Eight Of Top 10 Seeds Reach Quarter-finals For First Time in Tournament History

Eight of the Top 10 seeds are into the quarter-finals of the Sony Ericsson Open for the first time in the tournament’s 25-year history. It is also the first time there are eight seeds in the quarter-finals. In Wednesday’s bottom half of the draw action, three former Sony Ericsson Open champions battle it out. No. 3 and 2007 winner Novak Djokovic takes on No. 10 seed Jo-Wilfired Tsonga (pictured) during the day session and under the lights, No. 2 and 2005-06 champ Roger Federer plays No. 5 and 2004 winner Andy Roddick. In Thursday’s top half of the draw quarter-finals, ATP World No. 1 Rafael Nadal takes on No. 6 seed Juan Martin del Potro and No. 4 Andy Murray meets No. 8 Fernando Verdasco. This is the second meeting of the year in all four matches. Of the players remaining, only Federer and Verdasco have not won an ATP World Tour title in 2009. Here is a glance at the quarter-final match-ups:
No. 2 Roger Federer vs. No. 5 Andy Roddick  Federer leads 16-2 (1-0 in 2009)
No. 3 Novak Djokovic vs. No. 10 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Tsonga leads 4-1 (1-0 in 2009)
Thursday Matches:
No. 1 Rafael Nadal vs. No. 6 Juan Martin del Potro Nadal leads 4-0 (1-0 in 2009)
No. 4 Andy Murray vs. No. 8 Fernando Verdasco  Murray leads 5-1 (0-1 in 2009)

TOP 10 STEPPING UP – This is the third tournament in 2009 that seven of the Top 10 players in the South African Airways ATP Rankings have reached the quarter-finals. It also occurred at the Australian Open and at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, the first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament of the season.
Australian Open: 1) Nadal  2) Federer 3) Djokovic 6) del Potro 7) Tsonga 8) Simon 9) Roddick
Indian Wells:   1) Nadal  2) Federer 3) Djokovic 4) Murray 6) del Potro 7) Roddick 10) Verdasco
Miami:    1) Nadal  2) Federer 3) Djokovic 4) Murray 6) Roddick 7) del Potro  9) Verdasco

2009 ATP WORLD TOUR TITLE LEADERS – Three of the six players who have won two ATP World Tour titles this season are in the quarter-finals (*in QFs):
   Titles
Marin Cilic  2 
Andy Murray *  2 
Rafael Nadal *  2
Tommy Robredo  2
Radek Stepanek  2
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga * 2

20 MATCH WINS CLUB – Andy Roddick leads the ATP World Tour in match wins this season with 26. Five other players have won at least 20 matches. Here are the match wins leaders going into the QFs.:
   W-L Titles
1) Andy Roddick  26-4   1
2) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 25-4   2
3) Rafael Nadal  24-2   2
4) Andy Murray  23-2   2
5)Tommy Robredo  21-6   2
6) Novak Djokovic 20-7   1

WEDNESDAY QUARTER-FINAL HEAD-TO-HEADS – In Order of Play

(10) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) vs (3) Novak Djokovic (SRB) Tsonga Leads 4-1
08 Australian Open (Australia) Hard F Novak Djokovic 4-6 6-4 6-3 7-6(2)
08 Bangkok (Thailand) Hard F Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-6(4) 6-4
08 ATP Masters Series Paris (France) Hard R16 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-4 1-6 6-3
08 Tennis Masters Cup (China) Hard RR Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 1-6 7-5 6-1
09 Marseille (France) Hard SF Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-4 7-6(1)

TSONGA FASTFACTS

Tournament Highlights:
· The 23-year-old Frenchman is appearing in his first quarter-final and enters with a 4-1 career mark…
En route to the last eight, has posted wins over Agustin Calleri 61 61, qualifier Robert Kendrick 75 64 and No. 7 seed/countryman Gilles Simon 67(4) 63 62
· He is the first Frenchman to reach the quarter-finals in Miami since 1999 when Sebastien Grosjean reached the final (l. to Krajicek) and Jerome Golmard advanced to the quarter-finals (l. to Enqvist)…
Grosjean is the only Frenchman to reach the final in the tournament’s history
· Has fired 25 aces in the tournament and held all 33 service games while saving six break points…Has converted 10 of 15 break points
· The only player remaining in singles and doubles (w/Benneteau) quarter-finals
· In his debut last year, came in ranked No. 12 and defeated Jurgen Melzer in three sets (after a bye) before losing in the third round to countryman Julien Benneteau 63 63

