The fourth round at the BNP Paribas Open on Wednesday features six of the top nine seeds, led by World No. 2 and 2008 champion Novak Djokovic, reigning champ and World No. 3 Rafael Nadal and last year’s finalist and No. 4 Andy Murray. In addition, No. 6 seed Robin Soderling, No. 7 Andy Roddick and No. 9 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga are the highest seeds remaining.

The opening men’s match on Stadium 1 is No. 15 seed John Isner against Nadal in a first-time meeting. That is followed by Tsonga and Soderling, who won the previous two meetings. In the evening session, Roddick takes a 9-0 lifetime record against No. 22 seed Jurgen Melzer of Austria.

In the final match, Murray and unseeded Nicolas Almagro battle it out for the third time (tied 1-1). Among the four matches on Stadium 2, Djokovic brings a 5-1 career mark against No. 20 seed Ivan Ljubicic. Here are Wednesday’s fourth round match-ups:
 
No. 2 Novak Djokovic vs. No. 20 Ivan Ljubicic   Djokovic leads 5-1
No. 3 Rafael Nadal vs. No. 15 John Isner   First Meeting
No. 4 Andy Murray vs. Nicolas Almagro    Tied 1-1
No. 6 Robin Soderling vs. No. 9 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga  Soderling leads 2-0
No. 7 Andy Roddick vs. No. 22 Jurgen Melzer    Roddick leads 9-0
No. 18 Tommy Robredo vs. No. 27 Marcos Baghdatis  Baghdatis leads 3-0
No. 19 Tomas Berdych vs. No. 29 Viktor Troicki   Troicki leads 1-0  
No. 21 Juan Monaco vs. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez  Monaco leads 2-1

WEDNESDAY FOURTH ROUND HEAD-TO-HEADS – In Order of Play by Court

Stadium 1

(15) John Isner (USA) vs (3) Rafael Nadal (ESP)   First Meeting

ISNER FASTFACTS

Tournament Highlights:
• The 24-year-old American is making his second straight fourth round appearance here and he enters with a 6-2 record…In his first two wins, he defeated South African qualifier Kevin Anderson 63 75 and followed with a 76(3) 64 victory over doubles partner/No. 17 seed Sam Querrey
• Thus far has held all 22 service games and has not faced a break point
• He reached the 2nd Rd. in 2008 (l. to Davydenko) and 4th Rd. last year (d. Monfils en route; l. to del Potro)

2010 Highlights:
W: Auckland (d Clement); F: Memphis (l Querrey)
 
2010 In Review:
• The No. 2 American (behind No. 8 Roddick) enters the fourth round with a 14-5 match record on the season (14-2 on hard courts)…He is looking to reach his third ATP World Tour quarter-final (or better) and his first in an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament
• In January he captured his first ATP World Tour title in Auckland (d. Clement, saving one match point)…Afterwards he extended his winning streak to eight matches by reaching 4th Rd. at Australian Open (d. No. 12 Monfils in 3rd Rd.; l. to Murray)
• Last month he reached the final in Memphis (l. to Querrey in three sets) and won his second ATP World Tour doubles title in Memphis (w/Querrey)
• Two days later he fell in 1st Rd. in Acapulco on clay (l. to Greul)
• He made his Davis Cup debut in Serbia Mar. 5-7 and went 1-2, losing opening singles rubber in four sets to Viktor Troicki and in five sets to Djokovic…In doubles won in four sets (w/B. Bryan)

ATP World Tour Masters 1000 History:
• Has an 11-10 career match record and his best result was the fourth round here last year
 
Miscellaneous:
• In 2009, finished in Top 50 at year-end best No. 34 despite mononucleosis lay-off (a day before leaving for Roland Garros was diagnosed with it and didn't hit a ball for 40 days until late June)…Had a strong summer season, highlighted by fifth set tie-break win over No. 5 Roddick at US Open (l. to Verdasco in 4th Rd.)
• Has a 3-9 career record against Top 10 opponents with all three wins last year – over No. 9 Gael Monfils in 2nd Rd. here, No. 7 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in 2nd Rd. at Washington and No. 5 Andy Roddick in 3rd Rd. at US Open
• Was voted by his fellow players as 2009 ATP Most Improved Player of Year after jumping from No. 145 in 2008 to No. 34 last season
• Payed four years (2004-07) at University of Georgia and earned All-American honors each season (was school's all-time leader in singles and doubles wins); in May 2007 was runner-up in singles but led his squad to NCAA team title (also won NCAA doubles title)

