WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Sweden’s Robin Soderling has defeated David Ferrer in five sets to advance to the quarterfinals of Wimbledon.
The sixth-seeded Soderling ousted the ninth-seeded Spaniard 6-2, 5-7, 6-2, 3-6, 7-5 to reach the final eight at the All England Club for the first time.
The Swede, who did not drop a set in the opening three rounds, made 61 unforced errors to Ferrer’s 15 but also piled up more winners — 61 to 35.
Soderling, a French Open finalist the past two years, will play either 2008 champion Rafael Nadal or Frenchman Paul-Henri Mathieu for a berth in the semifinals.
