Now that Super Monday is over, let's look at the upcoming quarterfinals. Federer vs. Berdych This is a tough one to call. Federer doesn't always need great opponents to play great. For example, playing Clement was a great way for him to hit a lot of balls without a lot of fear that he would
This is Yen-Hsun's resume heading into Wimbledon. First round loss in Chennai. First round loss in the Australian Open. Reached the quarterfinals of Johannesburg (losing to Monfils). First round loss in San Jose. Second round loss in Memphis (to Andy Roddick). Second round loss to Indian Wells (to Andy Roddick). Second round loss in Miami.Â
Sometimes, a match comes down to nerves. Soderling was cruising in this match. Almost right out of the gate, Ferrer seemed despondent, thinking Soderling might overpower him. Now, Ferrer probably wasn't thinking that. Ferrer is one of the better competitors on tour. Despite his diminutive size, he is quick and chases down lots of balls.
For a while, this looked like a straight set match for Djokovic. Djokovic broke to take the first set, 7-5, then again, to take the second, 6-4. Then, it seemed like Djokovic was going to suffer from health issues, a problem that knocked him out of the Australian Open, and partly explained why he lost
On this, the most match-laden day of any Slam, all fourth round matches are played. Federer was up early and won his match quickly over Jurgen Melzer. There were eight men's matches scheduled for today. Two more are completed not including Federer's win. Tsonga played countryman Benneteau and got off to a quick start winning
Federer usually has a few easy matches en route to a Slam. Sometimes it's one or two, as in the French, when he had one easy match against Gael Monfils, and technically, the final was pretty easy too. Already, Federer has beaten Arnaud Clement, someone that he hasn't lost to in years. Today, Roger faced
Just for fun, I'm going to rate the 8 fourth-round matches from "pretty sure it's a sure thing" to "toss-up". Almost a sure thing Roddick vs. Lu Lu's a fine player, but he's has the kind of game that doesn't lend itself well to upsets. A guy like Petzschner can come to net, and takes
When I heard that Tennis Channel was going to use the middle Sunday, where is a rest day for all players, to re-telecast every point of the Isner-Mahut match, I wondered if they had gone insane. The match was 8 hours and 11 minutes long. While it was exciting to watch the match as it
With the middle Sunday as a rest day (unique among Slams that generally want to make money off this day), Day 7 is really Monday and not Sunday. Let's take this opportunity to look at Monday. On Monday, all men and women will play their fourth round matches in Wimbledon's version of "Super Saturday" except
Before the start of a tournament, especially the start of a Slam, there are questions being asked and the tournament, like students taking an exam, hope to provide answers to. For Roger Federer, the question was: can he win Wimbledon again? Is the great Roger Federer in decline? In the last two years, Roger Federer
