Eight quarter-final berths are up for grabs today at the Pilot Pen Tennis at Yale, as the entire third round, and a few rain-delayed second round match-ups, take to the hard courts in New Haven.

First up on Stadium is top seed Marcos Baghdatis against No. 14 seed Juan Ignacio Chela. Baghdatis is fresh off a sensational run to the semis in Cincinnati, where he beat World No. 1 Rafael Nadal en route before falling to World No. 2 and eventual champion Roger Federer. Ranked No. 18 this week, his highest ranking in over two years, the Cypriot is tied 2-2 in his head-to-head with Chela, but the two losses came in 2005, just after his 20th birthday, and he has won their last two meetings, including one earlier this year in Miami (62 64).

Next on Stadium is No. 16 seed Victor Hanescu against lucky loser Radek Stepanek. The pair hasn’t played in over five years and the series is tied, 1-1. Although Hanescu is seeded, Stepanek is the favorite on paper, ranking 24 spots higher (Hanescu is No. 54, Stepanek is No. 30); also, all four of Stepanek’s ATP World Tour titles have come on hard courts, while Hanescu’s all four of his career finals have come on clay. Hanescu against Stepanek could be moved to another court, depending on the results of the rain-delayed second round matches (Alexandr Dolgopolov against James Blake and Jarkko Nieminen against Viktor Troicki).

The last match on Stadium pits No. 6 seed Tommy Robredo against one of two players who are locked in a third set (Sergiy Stakhovsky and Peter Luczak). Robredo holds a winning record against both players and could be fresher from that one, finishing his second round on Tuesday.

WEDNESDAY HEAD-TO-HEADS – In Order of Play by Court

Stadium

(7) Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) vs (WC) James Blake (USA)   First Meeting

Dolgopolov FastFacts:
2010 Highlights:
SF: Eastbourne (l Llodra); QF: Umag (l Ferrero)
YTD W-L: 13-15
YTD Titles: 0
Career Titles: 0
Date of Birth: November 7, 1988
South African Airways 2010 ATP Ranking: 43

Blake FastFacts:
2010 Highlights:
QF: Brisbane (l Monfils); Delray Beach (l Karlovic); Los Angeles (l Lopez)
YTD W-L: 11-13
YTD Titles: 0
Career Titles: 10
Date of Birth: December 28, 1979
South African Airways 2010 ATP Ranking: 111

(1) Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) vs (14) Juan Ignacio Chela (ARG) Tied 2-2
05 Los Angeles (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Juan Ignacio Chela 6-7(7) 6-3 6-4
05 New Haven (USA) Hard R64 Juan Ignacio Chela 6-2  6-4
07 ATP Masters Series Cincinnati  Hard R32 Marcos Baghdatis 6-7(6) 6-4 6-2
10 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Marcos Baghdatis 6-2  6-4

Baghdatis FastFacts:
2010 Highlights:
W: Sydney (d Gasquet); F: Washington (l Nalbandian); SF: Dubai (l Djokovic); Munich (l Cilic); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l Federer); QF: Nice (l Mayer); Los Angeles (l Tipsarevic)
YTD W-L: 36-20
YTD Titles: 1
Career Titles: 4
Date of Birth: June 17, 1985
South African Airways 2010 ATP Ranking: 18

Chela FastFacts:
2010 Highlights:
W: Houston (d Querrey); SF: Umag (l Starace)
YTD W-L: 20-19
YTD Titles: 1
Career Titles: 5
Date of Birth: August 30, 1979
South African Airways 2010 ATP Ranking: 50

(16) Victor Hanescu (ROU) vs (LL) Radek Stepanek (CZE) Tied 1-1
04 ATP Masters Series Paris (France) Carpet R32 Radek Stepanek 6-4 6-1
05 ATP Masters Series Monte Carlo  Clay R32 Victor Hanescu 6-3 2-6 6-0

Hanescu FastFacts:
2010 Highlights:
F: Casablanca (l Wawrinka)
YTD W-L: 22-18
YTD Titles: 0
Career Titles: 1
Date of Birth: July 21, 1981
South African Airways 2010 ATP Ranking: 54

Stepanek FastFacts:
2010 Highlights:
F: Brisbane (l Roddick)
YTD W-L: 7-8
YTD Titles: 0
Career Titles: 4
Date of Birth: November 27, 1978
South African Airways 2010 ATP Ranking: 30

(9) Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) vs (6) Tommy Robredo (ESP) Robredo Leads 1-0
10 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.)  Hard   R64 Tommy Robredo 3-6 6-3 7-5

Stakhovsky FastFacts:
2010 Highlights:
W: s-Hertogenbosch (d Tipsarevic); QF: Nice (l Verdasco)
YTD W-L: 18-18
YTD Titles: 1
Career Titles: 3
Date of Birth: January 6, 1986
South African Airways 2010 ATP Ranking: 47

