Neither player was particularly impressive on their serve in the second set and there were four successive breaks before Soderling broke the number 13 seed’s serve for the sixth time and then served out for the match.

The Swede will meet Tomas Berdych in the semis after the Czech giant-killer battled back from a set down to see off number 10 seed Fernando Verdasco.

Berdych, who had eliminated world number one Roger Federer in the previous round, endured another gruelling battle as the 16th seed defeated Verdasco 4-6 7-6(5) 6-4 in little under three hours.

There was little to choose between the pair in a bruising encounter, with both Berdych and the Spaniard each saving seven out of nine break points

“It was a great match, definitely,” said Berdych.

“The beginning for me was a little bit slow, because I was still feeling a little bit tired after the long, long match against Roger, finishing that late in the night.

“You know, just get to sleep like 3:15, 3:30 in the night. I like to sleep, but I didn’t get my best sleep. But then finally I get the rhythm, start to play really well.

“I think the beginning of the third set Fernando was a little bit struggling. He was maybe a little bit tired. But that was my advantage. I’m very happy that I can use it and go through.”