2009 Highlights:
W: Johannesburg (d Chardy); Marseille (d Llodra); QF: Brisbane (l Gasquet); Sydney (W/O vs Nieminen); Australian Open (l Verdasco); Rotterdam (l Nadal)

2009 in Review:
· The No. 3 Frenchman (behind No. 8 Simon, No. 10 Monfils) enters his ATP World Tour-best seventh quarter-final (or better) in eight tournaments with a 25-4 match record on the season (second-most wins on ATP World Tour behind Roddick’s 26)...Also has won the most tie-breaks with a 15-5 mark
· Last year he didn’t win his 25th match until mid-October at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 in Madrid
· In his last tournament at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, defeated Teimuraz Gabashvili in his opening round match (after a bye) then lost to Russian Igor Andreev 75 64 in the third round
· Opened the first month by reaching quarter-finals in Brisbane (l. to Gasquet), Sydney (W/O due to back vs. Nieminen) and the Australian Open (d. No. 10 Blake in 4th Rd., l. to Verdasco)...In doubles, won title in Brisbane (w/Gicquel)
· Fell out of the Top 10 (from 7 to 14) after his ’08 Australian Open runner-up points came off on Feb. 2
· In February, captured ATP World Tour titles in Johannesburg (d. Chardy) and Marseille (d. No. 3 Djokovic in SF, Llodra in F), defeating countrymen in both finals
· Has a 3-1 record against Top 10 opponents this season (12-10 in his career)
· In last month’s 1st Rd. Davis Cup tie vs. the Czech Republic, accounted for France's both points in a 3-2 loss... In the second rubber beat No. 18 Radek Stepanek and took out Jan Hernych in a dead rubber

ATP World Tour Masters 1000 History:
· Has a 16-8 career record, capturing the title in Paris last year (d. No. 3 Djokovic in 3rd Rd., No. 7 Roddick in QF and No. 8 Nalbandian in final)
· This is his second quarter-final appearance in an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament

Miscellaneous:
· In 2008, finished as the top Frenchman at No. 6 with a 34-14 match record and two ATP World Tour titles, including his maiden Masters 1000 title in Paris...Qualified for Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai with Paris title and broke into Top 10 for first time at No. 7 from No. 14
· Along with No. 7 Gilles Simon, it was first time two Frenchmen finished in the Top 10 since 1986 with No. 4 Yannick Noah and No. 6 Henri Leconte
· In his second Australian Open appearance, beat No. 9 Murray (1st Rd.), No. 8 Gasquet (4th Rd.) and No. 2 Nadal (SF) before falling in four sets to No. 3 Djokovic...Afterwards, went from No. 38 to No. 18
· In May, advanced to semi-finals in Casablanca, but withdrew prior to match (vs. Simon) with right knee injury that kept him out for three months following surgery on May 27
· When he returned, went 16-4 in six tournaments, advancing to 3rd Rd. at US Open (l. to Robredo), winning his first ATP title in Bangkok (d. Djokovic) and reaching 3rd Rd. in Tokyo and Masters 1000 Madrid (l. to Federer)
· Closed with semi-final in Lyon (l. to Benneteau) and title run at Masters 1000 Paris where he beat three Top 10 opponents -- No. 3 Djokovic (3rd Rd.), No. 7 Roddick (QF) and No. 8 Nalbandian (F)...Fired a career high 25 aces in final...Also defeated No. 11 Blake in SF
· Compiled an 8-5 mark vs. Top 10 opponents with three losses coming to top trio of Nadal, Federer and Djokovic (did beat Djokovic three times during year)
· Compiled marks of 27-11 on hard and 4-2 on clay and earned a career-high $1,695,138

FRENCHMEN IN TOP 50 – Tsonga is one of nine Frenchmen in the Top 50 South African Airways 2009 ATP Rankings (as of Mar. 23) – No. 8 Gilles Simon, No. 10 Gael Monfils, No. 11 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, No. 25 Richard Gasquet, No. 33 Paul-Henri Mathieu, No. 44 Julien Benneteau, No. 45 Jeremy Chardy, No. 49 Florent Serra, and No. 50 Fabrice Santoro

