Wimbledon 2010: Previews and Predictions of the Men’s Quarterfinal Showdowns

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Published: June 30, 2010

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The script writer for Wimbledon 2010 could not have written it better. Five setters by the dozen, enough scares to the top seeds and of course, the Isner-Mahut "match of the century.

Somewhere at the start of the second week, he made a slight error—a typo.

The Gentlemen's Singles quarterfinals lineup is as consistent as expected. With the ousting of a Davydenko once again uneasy on grass, hard-hitting Tomas Berdych took his place in the quarterfinals to set up a mouthwatering clash with Roger Federer.

Elsewhere, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga goes to battle long-time foe Andy Murray while Soderling has his destined date with Nadal.

And Novak Djokovic, who's playing consistently through  a bit of apparent discomfort, can reach the semifinals if he beats Yen-Hsun  Lu !

Yes. Our meticulous scriptwriter, in all his confident writing glory, failed to deliver that last mouthwatering clash between Andy Roddick and the Djoker.

This is not to say that Lu doesn't deserve to be here. The 82nd ranked Taiwanese played the match of his life to take out perennial contender Roddick 9-7 in the fifth. However, I just don't think his consistency and power and can come close to troubling a hungry Djokovic with a point to prove.

Let's preview the matchups individually:


Roger Federer (SUI) [1] vs Tomas Berdych (CZE) [12] - Centre Court (1300 HRS GMT)

Berdych has had an easy draw but he hasn't come through unscathed. Troubled by a mercurial Daniel Brands, he went through in four scrappy sets and had a five-setter with Istomin prior to that. But the tall, powerful Czech has troubled Federer in the past with his stinging ground strokes and huge serve.

The Swiss Champion seems to have gone from having problems starting his engine to a comfortable fourth gear. Brushing off Clement and Melzer in straight sets, I think Berdych will push Federer to a couple of tie brea...
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