Six-time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer is in the quarter finals of the 2011 Wimbledon where he’ll face his next opponent No.19 ranked Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Wednesday June 28th, at the All England Club. Federer is bidding for a record-equalling seventh Wimbledon title this year. Wimbledon oddsmakers have Roger Federer as a -650 moneyline favourite to beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga who is listed as a +400 underdog. Be sure to get your 2011 Wimbledon Odds: Roger Federer vs Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Quarter Final Predictions in early.
Roger Federer survived an early scare before working hard to defeat Mikhail Youzhny 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 at The Championships on Monday evening to reach his 29th successive Grand Slam quarter-final. The victory marked Federer’s 100th grass-court win. The Swiss third seed dropped his first set of the tournament as Youzhny clinched a close tie-break, but he responded strongly by breaking the Russian twice to take the second set and level the match. With the momentum on his side, the Swiss raced to a 5-0 lead in the third set. A resurgence from Youzhny saw him recoup one of the breaks, before Federer closed out the set in the ninth game for a commanding lead. The Basel native then broke at the start of the fourth set and went on to close out victory with another service break in the ninth game after just over three hours. “I thought even though I lost the first set it was good tennis,” reflected Federer. “He didn't have a break point. I played a good breaker actually. I thought overall we played a good match from start to finish. Good rallies, good atmosphere; it was fun.”
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga dismissed the No. 7 seed from Spain, David Ferrer, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(1) in just over two hours. Tsonga hit 37 winners and converted three of his nine break point opportunities. “It's going to be good tennis,” said Tsonga. “He was a guy I kind of expected to come through in that section. It happened, so it's going to be a tough match. I think he's got the weapons to be a huge threat on grass, make a run here. It's a tough draw, but I'm ready for it.” The No. 19-ranked Tsonga is through to the Wimbledon quarter-finals for the second year in a row, having fallen at that stage to Andy Murray last year. Following a third-round exit at Roland Garros last month, the 26-year-old Tsonga began his preparations for Wimbledon by reaching his first grass-court final at the AEGON Championships (l. to Murray).
Head to Head: Federer leads Tsonga 4-1
2011 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome Italy Clay R32 Federer, Roger 6-4, 6-2
2011 Doha Qatar Hard S Federer, Roger 6-3, 7-6(2)
2010 Australian Open Australia Hard S Federer, Roger 6-2, 6-3, 6-2
2009 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Canada Canada Hard Q Tsonga, Jo-Wilfried 7-6(5), 1-6, 7-6(3)
2008 ATP Masters Series Madrid Spain Hard R16 Federer, Roger 6-4, 6-1
Roger Federer vs Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
When: Wednesday June 29, 7:04 AM ET
Pick: Federer -650
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The Bottom Line: Federer got a scare last match and he won’t let it happen again. Be sure to get your 2011 Wimbledon Odds: Roger Federer vs Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Quarter Final Predictions in early.
