
Andy Murray is the only man remaining to have not lost a set, AND the only man remaining to have not played a 5-setter. Well bloody hell. He looked pretty comfortable in the first set, then a bit awkward… and then won on fitness and defense. He’s got things to work on, but regardless, is still looking pretty good.

What did I say we learned from week one? That Fedal have been off, the Andys have not. So Dick goes ahead and loses, and Fed and Rafa absolutely cruise against clearly lesser opponents. Fine. The fun? They’ve both got their hands full against familiar and annoying opponents. Berd and Sod. After the match, the guy interviewing Rafa told him “good luck” on his Sod match. He replied “thanks, I’ll need it”. I guess I don’t really need to say much more.

Guess who is still winning? Nails! She’s tapped T-Haas’ old coach and fitness trainer of late, and apparently it’s working. Unfortunately for her, she gets Serena next, but don’t count her out just yet. Maria was close… and Nails took her out in Birmingham and was damn impressive. In fact, she’s probably the fourth in line to beat Serena on grass, behind Venus, Kim, and Masha.
Oh, and Kaia, Pironkova, Kvitova, and… Bepa? You’re good, aren’t you? Anyway, they’re in the quarters. There’s always gotta be one quarter where some randoms come out. I actually kinda like it.
Trying to decide between Muzz-Nole, Muzz-Fed (most likely) or Fed-Sod finals. I don’t think Rafa can get through both Sod and Muzz. Muzz-Nole is about the faint hope that Fed won’t get number 17.
Wimbledon has been a testament to both the depth on both tours and how in the end faring well on the big stage consistently requires a completely different mindset. With all the stories, the almost upsets, we are still left with the stars.
I agree. I don’t think Rafa will get through Muzz and Sod either. I think Fed is laughing all the way to the final though. No idea on the other side.
You guys have absolutely no faith in Nadal. I doubt if Soderling will be able to take out Nadal here. Nadal in straights, Muzz in 4 over Tsonga, Fed in 5 over Berdych (that one is really a toss up for me) and Djokovicin straights over Lu. The only surprise I see happening is if Tsonga is able to take out Murray and Berdych taking out Fed.