Dan Martin’s 2013 Power Ranking #4 1. Novak Djokovic – Nole is number one, but he can hear footsteps behind him right now. 2. Rafael Nadal – 3 consecutive tournament titles, including his first hard court title in over 2 years, have Rafa rising. Change since last Ranking +1 3. Andy Murray – This Indian Wells was…
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March 15, 2013: Indian Wells Match Predictions or Et tu Tsonga?
Beware the Ides of March Predicted Winners in BOLD Quarterfinal Round Novak Djokovic (1) vs. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (8) – Et tu Tsonga? Doubtful. Nole advances to the semis. Andy Murray (3) vs. Juan Martin del Potro (7) – If Murray is still nuring his Australian Open loss, Delpo has a great chance at an upset….
March 13, 2013: Indian Wells Match Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD Fourth Round Andy Murray (3) vs. Carlos Berlocq – Murray should win in two easy sets as Berlocq has no weapons to threaten Murray. Rafael Nadal (5) vs. Ernests Gulbis – Gulbis is on a hot streak and Nadal is maybe not sure about hard courts. Still, Rafa is the smart pick. Gilles Simon (13) vs. Kevin Anderson – Simon…
March 12, 2013: Indian Wells Match Predictions
Predicted Winner in BOLD Third Round Juan Martin del Potro (7) vs. Bjorn Phau – Delpo should win in a straightforward match. Sam Querrey (23) vs. Marinko Matosevic – USTA, “Help us Sam Querrey. You’re our only hope.” Andy Murray (3) vs. Yen-Hsun Lu – Murray wins Kei Nishikori (16) vs. Carlos Berlocq – On paper, Nishikori should win, but I think Berlocq’s Latin American clay court…
March 10, 2013: Indian Wells Match Picks
Predicted Winner in BOLD STADIUM 1 Start 11:00 am [32] Mardy Fish (USA) v [Q] Bobby Reynolds (USA) [3] Andy Murray (GBR) v Evgeny Donskoy (RUS) [1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) v Fabio Fognini (ITA) – This should be entertaining, but Nole should also roll. [WC] James Blake (USA) v [8] Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) – An upset is…
Tennis 2013 Power Ranking: Dubai and Acapulco
Dan Martin’s 2013 Power Ranking #3 1. Novak Djokovic – Nole is number one, and his strong showing in Dubai only underscores that point. 2. Andy Murray – 2013 has brought Andy a Grand Slam runner-up finish and a 250 point title. Still, it will be nice to see him in action again. 3. Rafael Nadal – Rafa’s…
Tennis Power Rankings 2013: Chile and Beyond
Dan Martin’s 2013 Power Ranking #2 1. Novak Djokovic – Nole is still in control. 2. Andy Murray – He’s posted a 19-2 match record at the 3 most recent Grand Slam events. 3. Roger Federer – Will Rotterdam move Federer into a tie for career titles with John McEnroe? 4. David Ferrer – Horacio Zeballos preserved Ferrer’s #4…
First Power Ranking of 2013
Dan Martin’s 2013 Power Ranking #1 Post Australian Open Ranking 1. Novak Djokovic – Nole won the Australian Open in convincing style to pick up where he left off in my rankings. 2. Andy Murray – He is playing quite well, just not quite well enough to have won the first major of the year….
Novak’s Reign
Owning an Event For a player to pile up a lot of major title, he tends to need to own one event. Jimmy Connors won 5 US Open titles, Bjorn Borg won 6 French Open titles and 5 Wimbledon titles, Andre Agassi won 4 Australian Open titles, Pete Sampras won 7 Wimbledon and 5 US…
Australian Open Final Prediction Murray vs. Djokovic
2013 Australian Open Men’s Final #3 Andy Murray vs. #1 Novak Djokovic We have a lot of data to draw upon for this match. In 2012 alone the two met seven times. Novak Djokovic defeated Andy Murray in Melbourne, Miami, Shanghai and London. Andy Murray defeated Novak Djokovic in Dubai, at the Olympic Games, and…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 