Wimbledon Schedule 2010: Picking All 16 Third Round Matches

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Published: June 24, 2010

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After a historic first four days at Wimbledon, which included the longest match ever played and the greatest player ever being pushed to the brink in his first two matches, what could the third round possibly have in store? Let's find out...

 

Roger Federer (1) def. Arnaud Clement

Previous performance hasn't seemed to matter in Federer's two hard-fought matches thus far, but he does lead Clement, 7-3, in 10 all-time meetings, including six straight victories, a win earlier this year on clay, and a 2-0 record on grass.

 

Feliciano Lopez (22) def. Jurgen Melzer (16)

This is a complete toss-up with Melzer holding a 3-2 advantage, but Lopez won the most recent meeting in Shanghai last year and his two victories have been more convincing than Melzer's three. In addition, the Spaniard has had more success at Wimbledon, reaching the quarterfinals twice.

 

Tomas Berdych (12) def. Denis Istomin

Istomin rode the momentum from a good result at Eastbourne to an upset win over 20 seed Stanislas Wawrinka in the first round and another victory over Rainer Schuettler in the second, but Berdych reached the Round of 16 here last year and is coming off a semifinals appearance at the French.

 

Victor Hanescu (31) def. Daniel Brands

Brands is one of the unlikeliest players to advance to the third round, having entered this event with a 2-8 record in '10 and an 0-4 mark in Grand Slams. After upsetting seventh-seeded Nikolay Davydenko, I think the German's luck runs out here.

 

Novak Djokovic (3) def. Albert Montanes (28)

Djokovic is 3-0 against Montanes—all on clay—and the Serb is clearly the better grass-court player.

 

Gael Monfils (21) def. Lleyton Hewitt (15)

Monfils is 2-1 versus Hewitt, including a victory in thei...
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