French Open 2013: Breaking Down Most Compelling Quarterfinal Matches

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Published: June 4, 2013

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The competition at Roland Garros is getting fierce now that the preliminary rounds are out of the way at the 2013 French Open.

Most of the top seeds have advanced to the men's and women's quarterfinal matches, though there were a few casualties along the way. 

Now is the time when legends are made—now is the time true champions begin to emerge.

Only the best of the best will move on to the semifinals, and the fans who make their way to the courts in the next couple of days will surely be treated to some excellent matches.

With that in mind, here's a look at the juiciest matchups on the schedule for the men's and women's quarterfinals.

 

Roger Federer vs. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga



This match could be epic. 

Federer has been a top dog on the ATP Tour for over a decade. He's won 17 Grand Slam events, 76 total tournaments and is certainly one of the all-time greats in tennis history.



Tsonga, on the other hand, has just 10 career titles to his name and has never won a Grand Slam event.

It would seem Federer has a huge advantage over Tsonga, given his experience and past history, but in reality, this match could easily go either way.

The last time Tsonga faced Federer, he nearly beat him in a five-set match in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open. The match took 214 minutes to complete, and both players were spent afterwards.


Tsonga defeated Federer in the 2011 Wimbledon quarterfinals in another five-set match, and nobody should be surprised to see these two duke it out in similar fashion on Tuesday.

They'll be featured on centre court, according to Roland Garros on Twitter:



Tsonga, as the hometown hero, will have plenty of support, but as we saw from Federer's fourth-round match against Gilles Simon, he's just as treasured by the masses as any Frenchman.  Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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