It was great to be back at the Cincinnati Masters event today. I brought my 7-year-old daughter, and she was amazed with the tennis she saw. The grounds in Cincinnati are pretty relaxed, and we walked next to or past 5 well known players. The practice courts are always fun and enlightening as well. Alize…
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US Open 2013: Day 3 Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD First Round David Goffin vs. Alexandr Dolgopolov – I am taking Goffin in an extremely interesting match. This match should have a lot of fun rallies. Benoit Paire (24) vs. Alex Bogomolov Jr. – Paire is playing quite well in 2013. Tim Smyczek vs. James Duckworth Kevin Anderson (17) vs. Daniel Brands – This will come down to who can impose his…
Cincinnati Masters Predictions: August 13
Predicted Winners in BOLD Second Round Roger Federer (5) vs. Philipp Kohlschreiber – This match is a hard one to predict. If Roger plays at the level he did in Gstaad, I think Kohlschreiber pulls the upset. I think Roger will play better than he has in his past 3 events and pull out a tight win. Grigor…
Cincinnati Masters Predictions: August 12, 2013
First Round Fabio Fognini (14) vs. Radek Stepanek – This is a tough match to predict. On clay, Fognini is favored. Based on recent form, Fognini is favored. On a hard court that plays faster than most, I am taking Radek. Jerzy Janowicz (16) vs. James Blake – Jerzy FTW Marcel Granollers vs. Lukas Rosol – I like Granollers’ game. Nicolas Almagro (13) vs. Grigor Dimitrov –…
Wimbledon Gentlemen’s Round of 16 Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD Monday, 2 July, 2012 Singles – Fourth Round [1] N Djokovic (SRB) vs V Troicki (SRB) Nole should reign supreme in this battle of Serbian contenders. [3] R Federer (SUI) vs X Malisse (BEL) Malisse is a tricky veteran. The youthful Federer lost to Tommy Haas when he last faced a…
Quick Update on Roland Garros Coverage
Dear readers, I have not made as many posts as I would normally make given that this is day 4 of the year’s second major, but my day job as a teacher is fairly hectic at this exact time of year. Things become more manageable tomorrow, and you should see more posts in the coming…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 