DJOKOVIC FASTFACTS

Tournament Highlights:
· The 21-year-old Serb is making his second quarter-final appearance in four visits (10-2 record) and he’s trying to reach the semi-finals or better for the second time
· Two years ago came in ranked No. 10 and proceeded to win the title without dropping a set (13-0), posting wins over No. 2 Rafael Nadal (QF), No. 12 Andy Murray (SF) and qualifier Gullermo Canas (F)
· Last year lost in the opening round (after a bye) to No. 122 South African Kevin Anderson 76 36 64
· In his first three wins, defeated Canadian qualifier Frank Dancevic 63 62, No. 31 seed Paul-Henri Mathieu of France 64 61 and No. 21 Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic 63 62…Has held serve 24 of 25 games (saving nine of 10 break points) while converting 12 of 23 break point chances

2009 Highlights:
W: Dubai (d Ferrer); SF: Sydney (l Nieminen); Marseille (l Tsonga); QF: Australian Open (l Roddick); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l Roddick)

2009 in Review:
· The World No. 3 comes into the quarter-finals with a 20-7 record on the season (20-5 on hard)…Since opening the year with a first round loss to Ernests Gulbis in Brisbane, has reached the quarter-finals or better in his next six tournaments
· In his last tournament at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, came in as defending champion and lost to Andy Roddick in the quarter-finals
· Last month lost both of his singles matches on clay in a first round Davis Cup tie in Spain, falling to David Ferrer and World No. 1 Rafael Nadal in fourth rubber, which clinched the tie
· Prior to Davis Cup, defeated Ferrer (on Feb. 28) in the Dubai final for his first ATP World Tour title of the season…Improved to 12-6 lifetime in ATP World Tour-level finals
· In first month of action advanced to the semi-finals in Sydney (l. to Nieminen) and was one match win away from becoming No. 2 ranked player…Followed with a quarter-final at the Australian Open where he retired vs. Roddick in the fourth set due to heat illness
· Also reached the semi-finals in Marseille (l. to Tsonga) before winning first ATP World Tour title of the season following week in Dubai (d. Ferrer)

ATP World Tour Masters 1000 History:
· Has a 62-24 career match record and 4-2 in finals, winning two titles in each of the past two years
· This is his 15th career quarter-final and has a 9-5 mark in QF matches
· In 2007, reached his first final in Indian Wells (l. to Nadal) and followed with his first title at the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami (d. Canas)…Later that year, won the title in Montreal, defeating the Top 3 players in succession – No. 3 Roddick (QF), No. 2 Nadal (SF) and No. 1 Federer (F)
· Last year, won titles in Indian Wells (d. Fish) and Rome (d. Wawrinka) while reaching the final in Cincinnati (l. to Murray)

Miscellaneous:
· In 2008, the young Serb finished No. 3 for a second straight season...The last player to do that was Pete Sampras in 1999-2000…Has ranked No. 3 every week since July 9, 2007 except one (Aug. 6, ’07)
· Captured four titles in six finals, winning Tennis Masters Cup Shanghai as well as his first Grand Slam crown at the Australian Open (d. Federer in SF, Tsonga in F)...Only dropped one set during fortnight in Melbourne, that coming in final
· In March, reached semi-finals in Dubai (l. to Roddick) and followed with title in Indian Wells (d. Nadal in SF, Fish in F)
· After a 17-4 start in first three months, played well on clay (16-3) with SF at Monte Carlo (ret. to Federer), won title at  Rome (d. Wawrinka) and reached semi-finals at Hamburg and Roland Garros (l. to Nadal both times)...Had chance to move to No. 2 in last two tournaments with a win over Nadal
· On grass, advanced to final at Queen’s, losing to Nadal again, before losing in 2nd Rd. at Wimbledon to Safin
· During summer hard court circuit, reached QF in Toronto, final at Cincinnati (l. to Murray both times), won bronze medal at Beijing Olympics (d. Blake) and advanced to SF at US Open (l. to Federer)
· Then helped his country back into ‘09 Davis Cup World Group with playoff win over Slovak Republic before reaching Bangkok final (l. to Tsonga)
· Qualified for second straight Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai, defeating Davydenko for the title

