Predicted Winners in BOLD

2 Roger Federer vs. 6 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

Roger Federer will have to play at a higher level than he did versus Gilles Simon to advance.  Also, if Federer’s ankle is bothering him, he is unlikely to advance.  Federer will benefit from Tsonga’s aggressive style in that he will not have a player retrieving shots in the fashion that Simon did.  Federer his a patch of poor play and Simon made him hit a lot of balls while also picking intelligent times to attack Federer.  Tsonga will not force Roger into a lot of protracted rallies.  I think Federer is going to win this match in four tight sets.

4 David Ferrer vs. 32 Tommy Robredo

David Ferrer has been the most consistent player in tennis for the past 18 months.  On paper, he should win this match.  I just have a feeling that Robredo could sneak a win out in this match.  Besides, what would be exciting about me picking the favorites in every quarterfinal (spoiler alert for tomorrow’s predictions)?  My head says Ferrer in four sets, but my gut says Robredo in five.