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Wimbledon, England (Sports Network) - Former champion Novak Djokovic and last years runner-up Andy Murray secured berths in the quarterfinals at Wimbledon. The world No. 1 Djokovic reached his fifth straight and sixth overall Wimbledon quarterfinal by topping 13th-seeded resurgent German Tommy Haas 6-1, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4), while the second-seeded Murray landed in his sixth straight Wimbledon quarter by handling 20th-seeded Russian veteran Mikhail Youzhny 6-4, 7-6 (7-5), 6-1 on the famed Centre Court. Djokovic lost his serve for the first time of the fortnight when Haas turned the trick en route to 4-2 lead in the second set, but the super Serb got the break back to level the set at 4-all, and would hold on from there. Djokovic held his serve for his first 48 service games of the 2013 tournament. Haas broke Djokovic for a second time and then held for a 5-5 score in the third set and eventually forced a tiebreak, but Djokovic jumped out to a 5-1 lead in the extra session and ultimately closed out his German counterpart on a fourth match point, a forehand winner after 2 hours, 12 minutes of tennis. Djokovic served for the match at 5-3 in the stanza, but blew a match point in the ninth game. The 35-year-old Haas had been 2-0 against Djokovic on grass, including a quarterfinal victory here at Wimbledon four years ago. Djokovic is now 6-3 lifetime versus the one-time world No. 2 Haas after smacking 13 aces and piling up six service breaks. The six-time major champion Djokovic, who beat Murray in this years Australian Open final and lost to Murray in last years U.S. Open title tilt, captured his lone Wimbledon championship two years ago. Djokovic will play in his 17th straight Grand Slam quarterfinal against former Wimbledon runner-up Tomas Berdych on Wednesday. The high-flying Serbs quarterfinal streak is the third-longest all-time behind Roger Federers 36 and Jimmy Connors 27 straight appearances. Federers streak came to a close last week when he was shocked by Ukrainian Sergiy Stakhovsky. Meanwhile, the capable Youzhny, who has reached at least the fourth round at Wimbledon on eight occasions, had a 5-2 lead against Murray in the second set on Monday, but he ultimately lost the stanza via tiebreak and would then succumb to the Scot after that. Murray lost to Federer in last years Wimbledon final and then beat Federer in the Olympic gold-medal match a month later here on the hallowed lawns at the All England Club. The 26-year-old Murray will appear in his 10th straight Grand Slam quarterfinal. He captured his first-ever major title by beating Djokovic in last years U.S. Open finale. Murray, whos currently riding a 15-match winning streak on grass, is trying to give Britain its first male Wimbledon singles champion in 77 years. His quarterfinal opponent on Wednesday will be Spanish veteran Fernando Verdasco. After showing up 10 minutes late on court, fourth-seeded French Open runner-up David Ferrer reached his second straight Wimbledon quarterfinal by overcoming capable Croat Ivan Dodig 6-7 (3-7), 7-6 (8-6), 6-1, 6-1; the seventh-seeded 2010 Wimbledon runner-up Berdych topped young Aussie Bernard Tomic 7-6 (7-4), 6-7 (5-7), 6-4, 6-4; and eighth-seeded former U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro doused 23rd-seeded Italian Andreas Seppi 6-4, 7-6 (7-2), 6-3 to reach his first-ever Wimbledon quarter. The gritty Spaniard Ferrer and formidable 6-foot-7 Argentine del Potro will lock horns in a marquee quarterfinal on Wednesday. "I need to play my best tennis to beat del Potro," Ferrer said. A pair of Poles landed in the round of eight, as 24th-seeded Jerzy Janowicz outlasted veteran Austrian left-hander Jurgen Melzer 3-6, 7-6 (7-1), 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 and Lukasz Kubot went the distance to beat Frances Adrian Mannarino 4-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. The 6-foot-8 Janowicz and the 130th-ranked Kubot will meet on Wednesday in the first-ever all-Polish Grand Slam quarterfinal, with the winner giving Poland its first-ever male Grand Slam semifinalist. The last Polish man to reach a Grand Slam quarter was Wojtek Fibak in 1980. Also reaching his first-ever Wimbledon quarterfinal was the aforementioned southpaw and former top-10 star Verdasco, who handled Frenchman Kenny De Schepper 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 on "Manic Monday," when all of the remaining singles players are on the schedule at the AEC. For the second time in three days, there will be no mens singles action on Tuesday. The middle Sunday marked the traditional day off at Wimbledon. 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Ryan Garbutt had a goal and two assists as Dallas snapped a six-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night. One of the greatest regional rivalries in Super Smash Bros. Melee has reached a fever pitch, and it will all go down this Saturday at Blood for Blood in San Francisco, California.Since the earliest days of competitive Melee, Southern California and Northern California have been at each others throats. California is by far the most developed region, with more top players coming out of the state than any other part of the world. And after what has been a bitter back-and-forth, each side will be giving it their all this weekend for pride and bragging rights.But the rivalry goes much deeper, and to get a better understanding, ESPN reached out to tournament organizer Arian Blur Fathieh of Twitch to get a history lesson in California Smash.For years, SoCal had been the dominant region within California Melee. Every time NorCal would come down to play at a regional or major SoCal event, theyd lose in dramatic fashion, said Blur.But over the years, as the rivalry developed, NorCal players started turning the tides. With the rise of PewFat [Counter Logic Gamings Kevin PewPewU Toy and Zachary SFAT Cordoni], that dynamic has slowly shifted, he continued.It was at Super Smash Sundays last year in Azusa, California that, according to Blur, NorCal was able to come down to SoCal and not only take the entire event, but have both their players in Grand Finals, taunting on Fountain of Dreams.The disrespect was too much for Blur and the rest of the SoCal crew. SoCal decided to host a special edition of their premier local series, SSS [Super Smash Sundays], in NorCal, in an attempt to redeem themselves with a win on NorCal soil, said Blur.As for the tournament itself, none of the top five players in Meleee -- the five gods -- will be in attendance.dddddddddddd Its not too surprising, as only one of the top five is from California. But the tournament will still be stacked with premier talent.Going in, the top ranked player will be G2s Weston Westballz Dennis, the highly technical Falco main from SoCal. Hes had a strong year so far, with many top-ten placings, but hasnt been able to sink a first place finish at a major yet. His most immediate competition from NorCal will be Winterfoxs DaJuan Shroomed McDaniel, who has beaten him in two out of two sets so far this year.Some fan favorite players will also be competing, like SoCal players Joey Lucky Aldama of Selfless Gaming and Johnny S2J Kim of Tempo Storm.Only one top player outside of California will be flying in and hoping to throw a wrench in the SoCal/NorCal rivalry. Ryan The Moon Coker-Welch, the number-one ranked player from New York, has been jumping the ranks recently. After a nailbiter of a set against Cloud9s Joseph Mang0 Marquez at The Big House 6 last weekend, The Moon has proven that he should not be slept on.In doubles, SoCal will have an achilles heel in facing CLGs Fox/Marth duo PewFat. The pair has been playing Melee together since middle school, and has proven time and time again that synergy is just as if not more essential than raw talent when playing two versus two.Considering Blood for Blood is hosted by SoCal, even on NorCal turf, it really is SoCals tournament to lose. But after such an embarrassing loss suffered last year, the pressure will be on to strike a powerful answering blow. ' ' '