(5) Andy Roddick (USA) vs (2) Roger Federer (SUI) Federer Leads 16-2
01 Basel (Switzerland) Carpet QF Roger Federer 3-6 6-3 7-6(5)
02 Sydney (Australia) Hard SF Roger Federer 7-6(3) 6-4
02 Basel (Switzerland) Carpet QF Roger Federer 7-6(5) 6-1
03 Wimbledon (England) Grass SF Roger Federer 7-6(6) 6-3 6-3
03 ATP Masters Series Montreal(Canada)Hard SF Andy Roddick 6-4 3-6 7-6(3)
03 Tennis Masters Cup (USA) Hard SF Roger Federer 7-6(2) 6-2
04 Wimbledon (England) Grass F Roger Federer 4-6 7-5  7-6(3) 6-4
04 ATP Masters SeriesToronto (Canada)Hard F Roger Federer 7-5 6-3
04 Bangkok (Thailand) Hard F Roger Federer 6-4 6-0
05 Wimbledon (England) Grass F Roger Federer 6-2 7-6(2) 6-4
05 ATP Masters Series Cincinnati (USA) Hard F Roger Federer 6-3 7-5
06 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard F Roger Federer 6-2 4-6 7-5 6-1
06 Tennis Masters Cup (China) Hard RR Roger Federer 4-6 7-6(8) 6-4
07 Australian Open (Australia) Hard SF Roger Federer 6-4 6-0 6-2
07 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard QF Roger Federer 7-6(5)7-6(4) 6-2
07 Tennis Masters Cup (China) Hard RR Roger Federer 6-4  6-2
08 ATP Masters Series Miami (U.S.A.) Hard QF Andy Roddick 7-6(4) 4-6 6-3
09 Australian Open (Australia) Hard SF Roger Federer 6-2 7-5 7-5

  Andy Roddick Roger Federer
Sets Won:  8 41
Tiebreak Sets Won: 2 10

RODDICK FASTFACTS

Tournament Highlights:
· The 26-year-old American comes into the quarter-finals for the fourth straight year with a 25-8 career record…Overall, he is appearing in the quarter-finals (or better) for the sixth time in 10 appearances
· Has yet to drop a set, defeating Argentine Diego Junqueira 61 61, marking the fewest games he's lost in Miami, No. 25 seed Dmitry Tursunov 76(9) 62 and No. 9 seed Gael Monfils 76(2) 64 on Tuesday…
Has hit 21 aces, held serve 26 of 28 games (0 of 2 on break pts.) while converting 10 of 24 break points
· In 2004, he captured the title (d. Coria) and since then his best result was the semi-finals last year (d. Federer in QF, l. to Davydenko) and quarter-finals in 2006 (l. to Ferrer) and ’07 (ret. vs. Murray)
· Made his breakthrough here in 2001 when he defeated former No. 1 Marcelo Rios (2nd Rd.) and No. 4 ranked Pete Sampras (3rd Rd.) before falling to No. 7 Lleyton Hewitt in the quarter-finals

2009 Highlights:
W: Memphis (d Stepanek); F: Doha (l Murray); SF: Australian Open (l Federer); San Jose (l Stepanek); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l Nadal)

2009 in Review:
· The Austin, Texas resident has won 14 of his past 15 matches and he leads the ATP World Tour with 26 match wins (26-4), a career-best start…Last year he didn’t win his 26th match until the second round at Queen’s in June …Has a 12-3 tie-break record, second to Tsonga’s 15-5 mark
· Has advanced to the semi-finals or better in each of his five previous tournament appearances this year, highlighted by his 27th title on Feb. 22 in Memphis (d. Stepanek)
· In his last outing he reached the semis at the first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 in Indian Wells where he beat No. 3 Novak Djokovic in the quarter-finals before losing to World No. 1 Nadal 64 76(4)
· Earlier this month he led the U.S. to a 4-1 first round Davis Cup victory over Switzerland in Birmingham, Alabama with wins over Marco Chiudinelli and Stanislas Wawrinka...His 31 career singles wins is the second-most in U.S. Davis Cup history trailing only John McEnroe (41)
· He opened the year with a runner-up effort in Doha (d. Monfils in SF, l. to Murray) and followed with his fourth semi-final at the Aust. Open (d. No. 3 Djokovic, l. to Federer)...Moved from No. 9 to No. 6
· Continued success in February with semi-final in San Jose (l. to Stepanek) and title in Memphis (d. Hewitt in SF, Stepanek in F)...Improved his title streak to nine consecutive years (since 2001) with his 27th career title, third-most among active players (behind Federer 57, Nadal 33)
· Coming into Miami he leads the Ricoh ATP MatchFacts in aces (288) and is No. 2 in service games won (91%)…He is also in the Top 10 in four other service categories…3-3 vs. Top 10s (30-50 in career)

ATP World Tour Masters 1000 History:
· Has a career record of 126-51 since playing his first Masters 1000 tournament in Miami (falling second round to Agassi) in 2000…Owns a 4-3 in finals, winning his last Masters 1000 title in Cincinnati in 2006 (d. Ferrero)…Also won there in 2003 (d. Fish)…His other titles have come in Montreal in 2003 (d. Nalbandian) and Miami in 2004 (d. Coria, ret.)

