The match will take place in the second round of the Track 1, just after the collision which measures Novak Djokovic and Yen-Hsun Lu · Nadal and Soderling have been measured on four occasions, with a background of 4-2 in favor of Spanish tennis player
Rafa Nadal and Robin Soderling are measured in the green of the All England Club with a ticket to the Wimbledon semifinals at stake. The Spaniard and the Swede returned to see their faces after the final at Roland Garros where the Spanish won his fifth corded in Paris. Will be the seventh matchup between a head-to-head fluent in Spanish 4-2.
Nadal reached the Wimbledon quarter-final after defeating their way into Japanese Kei Nishikori (6-2, 6-4, 6-4), the Dutchman Robin Haase (5-7, 6-2, 3-6, 6-0, 6-3), German Philipp Petzschner (6-4, 4-6, 6-7, 6-2, 6-3) and Frenchman Paul-Henri Mathieu (6-4, 6-2 6-2). The Spaniard won his only Wimbledon in 2008, not playing last year in London for a few problems (tendinitis) on his knees appear to have played this week of competition, a situation that forced him to play on Monday infiltrated the patellar tendon. Mathieu had a game face comfortable, without pain, but is aware that he is playing to the limit. Despite the improvement in their service, which made the difference in previous encounters, the battle that is presumed to be the match against Soderling makes you think you have to give anymore. Only he knows the limit of their physical and will do everything possible to stamp the passport to their third semifinals in Wimbledon. Spending would be measured rather well to the Scot Andy Murray to Frenchman Jo-Wilfred Tsonga. Lose, would add 360 ATP ranking points that will vindicate him as number 1 and alienate a little more of Roger Federer in the rankings.
Soderling reached the quarter-finals after beating American Robby Ginepri (6-2, 6-2, 6-3), Spanish Marcel Granollers (7-5, 6-1, 6-4), the Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci (6-4, 6-2, 7-5) and Spanish David Ferrer (6-2, 5-7, 6-2 3-6, 7-5). The best result of the pupil of Magnus Norman at Wimbledon were reaching the second round last year, when he lost to Roger Federer in the final tournament champion. Therefore, the Swede has already met the first objective, which was to add the same points as last year and everything you do from now on will be added. Ferrer was the Monday before to be treated for a stomach problem, perhaps the product of accumulated fatigue during the ten days of competition in London. Soderling has two powerful weapons with which to do damage in this area: his serve and his right, trying to take the lead in both serving and the rest.
"It will be a very difficult game. I think probably one of the most difficult opponents you can play on today in any type of surface, but especially on grass. I think he's playing very well, with great confidence, great service and perfect flat and long shots to the baseline. It will be a very difficult game for me and hopefully for him too, "Nadal said about the game." It will be a difficult game. He is number one in the world. We played a bunch of times and almost always games were hard. Again we are in the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam, Nadal jouer a
super mario world. I'm sure it will be difficult, but I think is easier to play against him on any surface other than clay, "said Soderling.
Nadal and Soderling have been measured to date on six occasions, with a background of 4-2 in favor of the Balearic Islands. One of them was precisely in these parts, in the third round of 2007 with victory for Rafa 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (7), 4-6, 7-5. The last precedent between the two dates from the end of Roland Garros 2010 Manacor victory for the 6-4, 6-2, 6-4.