ATP World Tour Finals: Summing Up the Round Robin Pt. 2

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Published: November 30, 2010

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Friday, November 26: With all due respect to Robin Soderling’s ranking, the final weekend will boil down to the Big Four.

It seemed as if the tennis gods chose this week to restore order, as Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal dominated their groups with Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic making authoritative statements in their final group matches to finish second.

Unless something dramatically drastic takes place in the next two days, each of them can be happy with their form heading into the next season.

As for the rest who occupied the two pools, there are some important lessons to take for the offseason.

 

Robin Soderling

The opening match against Murray set the tone for his week. Earlier this year he had beaten a struggling Murray in straight sets at Indian Wells. This time around, with Murray at his defensive best, Soderling time and time again outmaneuvered the Brit only to make a mess in the forecourt.

Murray did well to keep the balls low, but Soderling made the balls seem more difficult than they should have been. With his weakness exposed, he fell apart. Towards the end of the match, he had all the delicate touch of a wood cutter.

Soderling’s big strokes mean he rarely has to rely on deft touch to win points. But if he won’t work on his forecourt game, he will realize that to consistently come out on top against the best he will need to fill the tiniest of holes in his armor.

His lack of instincts at the net once again reared its ugly head when after being second best to Federer the entire set, he managed to find a chance to level the tiebreaker at 6-6. He hit a perfect inside-out approach only to leave Federer’s loopy backhand pass and watch it drop well inside the line. A Michael Llodra would have had that ball for breakfast, but Soderling’s wishful thinking sealed his WTF campaign.

Let’s hope he realiz...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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