Month: July 2012

Wimbledon 2012 Gentlemen’s Quarterfinal Predictions

Predicted Winner in BOLD Quarterfinals 1 Novak Djokovic vs. 31 Florian Mayer Nole should advance in 3 or 4 sets.  Mayer should be proud of getting this far, but Novak is a heavy favorite in this match. 3 Roger Federer vs. 26 Mikhail Youzhny Youzhny has a shot at pulling an upset here.  First, how…

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Wimbledon Ladies’ Quarterfinal Predictions

Predicted Winner in BOLD QUARTERFINAL MATCH-UPS (Listed in order of seeds) TAMIRA PASZEK (AUT #37) vs. [2] VICTORIA AZARENKA (BLR #2) Azarenka leads 2-0 I like Vika to win this match and maybe the tournament.  Off of clay, Vika has been the most consistent player on the WTA Tour this year. [3] AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL #3)…

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Wimbledon Has Been Stingy Over the Past 20 Years

Historical Context In a real numbers sense, 20 titles have been handed out at each of the Grand Slams over a 20 year period of time.  Of course, the Australian Open was held twice in 1977 and was not held in 1986.  In 1967, Wimbledon held a professional tournament 2 weeks after the amateur event…

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Wimbledon Gentlemen’s Round of 16 Predictions

Predicted Winners in BOLD Monday, 2 July, 2012 Singles – Fourth Round [1] N Djokovic (SRB) vs V Troicki (SRB) Nole should reign supreme in this battle of Serbian contenders. [3] R Federer (SUI) vs X Malisse (BEL) Malisse is a tricky veteran.  The youthful Federer lost to Tommy Haas when he last faced a…

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Wimbledon Ladies’ Round of 16 Predictions

My Projected Winner will be placed in BOLD ROUND OF 16 MATCH-UPS (Listed in order of seeds) [1] MARIA SHARAPOVA (RUS #1) vs. [15] SABINE LISICKI (GER #15) Sharapova leads 3-0 Lisicki is capable of winning, but Sharapova is on a great roll and should win this match. [14] ANA IVANOVIC (SRB #14) vs. [2]…

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