The Favourites
Novak Djokovic
Djokovic has not been tested thus far in the Australian Open having won all of his matches in straight sets, conceding a mere 10 games in total.
Rafael Nadal
Nadal has won all four of his matches n straight sets, with his best performance coming against Lopez in his 4th round match. This fact is likely to please Nadal and his team greatly as he usually saves his best form for when it matters in slams. Next up he faces Berdych in the quarter finals.
Roger Federer
Federer has Only played three matches due to a 2nd round walk over, he has played the minimum number of sets in these matches and looks fresh and strong. In the sapping heat of Melbourne playing one full match less then everyone else could help Federer title challenge greatly. Next up is Del Potro in the quarter finals.
Andy Murray
Since losing his very first set of the tournament Murray has not dropped another one. He had looked comfortable in every much thus far and looks to be enjoying his tennis which has not always been the case. His new coach Ivan Lendl will be very happy with Murray first weeks work in Melbourne. Next up is Kukushkin.
The outsiders
David Ferrer
Ferrer has been his usual self so far in Melbourne, winning matches in his usual manner. Ferrer had a tough five set match in the 2nd round against Ryan Sweeting, which in many ways could be a good thing for Ferrer it puts miles on his legs which he likes and he does not mind winning ugly. Next up for Ferrer is Frenchman Gasquet.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Tsonga is was one of the form players coming into the Australian Open and has thus far looked good making the 4th round, dropping only one set in his opening round match. He has a lot going for him and will be a danger as this tournament gets into the business end.
Tomas Berdych
Berdych has so far never looked in any trouble in any of his 1st 4 matches and therefore has not been overly stretched, which as he faces Nadal next could be very good as he will need looks of stamina there. The head to head does not favour Berdych at all and it will be interesting if he can turn around the situation which has seen him lose 10 matches in a row in the head to head.
Juan Martin Del Potro
Del Potro has looked good thus far in the Australian Open and looks to be nearing his best which saw him win the US Open before suffering a career threatening injury. Next up is a meeting with Federer who he beat to win his maiden grand slam, while his overall head to head record is not great against federer, he has won 2 of the last 3 matches between the pair.
Look Ahead to the remaining 4th round matches
[1] N Djokovic vs L Hewitt
Novak Djokovic leads the head to head 5-1 with Hewitt only win coming in their 1st ever meeting. Djokovic is the worlds best player at present, Hewitt is a faded force. Two or three years ago this might have been a tough match for Djokovic, that is not the case at present. Look for Djokovic to win fairly easily and unless the home crowd can lift Hewitt greatly he will not win a set.
[4] Murray vs M Kukushkin
Murray has what looks like a fairly easy 4th round match up as he faces Gael Monfils conquer Kukushkin. Kukushkin was 2-0 against Monfils before winning against a badly limited Monfils in terms of movement, however after letting slip a 2-0 lead he should bottle to get through. Given all of the above look for Murray to win in 3 sets.
[17] R Gasquet [5] D Ferrer
David Ferrer leads the head to head 5-1 with Gasquet sole win coming in the Masters event in Toronto. Gasquet is very much a top talent and in terms of pure natural ability has the advantage over Ferrer, however Gasquet often does not use his talent correctly and has under achieved thus far in his career. Gasquet often struggles in longer matches and Ferrer Loves them, this should to a Ferrer win possibly in 5 sets.
[24] K Nishikori vs [6] J Tsonga
Nishikori has been steadily climbing the rankings and is now a top 30 player, however this match is all about Tsonga if he plays anywhere near his top level he wins and if he plays at his best he could win easily. Tsonga to win in 3 or 4 sets.
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Novak Djokovic
Djokovic has not been tested thus far in the Australian Open having won all of his matches in straight sets, conceding a mere 10 games in total.
Rafael Nadal
Nadal has won all four of his matches n straight sets, with his best performance coming against Lopez in his 4th round match. This fact is likely to please Nadal and his team greatly as he usually saves his best form for when it matters in slams. Next up he faces Berdych in the quarter finals.
Roger Federer
Federer has Only played three matches due to a 2nd round walk over, he has played the minimum number of sets in these matches and looks fresh and strong. In the sapping heat of Melbourne playing one full match less then everyone else could help Federer title challenge greatly. Next up is Del Potro in the quarter finals.
Andy Murray
Since losing his very first set of the tournament Murray has not dropped another one. He had looked comfortable in every much thus far and looks to be enjoying his tennis which has not always been the case. His new coach Ivan Lendl will be very happy with Murray first weeks work in Melbourne. Next up is Kukushkin.
The outsiders
David Ferrer
Ferrer has been his usual self so far in Melbourne, winning matches in his usual manner. Ferrer had a tough five set match in the 2nd round against Ryan Sweeting, which in many ways could be a good thing for Ferrer it puts miles on his legs which he likes and he does not mind winning ugly. Next up for Ferrer is Frenchman Gasquet.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Tsonga is was one of the form players coming into the Australian Open and has thus far looked good making the 4th round, dropping only one set in his opening round match. He has a lot going for him and will be a danger as this tournament gets into the business end.
Tomas Berdych
Berdych has so far never looked in any trouble in any of his 1st 4 matches and therefore has not been overly stretched, which as he faces Nadal next could be very good as he will need looks of stamina there. The head to head does not favour Berdych at all and it will be interesting if he can turn around the situation which has seen him lose 10 matches in a row in the head to head.
Juan Martin Del Potro
Del Potro has looked good thus far in the Australian Open and looks to be nearing his best which saw him win the US Open before suffering a career threatening injury. Next up is a meeting with Federer who he beat to win his maiden grand slam, while his overall head to head record is not great against federer, he has won 2 of the last 3 matches between the pair.
Look Ahead to the remaining 4th round matches
[1] N Djokovic vs L Hewitt
Novak Djokovic leads the head to head 5-1 with Hewitt only win coming in their 1st ever meeting. Djokovic is the worlds best player at present, Hewitt is a faded force. Two or three years ago this might have been a tough match for Djokovic, that is not the case at present. Look for Djokovic to win fairly easily and unless the home crowd can lift Hewitt greatly he will not win a set.
[4] Murray vs M Kukushkin
Murray has what looks like a fairly easy 4th round match up as he faces Gael Monfils conquer Kukushkin. Kukushkin was 2-0 against Monfils before winning against a badly limited Monfils in terms of movement, however after letting slip a 2-0 lead he should bottle to get through. Given all of the above look for Murray to win in 3 sets.
[17] R Gasquet [5] D Ferrer
David Ferrer leads the head to head 5-1 with Gasquet sole win coming in the Masters event in Toronto. Gasquet is very much a top talent and in terms of pure natural ability has the advantage over Ferrer, however Gasquet often does not use his talent correctly and has under achieved thus far in his career. Gasquet often struggles in longer matches and Ferrer Loves them, this should to a Ferrer win possibly in 5 sets.
[24] K Nishikori vs [6] J Tsonga
Nishikori has been steadily climbing the rankings and is now a top 30 player, however this match is all about Tsonga if he plays anywhere near his top level he wins and if he plays at his best he could win easily. Tsonga to win in 3 or 4 sets.
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