Tennis Power Rankings: Top Dog Soderling Bounds the Channel for WTF in London

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Published: November 15, 2010

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Robin Soderling, whose total tennis repertoire stole the show at the Masters in Paris, tops our Power Rankings for the very first time.

The Swede’s 2010 indoor season proved to be the best of his career, ending with his first ATP Master’s 1000 win. 

Soderling, along with many of the world’s top players, fought hard throughout the Fall in order to qualify for the season-ending championships.

As the culminating event of a very long year in tennis, the eight top-ranked men in 2010 will begin play at the World Tour Finals in London on Sunday, November 21.

The eight who have qualified: (1) Rafael Nadal, (2) Roger Federer, (3) Novak Djokovic, (4) Robin Soderling, (5) Andy Murray, (6) Thomas Berdych, (7) David Ferrer, and (8) Andy Roddick are almost all featured in our Power Pankings.

Only Berdych failed to make the list, suffering a bit of a slump at the end of this year.  

The next question facing the tennis-loving public is—who will win the World Tour Finals (WTF) in London?

Much will depend, of course, on the draw. But with the top eight doing combat, no opponent will be easy. 

Judge for yourself as you consider the following candidates:

 

1. Robin Soderling, Last Power Ranking: 5; ATP Ranking: 4

Last Four Tournaments: Paris (Winner), Valencia (Semifinals), Stockholm (Quarterfinals), Shanghai (Quarterfinals).

Power Ranking Points: 1,137

Not only did Soderling win his first Master’s 1000 tournament in Paris on Sunday, in the process he became the No. 4 ranked player in the world.  Winning the BNP Paribas Masters, however, was not an easy row to hoe by any stretch of the imagination.  Soderling had to survive American Andy Roddick in the quarterfinals employing steel will and unflappable determination.

Then, the Swede pulled out all the stops to get by a red-hot Frenchman, Michael ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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