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Quarters in Miami

The first two quarterfinal matches are set to go at the Sony Ericsson Open today. This afternoon, No.6 seed David Ferrer (ESP) will take on No.14 seed Mardy Fish (USA), who has been on a roll as of late. Fish dealt with a surging Juan Martin Del Potro in straight sets yesterday, and is looking to become the top ranked American if he can pull off win over Ferrer today. Veteran Andy Roddick will drop to No.14-15 after losing in the second round of the tournament.

Fish will likely have to be aggressive and come to net often in order to challenge Ferrer's serve. It's usually safe to assume that Ferrer will play solid defense and give up very few free points when returning. Fish will probably have to grind out some of service games.

In the night match, Kevin Anderson (RSA) will have his hands full No.2 seed Novak Djokovic (SRB). Anderson came through the section of the draw that saw early exits by seeds Andy Murray and Fernando Verdasco. As for Novak, he sailed comfortably through his matches in the previous rounds rarely allowing his opponents to hold on to their own serve.

What can be said about this match? Djokovic is not only unbeaten so far this season, he actually looks unbeatable when he plays. But Anderson may not be a total write-off -- he defeated Djokovic in Miami a few years ago in a three set match. Given that interesting historical tidbit, this is not the Djokovic of old. He has been dismantling his opponents with devastating precision all year. I don't expect there to be an upset tonight.

More on these matches here.

-multi