Originally posted on The Grandstand:
The Grandstand’s Ricky Dimon and Joey Hanf of The Tennis Nerds preview and pick the best men’s singles matchups on Day 4 of the Australian Open. This is the fourth of 13 installments of expert picks during the season’s first Grand Slam. Yen-Hsun Lu vs. (22) Grigor Dimitrov Ricky: Don’t…
Month: January 2014
AO 2014: Day 4 Preview
Originally posted on SportzCosmos:
Things are heating up in the land down under, both literally and metaphorically. The tournament has already bid adieu to two former No.1’s in Lleyton Hewitt and Venus Williams, who have definitely started 2014 on the right note. Let us take a quick look at some of the big matches lined…
Australian Open 2104: Day 4 Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD Rafael Nadal (ESP) [1] vs. Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) – Rafa should win with ease. Andy Murray (GBR) [4] vs. Vincent Millot (FRA) – Every set Murray gets under his belt, the closer he is to returning to full form. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) [10] vs. Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) – Bellucci needs a strong showing here or at the French Open this year to recapture…
Australian Open, 2nd Round Predictions for Day 3: Li v Bencic and more
Originally posted on Moo's Tennis Blog:
The big talking point on day 2 was the weather as temperatures soared to 42 degrees celsius and a number of players had issues, most notably Frank Dancevic, who collapsed on court and Peng Shuai, who valiantly fought on after cramping and vomiting on court. You can read…
Australian Open Day 3 picks, including Gulbis vs. Querrey and Robredo vs. Benneteau
Originally posted on The Grandstand:
The Grandstand’s Ricky Dimon and Jared Pine of The Second Serb preview and pick the best men’s singles matchups on Day 3 of the Australian Open. This is the third of 13 installments of expert picks during the season’s first Grand Slam. Sam Querrey vs. (23) Ernests Gulbis Ricky: Juan…
Australian Open 2014: Day 3 Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD Leonardo Mayer (ARG) vs. Novak Djokovic (SRB) [2] – Mayer is a good player, but the four-time Australian Open champion is not going to lose this one. Nole advances. Matthew Ebden (AUS) vs. Vasek Pospisil (CAN) [28] – An intriguing match-up, but I like Pospisil’s upside in 2014. I think a solid start keeps his momentum rolling and his…
Australian Open R1 previews and picks: Monfils vs. Harrison, Haase vs. Young
Originally posted on The Grandstand:
Americans Ryan Harrison and Donald Young are underdogs in their first-round Australian Open matches on Tuesday. Harrison is facing Gael Monfils and Young is going up against Robin Haase. Ryan Harrison vs. (25) Gael Monfils Tuesday’s first-round action at the Australian Open marks the first time Harrison and Monfils will…
Australian Open 2014: Day 2 Predictions
Good On Ya Predicted Winners in BOLD James Duckworth (AUS) vs. Roger Federer (SUI) [6] – With a new racquet it is possible that Fed might spray a lot of errors, but I think he advances here while setting a record for consecutive Grand Slam events played. Andreas Seppi (ITA) [24] vs. Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) – This is not a great draw for either guy,…
Australian Open 2014: Day 1 Predictions
Good On Ya (or something) Predicted Winners in BOLD I will get my women’s pick started a little deeper into the draw Alejandro Gonzalez (COL) vs. David Ferrer (ESP) [3] – The man will win easily or grind his way to a win. Lukas Lacko (SVK) vs. Novak Djokovic (SRB) [2] – Nole has to love his draw even if this first round match…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 