Milos Raonic vs. Roger Federer H2H Milos Raonic defeated Rafael Nadal in a gutsy manner. While that match may be a turning point for Milos as he relates to the top tier of tennis players, his quick turnaround is not ideal. Milos played 35 games yesterday while Federer only played 16. Physically Federer’s match was…
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Indian Wells 2015: Nadal vs. Raonic Quarterfinal Prediction
[3] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs. [6] Milos Raonic (CAN) This is Rafa’s biggest match of 2015 since he faced Berdych in Melbourne. Nadal did win Buenos Aires, but he did not face a murderer’s row of opponents. Rafa should win just about any 250 level event he enters on clay. His game versus higher ranked…
Australian Open 2015 – Day 10 Men’s Predictions
[4] Stan Wawrinka (SUI) vs [5] Kei Nishikori (JPN) This is a 50-50 match. Their US Open match last year was an absolute war. Nishikori seems poised to do what Stan did last year. Wawrinka has momentum from Davis Cup and his title in India. This is a fascinating match because Stan’s game at its best…
Australian Open 2015 – Day 8 Men’s Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD David Ferrer (ESP) [9] vs. Kei Nishikori (JPN) [5] – I think Ferrer will do better than he did last fall vs. Kei, but Nishikori will take control of most of the rallies and that means the match is more on his racquet than Ferrer’s. I expect Kei to win in 4 sets. Novak…
Federer Throttles Dimitrov and Reaches First Final of 2015
Roger Federer collected his third career win versus his shadow Grigor Dimitrov. I am not going to read too much into Dimitov’s one-sided loss, but at 33 Roger Federer is someone Dimitrov should press a bit more than he has to date. Dimitrov only won 4 games in this match and is now 0-3 (0-6 in…
World Tour Finals 2014: Nishikori vs. Raonic Prediction
Kei Nishikori vs. Milos Raonic This is sort of like George Foreman vs. Floyd Mayweather. One player hits heavy shots and blasts away with punishing power generated by a powerful frame. The other player generates power through exquisite timing. In a boxing match, I would take Foreman over Mayweather because no one in boxing can…
World Tour Finals 2014: Murray vs. Raonic Prediction
Andy Murray vs. Milos Raonic Milos just reached his second ever Masters 1000 final. Andy Murray won 3 titles after the US Open. Oddly, both come into this match giving a vibe that they need to prove something. Raonic leads their head-to-head series 3-1. I don’t think this data means a lot. If Murray is…
World Tour Finals 2014: Federer vs. Raonic Prediction
Roger Federer vs. Milos Raonic This match is more interesting than I would have imagined prior to Paris. Milos beat Roger for the first time in their most recent meeting. At Cincinnati and Wimbledon, Federer dominated Milos. I think the match-up favors Roger in almost every category with the exceptions of service prowess and brute…
Tennis Power Ranking 2014: Nole Knows Best
Tennis Power Ranking 2014 #13 Novak Djokovic – Nole looked like himself for the first time since Wimbledon. That is bad news for the field in London. Roger Federer – Roger won Basel since the last power ranking. He also lost to Milos Raonic in Paris despite thrashing Milos at Wimbledon and Masters Cincinnati. Roger…
Paris 2014: Quick Hits
Novak Djokovic has strengthened his claim to the #1 ranking. More importantly, he looked like himself for the first time since Wimbledon. Nole is on the cusp of a 4th year finished at #1 and a 4th WTF. London should be fun. Milos Raonic shook off one-sided losses to Federer at Wimbledon and Cincinnati to…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 