Ladie's Wimbledon Quarterfinals

Sabine Lisicki continues her string of upsets, knocking out top 10 seed Caroline Wozniacki.

Match of the Day: S. Lisicki vs D. Safina

Sabine's run to the Wimbledon quarterfinals has been full of ups and downs. In the first round she barely survived the slumping 32 seed, Anna Chakvetadze, who served for the match in the second set, before falling apart and Lisicki grabbing the win. She then followed up her win with some convincing victories over reigning Roland Garros Champ, Svetlana Kuznetsova, and Eastbourne champion, Caroline Wozniacki. Her main fault was failing to convert on a series of match points against Kuznetsova, but she still finished the match in straight sets.

Safina has been less than steller. Yet she is not new to poor play early in slams. She played horridly in Australia until the semifinals where she dispatched Vera Zvonareva only to fall to a rampaging Serena Williams. At Roland Garros she stormed through the early rounds yet once again fell apart in a Grand Slam final. With both players battling in their first Wimbledon quarterfinal Safina has at least played in multiple Grand Slam quarterfinals before and has the edge in experience. But can Lisicki's monster first serve and forehand overpower the Russian's long strokes that need plenty of time to damage her opponent?

My prediction: Lisicki wins the first set but can't finish Safina off, losing a close third set.

Other Matches:

Serena Williams has flown past opponents in the early rounds.

V. Azarenka vs S. Williams

Many people have this match pegged as an upset special as Azarenka is one of the few players that can match the Williams sisters off the ground. I'm not buying it though. Azarenka may be able to out shriek Serena but no way can she out-hit her. Serena's serve has been spectacular throughout The Championships and will give her the clear edge.

My prediction: Serena wins a tight straight set affair.

Venus Williams continues to dominate the lawns of Wimbledon

V. Williams vs A. Radwanksa

Venus is playing too well to lose to Radwanksa late in a slam. Radwanska may be able to run down enough balls to claim a few games, but her 60mph second serves will come back to bite her in the ass.

My prediction: Venus clobbers the young Pole

Elena Dementieva has yet to face a seed this year at Wimbledon.

E. Dementieva vs F. Schiavone

Who would have thought Schiavone could have reached the Wimbledon quarterfinals with the year she is having? Not I, certainly. Elena has had a cakewalk draw so far, facing no seeds, and she has easily defeated them all. Their H2H is 4-4 but this is a different Elena and different Franny since the last time they played. Schiavone barely has a winning record on the year while Elena has nearly fourty wins despite a poor clay season.

My prediction: I expect Elena to keep with her trend, winning in straight sets.