Wednesday, March 14th Schedule of Play & Preview

Written by: Staff on 14th March 2012

Wednesday, March 14th Schedule of Play & Preview

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Novak Djokovic takes on Pablo Andujar today to begin the day session on Stadium 1. The world #1 has been looking relatively comfortable through his first two matches. Andujar has proven himself time and time again this tournament, coming through three rounds for an opportunity to face Djokovic. Will the Spaniard have anything left in the tank against Djokovic?

A battle between WTA titans Victoria Azarenka and Agnieszka Radwanska follows the Djokovic/Andujar match. There’s a stark contrast in styles between these two and should lead to very entertaining points. Radwanska is a tactician that relies on stinging her opponents up the line and great ball control. Azarenka likes to hit big and often, turning the match into a run-and-gun physically-demanding match.

Rafael Nadal will look to stay solid over Alexandr Dolgopolov. These two have already met in doubles action this week and their match had some of the most thrilling tennis for fans to watch. It should be a fun contest as both players rely heavily on their legs and speed to set themselves up for big forehands.

To end the day session on Stadium 1, we get another glimpse at Roger Federer (who pulled out a great win against Raonic last night) taking on Thomaz Bellucci. Can Roger defeat another youngster and move on in the tournament?

Other day matches going on include ATP round of 16 matches:

Nicolas Almagro vs Tomas Berdych, John Isner vs Matthew Ebden, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga vs David Nalbandian, and Ryan Harrison vs Gilles Simon.

You can also catch plenty of doubles action throughout the day on Stadium 3 featuring Max Mirnyi/Daniel Nestor, the Bryan Twins, Isner/Querrey, Tsonga/Benneteau, Gasquet/Hanley, and Fyrstenberg/Matkowski.