Miscellaneous:
· In 2008, the top American finished in the Top 10 for a seventh consecutive season at No. 8
· Captured three ATP titles in four finals while posting wins over Top 3 players for first time in a season
· Only lost twice in an opening round match and reached QF or better in 13 of 19 tournaments
· In March, captured 25th career crown in Dubai, defeating No. 2 Nadal and No. 3 Djokovic in QF and SF before beating Lopez in final...Held serve all 55 games during the week
· Reached semi-finals in Miami where he broke an 11-match losing streak to No. 1 Federer in QF (l. to eventual champ Davydenko)
· Played in only clay tournament in Rome where he retired in SF vs. Wawrinka after three games due to a right shoulder injury...Withdrew from Roland Garros, ending a streak of 28 consecutive Grand Slams played…On grass, advanced to semi-finals at Queen’s (l. to Nadal) and made his earliest exit at Wimbledon, losing to Tipsarevic in 2nd Rd.
· After August, went 16-6, reaching final in Los Angeles (l. to del Potro), QF in Washington (l. to Troicki) and US Open (l. to Djokovic) before losing both Davis Cup SF matches in Madrid to No. 5 Ferrer and No. 1 Nadal…In Asian swing, won title in Beijing (d. Sela) and reached SF in Tokyo (l. to Berdych)
· Led Ricoh ATP MatchFacts in service games won (91%) and break points saved (69%); No. 2 in aces (886) and first serve points won (79%)…Became first player to rank in Top 5 in all six service categories
· Compiled records of 40-11 on hard and 4-3 on clay...Was 26-19 in tie-breaks, 10-2 against left-handers and 4-6 against Top 10 opponents Paris (l. to Nalbandian)
· Coached by Larry Stefanki (since Dec. 2008) and also travels with fitness trainer Doug Spreen…
Engaged to Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Brooklyn Decker

FEDERER FASTFACTS

Tournament Highlights:
· The Swiss No. 1 enters the quarter-finals (or better) for the seventh time in his 11th straight appearance…Has a 33-8 career record… Last year he lost in the quarters to Roddick 76 46 63
· Has yet to lose serve in 26 games (saving all 13 break points) in wins over American qualifier Kevin Kim (63 62, saved five break pts.), No. 28 seed Nicolas Kiefer (64 61) and qualifier Taylor Dent (63 62, saved eight break pts.)…Has hit 14 aces and converted 10 of 22 break points
· He captured the title in 2005 (d. Nadal in five sets) and 2006 (d. Ljubicic in three tie-breaks)...Also a runner-up in 2002 (l. to Agassi in four sets)
· In 2007, he defeated Sam Querrey and Nicolas Almagro in straight sets before losing to qualifier (ranked No. 55) Guillermo Canas in a third set tie-break in the 4th Rd.
· Captured the doubles title in 2003 (w/Mirnyi) and one of two players (Richard Krajicek) in tournament history (since 1985) to win both titles during their career

2009 Highlights:
F: Australian Open (l Nadal); SF: Doha (l Murray); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l Murray)

2009 in Review:
· The Swiss superstar has a 16-3 match record on the season and looking to reach the semi-finals (or better) for the fourth time in as many tournaments…Two of his losses have come to No. 4 Andy Murray, including the semi-finals in his last tournament at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells
· He opened the first month with a semi-final in Doha (l. to Murray) and followed with runner-up at the Australian Open, falling to rival Rafael Nadal in five sets two months ago
· It was his first loss in a Grand Slam hard court final (8-1) and he fell short of tying Pete Sampras' all-time record of 14 Slam titles (13-5 in finals)…All five Grand Slam final losses have come to Nadal
· Has a 3-3 mark vs. Top 10 opponents this season and 107-51 in his career
· Has reached a record 19 straight semi-finals or better in Grand Slam play since a third round loss to Gustavo Kuerten at Roland Garros in 2004
· Then withdrew from Dubai and first round Davis Cup tie vs. the U.S. to back injury, which first surfaced last fall during indoor circuit

