Is Jo-Wilfried #Tsonga in danger of becoming Alexander #Zverev‘s latest scalp in Shanghai on Thursday?https://t.co/W5nScfEK9D pic.twitter.com/MaadFqVEdW — Live Tennis (@livetennis) October 12, 2016 Predicted Winners in BOLD [9] Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) vs. Alexander Zverev (GER) – Tsonga tends to play quite well in this portion of the season. His experience will likely be the difference….
Month: October 2016
Shanghai 2016: October 12th ATP Predictions
Finally Grigor beats Rafa! Makes me really happy ! Rafael Nadal vs Grigor Dimitrov 2016 Beijing China Open QF https://t.co/Og3fDzCnVf — Vall (@Val_Lyubomirova) October 7, 2016 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Predicted Winners in BOLD Stadium (1 p.m. start) [3] Stan Wawrinka (SUI) vs. [Q] Kyle Edmund (GBR) H2H – I like Stan to win this match, but not nearly…
Grand Slam Winning Points
My series looking into the origins of the tennis we see and love today has helped me to come across many videos of former greats claiming major titles. I thought I would share a few of these with you here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3z5oplNnBiw Borg’s 11 McEnroe’s 7 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZeDuj0wELE Lendl’s 8 Edberg’s 6 I have a feeling I…
China Open 2016: WTA Semifinal Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD (11) Johanna Konta VS (8) Madison Keys – I am bullish on Keys in 2017. She has pushed a lot of the top players hard in 2016 and has taken some painful but potentially character building losses along the way. Still, Konta is on the cusp of the top 10 and has a wave…
China Open 2016: ATP Semifinal Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD I don’t think Ferrer is the same player he was in 2013 (1) Andy Murray VS (5) David Ferrer – Ferrer reaching this round is a nice rebound for him in what has been a less than ideal 2016. Ferrer has had some successes against Andy Murray, particularly on clay, but Andy should win…
Japan Open 2016: Semifinal Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD Tokyo’s draw seemed softer than Beijing’s at the outset, but I am not sure that the quality of the final four at each ATP 500 level event is terribly different. (5) David Goffin VS (4) Marin Cilic – Cilic played well at Queen’s Club, Wimbledon, the Rio games, and Cincinnati. His mystifyingly poor US Open…
On the Origin of Contemporary Tennis – Part 3: Moving Away from Wooden Racquets
Billie Jean King won the US Championships, now the US Open, in 1967 using a Wilson T-2000 racquet. This was the first time someone won a major singles title using a non-wooden racquet. In 1974, Jimmy Connors went undefeated in Grand Slam play and dominated the men’s tour using the T-2000. It is odd to…
October 2nd Championship Predictions: Chengdu and Shenzhen
Young gun Karen #Khachanov will face Albert Ramos-Vinolas in 1st ATP final in Chengdu after beating Troicki 6-3 7-5! pic.twitter.com/FAzgT2GpFQ — We Are Tennis (@WeAreTennis) October 1, 2016 Chengdu Final (5) Albert Ramos-Vinolas VS Karen Khachanov –H2H Their head-to-head doesn’t give us a ton of information. Khachanov does have an indoor win in 3 close sets, but he lost…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 