The last eight in the men's event at the Australian Open is beginning to take shape and there have been few surprises so far.
The top half of the draw won't be in action until tomorrow, when we will be hoping that Andy Maurray can overcome Jurgen Melzer, while Nadal takes on Cilic, and David Ferrer and Robin Soderling both have unseeded opponents in Milos Raonic and Alexandr Dolgopolov respectively; don't expect too many upsets from this lot even though the matches may be tough.
Today's action has seen Tomas Berdych and Novak Djokovic set themselves up for a semi-final meeting, both winning with some ease. Roger Federer, on the other hand, played an error-strewn match against Tommy Robredo and, although eventually crossing the winning line, he still lost a set and looks anything but convincing. Federer's quarter-final opponent will be either Andy Roddick or his fellow-Swiss, Stanislas Wawrinka, who are currently slugging it out but either is likely to prove too much for a Federer who is now clearly passed his best.
Djokovic must be favourite to reach the final from the bottom half of the draw, but the top half still has some way to go; Nadal has the class and proven pedigree, Murray and Soderling both have the proven ability. Can Murray turn ability into results ?
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