ATP World Tour Uncovered presented by Peugeot goes behind the scenes with former World No. 4 Robin Soderling and his charge, Elias Ymer, the highest-ranked player from Sweden as the pair works to help the latter break through on the ATP World Tour.
It started with a backhand down the line. Elias Ymer’s eyes grew wide as his opponent left a forehand short. Stepping inside the baseline, he launched his six-foot frame into the ball, sending it careening to the back wall. Ymer let out a deafening roar, echoed by his coach Robin Soderling, who raised his fists in approval. One minute later, the sell-out crowd at the Vendespace Arena joined the Swedish duo in celebrating the 21-year-old’s fourth ATP Challenger Tour title. Tournament organisers in Mouilleron-le-Captif stormed the court to set up the trophy presentation as Ymer and Soderling savoured the moment, reveling in their latest triumph. For the elder Swede, the satisfaction in witnessing his young charge’s victory was made even...
Before 2015, he was the only person who had beaten Rafael Nadal at Roland Garros. Sweden's Robin Soderling would achieve other notable results during his 10-year ATP World Tour career, including winning the 2010 Paris Masters and nine other ATP World Tour titles, before complications from mononucleosis forced him to retire in December 2015. The ATP World Tour caught up with Soderling last week and talked with the former World No. 4 about his business, RS Tennis, and what advice he'd give players about life after tennis. Q: How difficult was the decision to officially retire? RS: For me, it was extremely difficult, since I was pretty young when I had to retire. I always wanted to play well over...
In this Paris Classic Moment, Robin Soderling captures his lone ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title by beating Gael Monfils 6-1, 7-6 (1) in the 2010 final. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
