Preview: Andy vs Soderling

Bidding for his second title in Memphis this week, Andy takes on Swedish No. 8 seed Robin Soderling in Friday’s quarterfinals.

World No. 42 Soderling is in his third quarterfinal of the season; the Swede reached the quarterfinals in Marseille where he lost to Ancic, and last week reached the final in Rotterdam where he finished runner-up to Llodra. The Swede has a 7-19 record against Top 10 players. This week he has defeated Niemeyer and Hanescu for the loss of just six games.

Check out his stats below, courtesy of the ATP site:

Birthdate: 14-Aug-84
Birthplace: Tibro, Sweden
Residence: Monte Carlo, Monaco
Height: 6’3’’ (190 cm)
Weight: 180 lbs (81 kg)
Plays: Right-handed
Turned Pro: 2001
Coach: Peter Carlsson
Current ATP Ranking – Singles: 42
Career High ATP Ranking – Singles: 23 (8-Jan-07)
Current ATP Race – Singles: 18
Current Stanford ATP Doubles Ranking: 380
Career High Stanford ATP Doubles Ranking: 150 (16-Jul-07)

Andy has never played Soderling before. Looking ahead to the encounter he said: “Soderling’s been playing very well, and he’s crushing guys here so far. If I had to choose, the two of us are probably playing the best of anyone in the tournament right now.”

The match will be played at 6.30pm local time, on Stadium.

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Go Andy!