Former pro Justin Gimelstob looks at the four Wimbledon quarter-finals, featuring Andy Murray versus Sam Querrey, Marin Cilic against Gilles Muller, Milos Raonic versus Roger Federer and Tomas Berdych against Novak Djokovic.
If there was a medal for perseverance, Tomas Berdych would be a recipient. The Czech, at his strongest Grand Slam championship, continues to roll back the clock to evoke memories of his peak-performance days en route to the 2010 Wimbledon final. Berdych, the 31-year-old No. 11 seed, recorded his second Top 10 match win of the year (Raonic, Lyon) to knock out eighth-seeded Austrian Dominic Thiem 6-3, 6-7(1), 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 in two hours and 53 minutes on Monday for a place in the quarter-finals at The Championships. "I think I showed pretty good tennis," said Berdych. "I was serving very well throughout the whole match. I was making a lot of chances also in the sets that I lost....
Berdych v Harrison Wimbledon Second Round Highlights 2017. Video courtesy Wimbledon. Watch more video at www.wimbledon.com. Highlights not available in U.K., U.S.A., Germany, Italy, Austria, South America. Getty Images Photo.
Tomas Berdych explains how he is motivation to be a better player by the strong, young players on the tour after his second-round victory at the Queen's Club. Watch live matches at tennistv.com
Watch Tomas Berdych slip on the lush grass, but recover to strike a winner against Feliciano Lopez on Friday in Stuttgart. Video courtesy: MercedesCup. Photo: Peter Staples/ATP World Tour
