MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) French Open finalist Robin Soderling is out of the Australian Open, losing 1-6, 6-3, 6-1, 4-6, 6-2 to Alexandr Dolgopolov in the fourth round.
The fourth-seeded Soderling won the lead-up tournament at Brisbane without losing a set and hadn't conceded a set at Melbourne Park before he met the 22-year-old Ukranian, who has reached the quarterfinals in his first trip to the Australian Open.
Dolgopolov's cross-court backhand to bring up his first match point was typical of the 50 winners he hit against a stunned Soderling, the highest of the seeded players knocked out of the men's draw.
Soderling saved three match points, but his run came to an end with another unforced error, his 51st.