The top half of the quarter-finals at the BNP Paribas Open on Friday feature World No. 4 and last year’s finalist Andy Murray of Scotland against No. 6 seed Robin Soderling of Sweden and No. 7 seed Andy Roddick of the U.S. against No. 18 Tommy Robredo of Spain. In the first match, Roddick takes a 10-0 lifetime mark against Robredo, who is appearing in his first quarter-final here. Roddick looks to reach the semi-finals here for the fourth time. In the second match, Murray brings a 2-1 advantage against Soderling, who is making his first quarter-final showing here. All three previous meetings have come indoors. In the bottom half of the draw, No. 3 and defending champion Rafael Nadal and No. 20 seed Ivan Ljubicic are through to the semi-finals.
FRIDAY QUARTER-FINAL HEAD-TO-HEADS – In Order of Play
(18) Tommy Robredo (ESP) vs (7) Andy Roddick (USA) Roddick Leads 10-0
01 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Andy Roddick 6-2 6-2 6-4
02 USA v ESP WG Qtrs (Texas) Grass RR Andy Roddick 6-3 7-5 7-6(7)
02 ATP Masters Series Rome (Italy) Clay QF Andy Roddick 6-4 7-6(2)
03 Sydney (Australia) Hard R32 Andy Roddick 6-2 6-2
03 Wimbledon (England) Grass R32 Andy Roddick 7-6(5) 6-4 6-4
03 ATP Masters Series Paris (France) Carpet R16 Andy Roddick 6-3 6-4
04 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Andy Roddick 6-3 6-2 6-4
08 ATP Masters Series Rome (Italy) Clay QF Andy Roddick 6-3 4-6 7-6(4)
08 ATP Masters Series Madrid (Spain) Hard R32 Andy Roddick 6-3 6-4
09 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R16 Andy Roddick 7-5 6-1 6-3
ROBREDO FASTFACTS
Tournament Highlights:
• The Spaniard is making his first quarter-final appearance in his ninth Indian Wells visit (11-8 record)…He has posted wins over Sergiy Stakhovsky 36 63 75, Dudi Sela 63 60 and No. 27 seed Marcos Baghdatis 75 06 64 en route to the quarters…Has saved 24 of 31 break points (both tournament highs)
• Prior to this year his best result was the fourth round in 2005 (l. to No. 6 Henman) and last year (ret. vs. No. 4 Murray)…Also reached third round in 2003 (l. to Vahaly), ‘06 (l. to Blake) and ’08 (l. to Ljubicic)
2010 Highlights:
QF: Auckland (l Isner)
2010 In Review:
• The 27-year-old Spaniard is playing in his sixth ATP World Tour tournament of the year and he enters his second quarter-final with a 6-5 match record…In January he reached the quarters in Auckland (l. to eventual champ Isner)
• He won two matches in four other events, reaching 2nd Rd. in Rotterdam (l. to F. Mayer) and Dubai (l. to Melzer) and dropped opening matches at the Australian Open (l. to Giraldo) and Marseille (after 1st Rd. bye, l. to Zverev in 2nd Rd.)
• In 1st Rd. Davis Cup tie vs. Switzerland (won doubles rubber w/Granollers)
• At No. 23, he is the fifth-highest of 12 Spaniards ranked in Top 100
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 History:
• He is trying to win his 100th career match (99-71) and become the 27th player to win at least 100 matches since 1990…His best result was the title in Hamburg in 2006 (d. Stepanek) and semi-finalist in four other tournaments – ’02 Hamburg, ’04, ’06 Cincinnati and ’06 Paris…Also QF nine other times
Miscellaneous:
• In 2009, he finished in Top 20 at No. 16 for fifth time in six years highlighted by back-to-back ATP World Tour titles on clay in Costa do Sauipe (d. Bellucci) and Buenos Aires (d. Monaco) in February
• He was the only player to finish in Top 20 in both singles and doubles in 2009 (No. 16 in singles and No. 20 in doubles)
• Has a 15-63 career record against Top 10 opponents (6-30 on hard) and trying to snap an 11-match losing streak since defeating No. 4 David Ferrer in the semi-finals of Bastad in July 2008…His last Top 10 win on hard courts came over No. 8 Blake in round robin play of the Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai in November 2006
• He reached a career-high No. 5 on August 28, 2006…He spent 85 non-consecutive weeks in Top 10 (all between May 8, 2006 and January 6, 2008)
RODDICK FASTFACTS
Tournament Highlights:
• The 27-year-old American comes into the quarter-finals with a 23-7 career mark and in his first three matches has held serve 30 of 31 games…He entered the quarters No. 3 in aces (33)
• He opened the tournament Sunday with a 64 64 win over qualifier Yen-Hsun Lu, on Tuesday he beat Dutchman Thiemo de Bakker 63 64 and on Wednesday he ousted No. 22 seed Jurgen Melzer 76(5) 64
• Last year he lost in the semi-finals to eventual champion Rafael Nadal…It was his third semi-final (2005, ’07, ‘09)
• Four of his losses here have come to Top 10 opponents – No. 10 Henman in ’04 QF, No. 2 Hewitt in ’05 SF, No. 2 Nadal in ’07 SF and No. 1 Nadal last year
