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The Swede stunned the Spaniard and the tennis world last year when he became the first, and so far the only man, to defeat Nadal at Roland Garros since the claycourt king first blasted onto the Paris scene in 2005.
Soderling will start favourite in his semi-final this year against Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic, while on the face of it, Nadal should have little trouble seeing of the challenge of Austrian surprise Jurgen Melzer.
"I never think about revenges," Nadal said after his straight sets quarter-final win over compatriot Nicolas Almagro.
"When I go on court, I don't think if I lost last time is gonna be revenge. I never go by this way. I think if you think that, your mind is not 100 percent calm to think what you have to do."
Nadal has yet to drop a set, while Melzer will need all of the two days off before Friday's last four games to recuperate from his efforts in coming from two sets down to defeat third seed Novak Djokovic in the quarter-finals.
"I don't want to think about Nadal," a tired-looking Melzer said.
"Of course you want to have a straight mindset when you think about Nadal. At the moment, that wouldn't be possible."
Soderling leads their head-to-heads 4-3, but it was Berdych who won their last encounter 6-2, 6-2 on the Miami hardcourts earlier this year.
Still, the Swede will start a strong favourite on the evidence of his defeat of Nadal last year and his commanding four sets victory over top seed and defending champion Roger Federer in the quarter-finals.
The Swede says that the Miami result will have no relevance for Friday.
"The match before that I beat him 1 and 1," he said, although the actual result in Kuala Lumpur last year was 6-2, 6-2 in favour of Soderling.
"I know every match is a new match, and he played great this year. He's a dangerous player when he's playing good.
"So of course it can happen, but I'm expecting a tough match"
Soderling is seeking to be the first Swede to win a Grand Slam title since Stefan Edberg at the 1992 US Open, while Berdych hopes to be the first from his country to take a Grand Slam title since Petr Korda took the 1998 Australian Open.
The Swede stunned the Spaniard and the tennis world last year when he became the first, and so far the only man, to defeat Nadal at Roland Garros since the claycourt king first blasted onto the Paris scene in 2005.
Soderling will start favourite in his semi-final this year against Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic, while on the face of it, Nadal should have little trouble seeing of the challenge of Austrian surprise Jurgen Melzer.
"I never think about revenges," Nadal said after his straight sets quarter-final win over compatriot Nicolas Almagro.
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"When I go on court, I don't think if I lost last time is gonna be revenge. I never go by this way. I think if you think that, your mind is not 100 percent calm to think what you have to do."
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Nadal has yet to drop a set, while Melzer will need all of the two days off before Friday's last four games to recuperate from his efforts in coming from two sets down to defeat third seed Novak Djokovic in the quarter-finals.
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"I don't want to think about Nadal," a tired-looking Melzer said.
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"Of course you want to have a straight mindset when you think about Nadal. At the moment, that wouldn't be possible."
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Soderling leads their head-to-heads 4-3, but it was Berdych who won their last encounter 6-2, 6-2 on the Miami hardcourts earlier this year.
Still, the Swede will start a strong favourite on the evidence of his defeat of Nadal last year and his commanding four sets victory over top seed and defending champion Roger Federer in the quarter-finals.
The Swede says that the Miami result will have no relevance for Friday.
"The match before that I beat him 1 and 1," he said, although the actual result in Kuala Lumpur last year was 6-2, 6-2 in favour of Soderling.
"I know every match is a new match, and he played great this year. He's a dangerous player when he's playing good.
"So of course it can happen, but I'm expecting a tough match"
Soderling is seeking to be the first Swede to win a Grand Slam title since Stefan Edberg at the 1992 US Open, while Berdych hopes to be the first from his country to take a Grand Slam title since Petr Korda took the 1998 Australian Open.
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