Prologue: History in Flux A lot of record breaking events have come in tennis ever since Andre Agassi won his Career Grand Slam in 1999 and Pete Sampras won his then record 13th Grand Slam singles title in 2000. Sampras of course took a 14th major in 2002. Since then, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and…
Author: Dan Martin
I am a proud husband and father. I have my PhD from the University of Dayton and love theology, philosophy, ecology, and tennis among other things.
Masters Madrid 2015: May 4 ATP Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD [11] Feliciano Lopez (ESP) vs Benjamin Becker (GER) H2H – It is pretty amazing Becker is still out there given that his biggest moment came at the 2005 US Open. On clay, Becker might even have a look at an upset vs. FLo. Still, Lopez is playing the best tennis of his career, and…
Madrid 2015: May 4 WTA Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) vs Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP) – Kuzy is a tricky veteran who can win big on clay. At this stage of each of their careers, Muguruza should win, but will playing in Madrid inspire her or make her nervous. If she feels pressure to perform well in Spain, my pick…
Istanbul 2015: Federer vs. Cuevas Prediction
Roger Federer vs. Pablo Cuevas The first meeting between these two comes in the first ever Istanbul final. Cuevas has reached 3 clay court finals in the past 2 seasons. He took a title earlier this year in Sao Paulo. He also just soundly beat Grigor Dimitrov who provides ideal sparring prior to facing Federer….
Estoril 2015: Gasquet vs. Kyrgios Prediction
Nick Kyrgios vs. Richard Gasquet H2H These two have played twice with Gasquet winning a one-sided match on clay and Kyrgios winning a 5 set classic at Wimbledon 2014. Gasquet has an experience advantage as Kyrgios is playing in his first tournament final. Gasquet holds 11 career titles. Everything on paper suggests Gasquet may clip…
Munich 2015: Murray vs. Kohlschreiber Prediction
Andy Murray vs. Philipp Kohlschreiber H2H These two produced an instant classic at Roland Garros last year. I like the contrast in stroke production between two players who use different techniques to produce all of the shots in tennis. This should be a fun match. Clay is probably the surface that gives Kohlschreiber the best…
Stuttgart 2015: Championship Prediction – Kerber vs. Wozniacki
ANGELIQUE KERBER vs. CAROLINE WOZNIACKI H2H I have gone back and forth in my own mind about who wins this match. At first, I figured Wozniacki would have momentum from her semifinal win and that Kerber might be due for a loss. Then I looked at their head-to-head and saw Kerber has won 5 of their previous 7…
Bucharest 2015: Championship Prediction – Vesely vs. Garcia-Lopez
[7] Jiri Vesely (CZE) v [5] Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) H2H Will youth be served? Jiri is 10 years younger than GGL. GGL is a solid competitor who is not going to beat himself. Vesely is a 6’6″ lefty with more weapons. This is one of those do you pick a steady player who knows how big…
Barcelona 2015: Championship Prediction – Nishikori vs. Andujar
Pablo Andujar vs. Kei Nishikori This is not the final anyone was expecting. Kei Nishikori is the #1 seed and defending champion so he was supposed to be here. Pablo Andujar is not the Spaniard most of us expected (Rafael Nadal) or the Spaniard many of us expected (David Ferrer). Does Andujar have a chance?…
Stuttgart 2015: Semifinal Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD [4] CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN) V [2] SIMONA HALEP (ROU) – This match is worth the price of admission. Each player is quite fit and can make fitness an issue for an opponent with determined retrieving. Wozniacki has not yet found her 2014 level in 2015. Halep could use some clay court momentum…
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