Predicted Winners in BOLD [4] Stan Wawrinka (SUI) vs. Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) – The veteran will not continue. [1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs. [31] Fernando Verdasco (ESP) – Nole should win here, but hot sauce could make it interesting for a set or two. [12] Feliciano Lopez (ESP) vs. Jerzy Janowicz (POL) – I’m going to keep…
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Australian Open 2015 – Day 4 Men’s Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD [1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs. Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS) – Nole should navigate a reasonably tough opponent. Benjamin Becker (GER) vs. Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) – Turn back the clock – I think Rusty pulls through. [4] Stan Wawrinka (SUI) vs. [Q] Marius Copil (ROU) – Stan dominates [8] Milos Raonic (CAN) vs…
Australian Open 2015 – Day 2 Men’s Predictions
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…
Quick Hits: Federer’s 1000th and 84th, Ferrer Rises, and Wawrinka Defends a Title
Roger Federer Winning 1000 matches is no easy task as only two other men accomplished this feat in the Open Era. Roger Federer added to his established reputation for consistency across many years and to his growing legacy of logevity by joining Ivan Lendl an Jimmy Connors. Roger also has an outside shot at overtaking…
Wawrinka and Federer Bring the Davis Cup to Switzerland
Stanislas and Roger’s Excellent Adventure This match set a tone Stanislas Wawrinka added Switzerland’s first Davis Cup title to a year that saw him win a first Grand Slam and a first Masters 1000 title. Roger Federer added an important missing piece to his unprecedented career. Stan and Roger also won Gold for Switzerland in…
Davis Cup 2014: Day 3 Analysis and Predictions
I did not post anything about the doubles today because the line-ups could be changed so close to match time and because doubles is a different animal. The remaining singles matches set Switzerland as 1 win away from a first ever Davis Cup title, but France will likely have 27,000 fans and a winnable set…
Davis Cup Final 2014: Day 1 Thoughts and Predictions
Thoughts I did not write about the dust up between Federer and Wawrinka this past Saturday because it was so minor. In a team sport, it would not even have registered. I think the individual nature of tennis made this into a bit of fodder for many tennis sites, but if Boris Becker and Michael…
World Tour Finals 2014: Federer vs. Wawrinka Prediction
The Swiss Civil War: Roger Federer vs. Stanislas Wawrinka Next week, these two competitors will be teammates as Switzerland tries to win the Davis Cup title for the first time. Today, they will face-off for a spot in the championship round of the World Tour Finals. I think Wawrinka has a better chance to spring…
World Tour Finals 2014: Wawrinka vs. Cilic Prediction
Stanislas Wawrinka vs. Marin Cilic Marin played some great big man tennis to win the US Open. Wawrinka commanded the court and hit through opponents to win the US Open. Each man broke the Big 4’s monopoly on majors this year. With Stan and Marin’s break throughs added to Nishikori, Raonic, Dimitrov and even Kyrgios…
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…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 