NADAL FASTFACTS

Tournament Highlights:
• The defending champion comes into the 4th Rd. with a 24-3 career record and he is making his sixth appearance in the past seven years (except ’05 – injured)…He opened the tournament with a 64 64 victory on Saturday over German qualifier Rainer Schuettler and followed with a 62 62 win over Mario Ancic on Monday…Has held serve 17 of 18 games
• Last year he defeated Andy Murray in the final…In 2006, he lost to James Blake in the semi-finals, captured the title in 2007 (d. Djokovic) and lost to Djokovic in the semi-finals two years ago

2010 Highlights:
F: Doha (l Davydenko); QF: Australian Open (l Murray)

2010 in Review:
• The World No. 3 has a 10-2 mark on the season (all on hard courts) and he is making his third tournament appearance, the first since the Australian Open when he retired with a right knee injury in the quarter-finals (vs. Murray) on Jan. 26
• He opened the campaign with a runner-up in Doha (l. to Davydenko, held two match points)…His last title came at ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome (d. Djokovic) last May

ATP World Tour Masters 1000 History:
• Has an outstanding 159-33 career match record and a 15-6 mark in finals, winning at least two titles in each of the past five years (2005-09)…Won a personal-best four in 2005 and three each in 2007-08-09
• Has reached the final in eight of the current nine Masters 1000 finals (except Cincinnati)…He also won the former Masters 1000 tournament in Hamburg in 2008 and was runner-up in ‘07

Miscellaneous:
• In 2008, he became the first left-hander to finish No. 1 since John McEnroe in 1984, in addition to becoming first Spaniard as year-end No. 1 in history of ATP Rankings (since 1973)
• Became first player since Bjorn Borg in 1980 to win Roland Garros and Wimbledon titles in same year
• Captured his fourth straight Roland Garros crown (d. Federer) and became first player since Borg in 1978-81 to accomplish feat...Also first player since Borg in 1980 to win without dropping a set in Paris

(9) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) vs (6) Robin Soderling (SWE) Soderling Leads 2-0
08 ATP Masters Series Hamburg (Germany) Clay R32 Robin Soderling 6-2 7-5
09 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Shanghai Hard R16 Robin Soderling 6-3 6-3

TSONGA FASTFACTS

Tournament Highlights:
• The Frenchman has a 5-2 career record, reaching the fourth round for the second time in three years… In 2008 he lost to No. 2 Nadal and in the third round last year (l. to Andreev)
• In his first two matches, he defeated Australian qualifier Marinko Matosevic 61 63 and No. 24 seed Albert Montanes 46 63 63

2010 Highlights:
SF: Australian Open (l Federer); Marseille (l Benneteau)
 
2010 In Review:
• The 24-year-old Frenchman enters the fourth round with an 11-4 match record on the season (all on hard courts), reaching the semi-finals at the Australian Open (d. Djokovic in five sets, l. to Federer) and last month the semis in Marseille (l. to Benneteau)…Then lost in 2nd Rd. in Dubai (l. to Ljubicic)
• In opening Davis Cup tie Mar. 5-7 against Germany, he defeated Benjamin Becker in four sets in second rubber and retired with sprained ankle in dead rubber against Simon Greul

ATP World Tour Masters 1000 History:
• Has a career record of 25-15 with his best result a title in Paris in 2008 (d. Nalbandian)…Also a semi-finalist in Montreal last year (d. Federer after trailing 1-5 in third set, l. to Murray)
• In doubles, captured title in Shanghai last year (w/Benneteau)

