Roger Federer v Robin Soderling: French Open 2009 final
Head to head: Federer leads 9-0 Soderling, including a 2-0 mark when games are played on clay.
Although the loss to Nadal in the 4 consecutive French Finals is nothing to be ashamed of losing … Robin Soderling (apart from his current level of play) would be catastrophic.
The role of favorite is often the most difficult cards to play, because if you win, you are expected to lose and the examination begins.
Soderling has much going for him in the final tomorrow, that is, he has nothing to lose. the dominance of Federer over Soderling has the same advantage he had in his most current win over del Potro: movement.
Robin Soderling at times looks like a laboring duck, trying to cover court on Chatrier; with Federer’s liquid and graceful strides having no close second The Swedish also serves thunder strike at will; eclipsing Roger mph averages by a wide margin. So, why this man has lost nine hours in a row for Federer?
Federer always dealt well with guys like Roddick, Blake and Karlovice therefore play perfectly in the strike zone of Switzerland.
When playing these types of players, Federer was made to hit an extra ball, which he hates. leading Federer to trail in his head-to-heads with Nadal, Murray and Simon, and subsequently lead in their match with these players power.
Federer played in the history here. Soderling ability to see the tennis ball, like a beach ball over the past fortnight, will become difficult for Federer to deal with.
Certainly, Soderling’s nerves tomorrow will be in turmoil. In closing, Federer’s chance to be immortalized in the history of tennis is on deck tomorrow in France. we will either have Federer being the greatest of all times; or Soderling as the greatest and most improbable victor in a grand slam the open era has seen.
Prediction: Federer in four sets.
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