Saturday and Monday at Wimbledon were both cut short by rain, but between them we did manage to finish the third round, and the top half of the draw played the fourth round. If the weather permits, hopefully the schedule will be caught up tomorrow and have the quarterfinal matchups ready for Wednesday. Fortunately, the right matches were completed on Saturday so that no one who played on Monday will have to compete against someone who was rested.

Unfortunately, Stan Wawrinka, Feliciano Lopez, or Milos Raonic could be forced to play full matches on each of three consecutive days. There is definitely an advantage for being scheduled on a court with a roof, since you will never get thrown off schedule in that situation.

Honor Roll:

Stan Wawrinka (defeated Denis Istomin 63 63 64 on Monday)—A few more results like these, and we won’t believe Wawrinka anymore that he doesn’t like grass. He served well, but his first-serve percentage was low, which is not abnormal for him. He was brilliant with his approaches, though, winning nearly 75% of his points at net. A tricky matchup with Feliciano Lopez awaits, followed most likely by meeting compatriot Roger Federer in the quarterfinals.

Nick Kyrgios (defeated Jiri Vesely 36 63 75 62 on Saturday)—Kyrgios is only 19 years old and competing in his first-ever Grand Slam fourth round. He was a little nervous to start, and fellow youngster Jiri Vesely took a break and the first set with it. Kyrgios responded beautifully, though, never backing down from his brand of big-hitting tennis. He hit 63 winners and only 28 errors in another brilliant performance here. Rafael Nadal is up next in a match we are all awaiting with bated breath.

Feliciano Lopez (defeated John Isner 67 76 76 75 on Monday)—Lopez served beautifully against a better-than-expected Isner return game. Lopez’s serves were perfectly placed to set up points for him, frustrating any Isner attempts to make headway on his serve. Lopez had trouble breaking Isner’s serve (who doesn’t?) but won points when it mattered most and never flinched, even in the most tense moments. He face Wawrinka next, a winnable match where he could equal his career-best performance at Wimbledon.

Meanwhile, Andy Murray and Milos Raonic look like they should be the favorites in their respective halves of the draw. That would make for a surprising final.

Lost Their Homework:

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (lost to Novak Djokovic 36 46 67)—What can Tsonga do now that he’s lost 11 straight matches against Djokovic? Jo seems to have a similar problem to Janowicz in these matches. He knows he has the shots, but he also knows that his normal level won’t beat the top players. So he pushes a little too hard and just hits the ball as hard as he can. This creates incredible highlight-reel winners, but overall it just isn’t enough to win. He needs to bring a plan against these top players and stick with it because his current lack-of-plan plan just isn’t working.

Jerzy Janowicz (lost to Jeremy Chardy 26 46 76 64 36 on Saturday)—Janowicz did what Janowicz does. He hit the ball hard and refused to ever make adjustments. He was too aggressive on his second serves, hitting 16 double faults out of 66 second serves, barely getting 75% of them into the court. We all know he has incredible talent. We all know his groundstrokes are among the best in the game. But until he can apply a strategy to his game and make adjustments when necessary, he will struggle to repeat his semifinal performance of last year.

Kei Nishikori (defeated Simone Bolelli 36 63 46 76 64)—It’s may not be fair to Kei to say he disappointed, since he reached his first fourth round at Wimbledon and is stepping up when it really matters. Still, this match should have been much easier for him. You never know if he’s at 100% physically, but he is certainly not quite playing up to his potential this tournament.

Match of the Day(s):

The Nishikori/Bolelli match did not feel like a tense five-setter, but it was a great few hours of tennis. As mentioned above, Nishikori probably should have won this match with relative ease, but he was a step below his normal level, and it created a tight match.

No player managed to keep momentum in any set. It was like each set was its own little match. Bolelli played some of his best tennis to take the first and third sets, while Kei grabbed the second. Bolelli played well to grab a lead in the fourth and really had chances to win this match. He got a little nervous when the match was on his racket, and Kei took the fourth set.

The fifth set didn’t feel as tense as most fifth sets, but then it was suspended at 3-3. The match had to wait overnight and then through Sunday before being resumed Monday morning. It was a quick shootout, with Nishikori saving break points while down 3*-4 and then breaking and holding for the win. It was exciting, but Nishikori will need to do much better if he wants to keep his next match against Raonic close.