This promises to be one of the matches of the tournament. I think Hewitt is playing unbelievable tennis at the moment, this has to be his best chance at making a deep run again. Can Djokovic stop him? We shall see.

i agree. Cant wait for this tonight! C'mon Nole!

I agree Hewitt will win , but I think it will not be easy, probably 4 tough or 5 sets.
I think this is one of the most expected upsets in the whole tournament.

I am ready for unexpected upset that Djoker will take it in 4.

Lets do it Nole!!

Djokovic will come in all fired up by the fact that people expect him to lose and beat Hewitt in 4. Then he will lose the QF to Roddick.

champ00289...it will be upset if Hewitt wins...
Hewitt is good... no doubt... but he won't pass Novak... 2 time he lost in Wimby against Nole... it will be third time....
AJDE NOLEEEEE... Fed is waiting for you!!!

i dont think its gonna be a straight sets win, whoever wins.

whats this about his breathing?!

dammit, of all the matches Nole's playing, couldn't this one be a night match?

What what what's going on? He's leading 2-1 atm..

nothing yet mriiidula...atm I think Nole is playing just _slightly_ better, more confident...but the commentators are going on and on about the heat and his breathing...

Hmm, have the tennis channel on but they're showing Serena/Maria on center court.
Maybe it's just the commentators making a big deal out of nothing. I hope.

come on Nole, revenge time for that sleepless night! :)

mriiidula, stream Nole's match on atdhe.net!

Okay I will! Cmon Nole!

zare,

Most of experts are going with hewitt since he has defeated FEd to lift the halle and he is playing well.

I still belive Djoker will come out winner in 4.

Yayyyy! Game, first set Djokovic!

1 set for Nole!!! Very good performance!! Ajde, Noleeee!!

Awesome! First set in the bag, just two more!

High percentage serving from both players. Only ONE ace (Nole) in the entire 1st set, but that's coz they're both such excellent returners...

hehe...champ...last match in Basel Nole defeated Roge also...
His game is raising , some of his first serves are back... confidence ...
and he really want good result in Wimby this year....
AJDE NOLEEEEEEE!!!!

nick bollettieri has novak in 4

http://nickstennispicks.com/

good to see the nole i love......VAMOS DJOKER!!!

he needs to finish this before he gets exhausted...his breathing is scaring me. he sounds like me after a 5-min sprint at the end of a workout!

wow bollettieri picked Novak? that has gotta be a first!

fabulous shot.....around the net from hewitt!!

great hitting from nole.......backhand is in its full glory atm!!

".. his breathing is scaring me.."

stu, that's a valid concern that worries me as well .... hope not ....

Yes Stu... I know that feeling... after 10 beers I breath like that also...

haha zare, lets hope that's not Nole's reason for breathing so hard :)

this has been a level contest sofar, djo has been able to win the big pts ..hewitt can find those brk pt chances and that drop shot winner from djo ws insanely good !

...I mean these commentators are really pathetic... just talking about breathing.... at 30:30 Nole's beautiful backhand is called luck...
...but Nole has 2 set points now.....
ajdeeeeeeeeeee noleeeeee
...OK ...ONE SET POINT....
ajdeeee Noleeeeeeeeee!!!!! 2:0!!!!

second set to Djoker..Comon one more now.

wow they just took all credit away from Nole by saying that Lley makes unforced errors and inopportune moments!

nooo...he's wilting again!! noooo!!!

...another hold...and trainer is coming....

...ooh NO... it's doctor!!!

Whats going on with Djoker?!

deja vu. i can't watch. later guys.

our Slovenian commentator just said that it is the breathing and the stomach that are giving Nole problems

Some one plz tell whats up?

Monalysa, Nole had a MTO because of his stomach and breathing, a doctor gave him some medicine and said that it should start acting quickly, Hewitt now has a break point but he missed his shot just now

fight to the end Nole, you can still do it.

owwwww that double faults, break point for hewett

a double fault by Nole gives Hewitt a second break point and he took it just now, it is 3-2 Hewitt in 3rd set

what are those pink patches Nole is wearing on his back and neck?

Thanks Sanela!!

This 1,000,000 pounds @ Wimby this year seems to be creating such dog-eat-dog atmosphere!!........love it!!!!!!!!!!!!

wohooo joko holds after he trailed 0-40.

Come on Nole.

yes, Monalysa, indeed :), Nole just saved three more breakpoints, it is now 4-3 for Hewitt and H serving. It looks like Nole is picking up now, albeit slowly

Hewitt takes the 3rd set, 6-3

2-0 djo but hewitt is surely still in the match ..

Djoker should hold his serve now, Djoker in 4...

So ironic Joko is having a chronic asthma but inspite of that he maintains his competitive ranking. Just imagine if he's having no breathing problem.

Joko was broken at set 4, 2-2 and turn to serve. Let's see if he can hold here.

Thank goodness he holds 3-3 at 4th set.

