Not many surprises in the men's tournament, but there were some in the women's round. First, Dominika Cibulkova stunned the world by beating Caroline Wozniacki, world no.1. Then the Williams sisters made early exits. 9th seed Marion Bartoli beat Serena Williams in straight sets, and then Venus lost to Pironkova in straight sets.
In the men's round, Andy Murray easily beat Richard Gasquet 7-6 (7-3), 6-3, 6-2. Novak Djokovic also thrashed Llodra of France 6-3, 6-3, 6-3. Federer beat Youzhny of Russia comfortably, but Rafael Nadal faced a sterner test against Del Potro. The reigning champion passed through 7-6 (8-6), 3-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-4. Bernard Tomic also kept his dream alive by beating an unseeded Malisse in straight sets.
In the woman's quarters Maria Sharapova easily beat Cibulkova 6-1, 6-1. German wild card Sabine Lisicki kept the dream alive by beating Marion Bartoli. Azarenka of Russia beat Paszek easily, and Kvitova also passed Pironkova. Here are the remaining fixtures.
Men's quarter-final draw:
Nadal v Fish
Murray v Lopez
Tsonga v Federer
Tomic v Djokovic
Women's Semi-final draw:
Sharapova v Lisicki
Kvitova v Azarenka
Men's quarter-final draw:
Nadal v Fish
Murray v Lopez
Tsonga v Federer
Tomic v Djokovic
Women's Semi-final draw:
Sharapova v Lisicki
Kvitova v Azarenka
Another great summary Z, but how about some predictions? who is going to win? for me it has to be sharapova in the women's, although it would be nice to see lisicki in the final. the men's is harder to predict but i think it might just be murray's year, esp with rafa carrying an injury. what do you think?
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