Rafael Nadal meets Stanislas Wawrinka on Wednesday for the 2013 French Open quarterfinals. Nadal is favorite to win the matchup, but Wawrinka is expected to give the Spaniard a battle, according to Bleacher Report.
The match follows Jelena Jankovic vs. Maria Sharapova, which begins at 8 a.m. ET. You can watch it live HERE.
Nadal has never dropped a set to Wawrinka in their nine career matches. On top of that, no one quite dominates on the clay like the seven-time French Open winner. Those facts alone make Nadal the clear-cut favorite, yet this quarterfinals match has the potential for an upset.
Wawrinka is playing well this year - very well. He easily beat Andy Murray and put up a strong effort against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, he beat David Ferrer to win the Portugal Open and he made it all the way to the Mutua Madrid Open finals before losing to Nadal.
He's also proven his ability to comeback. He was calm and collected as he came back from a two-set deficit against Richard Gasquet for a fourth round win.
If there's ever been a time to beat Nadal, it's now. The 27-year-old is recovering from a serious knee injury and, while he's played well and is projected to win the title, he hasn't played like his regular self.
Bleacher Report points out: "(Nadal) dropped sets against Daniel Brands and Martin Klizan, needed tiebreakers against Brands and Fabio Fognini and has made too many unforced errors in his last two matches."
Nadal is expected to advance to the semifinals, where he's predicted to face No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic.
