So that's day 9 at Wimbledon over as is the men's singles quarter finals matches, which saw the top 4 seeds take on their opponents so I will go into more detail about them just now.
First up Muzza faced off the Spaniard Feliciano Lopez, who we all thought would be a very tough opponent but in the end Andy made short work of Lopez and defeated him in straight sets winning in 6-3, 6-4, 6-4. Andy did everything right on this occassion, serving well, reading Lopez's serve well, hitting incredible returns and basically blootering the guy off the court. Over his last two matches Andy has improved his performance dramatically and if he can maintain his level for his next match then he will give his next opponent a real run for his money!
Second up saw Djokovic who played a surprisingly tough match against his fellow hitting partner Bernard Tomic from the land of Oz, who made it to his first grand slam quarter final. Tomic managed to push the Serb to 4 sets, although I think he was also helped along the way by some dreadful tennis from Djokovic in the 2nd set, but in the end Djoko managed to fight his was into the match again and take it in 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 7-5.
In the third match Rafa was up against the US No.1 Mardy Fish who made his first Wimbledon quarter final here, and Fish put in a strong performance too as he fought against the World No.1 and forced him to drop the 3rd set, but Rafa being who he is fought back into the match and sealed it in 6-3, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4. This is the 2nd set Rafa and Djokovic have dropped at this tournament, considering their level this is impressive but it also shows definite vulnerability in their game so just maybe its something that can be exploited later.
In the fourth match of the lot, we saw the tournament's biggest upset as Jo-Wilfried Tsonga put out the mighty Roger Federer in an epic 5 set battle. Roger who up until this match has never lost a match from 2 sets to love up suffered his first 2 sets to love up defeat in his career when Tsonga fought back in the 3rd and 4th sets to level the match. After that Roger didn't really have an answer to Tsonga's almost impenetrable serve as he beat the former World No.1 in 3-6, 6-7, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. This really shows how remarkable Tsonga's ability as a player is, grass is definitely his best surface and in the space of about 3 weeks he's knocked out Roger and Rafa in two different tournaments. It just makes me think what if Andy can defeat Rafa in the semis and Tsonga beats Djokovic in the semis too, it would make for a Queens final rematchm and if its the same result well, Britian will have had its first British grand slam champion in 75 years, but we can dream, but you never know it might come a reality!
Which brings me onto that ongoing question, can Andy win this title???? Actually yes he can, his performance at Wimblydon has been very impressive, his last two matches in particular have seen him play some of his best tennis in recent memory. But it really does depend on maintaining that level and lifting it even higher for when he faces Rafa in the semis on Friday, and if he can do it, he's in with a strong chance. But I am still inclined to be cynical and maybe say that no he probably won't get past Rafa on Friday, but I would love him to, in fact we all would! But I will be really frustrated if Andy gets handed another straight set defeat on Friday, and to make that more frustrating, there are lower ranked players that have pushed Rafa further and taken a set off him already at SW19. Surely to God a player that's as highly ranked as Andy can pushed Nadal all the way. And this time I hope he does, especially if he fails, I want to see a real fight. Whichever way it goes it will promise to be a great match, I just hope it is and that its way better than their French Open semi final, which was ruined by windy conditions on court. But if Andy can beat Rafa and get to the final, I think the title will be his, especially if it is Tsonga he faces.
But at this stage its another pipe dream, but I do think Andy is edging that bit closer to his goal and he is getting better each year as a player and a person, and as they say the better a person you are the better a player you will be.
Anyway that's enough for now, the ladies semi finals matches are on tomorrow on Thursday so really look forward to them, as we have Sharapova vs Lisicki and Azarenka vs Kvitova. Predictions for those two: Sharapova in straight sets maybe 6-4, 7-5, and possibly Kvitova in 7-6, 6-4. But we will soon find oot.
OK that it.
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