Wimbledon 2012 Results: How Top Performers Played

Wimbledon is now in between the fourth round and the quarterfinals, with a lot of surprises thus far.

And, with only two unseeded men and one unseeded woman still in the tournament, there's still a lot of great tennis left to see.

However, I would be remiss to not mention that some of the players expected to still be in the tournament, aren't.

But, that's okay. I, like many others, are still excited to see what the final week of the tournament will bring.

Here's a look at how the top five men and top five women have performed thus far.

No. 1 Novak Djokovic

Last year's Wimbledon winner has been breezing through the competition, only having lost one set in the entire tournament.

Novak Djokovic had no problem disposing of Juan Carlos Ferrero in the first round (6-3, 6-3, 6-1), but had a little more trouble with Ryan Harrison in the second round before winning (6-4, 6-4, 6-4).

The third round saw Djokovic lose the first set to Radek Stepanek, 6-4, but he recovered to win the other three sets by a 6-2 margin in each.

Things came a little easier in the fourth round against fellow Serbian Viktor Troicki, as he won in straight sets 6-3, 6-1, 6-3.

Now, Djokovic gets the winner of No. 18 seed Richard Gasquet and No. 31 seed Florian Mayer.

No. 2 Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal looked decent in his first-round game, but it all fell apart in the second round against 100th-ranked player Lukas Rosol.

The first set went to a tie-breaker before Nadal won 11-9.

The next two sets saw Rosol win 6-4, 6-4 to put Nadal on his heels.

In the fourth set, Nadal regained form to win 6-2, but it was in the fifth set where Rosol won 6-4.

The bad thing about the early loss is that now it will be tougher for Nadal to take back the No. 1 spot in the world from Djokovic.

Although he couldn't have gotten it, even with a win at Wimbledon, he would've definitely been closer than he is now.

Oh well. Now onto the U.S. Open.

No. 3 Roger Federer

Roger Federer is known as one of the best grass-court players in tennis.

Through the first two rounds, he showed why as he gave up nine total points through those two rounds.

The third round, however, almost saw an end to Federer in the tournament as No. 29 seed Julien Benneteau took him to the limit.

Benneteau won the first two sets, 6-4, 7-6 (3).

The third set was all Federer as he won 6-2, but Benneteau had is opportunity in a fourth set tie-breaker, before losing. He finally had nothing left in the final set, losing 6-1.

Federer saw some hiccups again in the fourth round against unseeded Xavier Malisse.

Malisse took him to a tie-breaker in the first set, before losing, and then lost again in the second set, 6-1.

The third set finally went Malisse's way as he won 6-4, but the fourth set is where the No. 3 player put it away, winning 6-3.

Now, Federer will face No. 26 seed Mikhail Youzany in the quarterfinals.

No. 4 Andy Murray

I think it's safe to say that the door has opened up for Andy Murray to make the Wimbledon final after Nadal's loss.

Murray has seen a few hiccups along the way as well, as he dropped the second set in each of the second and third rounds.

But, even with those minor setbacks, Murray was able to dominate the final parts of those matches and looks to be more rested than his fourth-round opponent, No. 16 seed Marin Cilic, who went to five sets in his third-round match against Sam Querrey, before winning 17-15 in the final set.

Thankfully for Cilic, play was cancelled Monday due to rain and will resume again Tuesday, so he'll have a little more time to recover.

For Murray, that takes the advantage away from him, but I still don't see why he won't advance to the quarterfinals.

No. 5 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

I'm wondering if people may be sleeping on Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.

He's been quietly going about his business at Wimbledon and nobody seems to have taken notice yet.

Although Tsonga doesn't have the 6-1 and 6-2 victories that many people like to see, he's winning most of his sets by a 6-3 or 6-4 margin, breaking his opponent's serve a couple times in each to take home set victories.

Tsonga now turns his attention to No. 10 seed Mardy Fish in the fourth round.

No. 1 Maria Sharapova

By the end of Wimbledon, Maria Sharapova will no longer be the No. 1 women's player in the world.

Instead, that honor will go to one of the next two players listed in this slideshow.

Sharapova looked pretty good throughout the tournament, only losing a set in the second round to Tsvetana Pironkova.

After that, she breezed through the third round and into the fourth.

However, that's when she ran into 15th seeded Sabine Lisicki, who broke a few of Sharapova's serves to win 6-4, 6-3.

Now, Sharapova is going to have to rebound at the U.S. Open in hopes of regaining her No. 1 ranking.

No. 2 Victoria Azarenka

Victoria Azarenka had the door open for the No. 1 world ranking with a loss by Sharapova.

Throughout the tournament, Azarenka has only given up 14 set points, with only one being given up in her fourth-round match against No. 14 seed Ana Ivanovic.

So, needless to say, she's been dominate.

However, the road to the final match is not going to be easy for Azarenka.

If she beats Tamira Paszek in the quarterfinals, waiting for her will be No. 6 seeded Serena Williams or No. 4 seed Petra Kvitova.

That's not exactly the easiest path to the No. 1 world ranking, unlike the other player in the running...

No. 3 Agnieszka Radwanska

Agnieszka Radwanska seems to have the easiest road to the final as the highest seed left for her before the final would be No. 8 seed Angelique Kerber in the semifinals.

For now, Radwanska will focus on No. 17 seed Maria Kirilenko in the quarterfinals.

Radwanska has been dominant throughout the tournament as well, having only given up 16 total set points, not really being challenged.

Could that be the theme until the final?

Is the road to the final too easy for Radwanska?

I guess only time will tell.

No. 4 Petra Kvitova

Petra Kvitova struggled a little bit in the first round, only winning 6-4, 6-4, but rolled easily in the second and third rounds.

The fourth round saw Kvitova get pushed by No. 24 seed Francesca Schiavone.

Schiavone won the first set 6-4, and almost looked like she was going to win the second set, but Kvitova held on for the 7-5 victory.

After that, it was all Kvitova in the third set, as she won 6-1.

Kvitova is in perhaps the most interesting quarterfinal match out of all four, as she will face No. 6 seeded Serena Williams.

Kvitova is ranked higher, but Williams has both head-to-head wins, although both came back in 2010 when Williams was ranked No. 1 in the world and Kvitova was ranked no higher than 62.

So, I think things will not be as one-sided this time around.

No. 5 Samantha Stosur

Samantha Stosur was another one of those top players who was eliminated from the tournament early.

The second round never saw Stosur get comfortable as she lost the first set 6-2.

In the second set, she looked dominant, winning 6-0, but the fire was gone by the time the third set rolled around, as she lost 6-4.

Stosur, like Nadal, now has to return to the drawing board and get ready for the U.S. Open.

However, unlike Nadal, Stosur will most likely drop in the world rankings after her second-round exit.