Predicted Winners in BOLD [2] Andy Murray (GBR) vs. Sam Groth (AUS) – This could be somewhat tricky as Groth has firepower and crowd support. Still, Murray would be in more peril if this were a 2 of 3 set match. He should be able to weather any hot streaks from Groth in a 3…
Month: January 2016
Australian Open 2016: Day 4 Women’s Predicitons
The Wizard of Oz? Predicted Winners in BOLD Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) vs. Ana Ivanovic (SRB) [20] – Ivanovic is generally solid in these first week matches. It is the second week where issues have arisen for her. Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) vs. Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP) [3] – Garbine has a chance to do serious damage given the upsets that rocked round…
Tennis Match Fixing Part 2 – Thin and Stale Soup?
I’m not really sure if soup can go stale, but some of these allegations are pretty old What little has been disclosed in the allegations of widespread match fixing in professional tennis seems to be about old cases that may or may not have been that credible. This piece from Inside Tennis does a great…
Australian Open 2016: Day 3 Men’s Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD [3] Roger Federer (SUI) vs. Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) – This is not an ideal draw for Roger, but over 3 out of 5 sets I think he will win even if Dolg comes out on fire. [1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs. [WC] Quentin Halys (FRA) – Novak should roll. [7] Kei…
Australian Open 2016: Day 3 Women’s Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD I need to do a little better than I did yesterday [5] Maria Sharapova (RUS) vs Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR) – I think Maria should be fine. [1] Serena Williams (USA) vs Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) – Serena avoids the upset train. [4] Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) vs. Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) – I think Aga’s…
Exceptional Azarenka wins 6-0 6-0 in Melbourne!
The upset bug bypassed Vika
The Aussie Open on a ground pass
Originally posted on kazblah:
Having a kid changes the way you watch live tennis. Pre-progeny, I’d hunker down in Rod Laver Arena all day, working those neck muscles left, right for hours on end, me and 15,000 people getting into the soporific rhythm of summer tennis. You’d have time to study the nuances of the…
Tennis Match Fixing Part 1 – Lack of Effort
When is Lack of Effort Okay? When is it not Okay? The breaking story about match fixing in tennis has me thinking. There is not enough known on this story for me to say much yet, but it does have me thinking about how deep a player should dig in a given situation. NPR’s story…
My Memories of Lleyton Hewitt
Originally posted on Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life:
I first heard of Lleyton Hewitt when reading sports capsules about Australian Open tune-up events in 1998. A hometown kid named Lleyton Hewitt upset Andre Agassi who was launching his comeback from a poor 1997 campaign. I thought either this kid is really good…
Australian Open 2016: Day 2 Women’s Predictions
Anett Kontaveit (EST) vs. Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP) [3] – I like Garbine here, but the 3rd seed seems a little high for her even if there is no arguing with computers. Venus Williams (USA) [8] vs. Johanna Konta (GBR) – Venus ended 2015 on a strong note. Victoria Azarenka (BLR) [14] vs. Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL) – I am…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 