Category: Ana Ivanovic

US Open 2014: Day 2 Women’s Predictions

Predicted Winners in BOLD I am fading so I won’t say much, but just make my picks. [8] Ana Ivanovic (SRB) vs. Alison Riske (USA) – This is a terrible draw for AI, but I think she will win in a close match. [3] Petra Kvitova (CZE) vs. Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) – Petra has had…

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Quick Hits from Cincinnati 2014 Semifinal Matches

I was fortunate enough to be able to see the evening session semifinal matches of Ana Ivanovic vs. Maria Sharapova and Roger Federer vs. Milos Raonic.  Here were some impressions and things I noticed. If Ana Ivanovic is 6’1″, Maria Sharapova is far taller than her listed height of 6’2″. Sharapova’s grunting gets louder on…

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Cincinnati 2014: WTA Semifinal Predictions

Semifinal #1: [1] Serena Williams (USA) vs [12] Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) These two put on one incredible match in Montreal last week.  Wozniacki just beat Radwanska who won Montreal.  Serena is playing her third consecutive week of tennis on the WTA Tour.  I am torn on this match. Wozniacki is playing her best tennis in 2…

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Cincinnati 2014: WTA Day 5 Predictions

Predicted Winners in BOLD [1] Serena Williams (USA) vs [13] Flavia Pennetta (ITA) – Serena should win, but Flavia is not going to roll over for her. [6] Angelique Kerber (GER) vs [12] Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) – I think Kerber is in good form based on her tight loss to Serena two-weeks ago.  Still, Caroline Wozniacki is…

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Australian Open 2014: Day 9 Women’s Predictions

Predicted Winners in BOLD Na Li (CHN) [4] vs. Flavia Pennetta (ITA) [28] – Pennetta is a tough player who has gotten better with age (no easy task).  Na Li has one French Open title and two Australian Open runner-up finishes in recent years.  Li plays well in Melbourne and has more weapons than Pennetta.  For those reasons, I…

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