索德靈是一名底線抽擊為主的球員。他的發球渾重且快速，時速可達225公里<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tennis.about.com/b/2010/06/01/soderling-overpowers-federer.htm|title=Soderling Overpowers Federer|publisher=Tennis.about.com|date=1 June 2010|accessdate=2010-06-06}}</ref>，然而發球有時缺乏穩定，導致他面對擅於接發球的球員如：[[諾瓦克·喬科維奇]]與[[安迪·穆雷]]，發球局常陷入困難，而有破發的危機。只要他接發狀況良好就有機會來擊敗任何一位對手<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportingo.com/tennis/a12593_from-federer-soderling-strengths-weaknesses-atp-top|title=From Federer to Soderling – strengths and weaknesses of the ATP top 10|publisher=Sportingo|date=11 November 2009|accessdate=2010-06-06|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100218054734/http://www.sportingo.com/tennis/a12593_from-federer-soderling-strengths-weaknesses-atp-top|archivedate=2010年2月18日}}</ref>，他的雙手反拍堅強，正拍相當有威力<ref name="atpworldtour1">{{cite web|last=Davis|first=Robert|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/DEUCE-Tennis/DEUCE-May-2010/Robin-Soderling.aspx|title=Tennis – ATP World Tour – DEUCE – Heart Of A Warrior|publisher=ATP World Tour|date=18 May 2010|accessdate=2010-06-06}}</ref>，他在快速場地（硬地球場和室內地毯球場）表現出色，然而他在大滿貫最佳成績卻是在[[法國網球公開賽]]，儘管紅土上有減緩球速的特性，這一點卻反而幫助他有足夠的時間來強力抽球反擊<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espnstar.com/tennis/french-open/news/detail/item449871/Nadal-and-Soderling-on-weather-watch/ |title=Tennis &#124; French Open &#124; Nadal and Soderling on weather watch |publisher=Espnstar.Com |date=6 June 2010 |accessdate=2011-06-18 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324205954/http://www.espnstar.com/tennis/french-open/news/detail/item449871/Nadal-and-Soderling-on-weather-watch/ |archivedate=2012年3月24日 }}</ref>，許多人認為他在大滿貫賽有一定的競爭力，在於他臨場表現的專注度<ref>{{cite web|author=Hal Spivack %BloggerTitle% |url=http://tennis.fanhouse.com/2010/06/04/robin-soderling-battles-back-to-french-open-final/ |title=Robin Soderling Battles Back to French Open Final |publisher=Tennis.fanhouse.com |date=4 June 2010 |accessdate=2011-06-18}}</ref>，不過早年他在球場上專注度不夠穩定<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tennistalk.com/en/news/20080608/Bj%C3%B6rn_Borg_says_Swedish_tennis_will_return|title=Björn Borg says Swedish tennis will return|publisher=Tennistalk|date=1 January 1991|accessdate=2010-06-06|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716211715/http://www.tennistalk.com/en/news/20080608/Bj%C3%B6rn_Borg_says_Swedish_tennis_will_return|archivedate=2011年7月16日|df=}}</ref>，後來卻有大幅度的改善，其中關鍵在於他的前教練[[馬格努斯·諾曼]]，對於索德靈心理素質的提升相當明顯<ref name="atpworldtour1"/>。索德靈穿著[[Lotto]]球衣，使用[[Head (company)|Head]]的Youtek IG Prestige Midplus球拍<ref name="Robinsoderling.se"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/Head_YOUTEK_IG_Prestige_Midplus/descpageRCHEAD-HYIPMP.html?from=atp |title=Head YOUTEK IG Prestige Midplus Racquets |publisher=Tennis-warehouse.com |date= |accessdate=2012-03-10 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310015851/http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/Head_YOUTEK_IG_Prestige_Midplus/descpageRCHEAD-HYIPMP.html?from=atp |archivedate=2012-03-10 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/tennis/article7238184.ab|title=Racket-bluffen |publisher=Aftonbladet.se|date=|accessdate=2010-06-06}}</ref>。

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