Month: May 2015
10 Favorites for Roland Garros
Bracket Busters? Fabio Fognini, John Isner, Gael Monfils, Fernando Verdasco, Juan Monaco, and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will be among those circled on the draw as possible problems for bigger name players. Tier 3 – A Puncher’s Chance? Probably Not 10. Tomas Berdych – The Big Czech may be more likely than many to reach the quarterfinal. However,…
Poll: Is Novak More Favored to Win Roland Garros now than he was in 2011?
Is Nole a bigger favorite in Paris than he was in 2011? — Dan Martin (@DanMartinTennis) May 17, 2015
2015 Power Ranking: Rome – Novak Crosses the Rubicon
2015 Power Ranking #6: Novak Abolishes the Roman Republic Novak Djokovic – Novak looked a little out of sorts in his first 3 matches in Rome. He then won four straight sets versus David Ferrer and Roger Federer to enter Paris with a ton of momentum. Will he complete his career grand slam and win…
Episode 43 – Not As Good As I Was
Originally posted on A man and his racquet:
On this week’s edition of the Urban Tennis podcast, we discuss Rafa’s humbling words and why Andy Murray suddenly can’t lose on clay, how a streaking Petra Kvitova can impact the WTA’s clay hierarchy, Genie Bouchard’s continued struggles and chat tennis related fantasy sports. After suffering another…
Rome final preview and pick: Djokovic vs. Federer
Originally posted on The Grandstand:
The Rome title will come down to Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer on Sunday. Djokovic has triumphed three times at this event, while Federer is still in search of his first Rome winner’s trophy. Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer will be squaring off for the 39th time in their careers when…
Masters Rome 2015: Championship Prediction – #1 Djokovic vs. #2 Federer
[1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs [2] Roger Federer (SUI) What can be said? #1 vs. #2 in the last big event prior to Roland Garros. Federer won the French Open in 2009, but has been where Novak is as a dominant #1 missing one big trophy. Djokovic knows Federer can gum up his clay court…
Rome 2015: Sharapova vs. Suarez Navarro – Championship Prediction
[3] Maria Sharapova (RUS) vs [10] Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP) I think CSN has a chance. As I keep mentioning, her one-handed backhand comes at a different angle when she hits topspin. She also can slice more easily and effectively than most. WTA players do not see a lot of one-handed backhands so this helps CSN….
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 