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The quarter-finals in Wimbledon's men's singles are all well established, and there's a ton of intrigue around games and competitors.
There are faces expected, such as Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, who are still on the right track to meet in the final 10 years after their legendary match of 2008 on the same turf pitches.
But there is also newcomer Novak Djokovic, the surprising over-grass Kevin Anderson, a duel between John Isner and Milos Raonic and, of course, Juan Martin del Potro after he's finished Gilles Simon in a delayed game on Tuesday
There are not really any new faces, but every game in the quarterfinals features lots of intrigues, and we'll review them below , starting with the king of Wimbledon himself, and the man who could just pull anger against him.
Roger Federer vs. Kevin Anderson
Federer is the first head after he once again jumped the clay season to keep himself cool for his better surface, the grass courses. But he is running on a guy he has not played for three years and who is doing incredibly well on the grass courts of Anderson, the eighth seeded.
Federer also recently lost to Borna Coric's match against Benoit Paire and almost lost against Nick Kyrgios – all on the grass.
Let's talk about Anderson. He comes out of a set against Gael Monfils in the round of 16, and also needs four sets for the best Andreas Seppi in the second round – but his service has been incredible. What Federer will lose first is his ability to handle powerful services, and a few serve as hard as Anderson, who has served 93.6% of the time over his last 10 games. what a powerful service does to a technical opponent. At the beginning of the rivalry between Federer and Nadal, it was about technique and power, and although Anderson was more than his power, the Wimbledon turf fields and the wear and tear of the body of Federer could combine for an unexpected surprise on Wednesday. Wimbledon up to now: def. Dusan Lajovic (6-1, 6-3, 6-4), def. Lukas Lacko (6-4, 6-4, 6-1), def. Jan-Lennard Struff (6-3, 7-5, 6-4), def. Adrian Mannarino (6-0, 7-5, 6-4)
Anderson Wimbledon up to now: def. Norbert Gombos (6-3, 6-4, 6-4), def. Andreas Seppi (6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4), def. Philipp Kohlschreiber (6-3, 7-5, 7-5), def. Gael Monfils (7-6 (4), 7-6 (2), 5-7, 7-6 (4)
Choose: Anderson
Rafael Nadal against Juan Martin del Potro
Nadal and del Potro are similar players, which means that they combine for very exciting matches: there were a few games between the two that were not close, but most – and there are had 14 – were thrilling to watch They played in the semifinals of the 2017 US Open, a match that Nadal won in four sets, before qualifying for the semi-finals of the Games Olympic Games of 2016 where Del Potro won in three sets, leads the head-to-head, 9-5, but these things tend to happen in bouquets between the two: Nadal won his first four meetings, del Potro the three following, Nadal the next four, del Potro the next two, then Nadal most recently, he won one.
Will the clusters continue? It's certain Possibly … Del Potro was only bothered by an opponent in this year's tournament, and that's Simo N. But this match has been delayed and this still has the potential to throw somebody away. 39; a. Other than that, both looked phenomenal. This could be the best match of the tournament, as is often the case
Nadal's Wimbledon up here: def. Dudi Sela (6-3, 6-3, 6-2), def. Mikhail Kukushkin (6-4, 6-3, 6-4), defeated Alex DE Minaur (6-1, 6-2, 6-4), def. Jiri Vesely (6-3, 6-3, 6-4)
Wimbledon of Del Potro up to here: def. Peter Gojowczyk (6-3, 6-4, 6-3), def. Feliciano Lopez (6-4, 6-1, 6-2), def. Benoit Paire (6-4, 7-6 (4), 6-3), def. Gilles Simon (7-6 (1), 7-6 (5), 5-7, 7-6 (5)
Choice: del Potro
Novak Djokovic against Kei Nishikori
Nishikori is became the first Japanese in 23 years to reach the quarter-finals of Wimbledon, most expect his race to end with Wednesday's match against Djokovic
Nishikori lost to Djokovic 13 times in 15 games in the semifinals of the 2014 US Open, where he needed four sets to win the win, the other win being on hard ground in 2011. Since the 2014 match, Djokovic has won 12 Consecutive matches against Nishikori, Nishikori managed to outsmart Djokovic in his last meeting, but was sent off 6-1, 6-3, in the next two.
Djokovic is in the middle of trying to recover of his recent fall in tennis for the fourth or fifth time – it's hard to keep track of when he's not on top, it's been over a year now. Still, he looks as confident as he has been watching for a long time, and he knows that he has what it takes to not only beat Nishikori, but to do it decisively.
Djokovic's Wimbledon up to now: def. Tennys Sandgren (6-3, 6-1, 6-2), def. Horacio Zeballos (6-1, 6-2, 6-3), def. Kyle Edmund (4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4), def. Karen Khachanov (6-4, 6-2, 6-2)
Nishikori's Wimbledon up to here: def. Christian Harrison (6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-2), def. Bernard Tomic (2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7), 7-5), def. Nick Kyrgios (6-1, 7-6 (3), 6-4), def. Ernests Gulbis (4-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (10), 6-1)
Choose: Djokovic
Milos Raonic vs. John Isner
The big factor here is … well, the BIG factor. Both Raonic (the 13th seed) and Isner (the 9th seed) are great players with powerful services (Raonic is 6 "5 while Isner has 6" 10). Both are well suited to serve as powerful services on these turf pitches, much like Anderson, but with similar skills, this one is indeed a dice roll.
They played four times in the past. the first three and Raonic win the most recent, a live victory in Cincinnati from 2016. They have only faced each other on hard ground, so there are even more in the air. Both play well, but Raonic has seemed a little harder in most of his games. Expect more breakage of equality.
Wimbledon of Raonic up to here: def. Liam Broady (7-5, 6-0, 6-1), def. John Millman (7-6 (4), 7-6 (4), 7-6 (4), defenseman Dennis Novak (7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-5, 6-2), def Mackenzie McDonald (6-3, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-2)
Wimbledon from Isner to now: defeated Yannick Maden (6-2, 7- 6 (4), 7-5), defeated Ruben Bemelmans (6-1, 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-7 (3), 7-5), defender Radu Albot (6-3, 6 -3, 6-4), defender Stefanos Tsitsipas (6-4, 7-6 (8), 7-6 (4)
Choose: Raonic
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