Wimbledon 2013: Men's singles quarter-final preview

Second quarter-final: Lukasz Kubot vs Jerzy Janowicz

Jerzy Janowicz

When the men’s draw came out, all eyes were expectantly waiting for this one quarter-final which was supposed to be a clash of the titans – Rafael Nadal vs Roger Federer. Two upsets in two days however saw that pipe-dream being blown to smithereens in the early stages of the tournament.

The eventual line-up of this quarter-final though has provided a brew of a different kind of anticipation. For the first time in the history of the sport, there will be two Polish players facing each other in the quarter-final with one certain to make it to the last four.

Both Kubot and Janowicz had to go the full quota of five-sets to make it to their maiden Wimbledon quarter-finals. Though both celebrated each other’s quarter-final together, their celebrations won’t translate to each giving in to the other whilst playing.

Each player is well aware of his opponent’s strengths and weakness, which would it make it an even contest in many ways. However with Janowicz ranked over 100 spots higher than his compatriot, the match does promise to swing the youngster’s way.

Match Prediction: Jerzy Janowicz def. Lukasz Kubot in four sets.