Wimbledon 2013: Men's singles quarter-final preview

Court One

First quarter-final: Novak Djokovic vs Tomas Berdych

Novak Djokovic

Tomas Berdych has a head-to-head of 2-13 against Novak Djokovic. One of these two victories came in 2010, in the semifinals of this very Grand Slam.

In the matches thereafter, Djokovic has put the Czech through his paces, making him look like a weak shadow of his otherwise well-talented self. Berdych’s mental blockades too have played a role in his defeats, a factor that Nole would want to exploit in his opponent.

Grass is Berdych’s strongest playing surface and though Nole has a Wimbledon title to his credit, brushing past Berdych won’t be easy for him. Berdych did well to put away the looming threat of Bernard Tomic in the fourth round which should do a lot to enhance his confidence to face the world no. 1.

Nole would need to come up a consummately clinical performance so as to halt Berdych from causing yet another upset in the tournament.

Match Prediction: Novak Djokovic def. Tomas Berdych in four sets.