• He captured the doubles title last year (w/Fish), defeating Mirnyi-A. Ram 14-12 in match tie-break
2010 Highlights:
W: Brisbane (d Stepanek); F: San Jose (l Verdasco); QF: Australian Open (l Cilic); Memphis (l Querrey)
2010 in Review:
• The Austin, Texas resident is appearing in his fifth quarter-final or better of the season and has an 18-3 match record, all on hard courts…He is attempting to reach his third semi-final of the year
• Last month he reached the final in San Jose where he lost to Spaniard Fernando Verdasco 36 64 64 and followed with a quarter-final in Memphis (l. to eventual champ Querrey)…He also has an ATP World Tour-best 14-2 mark in tie-breaks
• The top American opened the season by capturing his 28th career ATP World Tour title in Brisbane (d. Stepanek) to extend his title streak to 10 consecutive years (tied w/Federer among active players)…
Then followed by reaching the quarter-finals at the Australian Open (l. to Cilic in five sets)
• He came into the tournament tied for lead (w/Karlovic) on ATP World Tour in service games won (91%) and was No. 2 in aces (258) and first serve points won (80%) and No. 3 in first serve pct. (72%) and 2nd serve points won (57%)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 History:
• Has a career record of 133-56 since playing his first Masters 1000 tournament in Miami (falling second round to Agassi) in 2000…Owns a 4-3 in finals, winning his last Masters 1000 title in Cincinnati in 2006 (d. Ferrero)…Also won there in 2003 (d. Fish)…His other titles have come in Montreal in 2003 (d. Nalbandian) and Miami in 2004 (d. Coria, ret.)
Miscellaneous:
• In 2009, the top American finished in the Top 10 for an eighth consecutive season at No. 7…He and Federer have the longest streak among active players on the ATP World Tour
• His 28 career titles is No. 3 among active players on the ATP World Tour, behind Federer (62) and Nadal (36)
• Coach Larry Stefanki captured the title in nearby LaQuinta in February 1985 (d. David Pate)
(4) Andy Murray (GBR) vs (6) Robin Soderling (SWE) Murray Leads 2-1
05 Bangkok (Thailand) Hard R16 Andy Murray 7-6(3) 7-6(5)
06 San Jose (U.S.A.) Hard QF Andy Murray 4-6 7-5 6-4
06 Memphis (U.S.A.) Hard QF Robin Soderling 6-1 6-4
MURRAY FASTFACTS
Tournament Highlights:
• The 22-year-old Scot has a 15-4 career record and he’s appearing in the quarter-finals for the third time in five visits…He opened with a 64 64 victory on Sunday over top Italian Andreas Seppi and followed with a 63 75 win over American Michael Russell on Tuesday and 62 1-0 ret. win over Nicolas Almagro
• Has broken opponents 11 times in 25 return games (44%) and leads the tournament in return points on first serve (46%)
• He reached the final last year (l. to Nadal) and was the first Briton in the title match here since Tim Henman in 2004 (l. to Federer)…Henman was also runner-up in 2002 (l. to Hewitt)
• He made his debut in 2006 and lost to No. 5 ranked Nikolay Davydenko in three sets in the second round...The following year posted back-to-back Top 10 wins over No. 4 Davydenko (4th) and No. 9 Tommy Haas (QF) before falling to Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals...Two years ago he fell to Tommy Haas in three sets in the 4th Rd.
2010 Highlights:
F: Australian Open (l Federer)
2010 in Review:
• The World No. 4 enters his second quarter-final of the year with a 10-2 match record on the season
• He opened the year by reaching his second career Grand Slam final at the Australian Open…He lost only one set en route to the final, posting wins over John Isner (4th Rd.), No. 2 Rafael Nadal (QF) and Marin Cilic (SF) before falling in straight sets to No. 1 Roger Federer
• He returned the week of Feb. 22 in Dubai and lost in the second round to Janko Tipsarevic in three sets
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 History:
• Has a 76-31 career match record and has won four of five finals the past two years…Won his first title in Cincinnati (d. Djokovic) and in Madrid (d. Federer in SF, d. Simon in final) in 2008…Last year won titles in Miami (d. Djokovic) and Montreal (d. del Potro) while reaching the final here
• He is appearing in his 16th career Masters 1000 quarter-final and is 11-4 in QF matches
Miscellaneous:
• In 2009, the Scot captured an ATP World Tour best six titles and reached a career-high No. 2 ranking in August (for four weeks) before finishing No. 4 for the second straight year…Led circuit with .857 winning percentage as he compiled a 66-11 match record
• Has a 36-27 career record against Top 10 opponents, including 14-6 last year and 12-8 in 2008
• Has a 14-7 career record in ATP World Tour finals and his 14 titles is the most by a British man in the Open Era…Greg Rusedski won 15 career titles (13 as a British citizen) and Tim Henman 11 titles
