Spain's David Ferrer and Fernando Verdasco are both through to the quarter-finals at Wimbledon, but Carla Suárez Navarro was beaten in straight sets by Petra Kvitova.
No.4 seed David Ferrer beat Croatia's Ivan Dodig 6-7, 7-6, 6-1, 6-1 to book his place in the quarter-finals for the second year in a row. Javea-born Ferrer squandered eight break points in the first set, but gained in confidence after winning the second set and raced through the third and fourth sets.
An ankle injury sustained in the first round is causing Spain's top-ranked player some discomfort, but he has insisted in playing through the pain. Next up is the No. 8 seed Juan Martín del Potro, against whom Ferrer has a good record.
"With Del Potro, he's a very great player. It's going to be difficult, sure. I need to play my best tennis for to win Del Potro. And in a grass court I think is more difficult".
No. 54 seed Fernando Verdasco made light work of the 6'8" Kenny De Schepper, winning 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 to make the quarter-finals for the first time in 11 attempts.
After a lengthy barren match in the top-flight tournaments, Verdasco has rather surprisingly found his form on grass. He reached the quarter-finals in Eastbourne two weeks ago and has now won 12 sets in a row since losing the first set to Xavier Malisse in the first round at Wimbledon.
Verdasco's next opponent will be the No. 2 seed, Britain's Andy Murray.
