Stan Wawrinka, who won the 2015 edition of the tournament is ranked 4th on the latest ATP rankings with 6,315 points, while his match day opponent is currently ranked number 55 in the world with 853 points.
This match will be the 7th meeting between these two athletes, with the Swiss player winning all of the previous 6 meetings.
Stan Wawrinka looking for repeat performanceThe Swiss Stan Wawrinka had a very fruitful outing in the last edition, going all the way to the final and beating World Number 1 to win his first French Open and only his 2nd Grand Slam title. He will likely have to get past Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic again if he is to defend his crown.
The World number 4, comes into this game in very fine form, winning 9 of his last 10 matches. On his way to this stage of the tournament, he has defeated Viktor Troicki (7-6(5) 6-7(7) 6-3 6-2), Jeremy Chardy (6-4 6-3 7-5), Taro Daniel (7-6(7) 6-3 6-4) and Lukas Rosol (4-6 6-1 3-6 6-3 6-4).
The most recent defeat for the defending champion came in the Rome Masters against Juan Monaco in the Round of 16 (6-7(5) 6-3 6-4).
Albert Ramos Vinolas in uncharted watersThis quarter final appearance is already Albert Ramos best showing at a grand slam tournament. Prior to this tournament, he had never gotten past the 2nd Round stage of any grand slam. The Spanish athlete has never won a grand slam tournament, and will cause a massive upset if he usurps the Swiss defending champion.
The world number 55, has done very well for himself to get to this stage. His victories in this competition have come at the expense of Milos Raonic (6-2 6-4 6-4), Jack Sock (6-7(2) 6-4 6-4 4-6 6-4), Marco Trungelliti (6-3 6-4 7-5), and Horacio Zeballos (6-3 4-6 7-5 6-0).
The most recent defeat for the underdog was against his match day opponent (6-1 6-1), in the recently concluded Geneva ATP tournament.
Albert Ramos-Vinolas has already exceeded expectations by getting to this stage, but I suspect that this run ends here. Stan Wawrinka to win this game in straight sets.