Miscellaneous:
• In 2009, finished in Top 10 for second straight year at No. 10, highlighted by a career-best 53-20 match record…Won three ATP World Tour titles – Johannesburg, Marseille and Tokyo
• In 2008, ranked a year-end best No. 6 and began the season by reaching his first Grand Slam final at the Australian Open (l. to Djokovic)
• Has a 15-15 career record against Top 10 opponents (1-1 this season), defeating No. 3 Djokovic in five sets in the quarter-finals before losing in the semis to No. 1 Federer

SODERLING FASTFACTS

Tournament Highlights:
• The top Swede has a 7-5 career record, reaching the fourth round here for the first time…He has not dropped a set in his 62 64 win over Evgeny Korolev and 76(4) 64 victory over No. 28 seed Feliciano Lopez…No. 5 in the tournament with 24 aces thus far
• Prior to this year, he reached the 3rd Rd. in 2006 (l. to Andreev) and ’07 (l. to Gonzalez)

2010 Highlights:
W: Rotterdam (d Youzhny); QF: Marseille (l Llodra)

2010 In Review:
• The 25-year-old Swede enters the fourth round with a 10-3 mark on the season (all on hard courts), with his best results coming indoors…He captured his fifth career ATP World Tour title in Rotterdam on Feb. 14 when Russian Mikhail Youzhny retired in the second set with a right hamstring injury
• Also a quarter-finalist in Marseille (l. to eventual champ Llodra)…Afterwards, went to career-high No. 7
• In opening Davis Cup tie Mar. 5-7 at home against Argentina, he defeated Eduardo Schwank in the opening rubber and Leonardo Mayer in the fourth rubber, both in straight sets, but his country lost 3-2
• Began season 0-2 with losses in Chennai (l. to Ginepri) and Australian Open (l. to Granollers)

ATP World Tour Masters 1000 History:
• Has a career record of 50-43 with his best result the quarter-finals four times – 2004 Paris, 2007 Monte-Carlo and 2009 Shanghai and Paris

Miscellaneous:
• In 2009, finished in Top 10 for first time at No. 8 with a 49-21 match record…He reached his first Grand Slam final at Roland Garros, defeating four-time champion and World No. 1 Nadal in 4th Rd. before falling to Federer in straight sets...Also advanced to the quarters at Wimbledon (l. to Federer)
• Won his first non-indoor ATP World Tour title in his native country in Bastad (d. Monaco) on clay in July

(22) Jurgen Melzer (AUT) vs (7) Andy Roddick (USA) Roddick Leads 9-0
04 USA v. AUT WG 1st RD (U.S. Hard RR Andy Roddick 6-4 6-2
04 Houston (U.S.A.) Clay QF Andy Roddick 7-5 7-6(5)
05 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R32 Andy Roddick 6-2 6-2 7-5
05 Houston (U.S.A.) Clay SF Andy Roddick 6-4 6-2
05 ATP Masters Series Cincinnati (USA) Hard R64 Andy Roddick 6-3 6-4
06 Vienna (Austria) Hard QF Andy Roddick 6-4 6-3
08 AUT vs. USA WG 1st RD (Austria) Clay RR Andy Roddick 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-7(4) 6-3
08 Tokyo (Japan) Hard R16 Andy Roddick 7-6(2) 6-2
09 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R32 Andy Roddick 7-6(2) 7-6(2) 4-6  6-3

MELZER FASTFACTS

Tournament Highlights:
• The top Austrian is making his first appearance in the fourth round here (4-6 record)…He won his opening match 64 61 over David Nalbandian and then had a walkover against German Simon Greul who withdrew due to illness
• His previous best results were 3rd Rd. finishes in 2005 (l. to Henman) and last year (l. to del Potro)… Also had 2nd Rd. finishes and two 1st Rd. losses

