Who anticipated this at the beginning of the Wimbledon? Sabine Lisicki will face Kaia Kanepi in the quarter-finals of Wimbledon 2013.
Manic Monday certainly lived up to its billing at Wimbledon 2013, with world No. 1 and undisputed Wimbledon 2013 favourite Serena Williams falling to a 6-2, 1-6, 6-4 defeat against Sabine Lisicki. The German grass court specialist fell behind by a break twice in the third set but kept on digging deep and incredibly managed to overturn the Serena momentum.
With the victory Lisicki set up a quarter-final showdown with Kaia Kanepi. The powerful Estonian managed to hold her own despite having the crowd against her when she took on Laura Robson in round four. There was no booing or impolite cheers for double faults, but the crowd were evidently desperate to see Robson reach the last eight. Kanepi eventually ground out a 7-6, 7-5 win, shaking off the nerves to finally claim victory on her fifth match point.
Lisicki and Kanepi should provide an entertaining matchup. Both players have games well suited to grass.
Also, they're both considered as the best servers in the WTA. Kanepi perhaps has the superior power game but Lisicki is good at rushing the net, and as we saw against Serena, she's lightning quick across the court.
This showdown will be the first competitive meeting between Lisicki and Kanepi. With so much up for grabs it's hard to pick a winner. It could simply come down to who holds their nerve. If it's not such a tentative affair, we're going to see a very exciting display of attacking tennis.
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