Monday 28 June 2010

Wimbledon QF Preview

Roger Federer v Tomas Berdych

The number one seed has looked out of sorts for a while, with that defeat to Hewitt at Halle in the run up to Wimbledon and his first two rounds at the grass court Grand Slam. But solid victories over Clement and Melzer could suggest the swiss maestro is playing himself into form. Berdych will be his first real test of the tournament and this match might suggest where Federer really is at this stage.

Prediction: Federer in four

Novak Djokovic v Yen Hsun Lu

The only unseeded player in the quarter finals, provoking the biggest upset of the championships in the fourth round where he defeated Roddick in five, Lu enters the game with nothing to lose and on top of a huge wave of confidence. Djokovic still isn't that devastating player who crowned himself at Melbourne and squeezed through with a hard fought victory over Lleyton Hewitt.

Prediction: Djokovic in three

Jo-Wilfired Tsonga v Andy Murray

It's that time of year again for the British crowd and for their number one player. Could this finally be it? A difficult question to answer, Murray's post-Australia season has been very disappointing and an early defeat at Queen's suggested Brits would have to wait another year but he seems to have turned it on at the right time. His straight sets victory over Querrey proves he means business. As for Tsonga, the frenchmen has quietly made his way through the draw with the odd hiccup but is now in a position to cause damage. His game suits this grand slam perfectly and could be Great Britain's public enemy number one for 2010.

Prediction: Murray in five tough sets

Rafael Nadal v Robin Soderling

They meet again. Nadal's knees were a talking point again during his victory over Petzschner but today's win over Mathieu cleared any doubts over the spaniards claim to the title. Soderling struggled past Ferrer, whose heart of a lion once again took him close to a very big upset given the surface. Perhaps Nadal's compatriot has paved the way on how to play Soderling on grass. Much of this match depends on the swede's serve, if he has a good day at the office in this department then we could be talking about an upset. But as always with Nadal, anything below 100% will be punished.

Prediction: Nadal in four

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