ATP World Tour Masters 1000 History:
· Has a career record of 185-56 since playing his first Masters tournament in Miami (falling first round to Carlsen) in 1999…Began in 1999-2000 with a 2-10 mark
· Last year was the first time since 2003 he didn’t win at least one Masters 1000 title
· Has won 14 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 titles, including 10 since ‘05, second all-time (since ‘90) behind Andre Agassi’s 17
· Has won six different tournaments - Hamburg (four times), Indian Wells (three times), Cincinnati (twice), Miami (twice), Toronto (twice) and Madrid - and also a finalist in Monte-Carlo (three times) and Rome (twice)…He and Nadal are the only players to reach finals in eight different tournaments (except Paris)…Nadal (except Cincinnati)
· Has a 14-9 record in ATP World Tour Masters 1000 finals

Miscellaneous:
· In 2008, the Swiss native’s four year run at No. 1 came to an end but he extended his streak of winning at least one Grand Slam title to six straight years…Ranked No. 1 for a record 237 straight weeks
· Captured four titles in eight finals, including his fifth straight US Open crown...Each of his runner-up showings came to rival Rafael Nadal, in Monte Carlo, Hamburg, Roland Garros (for third straight year) and Wimbledon
· Began year with a SF at Australian Open (l. to Djokovic) where he was coming off lingering effects of a mononucleosis bout dating back to latter part of 2007...Hit a career-high 39 aces in a 3rd Rd. win 10-8 in fifth set over Tipsarevic in Melbourne
· Opened clay court circuit with title in Estoril (d. Davydenko, ret. with leg injury) and followed with runner-up in Monte Carlo...Then reached QF at AMS Rome (l. to Stepanek) and finals in Hamburg and Roland Garros…Won a career-best 21 of 25 matches on clay
· Then moved to grass and won Halle title (d. Kohlschreiber) without dropping serve in 49 games...Fell short of winning a sixth straight Wimbledon title as Nadal prevailed in a 4:48 marathon (9-7 in fifth set) in longest final in tournament history...It also ended a record 65-match winning streak on grass and it was his first loss in a grass court final (10-1)
· Returned to hard courts and lost in 2nd Rd. to Simon in Toronto, 3rd Rd. to K Became only fourth player since 1973 to end year at No. 1 at least four consecutive years, joining Pete Sampras (6), Jimmy Connors (5) and John McEnroe (4)
· Also first player in history to reach all four Grand Slam finals in back-to-back years and advanced to an all-time record 10 consecutive Slam finals (8-2 during streak) before falling short in the semi-finals at the ’08 Australian Open
· Has a 57-22 career record in finals and is tied for No. 8 (w/Nastase) on Open Era titles list
· Announced Mar. 12 he and his girlfriend Mirka Vavrinec are expected to become parents later this summer

THURSDAY TOP HALF QUARTER-FINAL HEAD-TO-HEADS

(1) Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs (6) Juan Martin del Potro (ARG)    Nadal Leads 4-0 (9-0 in sets)
07 ATP Masters Series Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Rafael Nadal 6-0 6-4
07 Roland Garros (France) Clay R128 Rafael Nadal 7-5 6-3 6-2
07 London / Queen's Club (Great Britain)Grass R32 Rafael Nadal 6-4 6-4
09 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells Hard QF Rafael Nadal 6-2 6-4

(4) Andy Murray (GBR) vs (8) Fernando Verdasco (ESP)       Murray Leads 5-1(13-4 in sets)
07 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R64 Andy Murray 7-6(4) 7-5 6-4
07 St. Petersburg (Russia) Carpet F Andy Murray 6-2 6-3
08 Dubai (U.A.E.) Hard R16 Andy Murray 6-3 3-6 7-6(5)
08 St. Petersburg (Russia) Hard SF Andy Murray 6-0 6-3
08 ATP Masters Series Paris (France) Hard R16 Andy Murray 6-3 7-6(6)
09 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R16 Fernando Verdasco 2-6 6-1 1-6 6-3 6-4
Other Meetings:
03 Segovia CH (Spain) Hard R32 Fernando Verdasco 6-1 6-3