2010 Highlights:
SF: Zagreb (l Cilic), Dubai (l Youzhny); QF: Auckland (l Clement), Rotterdam (l Davydenko)
 
2010 In Review:
• The Vienna native is playing in his seventh ATP World Tour tournament of the year (13-6 record) and he’s trying to reach his fifth quarter-final or better…He was a semi-finalist in Zagreb (l. to Cilic) and Dubai (d. Cilic en route; l. to Youzhny) last month and QF in Auckland (l. to Clement) and Rotterdam (l. to Davydenko)…He also fell in 1st Rd. in Brisbane (l. to Ebden) and Australian Open (l. to Serra in five)
• He went 3-0 in Austria's Davis Cup tie win over Slovakia, going 2-0 in singles and 1-0 in doubles
• He captured his seventh ATP World Tour doubles title in Zagreb (w/Petzschner)

ATP World Tour Masters 1000 History
• Has a career record of 26-36 with his best result the quarter-finals twice – in Hamburg and Toronto in 2004
 
Miscellaneous:
• At No. 28, he is one of two Austrians in Top 100 (along with No. 96 Koellerer)
• In 2009, was one of only two players to finish in Top 30 in both singles and doubles (was No. 28 in singles and No. 26 in doubles - also Robredo)
• In October last year, he captured his second career ATP World Tour singles title in his hometown of Vienna (d. Cilic)…He also won ATP World Tour doubles titles in New Haven and Tokyo (w/Knowle)
• He reached a career-high No. 26 on May 18, 2009
 
RODDICK FASTFACTS

Tournament Highlights:
• The 27-year-old American comes into the fourth round with a 22-7 career mark and in his first two matches has held serve 19 of 20 games…He opened the tournament Sunday with a 64 64 win over qualifier Yen-Hsun Lu and Tuesday he beat Dutchman Thiemo de Bakker 63 64
• Last year he lost in the semi-finals to eventual champion Rafael Nadal…It was his third semi-final (2005, ’07, ‘09)
• Four of his losses here have come to Top 10 opponents – No. 10 Henman in ’04 QF, No. 2 Hewitt in ’05 SF, No. 2 Nadal in ’07 SF and No. 1 Nadal last year
• He captured the doubles title last year (w/Fish), defeating Mirnyi-A. Ram 14-12 in match tie-break

2010 Highlights:
W: Brisbane (d Stepanek); F: San Jose (l Verdasco); QF: Australian Open (l Cilic); Memphis (l Querrey)

2010 in Review:
• The Austin, Texas resident is trying to reach his fifth quarter-final or better of the season and has a 17-3 match record, all on hard courts…Last month he reached the final in San Jose where he lost to Spaniard Fernando Verdasco 36 64 64 and followed with a quarter-final in Memphis (l. to eventual champ Querrey)…He also has an ATP World Tour-best 13-2 mark in tie-breaks
• The top American opened the season by capturing his 28th career ATP World Tour title in Brisbane (d. Stepanek) to extend his title streak to 10 consecutive years (tied w/Federer among active players)…
Then followed by reaching the quarter-finals at the Australian Open (l. to Cilic in five sets)
• He came into the tournament tied for lead (w/Karlovic) on ATP World Tour in service games won (91%) and was No. 2 in aces (258) and first serve points won (80%) and No. 3 in first serve pct. (72%) and 2nd serve points won (57%)

ATP World Tour Masters 1000 History:
• Has a career record of 132-56 since playing his first Masters 1000 tournament in Miami (falling second round to Agassi) in 2000…Owns a 4-3 in finals, winning his last Masters 1000 title in Cincinnati in 2006 (d. Ferrero)…Also won there in 2003 (d. Fish)…His other titles have come in Montreal in 2003 (d. Nalbandian) and Miami in 2004 (d. Coria, ret.)

