Predicted Winners in BOLD Quarterfinals Tomas Berdych (6) vs. Kevin Anderson – Kevin Anderson has had a great tournament. Beating David Ferrer and Gilles Simon is no small task. Still, Berdych will be able to hold serve more easily than Simon or Ferrer could. The Big Czech will likely advance due to having a stronger ground game and…
Category: Samantha Stosur
French Open Predictions for June 5, 2012
Predicted Winners in BOLD My Men’s Picks are Currently Standing at a Healthy 20 correct -4 incorrect Quarterfinals Novak Djokovic (1) vs. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (5) – I like Novak to win in an entertaining match. I don’t expect this to be super close, but I could see this match go four sets. Roger Federer (3)…
French Open Predictions for June 3, 2012
Predicted Winner in BOLD Fourth Round Roger Federer (3) vs. David Goffin – Maybe Goffin plays a Gilles Simon-type of game and gets into Roger’s head. I think Goffin’s run is the most improbable and exciting of the first week, but I think Federer has to be the pick here. Novak Djokovic (1) vs. Andreas…
Family Circle Cup Semifinal Predictions
Predicted Winner in BOLD Semifinals Samantha Stosur (2) vs. Serena Williams (5) – Stosur’s wins over Serena at the 2011 US Open and 2010 French Open prove she can beat Serena. If this were Roland Garros, I’d pick Stosur at this stage as Serena is not overly match tough and the situation may impact the…
2012 Australian Open Day 2 – French Advancement, Harrison and Raonic Impress & Stosur Stumbles
The early rounds of Grand Slam play tend to be a lot of sparring and feeling out from the perspective of an avid fan. Top players typically advance, but form and attitude are things to gauge. Day 2 Down Under showed that Novak Djokovic looks healthy. Given how well this surface meshes with his game,…
Youtube Tennis 10-30-2011 through 11-05-2011
3 Good Tennis Videos *** Final Highlights *** Plus the 3 videos below 1. Day 5 Highlights from the WTA Championships (I will add Day 6 Highlights when the WTA Posts Them). 2. Rafael Nadal Highlights Rafa playing some great visceral points. 3. Stefan Edberg vs. Boris Becker The Masters 1989 Old school serve and…
2011 Was a Good Year for the WTA
The Sky is Falling? Those who follow tennis have often made complaining about the admittedly convoluted leadership structures in professional tennis into an art from. Beyond that, the ATP Tour has enjoyed a lot of continuity among top contenders since 2004. This continuity has allowed for Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic to be…
Sam Stosur and the GOAT Debate (Steffi and Serena)
Graf-esque (esque and fjord need more uses) Samantha Stosur put together a comprehensive win against the most dominant female player since the Graf-Seles Era. She did it by hitting big forehands and serves, moving well, being fit, and slicing her backhand. Sound like anyone else? Sure Sam can hit a two handed topspin drive, but…
#2 Rafael Nadal vs. #1 Novak Djokovic
The Final 128 players and 6 single elimination matches later to get to this point and form should not hold so neatly should it? At Wimbledon and now the US Open we are treated to a #1 versus #2 showdown. In 2006 through 2008 we got these matches between Federer and Nadal in Paris and…
Running Commentary for the US Open Women’s Final
Running Commentary – S. Stosur vs. S. Williams 5:15 Serena seems to be showing some bad body language. As if to say, I should not be playing this poorly. Fact is for 5 games her power has been matched. No need to feign shock just dig in (if I was Serena’s coach). 5:18 Mac saying…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 