The most decorated player of the hardcourt era of the Australian Open/Championships Predicted Winners in BOLD Business is about to pick up Roger Federer (SUI) [3] vs. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) [27] – I think Dimitrov has a real chance to win here because the courts in Australia play a bit slower than Roger ideally likes them to…
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Australian Open 2016: Day 3 Men’s Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD [3] Roger Federer (SUI) vs. Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) – This is not an ideal draw for Roger, but over 3 out of 5 sets I think he will win even if Dolg comes out on fire. [1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs. [WC] Quentin Halys (FRA) – Novak should roll. [7] Kei…
Australian Open 2016: Day 1 Men’s Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD So many great matches especially for the seeded players in round 1 [1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs. Hyeon Chung (KOR) – Novak is a pretty solid favorite to win the whole thing so he is certainly a heavy favorite in this match. [3] Roger Federer (SUI) vs. Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) – I…
World Tour Finals 2015: Roger Federer vs. Kei Nishikori Predicition
Roger Federer vs. Kei Nishikori This match is less clear to me. Roger is playing better than Kei through two rounds, but Roger also has less to play for entering Thursday. I think Roger wants to win his group in order to set up a potential Djokovic vs. Nadal semi with Roger likely playing Murray…
World Tour Finals 2015: Kei Nishikori vs. Tomas Berdych Prediction
Matches today! 🎥Watch Djokovic, Federer, Berdych & Nishikori live at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals on Tuesday https://t.co/d98R311oBO — dolly-k (@l_frty) November 16, 2015 Kei Nishikori vs. Tomas Berdych Neither guy showed a lot in their first match so either could be ripe for a one-sided loss. Nishikori holds a 3-1 head-to-head advantage,…
World Tour FInals 2015: Novak Djokovic vs. Kei Nishikori Prediction
Tennis has always had a special relationship with France – I know my readers share my concern for the citizens of France in this trying time Novak Djokovic vs. Kei Nishikori The surface is different in London, but I expect a similar result Kei Nishikori’s biggest career win was a four set victory over Novak…
Paris Masters 2015: November 4th Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD A Great Slate of Matches [6] Kei Nishikori (JPN) vs. Jérémy Chardy (FRA) H2H – Nishikori needs to be sharp as Chardy has had a few good results over the past 4 months. If Nishikori returns well and gets to Chardy’s backhand, the 6th seed will advance. If Chardy’s serve and forehand…
US Open 2015: August 31st Men’s Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD in What Should be an Awesome Day of Tennis for the Fans Great photos of @DjokerNole and @cilic_marin by Melchior DiGiacomo for @Tennis_Now celebrating his 45th @usopen pic.twitter.com/rF4sYYFKjq — Novak Fan Club (@NovakFanClub) August 30, 2015 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Novak Djokovic (SRB) [1] vs. Joao Souza (BRA) – This is not the easiest first round…
US Open 2015: Men’s Draw Predictions
This will be a more traditional preview than my Women’s draw analysis that centered on the calendar slams’ biggest obstacles. Quarter 1 – Novak and Rafa’s World Novak Djokovic has 6 hard court Grand Slam titles, but 5 have come in Melbourne. Nole is 1-4 in US Open finals. This year could help Novak reverse…
Tennis Power Ranking 2015: Roger Federer’s Lucky 7 in the Queen City
Tennis Abides 2015 Power Ranking #10 A lot changed in Montreal, will stability return after Cincinnati? Novak Djokovic – Novak may not have picked up any trophies or a Golden Masters Series (that needs a new name), but he got everything he wanted in terms of US Open preparation. Novak played 10 matches over 14…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 