Predicted Winner in BOLD Hall of Fame Tennis Championships Newport, RI Surface – Grass 1 John Isner vs. Lleyton Hewitt Defending champion John Isner has played well to reach the final. Ivo Karlovic has troubled Lleyton Hewitt in the past. Still, this grass court season has favored veteran players. I think that trend continues and…
Category: Marin Cilic
Tennis Abides Podcast Number 1
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Cilic Wins while Nalbandian Makes News; Haas Defeats Federer
Marin Cilic and Tommy Haas win the two most important Wimbledon tune-up events. Marin Cilic won his 8th career title and is moving toward a return to the top 10. Tommy Haas beat an all time great grass court champion to win his 2nd title at Halle while capping an inspiring return from injuries. Roger…
Nalbandian vs. Cilic – Queen’s Club Final Prediction
David Nalbandian is a great ball striker who has had injury and fitness issues dampen his career. Marin Cilic is a talented player who looked to be on the verge of the top 5 in early 2010. The two have already gained momentum for Wimbledon, but the winner may be a spoiler capable of knocking…
Halle Final Prediction – Federer vs. Haas
Quick Transition from Clay to Grass As I mentioned earlier this week, it is hard to appreciate the French Open results for too long because a brand new season begins on grass courts. At the close of the French Open, Roger Federer seemed to have fallen further behind Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. Now, Federer…
French Open Predictions for June 1, 2012
Predicted Winners in BOLD 1 Novak Djokovic vs. Nicolas Devilder – Faustian bargain or not for Nicolas, I think Djokovic will overcome the diminutive Devilder in 3 sets. 22 Andreas Seppi vs. 14 Fernando Verdasco – I think Verdasco is favored, but Verdasco, like Gasquet, can lose when no one would expect it. Seppi is…
Big Man Tennis: JMDP vs. Cilic & Berdych vs. Anderson
Big Man Bracket We know that at least one of the eight quarterfinalists at the 2012 French Open will be at least 6’5″ or 196 cm tall. Juan Martin del Potro faces Marin Cilic in the round of 32. Both Delpo and Cilic are 6’6″ or 198 cm tall. This looked like a promising rivalry…
Tennis Predictions for 5-5-2012 Munich, Estoril and Serbia
Happy Cinco de Mayo, (Kentucky) Derby Day and Free Comic Book Day to All of my Readers! Predicted Winners in BOLD Munich, Germany Feliciano Lopez vs. Philipp Kohlschreiber – On clay, I will take the Kohlschreiber to win. Tommy Haas vs. Marin Cilic – I think Haas continues his impressive run. Estoril, Portugal Juan Martin…
Roddick’s Big Chance
2009 Heartbreak Andy Roddick lost to Roger Federer in the Wimbledon final for the 3rd time in 2009. The match went to 16-14 in the fifth set with Roddick being almost unbreakable during the final showdown. Roddick’s close loss to Federer as well as his out muscling of Andy Murray in the semifinals did revive…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 