Miscellaneous:
• In 2009, the top American finished in the Top 10 for an eighth consecutive season at No. 7…He and Federer have the longest streak among active players on the ATP World Tour
• His 28 career titles is No. 3 among active players on the ATP World Tour, behind Federer (62) and Nadal (36)
• Coach Larry Stefanki captured the title in nearby LaQuinta in February 1985 (d. David Pate)

(4) Andy Murray (GBR) vs Nicolas Almagro (ESP) Tied 1-1
08 Roland Garros (France) Clay R32 Nicolas Almagro 6-3  6-7(3)  6-3  7-5
09 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati  Hard R32 Andy Murray 7-6(3) 6-2

MURRAY FASTFACTS

Tournament Highlights:
• The 22-year-old Scot has a 14-4 career record and he opened with a 64 64 victory on Sunday over top Italian Andreas Seppi and followed with a 63 75 win over American Michael Russell on Tuesday
• He reached the final last year (l. to Nadal) and was the first Briton in the title match here since Tim Henman in 2004 (l. to Federer)…Henman was also runner-up in 2002 (l. to Hewitt)
• He made his debut in 2006 and lost to No. 5 ranked Nikolay Davydenko in three sets in the second round...The following year posted back-to-back Top 10 wins over No. 4 Davydenko (4th) and No. 9 Tommy Haas (QF) before falling to Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals...Two years ago he fell to Tommy Haas in three sets in the 4th Rd.

2010 Highlights:
F: Australian Open (l Federer)

2010 in Review:
• The World No. 4 enters the fourth round with a 9-2 match record on the season…He opened the year by reaching his second career Grand Slam final at the Australian Open…He lost only one set en route to the final, posting wins over John Isner (4th Rd.), No. 2 Rafael Nadal (QF) and Marin Cilic (SF) before falling in straight sets to No. 1 Roger Federer
• He returned the week of Feb. 22 in Dubai and lost in the second round to Janko Tipsarevic in three sets

ATP World Tour Masters 1000 History:
• Has a 75-31 career match record and has won four of five finals the past two years…Won his first title in Cincinnati (d. Djokovic) and in Madrid (d. Federer in SF, d. Simon in final) in 2008…Last year won titles in Miami (d. Djokovic) and Montreal (d. del Potro) while reaching the final here

Miscellaneous:
• In 2009, the Scot captured an ATP World Tour best six titles and reached a career-high No. 2 ranking in August before finishing No. 4 for the second straight year…Led circuit with .857 winning percentage as he compiled a 66-11 match record

ALMAGRO FASTFACTS

Tournament Highlights:
• The 24-year-old Spaniard is making his third appearance (3-2 record), the first in the fourth round after defeating German Mischa Zverev 63 62, No. 23 seed Ivo Karlovic 75 76(5) and former World No. 3 James Blake 46 63 63
• In his two previous appearances, in 2007 (after 1st Rd. bye, l. to T. Johansson in 2nd Rd.) and 2008 (after 1st Rd. bye, l. to Mahut in 2nd Rd.)
 
 2010 Highlights:
QF: Acapulco (l Ferrero)
 
2010 In Review:
• The Murcia native is playing in his fifth ATP World Tour tournament of the year (9-5 overall, 6-2 on hard)…His best result was the quarter-finals on clay in Acapulco last month (l. to Ferrero after back-to-back titles in 2008-09)
• In January, he reached a career-best 4th Rd. at Australian Open (l. to Tsonga 9-7 in fifth set)…The previous tournament in Auckland he fractured his left wrist in 1st Rd. doubles match on Jan. 12 (in singles after 1st Rd. bye, l. to Gicquel in 2nd Rd.)
• In Spain’s first round Davis Cup home win over Switzerland on Mar. 5-7 , he lost to Stanislas Wawrinka in five sets in opening rubber and beat Marco Chiudinelli in dead rubber
• At No. 40, he is the eighth-ranked Spaniard (among 12 in Top 100)
 
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 History
• Has a 27-29 career match record and trying to reach his fifth quarter-final…His previous QF finishes –
2006 Rome, 2007 Hamburg & Cincinnati, 2008 Rome

Miscellaneous:
• In 2009, finished in Top 30 for third straight year at No. 26, highlighted by Acapulco title
• Has a 5-2 career record in ATP World Tour finals, all on clay
• Has a 7-20 career mark against Top 10 opponents and his highest-ranked win came over No. 4 Safin in 2nd Rd. of Rome in 2005…Has never beaten a Top 10 on hard courts (0-9, winning four sets)
• He reached a career-high No. 11 on July 7, 2008 - spent that one week there
• Working with former Carlos Moya mentor Jose Perlas (since September 2009)

