Over the Past 3 Days I have been 17-5 in my Men’s Picks Predicted Winners in BOLD Singles – Fourth Round [13] M Raonic (CAN) v [2] R Federer (SUI) – Raonic has a puncher’s chance against anyone. He pushed Roger hard in their matches last year. Raonic also had the perfect 3rd round opponent…
Category: Australian Open
Australian Open Day 7 Women’s Picks
The WTA has a nice breakdown right here. My predicted winners are in BOLD. [4] Agnieszka Radwanska (POL #4) vs. [13] Ana Ivanovic (SRB #13) – I think Radwanska wins in straight sets, but Ivanovic has had a nice event. [2] Maria Sharapova (RUS #2) vs. Kirsten Flipkens (BEL #43) – Sharapova is on a…
Australian Open Day 7 Men’s Picks
Predicted Winners in BOLD Singles – Fourth Round [1] N Djokovic (SRB) v [15] S Wawrinka (SUI) – Stan could get a set, but the outcome of this match will likely never be in doubt. [4] D Ferrer (ESP) v [16] K Nishikori (JPN) – Recently, Ferrer has not been losing to anyone who he…
Australian Open Day 6 Men’s Picks
We have another slate of great matches. I went 8-0 in my picks yesterday. I hope to keep that pace today. Predicted Winners in BOLD Singles – Third Round B Tomic (AUS) v [2] R Federer (SUI) – This is a possible upset, but Federer in a 3 out of 5 set format has to…
Australian Open Day 5 Men’s Picks
Predicted Winners in BOLD – This is a Great Slate of Matches Singles – Third Round [1] N Djokovic (SRB) v [31] R Stepanek (CZE) – Stepanek has been a a steady and tricky player for a long time. Still, Nole is a 3 time champion playing on a surface that is perfect for his…
A Nasty Illness Had Me Sidelined – Australian Open Coverage Resumes
Dear Readers, I have been unable to do much for most of the Australian Open to this point due to a poorly timed illness. I’m back with match picks and analysis starting ASAP. Thanks, Dan
2013 Australian Open Day 1 Picks
Predicted Winner in BOLD – Some of these matches are sheer guesses on my part First Round Venus Williams (25) vs. Galina Voskoboeva – Venus’ singles successes have slowed, but maybe she can have a deep run here. Nicolas Almagro (10) vs. Steve Johnson – I always like Almagro’s shot making; I just hope he plays well under pressure. Tamira Paszek (30)…
Tennis and Television: Opportunities Abound
Who doesn’t want to deliver material like this to a wider audience? The NHL Lockout is a Potential Opportunity Tennis even with a slightly shorter season produces a lot of material TV networks can use. Tournaments run from January 1 through the first week in November. Just this week 5 tournaments plus the Hopman Cup…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 