FRENCH OPEN 2010 SEMI-FINAL: Robin Soderling vs. Tomas Berdych
The first semi-final match of the French Open 2010 between Robin Soderling and Tomas Berdych seems like a balanced competition. Both the players are about to examine each others’ game in their hunt to get a spot in the final match of the French Open 2010. Both Robin as well as Tomas loves to hit the ball really hard. In order to get positive outcomes, these two seekers are fully capable of producing that extra bounce along with the pace by making use of their tall height in a rather clever manner.
As a result of their collective efforts, Murray and Federer failed to reach the semi-final match of the French Open 2010. Both are spotless with their serve as well as court treatment. Some of the maddest and awesome minutes packed with classical tennis have been presented by them in this season at the Roland Garros.
The players for the last time faced each other in Miami. Tomas Berdych in that match surpassed Soderling with a straight set win with a final score of 6-2, 6-2 and 6-0. However, the surface there was a totally different one. So far in this tournament, Berdych has been destructive due to his superb play all around the net. On the other hand, a strong baseline game of Soderling has proved to be the real killer for his opponents.
On clay, both the players play equally well however, it seems as if Robin Soderling wants to show that his victory over Nadal last year did not come with a stroke of luck. It was a result of a conscious effort and hard work.
This season, Soderling has a lot to uncover with the quality of his game. On the other hand, Berdych has been progressing and looking really good with every single match that he has played so far in this French Open 2010. The mental hardness of the two players will eventually decide the winner for the match.
This semi-final match is likely to be a tough one as compared to the other semi-final, probably because both players are at the same level. The other semi-final match of the French Open 2010 will be played between the king of clay, Rafael Nadal and Jurgen Melzer which is expected to be easily won by clay master Nadal.
Soderling has an edge over Berdych and has been priced with Coral at -200 where as Berdych on the other hand has been priced with Bwin at +184 (9/5).
According to statistics, both players have faced each other for eight times. Robin Soderling has won five of them with just two games on clay.
It is a definitely a difficult match to predict. Both players are playing well and are in good form. So the match definitely promises to be a close affair. However, Berdych’s is performing at his peak as compared to Soderling at the present. Despite wins for both the players, Berdych has totally outclassed his opponents.
The winning percentage of Berdych in this season’s Roland Garros is higher as compared to Soderling. The odds are going in favour of Berdych and there are many reasons to expect him to perform well. A 68% winning record is no mean feat.
Soderling made his way into the semi-final match of the 2010 French Open after defeating Laurent Recouderc 6-0 6-2 6-3 in the first round, Taylor Dent 6-0 6-1 6-1 in the second round, Albert Montanes 6-4 7-5 2-6 6-3 in the third, Marin Cilic 6-4 6-4 6-2 in the fourth one and Roger Federer 3-6 6-3 7-5 6-4 in the Quarter final of the tournament.
Berdych on the other hand qualified for the semi-finals after beating Jorge Aguilar 7-6 6-3 6-1in the first round, Edouard Roger-Vasselin 7-5 6-1 6-4 in the second round, John Isner 6-2 6-2 6-1in the third one, Andy Murray 6-4 7-5 6-3 in the fourth and Mikhail Youzhny 6-3 6-1 6-2 in one-sided Quarter-final contest.
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