Wimbledon 2013: Day 12 Schedule, Matchups and Predictions

Sabine Lisicki and Marion Bartoli will battle in the Wimbledon finals as both look to capture their first major. While those two deserving women will grab the majority of attention on Saturday, champions will be crowned in both the gentlemen's and ladies' doubles as well. 

All of this action should provide some great tennis, and all fans will be well served to enjoy it. This wild Wimbledon has been a memorable and entertaining tournament, and it is almost over. 

Check out the schedule of play, and then I'll break down these three matches. 

Schedule

Saturday, June 6

Play will begin at 8 a.m. ET on Centre Court. Here is the order of matches, according to the Wimbledon site.

Sabine Lisicki vs. Marion Bartoli

Bob Bryan, Mike Bryan vs. Ivan Dodig, Marcelo Melo

Su-Wei Hsieh, Shuai Peng vs. Ashleigh Barty, Casey Dellacqua

Preview and Predictions 

Sabine Lisicki vs. Marion Bartoli

I think we all had this final penciled in our Wimbledon bracket at the start of the tournament. Oh, you didn't either? I guess I can stop pretending I knew these two would collide in the final then. 

While few could have predicted either lady for this final, perhaps it is time that we all start considering Likicki a favorite at Wimbledons. The world No. 23 is now 19-4 at the All England Club.

Her run to the finals has been impressive. She's knocked out, among others, Serena Williams and last year's runner-up, Agnieszka Radwanska.

With a booming serve and strong forehand, her game has a conventional setup for grass success. 

As for Bartoli, there is nothing conventional about her game. She is a fit of nervous movements and all two-handed back and forehands once the point starts. 

Her run to the final has not been nearly as daunting as Lisicki's, but it's been impressive nonetheless. The 15th seed didn't have to face a single women ranked higher than her. 

After a run like Lisicki has authored, I can't see her losing now. 

Prediction: Lisicki 6-4, 5-7, 6-2

Bob Bryan, Mike Bryan vs. Ivan Dodig, Marcelo Melo

Bob and Mike Bryan's decorated career may add another amazing fact.

The 35-year-old identical twins are already the most successful men's doubles team in Grand Slam history, but their most impressive accomplishment could come with a win at Wimbledon.

This title would mean they are the defending champs at the Australian, French and U.S. Opens as well as the Olympic gold medalists and Wimbledon champs. It would be the first time in history that has happened.

These two pairs have met just one time. That came on the hard court in Toronto last year. The Bryan brothers won, 7-5, 6-2. 

However, paired with Bruno Soares, Melo beat the Bryan's this past February. Still, don't expect that outcome to sway me into picking against the twins. 

Prediction: Bryans 6-4, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3

Su-Wei Hsieh, Shuai Peng vs. Ashleigh Barty, Casey Dellacqua

The women's upsets at Wimbledon have not been limited to singles play.

The doubles title will be decided between 13th-seeded Ashleigh Barty and Casey Dellacqua and eighth-seeded Su-Wei Hsieh and Shuai Peng. 

Barty and Dellacqua advanced to the finals with a 7-6 (8-6), 6-2 win over the seventh-seeded pair of Anna-Lena Groenefeld and Kveta Peschke. The Australian duo has been impressive on grass going 9-0 as a team, and they won the WTA doubles title in Birmingham last month.

Meanwhile, Hsieh and Peng advanced by beating the unseeded duo of Shuko Aoyama and Chanelle Scheepers, 6-4, 6-3. 

Given their recent dominance on grass, I'm going to take the Australian pair in a tight match.

Prediction: Barty and Dellacqua 5-7, 6-4, 7-5