[u]Novak Djokovic (1) 1.44 v Roger Federer (3) 3.25 13:00 Centre Court[/u]
[i]H-to-H 12-14[/i]
This really ought to be the Wimbledon final, it's the reigning champion and world No.1 against the six-time winner and arguably the greatest player of all time... don't miss it.
These two have met 26 times and their head to head record shows Federer with a slight advantage, but recently it's Djokovic who has been on top. Not only has the Serb won six of their last seven encounters, but he has also won four of their last five Grand Slam matches and he hasn't even given Federer a set in their two previous meetings this year. The form points towards a Djokovic win but it's unlikely to bother Federer. The Swiss maestro has supreme confidence in his grass court game and although he certainly...
[u]Roger Federer (2) v Mikhail Youzhny (26) 13:00 Centre Court[/u]
[i]H-to-H 14-0[/i]
The head-to-head stands at 14-0 in favour of Federer, make it 15-0 after today. They met last month on grass in Germany where Federer won 6-1, 6-4 to preserve his unbeaten record against Youzhny. Even though Youzhny has had a good Wimbledon it is very difficult to see him extending Federer. He had his tournament wobble against Benneteau, but can win easily to conserve his energy for a likely semi-final against Djokovic
[b]Selection: Federer[/b]
[u]Novak Djokovic (1) v Florian Mayer (31) 13:00 Court 1[/u]
[i]H-to-H 2-0[/i]
It's very hard to see beyond Djokovic. Mayer is the lowest ranked seed to make it through to the quarter-finals, though there has been a renaissance in his career as he hits thirty....
Andy Murray had one of those days where everything he tried came off on Saturday at Queen's Club and, as a consequence, I was nowhere near with my prediction of a close match between he and Andy Roddick.
The good news is that my pre-tournament tip Jo Wilfried-Tsonga is in the final with Murray and he's not without a shot of being the first Frenchman to win the title at Queen's.
Indeed, only Nicolas Mahut, Seb Grosjean, Guy Forget and now Tsonga have ever reached the final here for France, so the big man will certainly be giving this a go.
Murray is a very skinny-looking 1.28 to become the first Brit to win this twice since Arthur Lowe in 1914, so one record will go at least.
I certainly won't be backing Murray at that price, although the 2-0 Murray win appeals at around 1.74,...