Perhaps the warning signs were there. Robin Soderling was on his way to a pretty easy win over David Ferrer when a bad call upset Soderling and he spent the rest of the match trying to regain control of a situation that went out of control. Soderling needed five sets to beat Ferrer. The day
Well, what can you say? Berdych is always a dangerous player, and he proved it again. Federer looked like he was hitting his stride especially with easy wins over Clement and Melzer. To be fair, these two players are actually older than Federer, and neither hit with the pace of Berdych. Federer tried to keep
Wimbledon Monday, in which all the men and women play their fourth round matches, is perhaps the most sought-after ticket short of the men's championships itself. While fourth round matches generally favor the higher seed, with eight matches being played, there is usually an upset. Indeed, form almost held, but there was one upset. Andy
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.
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
