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Madrid Masters Predictions May 10, 2013

10 May

Predicted winners in BOLD

Quarterfinals
Kei Nishikori (14) vs. Pablo Andujar - A great match for tennis lovers, but I think Andujar will be more fresh and as I said earlier I love Pablo’s game.

Andy Murray (3) vs. Tomas Berdych (6) – I think clay helps Berdych here.  He can hit through the court whereas Murray’s shots may sit up more.

David Ferrer (4) vs. Rafael Nadal (5) – Numero uno en Espana es Rafa!  This will be closer than Acapulco was though.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (7) vs. Stanislas Wawrinka (15) – Stan is on a roll.

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Masters Miami 2013 Final Prediction Murray vs. Ferrer

30 Mar

Linked Over the Past 52 Weeks

Andy Murray and David Ferrer had a pair of intense matches at the 2012 French Open and Wimbledon events.  Each man took a hard earned four set victory on his preferred surface.  Since that time, Murray has won an Olympic Gold Medal and a US Open title.  Ferrer led the tour in tournament victories in 2012 and won his first Masters 1000 crown.  Both have had some tough losses as well.  Novak Djokovic made Andy Murray into a three-time Australian Open runner-up.  Ferrer got smashed by Djokovic in Australia and by Nadal in Acapulco.  The winner will leave the first portion of 2013 with momentum.

Ferrer Deserves Credit

David Ferrer reached his first French Open semifinal in 2012 only to be crushed by Rafael Nadal.  He followed that with a grass court title, a victory over Andy Roddick on grass, and a tough Wimbledon quarterfinal loss to Andy Murray.  Ferrer reached the 2012 US Open and 2013 Australian Open semifinal rounds.   Novak Djokovic then laid a beating on Ferrer.  All David did was go win Buenos Aires and reach the final in Acapulco.  Once again he took a one-sided beating at the hands of one of his superiors on tour (this time Nadal).  All David has done is reach a Masters 1000 final in Miami.  Ferrer is undeterred by some harsh reminders that he lacks the weapons generally needed to claim tennis’ biggest prizes.  If he wins Miami, he’ll add that to his Paris title from 2012 and various Davis Cup victories.

Andy Murray is at Home

Miami is a training ground for Andy Murray.  He has played quite well at this Masters event.  Miami’s slow hard courts are ideally suited for his return game.  Murray won Miami in 2009 and was runner-up in 2012.  These factors would seemingly bode well for him versus Ferrer.  Murray has a 6-5 head-to-head  record versus Ferrer.  He is 5-1 on hard courts in their rivalry.  Still, the 2011 Australian Open semifinal went 4 sets, and Ferrer has had more success versus Murray than any of the other members of the big 4.  All of this leads me to predict a close victory for Murray.  I think Murray wins his second title in Miami 7-5, 7-5.

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Masters Miami 2013: Semifinal Predictions

29 Mar

Predicted Winners in BOLD

Semifinals

Gasquet Posted a Huge QF Win

Andy Murray (2) vs. Richard Gasquet (8) – Gasquet is re-establishing himself in a big way, but I think Murray is going to win in an entertaining match.

Haas has Beaten Djokovic and Federer Over the Past 52 Weeks

David Ferrer (3) vs. Tommy Haas (15) – I picked against Haas twice, I won’t do it this time.  I think Haas can dictate play versus Ferrer is he is zoning, and he appears to be zoning.

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Masters Miami Predictions 27 March 2013

27 Mar

Predicted Winners in BOLD

Quarterfinals
David Ferrer (3) vs. Jurgen Melzer - Jurgen could win, but Ferrer is a guy who tends to win the matches he is supposed to win.

Gilles Simon (11) vs. Tommy Haas (15) – Simon is the player who may be fatigued.  Haas beat Federer at Halle last year and Nole in Miami this year.  Not bad for a guy in my age range.  Still, I think Gilles will grind out a 3 set win.

Quarterfinals

Maria Sharapova (3) vs. Sara Errani (8) – A rematch of the 2012 French Open final will likely produce the same result.

Roberta Vinci (15) vs. Jelena Jankovic (22) – JJ is just not someone I will pick very often in later rounds at this stage of her career.

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Masters Miami Predictions for 26 March 2013

26 Mar

Predicted Winners in BOLD

Fourth Round

Albert Ramos vs. Jurgen Melzer - I love Melzer, but I think the slow hard courts will benefit Ramos more.

Novak Djokovic (1) vs. Tommy Haas (15) – Nole should win, but Tommy Haas’ resurgence has been a nice story over the past 15 months.

Andy Murray (2) vs. Andreas Seppi (16) – Murray will win in one of his adopted home towns.

David Ferrer (3) vs. Kei Nishikori (13)

Tomas Berdych (4) vs. Sam Querrey (17) – Big man tennis here, but Berdych just has more game.  His backhand and return game are better than Querrey’s.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (6) vs. Marin Cilic (9) – The Croatian pulls off a mild upset.

Janko Tipsarevic (7) vs. Gilles Simon (11) – Simon is sneaky good and Tipsy has struggled in recent months.