Raindrops, it was the breathing that got in the way when he was 2-1 against Tsonga at the AO and again when he was 2-0 against Melzer at the French. And IMO even the USO against Roddick. Absolutely sucks that he doesnt have it in him to play 5 sets.

he holds again at 4-4. Hang on tight Joko. The commentator says his breathing not through his nose but sucking air through his mouth.

YESSSSSS WHOOOHOOOO HE BREAKS TO LEAD 5-4

JUST ONE MORE HOLD JOKO, ONE MORE HOLD AND THIS MATCH IS YOURS AND YOU CAN TAKE THE NECESSARY REST.

COME ON NOLE !!!

Nole breaks!!!!
AJDE NOLE......!!!!
...JUST ONE QUESTION....if they are doing that to Fed or Rafa... wouldn't umpire react?
Crowd should be calm while players serves... not irritating him... bunch of losers...
So 3 match points.....
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AJDE NOLE
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YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES!!!!!
GO HOME OZZIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!

a roar from nole....VAMOS!!!

HAHAHA I LIKE THE WAY HE WON IT, HE WAS SCREAMING UPON HEATING THAT LAST SHOT, LOOKS LIKE HE PUT EVERYTHING HIS MIGHT ON THAT SHOT AND WAS A WINNER AND THE WINNING POINT.

LOLZ, WHAT ARE THOSE PINK PLASTERS IN BOTH OF HIS SHOULDERS.

GOOD WIN NOVAK TO THE QUARTERFINALS.

CONGRATS NOLE FANS. INSPITE OF BEING SICK, HE PULLED IT ALL TOGETHER.

* Heating = hitting

Well if Djokoboy has the capability to beat fed, then , well I won't mind him lifting the trophy!!
but, if he just cleans up fed's path and then folds up in front of fed, that would be a huge disapointment..
BTW, what's roddick doing?

nice one nole congrats ..... nick bollettieri knows his tennis.

roddick down a set (lu) at the at the moment.

Clayking..................I have NO idea!!!!!

But the question is.........what is going on with Sod?.........

Queery strted well but he does not have the belief........but Querry was able to trouble Andy a bit!

Congratulations to Novak and all his fans. You suffer almost as much as I do!
Come on Andy!

Thanks to all of you... I will say in Nole's name....
Against all odds, uncivilized Hewitt's suporters, heat and sicknes he's thru...
C'mon Rodick we are waiting for ya!!!!!
Nice one, Deuce...thank you...:-)))))))

zare: may not be Roddick staggering as that sounds. :) back

wooohoooo...it seems no Rodick in QF.... but Nole's kung-fu is ready.....

well played nole, congrats to zare, rfzr, stu, mriidula and all devoted nole fans ! he should beat Lu now, atleast fed will have some one to face who beleives he can beat fed.fed vs lu would suck ! i want nole vs fed !

Well done and congrats to Nole. Impressive win as despite his problems he still managed to beat Hewitt in four sets. Good for him, hope he does well against Lu.

Nole got a bit lucky here and he'd better take advantage of it - I thought Roddick was the most difficult matchup for him in his draw, even more difficult than Fed (only coz he's less consistent than usual). Roddick would have bullied him off the court with power serving and confidence from their recent H2H. Lu might rest on his laurels a bit and go down to Nole (I hope!!). And then with "nothing to lose" against Fed, who knows, we might see the Muzz-Nole final we've been waiting for!

Hee hee zare :) Congrats Nole ... Hewitt has been playing some good tennis.

hewitt is not happy with nole's MTO (presser) and i can understand him. nole should fix his health problems otherwise it'll be a stain on his career. symptoms looked the same like vs tsonga during ao 2010.

yea rfzr, hewitt seems bitter but i dont see why people think Nole's issues aren't real. the guy was winning comfortably, both at AO10 and today. there was no reason at all for him to break his own momentum. obviously the issue is real. it might help if he told the press exactly what it was instead of being ambiguous in his own presser...

stu agree with you, he has the alibi for today coz obviously he lost the set and looked pale like a ghost but he may find himself in the situation that won't be so obvious and problems will start again ... yes, he was so mysterious about the issue itself.

i fell asleep after the first set :( but nole won!!!! i feel horrible now that i had expected him to lose to hewitt, given his form..
roddick's out, so i guess its lu next. shouldnt be a problem hopefully, but anyone who can take out andy roddick on grass shouldnt be underestimated.
and i just read hewitt's presser, and sensed bitterness only in one line - "he's always got something". i dont quite blame him for saying that, even tho nole's problems seem legit. it must be quite annoying with youve got the momentum with u and theres a tiime-out. but apart from that i dont think he was bitter, just upset that he'd lost.

now can any one justify this MTO? i mean djo was winning and still took it? why? had he taken it while the match was on level terms or poor nole was on the losing side he would have been accused of gamesmanship and tactics ! HUH !

where are the quarterfinal picks and predictions?