Predicted Winners in BOLD Sorry about time differences leading to some uneven posting times for my tennis predictions Qatar [7] Jérémy Chardy (FRA) vs. Illya Marchenko (UKR) H2H – I like Chardy’s recent play. [2] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs. Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS) H2H – Rafa rolls [1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs. [8] Leonardo Mayer (ARG) H2H – Novak…
Category: Roger Federer
Federer and Edberg’s Last Hitting Session w/ Edberg as Fed’s Coach
These two could still hit together in the future, but this was the last of their practice sessions with Edberg as a member of Federer’s inner circle. [VIDEO] Incredible images from one of Stefan #Edberg‘s last hitting sessions with #Federer ⇒ https://t.co/Esc7VADSC1 pic.twitter.com/B9uR4XeA4n — STE…fans (@stefanstennis) December 28, 2015 Something seems off with how…
The Top 10 Male French Open Champions
The Top 10 Male French Open Champions Rafael Nadal – This is no surprise as Rafa has played Roland Garros 11 times and won the event 9 times! Rafa’s athleticism, competitive nature, and massive generation of top spin allow him to play clay court tennis with brutal efficiency. Rafa has dominated this event as no…
Quick Thoughts on Federer-Ljubicic
Get Used to Seeing this on the Practice Courts Like many people who follow tennis, I was not expecting the departure of Stefan Edberg or the addition of Ivan Ljubicic to Team Federer. The news coming out indicates that Edberg was only likely to work with Federer in 2014, but that this agreement was extended…
The Top 10 Male Australian Open Champions
This is the first installment in a series looking at the best performers at each Grand Slam event. I will look at the 10 best champions on the male and female sides of Open Era tennis and explain why they are ranked where they are in my eyes. Since this focuses on the Open Era,…
Tennis Power Ranking – Novak Claims 2015
Tennis Abides 2015 Power Ranking #12 This is a tough list to produce becuse Novak devoured so many ranking points in 2015 especially at the end of the year Novak Djokovic – Novak Djokovic won 3 majors, the World Tour Finals, 6 Masters 1000 events, and won Beijing, a 500 level event, in 2015. Nole…
World Tour Finals 2015: Novak Djokovic vs. Roger Federer Championship Prediction
BRING. IT. ON. #Djokovic #Federer #FinalShowdown pic.twitter.com/Ar68oCZzuU — Max (@MGLovesTennis) November 21, 2015 Novak Djokovic vs. Roger Federer This is the main event to end the non-team competition portion of the 2015 tennis season. The computer may say that Andy Murray is #2 in the world, but Roger Federer is clearly the second best player…
World Tour Finals 2015: Roger Federer vs. Stan Wawrinka Prediction
Roger Federer vs. Stan Wawrinka Each man handed the other a straight set Grand Slam loss this year. Wawrinka went 20-3 and Federer went 18-4 in Grand Slam play this year. Federer was stronger in Masters 1000 play, and Stan has shown a penchant for finding his best tennis when he needs it most. Both…
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: Courtside Footage of Federer & Photo of Djokovic
I’ll have my day two predictions up shortly. Until then, enjoy this: Electrifying pic.twitter.com/jWJ66PaRMP — Efie#RF302 (@EfieZac) November 15, 2015 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js and this: Watch five of the best shots as Djokovic beat Nishikori at the @ATPWorldTour Finals. https://t.co/f6hxstu5pS pic.twitter.com/Y3UuflOoGD — BBC Sport (@BBCSport) November 15, 2015 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 