Wimbledon Round of 16

In a Wimbledon marred by injuries, upsets, and withdrawals -- but, surprisingly, not by rain yet! -- both the men's and the women's tables seem fairly uncontested.

Women's Round of 16

Williams-Lisicki
Robson-Kanepi

Radwanska-Pironkova
Vinci-Li

Puig-Stephens
Bartoli-Knapp

Kvitova-Suarez Navarro
Flipkens-Pennetta

With Sharapova and Azarenka out, Serena has virtually already won. In my view, the only hope is Sloane Stephens, who is the only player on this table to have defeated Williams in the past year (Australian Open 2013). Radwanska is no threat, and neither is past champion Kvitova, who hasn't been too hot this year. Also notable is the presence of three Italians, and the match between Roberta Vinci and Li Na promises to be especially entertaining, as both are in terrific form and have never met on grass.

Men's Round of 16

Djokovic-Haas
Tomic-Berdych

Ferrer-Dodig
Seppi-Del Potro

Kubot-Mannarino
Janowicz-Melzer

Verdasco-De Schepper

Youzhny-Murray

The top-level upsets of Nadal and 7-time champion Federer make a Djokovic-Murray final likely, and it would be extremely competitive and open-ended. It seems difficult that any other players can endanger those two. The most interesting match of this round is Tomic-Berdych, both of whom have won challenging third round matches, have similar playing styles, and have been in excellent shape. Also of interest are Djokovic-Haas and Youzhny-Murray, because Haas and Youzhny are playing some of the best tennis of their career and they just might be able to at least force a 4- or 5-setter.

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