Soderling Follows Nadal Victory by Hammering Djokovic
Filed at 11:51 a.m. ET
LONDON (Reuters) - Swede Robin Soderling claimed his second major upset at the ATP World Tour Finals on Wednesday when he beat world number three Novak Djokovic 7-6 6-1.
Soderling, only competing in the elite year-end showpiece at London's O2 Arena because of the withdrawal of Andy Roddick, backed up his opening Group B victory over Rafael Nadal with another magnificent display to all but seal a semi-final spot.
Djokovic looked disgruntled throughout the one hour 34 minute contest and offered token resistance after losing the first set.
Soderling, this year's French Open runner-up, had never beaten Djokovic in five previous clashes with the Serb and punched the air with delight after his opponent netted a lame volley on match point.
Djokovic, the defending champion after winning the year-ender in Shanghai last year, will need to re-group quickly for his final round-robin match against Nadal on Friday.
Nadal plays his second round-robin match later on Wednesday against Davydenko with both players seeking a first victory.
(Reporting by Martyn Herman; editing by Miles Evans)
Filed at 11:51 a.m. ET
LONDON (Reuters) - Swede Robin Soderling claimed his second major upset at the ATP World Tour Finals on Wednesday when he beat world number three Novak Djokovic 7-6 6-1.
Soderling, only competing in the elite year-end showpiece at London's O2 Arena because of the withdrawal of Andy Roddick, backed up his opening Group B victory over Rafael Nadal with another magnificent display to all but seal a semi-final spot.
Djokovic looked disgruntled throughout the one hour 34 minute contest and offered token resistance after losing the first set.
Soderling, this year's French Open runner-up, had never beaten Djokovic in five previous clashes with the Serb and punched the air with delight after his opponent netted a lame volley on match point.
Djokovic, the defending champion after winning the year-ender in Shanghai last year, will need to re-group quickly for his final round-robin match against Nadal on Friday.
Nadal plays his second round-robin match later on Wednesday against Davydenko with both players seeking a first victory.
(Reporting by Martyn Herman; editing by Miles Evans)
Source: New York Times
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