Soderling wins Roddick

Swede Robin Soderling needed 20 aces and two tiebreak to beat top seed Andy Roddick 7-6 7-6 and reach Lyon ATP tournament semi-finals on Friday.

Soderling, seeded seventh in the indoor event, won both tiebreak 7-5 to win in one hour and 23 minutes.

Both players held serve throughout a match in which Roddick fired 22 aces but showed signs of nerves at times, notably when he double-faulted in the second set tiebreak.

Soderling, who won the tournament in 2004, now leads the American 2-0 in career meetings after beating the former world number one in February in Memphis.

“I love it here and I feel capable of winning it again because I’m playing really well at the moment,” warned the Swede, ranked 27th in the world. Read more

Roger Federer versus Rafael Nadal

When the world watches tennis, it’s the years 4 grandslams that attract much needed attention.

However, this year has been a little different with tennis enthusiasts following up on the results of the Madrid’s masters like never before.

The reason being both Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have secured a place in the quarters, and for Nadal to retain his #1 spot for the year at the years last tennis event, he needs to win his quarter final game against fellow Spaniard, Feliciano Lopez. Of course that’s not difficult but the world is watching. Read more