Month: August 2015
US Open 2015: August 31st Men’s Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD in What Should be an Awesome Day of Tennis for the Fans Great photos of @DjokerNole and @cilic_marin by Melchior DiGiacomo for @Tennis_Now celebrating his 45th @usopen pic.twitter.com/rF4sYYFKjq — Novak Fan Club (@NovakFanClub) August 30, 2015 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Novak Djokovic (SRB) [1] vs. Joao Souza (BRA) – This is not the easiest first round…
US Open 2015: August 31st Women’s Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD in a Big First Day of Action Serena enters the #USOpen at the top of her game, ready to make history. It’s hers to lose: http://t.co/fsXlmN01Sz pic.twitter.com/yDuycVt0rI — SI Tennis (@SI_Tennis) August 27, 2015 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) vs. Ana Ivanovic (SRB) [7] – I am going to open things up by picking…
US Open 2015: Novak Djokovic and the Odd Case of Tennis’ Eiffel Towers
Does Novak Djokovic Need to Worry after Cincinnati? or Fun with Logical Fallacies I think Novak Djokovic is still the US Open favorite even if Andy Murray and Roger Federer recorded tune-up wins over Nole. In Montreal, Nole had not played since winning Wimbledon and could understandably be suffering from a 9th Grand Slam hangover….
U.S. OPEN: IS IT A ONE WAY TRAFFIC OR WILL ROGER FEDERER SPOIL THE SERBIAN PARTY?
Originally posted on mikhailpalekar:
?? Novak Djokovic has been the common denominator in all the Grand Slam finals played this year. Who can join the insuppressible Serb in the final? That’s the only question. It’s hard to ponder beyond Roger Federer or Andy Murray, or perhaps Stan Wawrinka, who becomes a different proposition altogether in…
US Open 2015: Men’s Draw Predictions
This will be a more traditional preview than my Women’s draw analysis that centered on the calendar slams’ biggest obstacles. Quarter 1 – Novak and Rafa’s World Novak Djokovic has 6 hard court Grand Slam titles, but 5 have come in Melbourne. Nole is 1-4 in US Open finals. This year could help Novak reverse…
US Open 2015: Women’s Preview – Can Anyone Stop the Calendar Slam?
This is not going to be a quarter by quarter breakdown of the women’s event. I am going to break the possible challengers to Serena into 6 categories and then see where they might face Serena in her quest for history. Category 1 – Retrievers Tireless players who will make Serena hit a lot of…
U.S. Open R1 previews and picks: Nishikori vs. Paire, Dolgopolov vs. Groth
Originally posted on The Grandstand:
Kei Nishikori and Alexandr Dolgopolov will contest what appear to be two tough first-round matches on Monday at the U.S. Open. They are going up against Benoit Paire and Sam Groth, respectively. (4) Kei Nishikori vs. Benoit Paire The U.S. Open had not been kind to Nishikori. Then last year…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 