We’re heading into the second week of Wimbledon and already some of the big names have fallen. World No.3 Novak Djokovic has bowed out along with Andy Roddick and Nikolay Davydenko, but Britain’s Andy Murray is through, as are Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer.

Federer has looked supreme throughout the first week in his first three rounds and now faces his first real test against former Wimbledon champion Lleyton Hewitt. It’s a match I expect Federer to win, but if Hewitt is on his game, the Swiss master could drop his first set of this year’s Championships.

Nadal, too, has been in great form, but has struggled early on in games, having to rally back in his last two matches. He now faces Mikhail Youzhny, who came through a marathon third-round match on Saturday.

With a question over an injury to his hand as well, it won’t be an easy time for Youzhny as he tries to deal with the power and spin of Nadal. The Spaniard will have too much and should come through in straight sets if he continues to play the way he has been, meaning a meeting in the quarter-finals with Andy Murray or eighth-seed Richard Gasquet – another match Nadal should win.

We’re rapidly approaching the third Federer-Nadal final in recent years, which should prove to be one of the best Wimbledon finals in the history of the Championships. Nadal is top of the ATP race this year on ranking points earned, while Federer is imperious on the grass courts of SW19.

While Nadal is full of confidence following his win at Roland Garros and Queen’s Club in recent weeks, I think Federer’s all-round ability and his goal of breaking records will spur him on to victory. It won’t be an easy triumph, though, and this could prove to be a five-set marathon that will enthral the Centre Court crowd next Sunday.