Robin Soderling’s hopes of a comeback fading out – Tennis News
It seems like infinity since the former world number four, Robin Soderling, was seen in action on a tennis court. The Swede tennis ace has not been a part of the ATP World Tour for almost a year and a half since he caught the mononucleosis
fever. His recovery process has been extremely slower and he hasn’t been able to start his usual practice sessions during the entire 2012 year.
The 28-year-old veteran never thought that it would be this difficult to recover from his illness and his hopes for a comeback to the professional tennis circuit are gradually dying out now. Soderling had short phases of physically
fitness but as soon as he started to practice tennis, he would fall ill again. This annoying situation for the top-class tennis professional has badly jolted his confidence to play once again and he thinks he might go for a pre-mature retirement if the scenario
continues to be remain the same.
“The hope, the hopelessness, then the hope again, then the hopelessness - that really kills me,” Soderling told ESPN. “I feel really good, then I start to practice, and then I think maybe in a couple of months I can come back and
I really believe it. Then I do a bit too much and wake up one morning not feeling well again. In the past couple of months I had my best weeks and days, which gives me the hope, but I get setbacks and feel worse again.”
Soderling’s last appearance was at his home ground in Bastad, Sweden, where he outplayed the Spanish number two, David Ferrer, to bag the championship title. He was off to a brilliant start in the 2011 ATP circuit and won the season-opening
Brisbane International title to claim his career-best ranking of world number four. He pocketed four ATP World Tour titles in the opening seven months of the 2011 season and was right on the peak of his career when he suffered the troublesome illness. Soderling
is still missed by a large number of tennis fans, who which to see him back in action, however, his return to the tennis courts is in doubt at the moment.
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