.@serenawilliams faces @GarbiMuguruza in the Roland Garros final on Saturday. Who will you be cheering for? #WTA pic.twitter.com/FHlBgT9iyU — TennisTV (@TennisTV) June 3, 2016 For the 2016 Roland Garros Title: Serena Williams vs. Garbine Muguruza Hello World! Garbine became a player to watch after her 2014 dethroning of Serena We saw this match at the…
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French Open 2016: Novak Djokovic vs. Dominic Thiem Semifinal Prediction
Novak Djokovic vs. Dominic Thiem Dominic Thiem has won 6 titles over the past 1.5 seasons. 5 of those titles have come on clay. By today’s standards, 22 is young on the tour and Thiem may be the brightest spot among the younger players. A young man on his favorite surface who is playing great…
French Open 2016: Andy Murray vs. Stan Wawrinka Semifinal Prediction
Is Gasquet good sparring ahead of Wawrinka? Andy Murray vs. Stan Wawrinka Stan Wawrinka may say that he is not in Andy Murray’s class. He has fewer Masters 1000 titles and fewer Grand Slam final round appearances. However, Wawrinka, like Murray, has 2 Grand Slam singles titles, an olympic gold medal (Stan’s is in doubles…
French Open 2016: Garbine Muguruza vs. Samantha Stosur Semifinal Prediction
Garbine Muguruza vs. Samantha Stosur This match should feature some big shots. Will the winner be who can play better defense or who can keep from being put on the defensive? Many of us got our first look at Muguruza’s power when she upset defending champion Serena Williams at Roland Garros 2014. Since then she…
Monte Carlo 2016: Nadal vs. Monfils Championship Prediction
Rafael Nadal vs. Gael Monfils Gael Monfils was not the expected finalist, but his play at Masters Miami was excellent so he is in a nice spot in terms of playing strong tennis on two different surfaces. Monfils also made a quarterfinal appearance in Melbourne and was a runner-up in Rotterdam earlier this year. Monfils…
Monte Carlo 2016: April 11th Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD Alexander Zverev (GER) vs. [WC] Andrey Rublev (RUS) H2H – This should be fun, but Zverev is very solid. [13] Gael Monfils (FRA) vs. Gilles Muller (LUX) H2H – Again this should be fun, but Gael should win if he plays along the lines of how he played in Miami. [9] Richard Gasquet…
Miami 2016: Novak Djokovic vs. Kei Nishikori Championship Prediction
Novak Djokovic vs. Kei Nishikori It is a testament to how dominant Novak is that I was wondering what do I even write. Kei Nishikori has an excellent return of serve, moves well, can impose his court positioning on his opponent, and can hit with a lot of pace/precision. Of course, Kei has a chance,…
Miami Open 2016: Victoria Azarenka vs. Svetlana Kuznetsova Championship Prediction
This match is a bit dated, but it could be a good indicator of what a treat this could be. Svetlana Kuznetsova vs. Victoria Azarenka This should be an excellent match between a pair of double major champions. Both players move well and hit powerful groundstrokes. Vika moves better than Azarenka at this stage in…
Miami Open 2016: Nick Kyrgios vs. Kei Nishikori
Will talent wait its turn or jump in line? Reclaiming his Promise Versus Staking a Claim Kei Nishikori had a breakout moment in 2014. He had beaten Roger Federer in Miami and pushed Nadal hard in Madrid in 2014. However, his 4 set US Open semifinal win over Novak Djokovic had many seeing Nishikori as…
Miami Open 2016: Novak Djokovic vs. David Goffin Prediction
We are in for a treat [1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs. [15] David Goffin (BEL) H2H Novak Djokovic has dominated tennis since January 1, 2015. David Goffin has made impressive strides on tour over the past 52 weeks. This sets the stage for a giant of the game versus and emerging giant killer. I expect…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 