SODERLING FASTFACTS
Tournament Highlights:
• The top Swede has an 8-5 career record, reaching the quarter-finals for the first time…He is the first Swede to reach the quarters here since Thomas Enqvist in 2002…Enqvist is the last Swedish finalist in 2000 (l. to Corretja)
• Has not dropped a set in his 62 64 win over Evgeny Korolev, 76(4) 64 victory over No. 28 seed Feliciano Lopez and 63 64 triumph over No. 9 seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga…He has held serve 28 of 30 games (93%), saving two of four break points and is No. 4 in the tournament with 32 aces thus far
• Prior to this year, he reached the 3rd Rd. in 2006 (l. to Andreev) and ’07 (l. to Gonzalez)
2010 Highlights:
W: Rotterdam (d Youzhny); QF: Marseille (l Llodra)
2010 In Review:
• The 25-year-old Swede enters his third ATP World Tour quarter-final or better with an 11-3 mark on the season (all on hard courts), with his best results coming indoors…He captured his fifth career ATP World Tour title in Rotterdam on Feb. 14 when Russian Mikhail Youzhny retired in the second set with a right hamstring injury
• Also a quarter-finalist in Marseille (l. to eventual champ Llodra)…Afterwards, went to career-high No. 7
• In opening Davis Cup tie Mar. 5-7 at home against Argentina, he defeated Eduardo Schwank in the opening rubber and Leonardo Mayer in the fourth rubber, both in straight sets, but his country lost 3-2
• Began season 0-2 with losses in Chennai (l. to Ginepri) and Australian Open (l. to Granollers)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 History:
• Has a career record of 51-43 and he’s trying to reach the semi-finals for the first time…His best results are the quarter-finals four times – 2004 Paris, 2007 Monte-Carlo and 2009 Shanghai and Paris
Miscellaneous:
• In 2009, finished in Top 10 for first time at No. 8 with a 49-21 match record…He reached his first Grand Slam final at Roland Garros, defeating four-time champion and World No. 1 Nadal in 4th Rd. before falling to Federer in straight sets...Also advanced to the quarters at Wimbledon (l. to Federer)
• Has a 19-40 career record against Top 10 opponents and last season won a personal-best seven matches (7-11)…His best career win came over No. 1 Nadal in the 4th Rd. at Roland Garros last year
• Won his first non-indoor ATP World Tour title in his native country in Bastad (d. Monaco) on clay in July
• Coached by former World No. 2 and 2000 Roland Garros finalist Magnus Norman
SEMI-FINAL HEAD-TO-HEADS –
BOTTOM HALF
Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) Nadal Leads 5-1
05 Doha (Qatar) Hard QF Ivan Ljubicic 6-2 6-7(3) 6-3
05 ATP Masters Series Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Rafael Nadal 6-4 6-7(5) 6-3
05 ATP Masters Series Madrid (Spain) Hard F Rafael Nadal 3-6 2-6 6-3 6-4 7-6(3)
06 Roland Garros (France) Clay SF Rafael Nadal 6-4 6-2 7-6(7)
09 ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo Clay QF Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-3
09 ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (China) Hard QF Rafael Nadal 3-6 6-3 ret
POTENTIAL TOP HALF MATCH-UPS
Tommy Robredo (ESP) vs Andy Murray (GBR) Tied 2-2
06 Las Vegas (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Tommy Robredo 6-2 6-2
07 Metz (France) Hard F Tommy Robredo 0-6 6-2 6-3
09 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells Hard R16 Andy Murray 6-2 3-0 ret
09 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay R16 Andy Murray 7-5 6-1
Andy Roddick (USA) vs Andy Murray (GBR) Murray Leads 6-3
06 San Jose (U.S.A.) Hard SF Andy Murray 7-5 7-5
06 Wimbledon (England) Grass R32 Andy Murray 7-6(4) 6-4 6-4
06 ATP Masters Series Cincinnati Hard QF Andy Roddick 6-3 6-4
07 San Jose (U.S.A.) Hard SF Andy Murray 7-6(8) 6-4
07 Memphis (U.S.A.) Hard SF Andy Roddick 6-3 7-6(4)
07 ATP Masters Series Miami (U.S.A.) Hard QF Andy Murray 5-3 ret
08 Tennis Masters Cup (China) Hard RR Andy Murray 6-4 1-6 6-1
09 Doha (Qatar) Hard F Andy Murray 6-4 6-2
09 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass SF Andy Roddick 6-4 4-6 7-6(7) 7-6(5)
Tommy Robredo (ESP) vs Robin Soderling (SWE) Soderling Leads 4-1
04 Bastad (Sweden) Clay R16 Robin Soderling 6-0 4-6 6-3
04 Lyon (France) Carpet R32 Robin Soderling 6-1 6-4
08 ATP Masters Series Monte Carlo Clay R32 Tommy Robredo 6-4 7-6(3)
08 ATP Masters Series Cincinnati Hard R32 Robin Soderling 7-6(6) 6-4
09 Beijing (China) Hard R16 Robin Soderling 6-3 6-3
Andy Roddick (USA) vs Robin Soderling (SWE) Soderling Leads 2-0
08 Memphis (U.S.A.) Hard QF Robin Soderling 7-6(6) 6-3
08 Lyon (France) Carpet QF Robin Soderling 7-6(5) 7-6(5)
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