Friday On My Mind: A Preview
October 13, 2022
We're down to the business end of the tournament, with all quarterfinal matches scheduled for Centre Court tomorrow. Here's a match-by-match run-down of what to look out for in tomorrow's clashes.
12:00 noon
CERUNDOLO (ARG) [4] vs THIEM (AUT)
- This is the first meeting between the two players
- Cerundolo last reached the quarterfinal at a tour-level event at the Hamburg 500 in July
- Thiem has played in 4 Grand Slam Finals, winning 1 and is on the comeback trail from a wrist injury
Not Before 1:30pm
RUBLEV [1] vs PAUL (USA) [5]
- Head-to-Head: Rublev leads 3-1
- Rublev has won 3 tiltles this year in Belgrade, Dubai, Marseille and was a semifinalist last week in Astana, falling to Stefanos Tsitsipas in a three-set semi final
- This is Paul’s first quarterfinal appearance since he reached the same stage in Montreal in August.
Not Before 4:30pm
RINDERKNECH (FRA) vs CARREÑO (ESP) [2]
- This is the first meeting between the two players
- Carreño is the second seed, hometown favourite and winner of the Montreal Masters 1000 from earlier in the summer
- World #48 Rinderknech comes into the match with two wins in Gijón and is yet to drop a set here
Followed by
MURRAY (GBR) [WC] vs KORDA (USA)
- This is the first meeting between the two players
- Murray is playing in his first quarterfinal match since he made the final in Stuttgart back in June
- Korda won 88% of his first serve points against Munar and served 16 aces against Bautista Agut.