Richard Gasquet (8) vs. Nicolas Almagro (10) – This is a 50-50 match, but the court speed favors Almagro’s game.

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Australian Open: Novak Djokovic vs. David Ferrer Pick

23 Jan

Predicted Winner in BOLD

Singles – Semifinal

[1] N Djokovic (SRB) v [4] D Ferrer (ESP)

The three-time champion, two-time defending champion and world number one enters this semifinal as a heavy favorite.  As well as Ferrer has played in the past 12-15 months, this is a mismatch on paper.  Ferrer did manage to win a set versus Djokovic in the 2012 US Open semifinal round during heavy wind.  Nole’s ability to take the ball early means that he will make/let Ferrer run a lot.  Ferrer has a great return game, but so does Nole.  As a matter of fact, Djokovic likely has a better return game than Ferrer.  Djokovic also has a better serve than Ferrer.  Both guys are going to have to work to hold, but Djokovic has a comparative advantage here.  Djokovic has great defensive skills that will allow him to steal a few points when Ferrer is controlling court position.  However, Djokovic is going to be making Ferrer make use of his sublime defensive skills for most of the match.  I think sheer willpower may earn Ferrer a set, but Djokovic will win in three or four sets.  Both men are going to work hard on court as Ferrer will not go quietly.

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Australian Open Day 9 Men’s Picks

21 Jan

Predicted Winners in BOLD

Quarterfinals

David Ferrer (4) vs. Nicolas Almagro (10) – David Ferrer could reach his 3rd slam semifinal in the past 52 weeks.  He led the tour with 7 titles in 2012.  He also picked up his first 1000 series title after adding French and US Open semifinal runs to his career achievements.  Ferrer is 12-0 vs. Almagro.  12-0!  Almagro has the shots to win this match, but consistency, fitness and confidence should take Ferrer to the Final Four.  If Almagro does win, he can dust of Vitas’ old line and say, “No one beats Almagro 13 times in a row!”

Novak Djokovic (1)  vs. Tomas Berdych (5) – Berdych’s biggest career wins came at the 2010 Wimbledon championships where he beat Roger Federer in the quarterfinal round and Novak Djokovic in the semifinal round.  Berdych can win a big match versus Djokovic.  Berdych also helpd the Czech Republic win the 2012 Davis Cup.  Djokovic just played a draining 5 hour match.  It all sounds like a good blueprint for an upset.  I am not buying though.  Berdych does have the ability to hit through the court on any surface, but this surface is ideally suited to Djokovic’s game.  Novak recovered from a brutal semifinal versus Andy Murray to win the most brutal match I have ever seen versus Nadal in last year’s Australian Open final.  Stanislas Wawrinka does not play the grinding style of Murray.  Novak should be fresh enough to win and advance.

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Australian Open Day 7 Men’s Picks

19 Jan

Predicted Winners in BOLD

Singles – Fourth Round

[1] N Djokovic (SRB) v [15] S Wawrinka (SUI) – Stan could get a set, but the outcome of this match will likely never be in doubt.

[4] D Ferrer (ESP) v [16] K Nishikori (JPN) – Recently, Ferrer has not been losing to anyone who he should beat.  That is bad news for Nishikori.

K Anderson (RSA) v [5] T Berdych (CZE) – Big man tennis

[10] N Almagro (ESP) v [8] J Tipsarevic (SRB) – Tipsy has been on a role so he gets the edge in this 50-50 match.

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Australian Open Day 5 Men’s Picks

17 Jan

Predicted Winners in BOLD – This is a Great Slate of Matches

Singles – Third Round

[1] N Djokovic (SRB) v [31] R Stepanek (CZE) – Stepanek has been a a steady and tricky player for a long time.  Still, Nole is a 3 time champion playing on a surface that is perfect for his game.  Nole should win pretty easily.

[4] D Ferrer (ESP) v [28] M Baghdatis (CYP) – Ferrer has been a machine as of late.  Baghdatis has the talent, power and hands to pull off an upset, but Ferrer just does not seem to lose to anyone outside of the top 7 in the world.

[26] J Melzer (AUT) v [5] T Berdych (CZE) – Another slight chance for an upset, but Berdych should win.

[32] J Benneteau (FRA) v [8] J Tipsarevic (SRB) – Tipsy for the win.

[10] N Almagro (ESP) v [24] J Janowicz (POL) – The feel good story of 2012 becomes menacing early in 2013.  I think Almagro wins, but if Jerzy gets to the round of 16 on a slowish hard court under 3 out of 5 set conditions, he will be a guy who could be on the move in a big way.

[20] S Querrey (USA) v [15] S Wawrinka (SUI) – Sam Querrey has made a remarkable recovery in terms of his ranking and has posted some nice wins since returning to tour.  This is close to a 50-50 match, but I think Stan is less likely to throw out a bad match at this stage of things.

E Donskoy (RUS) v [16] K Nishikori (JPN) – A possible upset

K Anderson (RSA) v [22] F Verdasco (ESP) – I think Hot Sauce loses here.  I have to pick at least one upset.

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Most Memorable Accomplishment by a Male Player in 2012 (POLL)

20 Dec

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