French Open finalist Robin Soderling's eight-match streak came to a sudden halt in an upset 1-6, 6-3, 6-1, 4-6, 6-2 fourth-round loss to Alexandr Dolgopolov at the Australian Open on Monday.
Soderling won the lead-up tournament at Brisbane without losing a set and hadn't conceded a set at Melbourne Park before he confronted the 22-year-old Ukrainian, who has reached the quarterfinals in his first trip to the Australian Open.
Dolgopolov's backhand crosscourt 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.
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