Indian Wells Mens Round of 16 AND Womens Quarterfinal Matchups and Picks.

Mens Round of 16:

(#27) Marcos Baghdatis  vs.  (#18) Tommy Robredo

Marcos Baghdatis fresh off his upset win over Roger Federer now plays Tommy Robredo who has had an easy road thus far.

Pick:  Baghdatis

RESULT:  Tommy Robredo 7-5, 0-6, 6-4

(#22) Jurgen Melzer  vs.  (#7) Andy Roddick

With Federer losing, Roddick's road to the semifinals just got a lot easier.  He should have no problem with Melzer.

Pick:  Roddick

RESULT:  Andy Roddick 7-6, 6-4

(#4) Andy Murray  vs.  Nicolas Almagro

Almagro has had a nice tournament so far, beating "Dr. Ivo" and James Blake.  Andy Murray is a whole different level of player to face.

Pick:  Murray

RESULT: Andy Murray 6-2, 1-0 (ret.)

(#9) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga  vs.  (#6) Robin Soderling

Soderling seems to be the type of player that consistently beats the guys he is suppose to beat, but struggles with the elite and those that are at about the same level as him.  This is just the case, Tsonga is his equal if not a little better.

Pick:  Tsonga

RESULT:  Robin Soderling 6-3, 6-4

(#29) Viktor Troicki  vs.  (#19) Tomas Berdych

Troicki basically "blows", it baffles me at how he can attain such a high ranking.  Berdych is an underachiever, but is coming off destroying Fernando Verdasco.  So who knows what Berdych you will get. 

Pick:  Berdych

RESULT: Tomas Berdych 6-1, 6-3

(#15) John Isner  vs.  (#3) Rafael Nadal

Big John is having a nice year, but with a healthy Nadal he doesn't stand much of a chance.

Pick:  Nadal

RESULT:  Rafael Nadal 7-5, 3-6, 6-3

Guillermo Garcia-Lopez  vs.  (#21) Juan Monaco

This is an unlikely matchup between two guys who not a lot of people thought would make it this far.  Garcia-Lopez took out 2 seeds, Cilic and Bellucci, while Monaco upset the red-hot Juan Carlos Ferrero.  Can Garcia-Lopez continue his run?......nah, probably not.

Pick:  Monaco

RESULT:  Juan Monaco 3-6, 6-2, 6-1.

(#20) Ivan Ljubicic  vs.  (#2) Novak Djokovic

Gotta love a Croatian-Serb matchup.  The last time these two played Ljubicic gave Djokovic all he could handle and it looked like he was going to beat the high ranked Serb.  Then the wheels fell off and mentally he collapsed.  After seeing that, it shows that Ljubicic doesn't have the confidence to pull the big upset.

Pick:  Djokovic

RESULT: Ivan Ljubicic 7-5, 6-3

Womens Quarterfinals:

(#23) Alisa Kleybanova  vs.  (#6) Jelena Jankovic

Both of these players have been inconsistent so far this year.  Jankovic is struggling to find the form that made her the #1 player in the year just a year and a half ago, and Kleybanova seems to lack the fitness to take out the top players.  Kleybanova although just took out Kim Clijsters, does she have the confidence to push on after that win?.....I think so....

Pick:  Kleybanova

(#28) Maria Jose Martinez-Sanchez  vs.  (#8) Samantha Stosur

Martinez-Sanchez is having a great tournament, already putting two notches on her belt with wins over Victoria Azarenka and Yanina Wickmayer.  Stosur is also having a nice tournament taking out Zvonareva and Pavlyuchenkova easily... Stosur has too much experience, and should win this one.

Pick:  Stosur

(#5) Agnieszka Radwanska  vs.  (#4) Elena Dementieva

Two players that like to "flame-out" of tournaments earlier than they should.  Dementieva has been upset prone so far this year, and Radwanska has been playing surprisingly better than I expected in this tournament.  I think she keeps it going and takes out Dementieva.

Pick:  Radwanska

RESULT:  Agnieszka Radwanska 6-4, 6-3.

(#18) Jie Zheng  vs.  (#2) Caroline Wozniacki

Zheng and Wozniacki are very similar in the way they play the game.  Both ladies lack power and rely on speed and consistency to win matches.  Its just that Wozniacki is a level or two above Zheng.  Zheng has had a nice run, but it ends today.

Pick:  Wozniacki

RESULT:  Caroline Wozniacki 6-4, 4-6, 6-1.

(I will be editing in the winners and scores of each match after they have been completed.  The actual score and winner will be under my pick, so check back on here and/or the facebook page.)