Robin Soderling #25 def. Fernando Gonzalez #12

6-3 7-5 5-7 4-6 6-4

Robin Soderling defeated Fernando Gonzalez 6-3 7-5 5-7 4-6 6-4 in the 2009 Roland Garros semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Jun 6, 2009*
Tournament: Roland Garros
Edition: 2009
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Clay
Round: SF
Duration: 3h 28m

Match Statistics

Stat	Robin Soderling	Fernando Gonzalez
Aces	16	22
Double faults	2	3
First serve %	66	68
First serve points won %	71	67
Second serve points won %	66	51
Break points saved %	43	72
Break points converted %	28	57
Service points won %	70	62
Return points won %	38	30
Total points won %	52	48

Player Comparison

Field	Robin Soderling	Fernando Gonzalez
Country	SWE	CHI
Birth date	Aug 14, 1984	Jul 29, 1980
Age	24	28
Height	193 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	25	12
Ranking points (entering)	1,775	2,945
Elo (entering)	1,950	2,080
Current career W-L	285–168	340–194
Current career earnings	$10,423,124	$8,862,276

Pre-match H2H

Robin Soderling #25 3 – 3 Fernando Gonzalez #12

Path

Robin Soderling's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Nikolay Davydenko #11	6-1 6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 4, 2009	QF
Rafael Nadal #1	6-2 6-7(2) 6-4 7-6(2)	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 2, 2009	R16
David Ferrer #14	6-7(5) 7-5 6-2 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data	May 31, 2009	R32
Denis Istomin #92	6-4 7-6(4) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 28, 2009	R64
Kevin Kim #91	7-6(4) 7-6(4) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 27, 2009	R128

Robin Soderling's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Roger Federer #2	1-6 6-7(1) 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 7, 2009	F

Fernando Gonzalez's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Andy Murray #3	6-3 3-6 6-0 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 4, 2009	QF
Victor Hanescu #33	6-2 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 2, 2009	R16
Josselin Ouanna #134	7-5 6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	May 31, 2009	R32
Rui Machado #130	6-3 6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 28, 2009	R64
Jiri Vanek #155	6-3 6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 27, 2009	R128