Little beast 5'9" David Ferrer took down the towering 6' 10" John Isner, yet again, 6-4, 6-4.
Ferrer's return of the Isner serve was just incredible. In the first set, Isner put 83% of his first serves in, but Ferrer won 38% of those, which is a high number against Isner. Isner's first serve in pct, declined to 73% (still very good) in the second set and Ferrer's pct won increased to 42%. Of course, clay tends to negate the serve some, but still a great return game from David. And then once the returns were in Ferrer has the better ground game, and one break for Ferrer each set is all it took.
So Quarter Finals are going to be:
[#5] Ferrer vs. Gulbis
[#10] Nishikori vs. F. Lopez
[#1] Nadal vs. [#6] Berdych
Giraldo vs. Bautista Agut (edited: Bautista Agut is now a very slight favorite)
Favorites in bold.
Do you see any upsets?
Respectfully,
masterclass