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  • Wimbledon round 3: Wawrinka vs Zverev

    6/27/08 12:22 AM | David Cox
    - World no 9 Stanislas Wawrinka is a real dark horse at this tournament. The Swiss has been known for a while as one of the tour's leading talents but he's started to come into his own this year with big performances in Indian Wells, Barcelona and especially Rome

    Wawrinka's game should suit the modern grass courts and he's progressed to the last 32 with consumate ease, beating Marcos Daniel 6-3, 6-2, 7-5 and Juan Martin Del Potro 7-6, 6-3, 7-5. Serve-volleyers have been his downfall over the past couple of years, Llodra and Ancic doing for his chances. With Djokovic out, Wawrinka must fancy his chances of making the quarters but another serve-volleyer stands in his way on Friday.

    Mischa Zverev is a little bit lucky to have made this far, benefitting from Juan Carlos Ferrero's retirement on Wednesday at 6-4, 6-4, 2-1 down but the German has a good game for grass and its a bit of a mystery how he'd never won a match here in previous years

    However apart from his sliding serve and volleys he has little to hurt Wawrinka with from the back. The Swiss' wristy strokeplay can generate impossible angles and Zverev's isn't a great mover particularly when pushed wide on the forehand side

    Marcos Baghdatis should end qualifier Simon Stadler's dream run. The German has had two epics, will there be anything left in the tank to push Baghdatis

    Predictions: Wawrinka and Baghdatis to go through in 3

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