Wimbledon 2012 TV Schedule: Preview of Men's Matches on Day 9

We're nearing the end of the fortnight at the All-England Club, but the real drama has just begun.

Stateside, Americans will be eating an inordinate amount of hot dogs at the beach.

On the other side of the pond, there are four must-see matches set to take place in the men's quarterfinals in the 2012 rendition of Wimbledon.

Matches can be seen on ESPN from 8 a.m. ET to 1 p.m. ET and on ESPN2 from 7 a.m. ET to 4 p.m. ET.

Here is a preview of each match.

Novak Djokovic (1) vs. Florian Mayer (31)

The world No. 1 has been pretty impressive in his quest to make it back-to-back Wimbledon titles after winning at the All-England Club in 2011.

Unlike Djokovic, there weren't many who expected Mayer to reach the quarterfinals. He made it to this stage back in 2004, but hasn't been able to do much in the majors as of late.

Getting to this point hasn't been so easy for Mayer. He has played 14 sets in his last three matches. Surely the fatigue factor is setting in after nearly a week-and-a-half of play.

Mayer did well to beat Richard Gasquet in the fourth round, but don't expect a similar result against Djokovic.

Roger Federer (3) vs. Mikhail Youzhny (26)

Roger Federer is on a mission to tie Pete Sampras' record of seven Wimbledon titles. It's hard to see Mikhail Youzhny getting in the way of him doing exactly that.

Youzhny isn't a stranger to success, though. He's been ranked as high as No. 8 in the world. That was over four years ago, but experience goes a long way in a tournament as huge as Wimbledon.

History hasn't been kind to the Russian when it comes to facing Federer. Fed-Ex beat Youzhny 6-1, 6-4 at the Gerry Weber Open last month and hasn't lost in nine matches against the current No. 33 player in the world.

Just like Djokovic, Federer should have no problem getting past his quarterfinal opponent. But then again, Rafael Nadal was supposed to trounce Lukas Rosol.

David Ferrer (7) vs. Andy Murray (4)

If there's one match you don't want to miss on Day 9, it's the one that pits David Ferrer against Andy Murray. 

This is Murray's fifth appearance in the quarterfinals and the first time Ferrer has reached this point.

The two always play highly entertaining matches when they meet. They have split their last 10 meetings, while Ferrer holds the recent edge after winning the last two.

There's no doubt this will be the most competitive match of the day. While Djokovic and Federer are presumably rolling over their opponents, Ferrer and Murray may be treating us to an epic five-set classic on center court.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (5) vs. Philipp Kohlschreiber (27)

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga benefited most from Rafael Nadal's early exit, seeing as he would have met the Spaniard at this point if he wasn't eliminated by Lukas Rosol in the second round.

Then again, Phillip Kohlschreiber has a lot to be thankful for as well. He would have met Nadal way earlier than this point. Instead, he met Rosol in the third round of play and scored a three-set victory.

History has not been kind to Kohlschreiber against Tsonga. The German has lost five-of-six to the Frenchman, falling in straight sets in four consecutive meetings.

One thing working against Tsonga here is his injured back. Paul Hirst of The Independent reported that Tsonga suffered a back injury against Mardy Fish in last round's matchup.

If all goes well and Tsonga's back holds up, he should be able to get by Kohlschreiber without much of a scare.