal6-4 6-4 6-7 4-6 7-5
2006-05-29Roland GarrosR128clayRafael Nadal6-2 7-5 6-1

Statistics

This season
Soderling R.Nadal R.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
77%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
56%
Service points won·Even
68%
67%
Return points won·Even
39%
42%
Break points saved·Even
64%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
9.1
4.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.0
2.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Soderling R.Nadal R.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
63
98
Break points saved·Clear edge
80
100
Break points won·Dominant
69
99
Deciding sets·Clear edge
81
100
Tiebreaks·Dominant
56
99

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