Predicted Winners in BOLD [4] Stan Wawrinka (SUI) vs. Marsel Ilhan (TUR) – It will be a new sensation for Stan to enter a slam as the champion, but I think he handles this match well. [1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs. [Q] Aljaz Bedene (SLO) – Novak is built for this surface. I expect him…
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World Tour Finals 2014 Championship Prediction: Djokovic vs. Federer
World #1 Novak Djokovic vs. World #2 Roger Federer Stanislas Wawrinka would have been a worthy finalist, but this match features the top two players in the world and the the two men who are undefeated in London this week. Federer and Djokovic have each won a lot of titles this year. Djokovic won Indian…
World Tour Finals 2014: Djokovic vs. Nishikori
Novak Djokovic vs. Kei Nishikori These two players had a recent duel in Paris. Novak took that match and reversed the results of their US Open semifinal clash. Nishikori has a lot of game and can hurt anyone when his game is clicking. However, Djokovic’s form in Paris and through the round robin matches in…
World Tour Finals 2014: Djokovic vs. Berdych Prediction
Novak Djokovic vs. Tomas Berdych The 2014 World Tour Finals have produced a lot of one-sided matches. Djokovic has been a big part of this trend as he handed two breadsticks to Marin Cilic and a bagel to Stanislas Wawrinka. Berdych took a beating from Wawrinka, but the Big Czech also handed a beating to…
World Tour Finals 2014: Djokovic vs. Wawrinka Prediction
Novak Djokovic vs. Stanislas Wawrinka These two have posted a lot of great matches over the past two years. Djokovic has an incredibly ability to return serve and go from defense to offense in a single point. Wawrinka can play old fashioned bullying tennis around the court. He can at times hit through Novak’s counter-punching…
World Tour Finals 2014: Djokovic vs. Cilic Prediction
Novak Djokovic vs. Marin Cilic This match has it all. Here are some of the plot lines featured: The two most recent male Grand Slam champions square off The player with the most and the least qualifying points face one another Croatia vs. Serbia A rematch of a 5 set quarterfinal match at Wimbledon The…
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…
Why in my Mind Novak Djokovic is Number One for 2014
I have never hidden the fact that I enjoy Roger Federer’s play and his winning as much as I’ve enjoyed watching or rooting for any player in tennis history. I try to be fair, but I think objectivity is a fictional location that, like Utopia, does not exist for human beings. Roger Federer trails Novak…
Tennis Channel on Rafael Nadal, Ana Ivanovic, and Novak Djokovic
This was pretty good
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 