Month: November 2015

World Tour Finals 2015: Rafael Nadal vs. Stan Wawrinka Prediction

Rafael Nadal vs. Stan Wawrinka Rafa has played the best tennis of his season since the US Open ended.  Stan Wawrinka has posted his best year in 2015.  Wawrinka won Roland Garros and posted a 20-3 record in Grand Slam play reaching the final 8 or better of each major. Rafa and Stan have traded…

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World Tour Finals 2015: Andy Murray vs. David Ferrer Prediction

Andy Murray vs. David Ferrer Didn’t we just do this?  These two have had some fun matches.  Murray generally wins, but there are a lot of rallies and hustle when they clash.  Andy Murray floated the idea that Davis Cup was more important to him than the World Tour Finals.  Does that mean he will…

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World Tour Finals 2015: Courtside Footage of Federer & Photo of Djokovic

I’ll have my day two predictions up shortly. Until then, enjoy this: Electrifying pic.twitter.com/jWJ66PaRMP — Efie#RF302 (@EfieZac) November 15, 2015 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js and this: Watch five of the best shots as Djokovic beat Nishikori at the @ATPWorldTour Finals. https://t.co/f6hxstu5pS pic.twitter.com/Y3UuflOoGD — BBC Sport (@BBCSport) November 15, 2015 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

World Tour Finals 2015: Roger Federer vs. Tomas Berdych Prediction

Roger Federer vs. Tomas Berdych Roger Federer won Basel, but his other two tournaments after the US Open were less than stellar.  Tomas Berdych started 2015 playing some of the most consistent tennis of his career and also added a few nice wins after the US Open.  I think Roger wins this match, but he…

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World Tour FInals 2015: Novak Djokovic vs. Kei Nishikori Prediction

Tennis has always had a special relationship with France – I know my readers share my concern for the citizens of France in this trying time Novak Djokovic vs. Kei Nishikori The surface is different in London, but I expect a similar result Kei Nishikori’s biggest career win was a four set victory over Novak…

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World Tour Finals preview and prediction: Federer vs. Berdych

Originally posted on The Grandstand:
Familiar foes will be facing each other during the opening night session of the World Tour Finals on Sunday. Roger Federer and Tomas Berdych are set for their first round-robin match of the week. Roger Federer and Tomas Berdych will be doing battle for the 21st time in their careers…

A Rose by any other Name?

When I was first following tennis the season ended with a great event in Madison Square Garden called “The Masters.”  In 1990, players took over the tour and a new year-end event called “The ATP World Championships” was born.  However, the ITF was not happy about this and it launched a lucrative season ending event…

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World Tour Finals player profile: No. 5 Rafael Nadal

Originally posted on The Grandstand:
Season in review: For the first time since 2004, Nadal failed to win a Grand Slam title. He did not even triumph at a single Masters 1000 event. He had no winner’s trophies above the 250-point level (Buenos Aires and Stuttgart) before getting the job done on the clay courts…

World Tour Finals player profile: No. 6 Tomas Berdych

Originally posted on The Grandstand:
Season in review: It was another typical Berdych year: a pair of 250-point titles, a few decent runs at the Masters 1000 level, consistently decent results in Grand Slams to go along with one especially standout performance (an Australian Open upset of Rafael Nadal that ended a 17-match losing streak…