Stadium 2

Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) vs (21) Juan Monaco (ARG) Monaco Leads 2-1
05 Costa do Sauipe (Brazil) Clay R32 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-1 6-3
08 Valencia (Spain) Clay R16 Juan Monaco 6-4 6-4
09 Tokyo (Japan) Hard R32 Juan Monaco 5-0 ret
Other Meetings:
01 Spain F9 (Oviedo) Clay R16 Juan Monaco 6-4 6-4
02 Spain F18 (El Ejiko (Almeria)) Hard R16 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-3 3-6 6-1

Garcia-Lopez FastFacts:
2010 Highlights:
YTD W-L: 3-5
YTD Titles: 0
Career Titles: 1
Date of Birth: June 4, 1983
South African Airways 2010 ATP Ranking: 49

Monaco FastFacts:
2010 Highlights:
F: Santiago (l Bellucci); SF: Buenos Aires (l Ferrero); Acapulco (l Ferrero)
YTD W-L: 15-5
YTD Titles: 0
Career Titles: 3
Date of Birth: March 29, 1984
South African Airways 2010 ATP Ranking: 27

(20) Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) vs (2) Novak Djokovic (SRB) Djokovic Leads 5-1
06 Zagreb (Croatia) Carpet SF Ivan Ljubicic 6-7(6) 6-3 6-4
08 ATP Masters Series Monte Carlo     Clay R32 Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-3
09 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid Clay QF Novak Djokovic 6-4 6-4
09 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati  Hard R32 Novak Djokovic 7-6(5) 6-4
09 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R128 Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-1 6-3
10 Dubai (U.A.E.) Hard QF Novak Djokovic 2-6 6-4 6-0

Ljubicic FastFacts:
2010 Highlights:
QF: Dubai (l Djokovic)
YTD W-L: 7-4
YTD Titles: 0
Career Titles: 9
Date of Birth: March 19, 1979
South African Airways 2010 ATP Ranking: 26

Djokovic FastFacts:
2010 Highlights:
W: Dubai (d Youzhny); SF: Rotterdam (l Youzhny); QF: Australian Open (l Tsonga)
YTD W-L: 15-2
YTD Titles: 1
Career Titles: 17
Date of Birth: May 22, 1987
South African Airways 2010 ATP Ranking: 2

(29) Viktor Troicki (SRB) vs (19) Tomas Berdych (CZE) Troicki Leads 1-0
09 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells   Hard R64 Viktor Troicki 6-3 6-1

Troicki FastFacts:
2010 Highlights:
SF: Doha (l Nadal); QF: Zagreb (l Berrer)
YTD W-L: 10-7
YTD Titles: 0
Career Titles: 0
Date of Birth: February 10, 1986
South African Airways 2010 ATP Ranking: 35

Berdych FastFacts:
2010 Highlights:
SF: Brisbane (l Roddick); QF: San Jose (l Roddick); Memphis (l Gulbis)
YTD W-L: 11-5
YTD Titles: 0
Career Titles: 5
Date of Birth: September 17, 1985
South African Airways 2010 ATP Ranking: 25

(27) Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) vs (18) Tommy Robredo (ESP) Baghdatis Leads 3-0
05 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R32 Marcos Baghdatis 7-6(2) 6-4 6-1
07 ATP Masters Series Paris (France) Hard QF Marcos Baghdatis 6-4  6-4
09 s-Hertogenbosch (The Netherlands) Grass R32 Marcos Baghdatis 7-5   6-2

Baghdatis FastFacts:
2010 Highlights:
W: Sydney (d Gasquet); SF: Dubai (l Djokovic)
YTD W-L: 17-5
YTD Titles: 1
Career Titles: 4
Date of Birth: June 17, 1985
South African Airways 2010 ATP Ranking: 33

Robredo FastFacts:
2010 Highlights:
QF: Auckland (l Isner)
YTD W-L: 5-5
YTD Titles: 0
Career Titles: 9
Date of Birth: May 1, 1982
South African Airways 2010 ATP Ranking: 23