Robin Soderling to play at Dusseldorf 2011

Monday, May 16th, 2011 at 11:47 am , filed under Tennis News by Davis Robinson

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Robin Soderling, the two-time French Open finalist, is all prepared to be a part of Sweden’s team in the 2011 ATP Dusseldorf event as the world number five is getting one last event in before the start of the Grand Slam in Paris while John Isner and Sam Querrey are in action for the USA.

Robin Soderling, the lone Top 10 player in action at this week’s World Team Cup in Dusseldorf, will take the court on Monday. The Swede is round-robin clash against the United States, and he will face Sam Querrey in a singles showdown.

Soderling leads the head-to-head series 3-0 over Querrey, but they have never faced each other on clay. Their most recent encounter came in the third round of the 2009 U.S. Open, with Soderling prevailing 6-2, 7-5, 6-7(6), 6-1.

The world No. 5 is coming off a respectable showing in Rome, where he lost to eventual champion Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals. Querrey, who has been slumping throughout 2011, advanced one round before falling to clay-court fiend Nicolas Almagro.

While Querrey has been floundering in singles action, he is excelling in doubles with World Team Cup teammate John Isner. Querrey and Isner went all the way to the Rome final and then captured the title by walkover when Mardy Fish (also on the World Team Cup squad) and Andy Roddick had to pull out (Roddick shoulder injury).

The Germany-Serbia clash also continues on Monday, with the host nation leading 1-0. Florian Mayer will look to give the Germans an insurmountable 2-0 advantage when he meets Viktor Troicki. They just faced each other in Madrid, where Mayer survived 4-6, 7-5, 6-4.

Tags: Dusseldorf, John Isner, Robin Soderling, Sam Querrey