Rafa Nadal is hardly a lock to make the finals we two very tough outs directly in his way.

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Robin Soderling and Rafael Nadal have bumped into each other in big time matches more than once in the last year and a bit.  They are in each other's way once again as they will meet in a highly anticipated quarterfinal match from Wimbledon.

Nadal is coming in as a favorite however he is not a heavy favorite as Boylesports have the best price available with Rafa at 5/8 (-162).  Soderling backers will find his best price with Bodog at +150 (3/2).  If you register with either of those sites then use MAXIMUMBONUS as your promotional code to access their deposit bonus.

Nadal, including Abu Dhabi, is 5-2 against Soderling heads up but Soderling has won 2 of their last 3 tour matches.  Additionally they have met once before at Wimbledon in a very memorable match where Soderling could have made a name for himself.  In 2007 Soderling challenged Nadal by pushing him to 5 sets before losing by the minimum 2 games (the wedgie imitation match).

The odds in this match favor Nadal however the betting trend favors Soderling slightly.  About 24 hours ago he could be found no better than +160 (8/5) a price the public have generally liked as +150 (3/2) is now as good as it gets on the Swedish number 1.

At +150 Soderling appears to be underrated still as this match looks like nothing less than a fairly evenly matched affair.  Arguments could be made for or against both players and regardless of your prediction - counter points could be made. 

Unlike in the past, Soderling cannot be expected to be nervous or mentally off as he is now playing in his 4th quarterfinal in his last 6 slam appearances.  He's more capable now of winning big points than he has ever been and if anything the pressure is on Nadal here as he is the world number 1 and he won Wimbledon last time he played.

For true odds this looks like Nadal at -130 vs Soderling at +130 and the odds of +150 can therefore be judged as valuable (how do I convert odds from American to fractional?).

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