Sony Ericsson Day Nine Matches to Watch

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Published: March 31, 2011

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The semifinals have arrived for the women, with the top two seeds nowhere to be found. Meanwhile, the Men's final two quarterfinals are upon us, with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal both in action, and a meeting waiting in the next round should each man win.


Roger Federer (SUI) vs. Gilles Simon (FRA)

Let’s face it: Not too many people in the world outside of gay Paris are rooting for Simon, not with the potential of a Federer-Nadal semifinal looming. Simon nearly took Federer down early at the Australian Open, but King Roger’s resilience came through again.

Still, Simon is 2-1 all-time against Federer, with both victories coming on hard surfaces. Simon hasn’t made the final of a Masters 1000 event since his memorable turn at Madrid in 2008, when he stunned Nadal in the semifinals, then lost to Andy Murray in the final.

Federer is looking to extend a staggering streak of making at least the semifinals of six straight Masters 1000 events. The last time he failed to do so was at Rome last April 

Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs. Tomas Berdych (CZE)

Early in their careers, this was a burgeoning rivalry, but Nadal has since won eight straight against the seventh-ranked Czech, including on three stages in 2010—the quarterfinals at Indian Wells, the final at Wimbledon and during round-robin play at the Barclays.

Even scarier, Berdych hasn’t won a single set from Nadal in those eight matches, having last won both a set and a match against the Mallorcan at Madrid in 2006. On the surface, Berdych appears off to a dynamite start to 2011 at 19-6, but a peak beneath the surface shows that he’s just 1-4 against players ranked in the Top 20.

Nadal is the quietest 17-3 on the planet to date in 2011, since he hasn’t won a title yet, and is being overshadowed by ...
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