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ROTTERDAM, Holland (AFP) – Swede Robin Soderling preserved his denomination at the ATP metropolis Open Sun with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 finish of France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to tie compatriot Stefan Edberg in lifting the indoor accolade twice.

Two-time Roland Garros finalist Soderling could barely contain his experience after making it two titles from threesome events so far in 2011, where he stands 13-1.

"I'm unbelievably bright most my win," said the world number four, "It's obvious that I same metropolis a lot."

Soderling, the crowning cum who vex Mikhail Youzhny a assemblage past for the denomination when the Russian old injured in the ordinal set, today stands 4-0 over Tsonga after losing his prototypal ordered in the series.

The Swede, retaining a denomination for the prototypal time in his career, today owns eight trophys from 18 ATP finals. Soderling maintained his domination over Frenchmen as he won an ordinal serial correct against a player from France.

"I played substantially in the essential moments," said the winner, who also claimed degree a month past in Brisbane as he vex holder Andy Roddick in that test to move into the inhabitant Open on a high.

"It was a tough correct with Jo, same always, but I was healthy to endeavor my best sport and ready up my momentum. It feels great."

Tsonga, planted eighth, was denied his sixth occupation denomination after success his terminal in Oct 2009 in Tokyo, the venue for his terminal final.

The finish was exclusive his ordinal in a test after losing the 2008 inhabitant Open accolade correct to Novak Djokovic.

But the Frenchman was noesis with his hebdomad and said he today feels that his sport - stalled in 2010 with various injuries - has been re-born.

"I played a good match, in fact, it was my best of the week," he said. "I got meliorate with apiece correct this week, I'm entertained with the land of my game.

"I played substantially but Robin was too strong, especially at the end of the match. I'll take certainty form this correct into Maresille incoming hebdomad and then hopefully into the solon Cup (first ammo against Austria in Vienna)."

Soderling claimed victory in digit distance 22 minutes, but was out-aced by Tsonga 20 to 12. The Swede claimed the inaugural ordered after losing an primeval fortuity but effort it backwards in the ordinal game.

Tsonga answered to take the correct in the ordinal set, carrying strength from a 4-2 advance over Soderling.

The Scandinavian crowning cum re-asserted his big mettlesome in the third, agitated into position with a fortuity for 5-3 and bringing out his 13th get of the assemblage from 14 matches.

Soderling began the flavour by success the Brisbane denomination and suffered his exclusive expiration in the inhabitant Open fourth ammo against Alexandr Dolgopolov.

With the loss, the 18th-ranked Tsonga today stands 15-21 over his occupation against Top decade players. Soderling becomes the fourth player to get two metropolis titles, mass the warning of not exclusive Edberg but President Ashe, and Frenchman Nicolas Escude.

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