2015 Power Ranking #7: Stan Powers His Way to a Second Grand Slam Title .@SteveTignor on Stan Wawrinka’s stunningly self-assured win over Novak Djokovic in Paris: http://t.co/qs3x4lbDdA pic.twitter.com/UHHHAhaXur — TENNIS.com (@Tennis) June 7, 2015 Novak Djokovic – Novak is firmly the number 1 player in the world. That may be small consolation after another…
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French Open 2015: Novak Djokovic vs. Stanislas Wawrinka Championship Prediction
Novak Djokovic vs. Stanislas Wawrinka One can never bank on an instant classic, but tennis fans would not complain if we get one A Fun Rivalry These two have put on some absolutely classic Grand Slam duels. In 2013, Novak took two five-set brawls in Melbourne and New York. In 2014, Stan reversed course and…
Serena Reaches 20 with 3rd Roland Garros Title
Serena Williams Makes History and Sets up Possibilities #Serena Williams: 20 Grand Slams 👏👏👏 Australian Open : 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 French Open: 🏆🏆🏆 Wimbledon: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 US Open: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 pic.twitter.com/yEEDMhtFrk — Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) June 6, 2015 Serena Williams won her 3rd consecutive Grand Slam title and stands in a class of her own on the WTA…
French Open 2015: Serena Williams vs. Lucie Safarova Championship Prediction
Serena Williams vs. Lucie Sarafova Serena Williams last loss came against a lefty from the Czech Republic. One would be foolish to think that both coaching teams have not looked at the Madrid match between Serena Williams and Petra Kvitova. Safarova’s left-handed shot making makes this match quite a bit more insteresting than many might…
French Open 2015: Djokovic vs. Murray Prediction Part 2
Novak Djokovic leads Andy Murray 6-3, 6-3, 5-7, 3-3 How did we get here? We know Djokovic dominated the first two sets and seemed to be on track for a straight set win when Murray saved two break points. The crowd eventually shifted, Murray stiffened his back, and Novak missed a few volleys and hit…
French Open 2015: Stanislas Wawrinka vs. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Semifinal Prediction
[8] Stan Wawrinka (SUI) vs. [14] Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) Close Head-to-Head Series Both men have the ability to hit through a slow court and an opponent. Their head-to-head is dead even at 3-3, and interestingly, 5 of their 6 career meetings have come on clay. Wawrinka leads the clay court series 3-2 winning their two most recent…
French Open 2015: Novak Djokovic vs. Andy Murray Semifinal Prediction
#AndyMurray. #NovakDjokovic. Only 1 can stay unbeaten on clay in 2015 after tomorrow … http://t.co/SyZbFfE89zpic.twitter.com/q41MqCa8C1 — Live Tennis (@livetennis) June 4, 2015 [1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs [3] Andy Murray (GBR) This match has not been hyped to the level of the Djokovic-Nadal quarterfinal, but it might deserve equal hype based on 2015 clay court play. Djokovic won…
Roland Garros 2015: Reflections on Djokovic Dethroning Nadal
The streak is over for #Nadal as #Djokovic, the No.1 seed de-thrones the King Of Clay: http://t.co/adebXTpbcx #RG15 pic.twitter.com/gv7VEFbOuS — Roland Garros (@rolandgarros) June 3, 2015 A Match of Runs In basketball, sometimes a team gets on a run. Today’s collision was characterized by several runs. Run #1 saw Novak dominate the first four games….
French Open 2015: Serena Williams vs. Timea Bacsinszky Semifinal Prediction
[1] Serena Williams (USA) vs [23] Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) Serena Williams is 4 short sets away from a 3rd Roland Garros title, a 20th Grand Slam singles title, and an ever stronger case for being the greatest of all time. Bacsinszky has the advantage of having nothing to lose. Having surpassed her seeding, the Swiss can…
French Open 2015: Ivanovic vs. Safarova Semifinal Prediction
[7] Ana Ivanovic (SRB) vs [13] Lucie Safarova (CZE) I have been wrong about Ivanovic starting with a 3rd round prediction. I was horribly wrong about her quarterfinal prospects. I ignored her dominating head-to-head record and picked her to lose in the quarters?!?! If I now pick Ivanovic, I will be going against Safarova’s 5-3…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 