Robredo FastFacts:
2010 Highlights:
SF: Båstad (l Almagro); QF: Auckland (l Isner); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l Roddick)
YTD W-L: 14-17
YTD Titles: 0
Career Titles: 9
Date of Birth: May 1, 1982
South African Airways 2010 ATP Ranking: 39

OR

Peter Luczak (AUS) vs (6) Tommy Robredo (ESP) Robredo Leads 2-1
05 Roland Garros (France) Clay R128 Tommy Robredo 4-6 6-3 6-3 6-3
09 Båstad (Sweden) Clay R16 Tommy Robredo 6-2 6-3
10 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R128 Peter Luczak 2-6 7-6(3) 6-2 7-5

Luczak FastFacts:
2010 Highlights:
QF: Sydney (l Fish); Santiago (l Monaco); s-Hertogenbosch (l Tipsarevic)
YTD W-L: 11-22
YTD Titles: 0
Career Titles: 0
Date of Birth: August 31, 1979
South African Airways 2010 ATP Ranking: 120

Robredo FastFacts:
2010 Highlights:
SF: Båstad (l Almagro); QF: Auckland (l Isner); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l Roddick)
YTD W-L: 14-17
YTD Titles: 0
Career Titles: 9
Date of Birth: May 1, 1982
South African Airways 2010 ATP Ranking: 39

Grandstand

Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) vs (10) Viktor Troicki (SRB)  First Meeting

Nieminen FastFacts:
2010 Highlights:
SF: Delray Beach (l Gulbis)
YTD W-L: 15-19
YTD Titles: 0
Career Titles: 1
Date of Birth: July 23, 1981
South African Airways 2010 ATP Ranking: 58

Troicki FastFacts:
2010 Highlights:
SF: Doha (l Nadal); QF: Zagreb (l Berrer); Belgrade (l Wawrinka)
YTD W-L: 22-23
YTD Titles: 0
Career Titles: 0
Date of Birth: February 10, 1986
South African Airways 2010 ATP Ranking: 45

(12) Thiemo de Bakker (NED) vs (8) Florian Mayer (GER)   First Meeting

de Bakker FastFacts:
2010 Highlights:
SF: Barcelona (l Soderling); QF: Chennai (l Tipsarevic)
YTD W-L: 21-16
YTD Titles: 0
Career Titles: 0
Date of Birth: September 19, 1988
South African Airways 2010 ATP Ranking: 53

Mayer FastFacts:
2010 Highlights:
SF: Hamburg (l Golubev); QF: Rotterdam (W/O vs Djokovic); Stuttgart (l Monfils)
YTD W-L: 15-10
YTD Titles: 0
Career Titles: 0
Date of Birth: October 5, 1983
South African Airways 2010 ATP Ranking: 44

(WC) James Blake (USA) vs (10) Viktor Troicki (SRB) First Meeting

OR

(WC) James Blake (USA) vs Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) Blake Leads 6-0
03 Long Island (USA) Hard QF James Blake 4-6 6-2 6-3
06 ATP Masters Series Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R32 James Blake 6-3 4-6 6-1
06 Bangkok (Thailand) Hard QF James Blake 6-2 2-6 7-5
06 Stockholm (Sweden) Hard F James Blake 6-4 6-2
07 Stockholm (Sweden) Hard QF James Blake 6-7(1)6-4 6-2
09 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells  Hard R64 James Blake 6-3 6-7(6) 6-3

OR

Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) vs Viktor Troicki (SRB)  First Meeting

OR

Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) vs Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) First ATP Meeting
Other Meeting:
10 Marrakech CH (Morocco) Clay F Jarkko Nieminen 6-3 6-2

Court 1

Illya Marchenko (UKR) vs Evgeny Korolev (KAZ)  Marchenko Leads 1-0
09 Moscow (Russia) Hard QF Illya Marchenko 0-6 6-2 6-3
Other Meeting:
08 Helsinki CH (Finland) Hard R32 Evgeny Korolev 6-4 7-5

Court 2

(5) Andrey Golubev (KAZ) vs (Q) Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS) First ATP Meeting
Other Meeting:
05 Pamplona CH (Spain) Hard R16 Teymuraz Gabashvili 6-4 4-6 6-1

Court 3

(15) Denis Istomin (UZB) vs Lukas Lacko (SVK)   Tied 1-1
08 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R128 Denis Istomin 6-3 6-7(1) 7-6(4)  6-1
10 Zagreb (Croatia) Hard R32 Lukas Lacko 6-2 2-2 ret
Other Meeting:
09 Tashkent CH (Uzbekistan) Hard SF Denis Istomin 7-5 6-3