After Monday's matches at Roland Garros, the men have reached the quarter-final round of the French Open.  Let's take a look at the match-ups for the quarters and my idea of progress through to the final on Sunday.

Roger Federer (1) v Tommy Robredo (9)
While Robredo is certainly an accomplished clay court player, he's had very little luck with Federer on the surface.  His career record versus the Swiss Master stands at 0-7 with two of those losses coming on clay.  Federer hasn't dropped a set to Robredo since 2002.  Robredo simply doesn't have the game to hurt Federer on any surface - and that includes clay. Prediction:  Federer comfortably in straight sets.

Nikolay Davydenko (4) v Guillermo Cañas (19)
This match has the potential to be the longest played at the French Open this year.  Both players are veritable backboards and are each in supreme shape.  The two have not played since Cañas returned to the tour from his drug suspension, but prior to that the Argentinian held a 3-1 advantage in their matches played.  Their only match on clay was in 2004 and Cañas won that in three sets. To this point in the tournament, both players have looked solid in their performances and each man has lost only one set. The difference may come down to patience and which player is willing to wait out the other. Prediction: Cañas runs his tail off to win in four gruelling sets.

Novak Djokovic (6) v Igor Andreev
These two met in the first round at Estoril in late April in their only encounter to date, and Djokovic emerged victorious in a third-set tiebreak.  This match should be as close as that one.  Andreev has been hot in Paris from the start with a victory over third-seeded Andy Roddick in the first round, followed by victories over Nicolas Massu, Paul-Henri Mathieu and 16th seed Marcos Baghdatis.  The 23-year-old Russian seems to have found his dominating forehand in time for a deep run at Roland Garros, but will it be enough to conquer one of the rising stars on the men's tour?

This could be Djokovic's break-out year.  He won his first ATP Master Series title in Miami and was a finalist in Indian Wells.  He also captured the championship at Estoril on clay.  However, his path to the quarter-finals has not been entirely smooth.  He was fortunate to escape his third-round match with France's Olivier Patience – a contest he eventually won in five sets.  At times, the 20-year-old Serb hasn't looked comfortable moving on the dry clay and that could be his downfall against Andreev, as the Russian will look to use his forehand to manoeuvre his opponent around the court. Prediction:  Andreev in five sets.

Rafael Nadal (2) v Carlos Moya (23)
There are probably no two players on tour who know each other as well as these men from Mallorca.  That makes this a dangerous match for tournament favourite Nadal as good friend Moya knows his game as well as his own.  Nadal holds a 3-2 edge over Moya in matches with Rafa winning their last meeting in Rome in 2006.  Each of their last three matches has gone the distance, so when they play, the contests are tight.

Both players have had relatively easy paths to this point in the tournament, so fatigue should not be a factor.  That's especially important for the 31-year-old Moya, who has to figure out a way to compete physically with a man 10 years his junior.  The key to the match will be who can control more points with his forehand.  Neither wants to hit too many backhands, although Nadal is stronger off that wing than his good buddy. Prediction: Nadal to use his forehand to advantage and pick on the weaker backhand of Moya to win in four sets.