Evgeny Korolev #98 def. Robin Soderling #47

1-6 6-3 6-4

Evgeny Korolev defeated Robin Soderling 1-6 6-3 6-4 in the 2008 Italian Open first round on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: May 7, 2008*
Tournament: Italian Open
Edition: 2008
Category: Masters 1000
Surface: Clay
Round: R64
Duration: 1h 56m

Match Statistics

Stat	Evgeny Korolev	Robin Soderling
Aces	8	16
Double faults	4	5
First serve %	81	89
First serve points won %	68	70
Second serve points won %	50	22
Break points saved %	78	71
Break points converted %	29	22
Service points won %	64	65
Return points won %	35	36
Total points won %	50	50

Player Comparison

Field	Evgeny Korolev	Robin Soderling
Country	KAZ	SWE
Birth date	Feb 14, 1988	Aug 14, 1984
Age	20	23
Height	185 cm	193 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	98	47
Ranking points (entering)	449	740
Elo (entering)	1,723	1,913
Current career W-L	72–92	285–168
Current career earnings	$1,510,466	$10,423,124

Pre-match H2H

Evgeny Korolev #98 0 – 0 Robin Soderling #47

Path

Evgeny Korolev's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jonas Bjorkman #58	7-6(6) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 5, 2008	Q2
Andrey Golubev #144	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 5, 2008	Q1

Evgeny Korolev's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Fernando Gonzalez #11	3-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	May 8, 2008	R32

Robin Soderling's path

No prior matches in this tournament.