French Open finalist Robin Soderling of Sweden has been given the top billing at the ATP Chennai Open to be held in Chennai from January 4-10 next year.
Sweden's Robin Soderling, the player best-known for being the first man to beat Rafael Nadal at the French Open, has retired from professional tennis because of a long-running illness.
French Open finalist Robin Soderling overcame some second set nerves to beat Argentine Juan Monaco 6-3, 7-6 on Sunday, clinching the Swedish Open title and his first ATP win on clay.
Robin Soderling will miss the Australian Open as he battles to recover from illness, the 13th-ranked Swede said.
Robin Soderling is unlikely to be on Rafael Nadal's Christmas card list this year after once again getting under the Spaniard's skin at the ATP World Tour Finals.
Swedish third seed Robin Soderling clinched the World Indoor Tournament title when opponent Mikhail Youzhny withdrew injured when trailing 6-4, 2-0 in the final on Sunday.
Top seed Robin Soderling powered into the Marseille Open final with a 7-5, 6-1 win over Dmitry Tursunov on Saturday and Marin Cilic joined him after a much sterner test.
Swede Robin Soderling needed 20 aces and two tiebreaks to down top seed Andy Roddick 7-6, 7-6 and reach the semi-finals of the Lyon ATP tournament on Friday.
Robin Soderling and Andy Murray served up reminders that there are more than two contenders for the men's title at the Australian Open with dominant third-round victories on Saturday.
Rafael Nadal's world laid to waste last year and now Roger Federer ruthlessly put to the sword, Sweden's Robin Soderling is clearly the undisputed champion-slayer of Roland Garros.
Swede Robin Soderling built on the momentum that allowed him to beat Rafael Nadal and reached the French Open semi-finals on Tuesday with a 6-1, 6-3, 6-1 drubbing of Russian 10th seed Nikolay Davydenko.
Swedish top seed Robin Soderling survived his first real test at the Stockholm Open on Friday, beating Spaniard Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in the quarter-finals 7-6 6-4.
Second seed Roger Federer continued to scythe through the men's draw with a 6-4, 7-6, 7-6 fourth-round victory over Sweden's Robin Soderling on Monday.
Home favourite Robin Soderling had to withdraw from his Stockholm Open semi-final on Saturday, sending Marcos Baghdatis through to the final without the Cypriot having to strike a ball.
French Open finalist, Robin Soderling, will be seen in action at the next edition of the Chennai Open as the Swede on Monday confirmed his participation in India's only ATP World Tour tennis tournament.
In other first round matches, at the World Indoor Tournament, second seed Nikolay Davydenko beat qualifier Jan Hernych while David Ferrer advanced with a victory over Italy's Simone Bolelli.
Top seed Robin Soderling was beaten 6-4, 7-5 by American Robby Ginepri in his opening match at the Chennai Open on Tuesday.
Sixth seed Robin Soderling delivered a tennis master class in the opening set before eliminating fourth seed Andy Murray 6-1, 7-6 in the quarter-finals of the Indian Wells ATP tournament on Friday.
Top seed Robin Soderling had to battle for almost two hours to overcome Ukraine's Sergiy Stakhovsky 6-7, 6-3, 6-4 and reach the quarter-finals of the Marseille Open on Thursday.
Frenchman Florent Serra withstood 20 aces to upset fourth seeded and two-times finalist Robin Soderling of Sweden 6-4, 6-7, 6-2 in the opening round of the Memphis Championships on Tuesday.
World No.10 Mardy Fish has pulled out of the French Open because of fatigue, organisers said.
Belgian Steve Darcis captured his second career title by upsetting eighth seed Robin Soderling 6-3, 7-6 to win the Memphis Championship on Sunday.
World number one Rafael Nadal overcame a slow start to tame Swede Robin Soderling 3-6, 6-3, 7-6, 6-1 on Wednesday and reach the semi-finals of Wimbledon.
Sweden's Robin Soderling put an indifferent start to the year behind him by beating Frenchman Florent Serra 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 in the first round of the World Indoor Tournament on Monday.
Swede Robin Soderling retained his World Indoor Tournament title by outlasting Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 on Sunday.
Swede Robin Soderling claimed his second major upset at the ATP World Tour Finals on Wednesday when he beat world number three Novak Djokovic 7-6, 6-1.
Robin Soderling kept his wits about him in a heated 6-3, 7-5, 5-7, 4-6, 6-4 win over Fernando Gonzalez to reach the French Open final on Friday. Sweden's Soderling, the conqueror of champion Rafael Nadal, withstood a fierce fightback from the Chilean 12th seed to march into his first Grand Slam final.
Robin Soderling signalled his intentions for the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals when he claimed his maiden Masters title with a clinical 6-1, 7-6 defeat of local favourite Gael Monfils in Paris on Sunday.
Swiss maestro Roger Federer sliced through fifth seed Robin Soderling for a 6-1, 6-1 victory to reach the Shanghai Masters semi-finals on Friday. Federer now faces a last four showdown with Serb Novak Djokovic, who trounced unseeded Spaniard Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-2, 6-3.
Roland Garros runner-up Robin Soderling became the first man to reach the quarter-finals of the US Open on Monday when his eighth-seeded opponent Nikolay Davydenko retired with a leg injury.
Facing Roger Federer on grass is usually a daunting enough prospect but lining up against the Swiss with a dodgy stomach could make Robin Soderling feel more than a little queasy on Monday.
Rafa Nadal reclaimed his French Open crown in emphatic style on Sunday when he battered Sweden's Robin Soderling 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 to win the title for the fifth time in six years.
Andy Murray put away an off-colour Robin Soderling in the opening match of the ATP World Tour Finals in London on Sunday.
Defending champion Robin Soderling came within a point of losing to Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber at the World Indoor tournament on Thursday before sealing a quarter-final spot with a 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 victory.
Top seed Robin Soderling swept aside the challenge of Spain's David Ferrer to win the Swedish Open final 6-2, 6-2 in Bastad on Sunday.
Fifth seed Robin Soderling lost 6-1, 6-4, 7-5 to 18-year-old Australian qualifier Bernard Tomic on Saturday in the biggest upset so far in the men's singles at Wimbledon.
Swede Robin Soderling is one win away from retaining his World Indoor tournament title after beating Victor Troicki 7-5, 6-4 in the semi-finals on Saturday.
Robin Soderling speaks in a soft voice that belies the brutality of a game, which on Sunday booked him the easiest of routes into the French Open second round.
Fernando Verdasco found strength to haul his way back from a set and a break down to reach the final of the Barcelona Open with a 6-7, 7-5, 6-1 win over fellow Spaniard David Ferrer on Saturday. Under hot sun at the Reial Club de Tennis, Verdasco initially appeared to be feeling the effects of his run to the final at last week's Monte Carlo Masters but he dug deep to set up a clash with French Open runner-up Robin Soderling.
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