Predicted Winners in BOLD Jeremy Chardy (FRA) [29] vs. David Ferrer (ESP) [3] – I saw Ferrer beat Chardy from court side at the 2009 Cincinnati Masters event. Ferrer is playing better than he was in 2009 (amazingly) so I will take Ferrer. Denis Istomin (UZB) vs. Novak Djokovic (SRB) [2] – Istomin is a good player, but Nole is going to advance. Tomas…
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Australian Open 2104: Day 4 Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD Rafael Nadal (ESP) [1] vs. Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) – Rafa should win with ease. Andy Murray (GBR) [4] vs. Vincent Millot (FRA) – Every set Murray gets under his belt, the closer he is to returning to full form. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) [10] vs. Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) – Bellucci needs a strong showing here or at the French Open this year to recapture…
Australian Open 2014: Day 3 Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD Leonardo Mayer (ARG) vs. Novak Djokovic (SRB) [2] – Mayer is a good player, but the four-time Australian Open champion is not going to lose this one. Nole advances. Matthew Ebden (AUS) vs. Vasek Pospisil (CAN) [28] – An intriguing match-up, but I like Pospisil’s upside in 2014. I think a solid start keeps his momentum rolling and his…
Australian Open 2014: Day 2 Predictions
Good On Ya Predicted Winners in BOLD James Duckworth (AUS) vs. Roger Federer (SUI) [6] – With a new racquet it is possible that Fed might spray a lot of errors, but I think he advances here while setting a record for consecutive Grand Slam events played. Andreas Seppi (ITA) [24] vs. Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) – This is not a great draw for either guy,…
Australian Open 2014: Day 1 Predictions
Good On Ya (or something) Predicted Winners in BOLD I will get my women’s pick started a little deeper into the draw Alejandro Gonzalez (COL) vs. David Ferrer (ESP) [3] – The man will win easily or grind his way to a win. Lukas Lacko (SVK) vs. Novak Djokovic (SRB) [2] – Nole has to love his draw even if this first round match…
World Tour Finals 2013: Semifinal Predictions
Rafael Nadal vs. Roger Federer Roger Federer has had an interesting year. He reached the semifinals of the Australian Open, the quarterfinals of the French Open, was runner-up in Rome, runner-up in Basel, made a number of final 8 or better showings at Masters 1000 events and won Halle. He now finished second in his…
Bercy 2013 Championship Prediction: Djokovic v. Ferrer
David Ferrer’s results suggest that he is clearly a top 4 player. He reached the French Open final, the Australian Open semifinal, and the quarterfinal round at the US Open and Wimbledon this year. He went 19-4 in Grand Slam singles matches in 2013. He was runner-up at the Masters 1000 events in Miami and…
Bercy 2013 Semifinal Predictions: Djokovic v. Federer & Nadal v. Ferrer
The Masters 1000 event in Paris is always good, but having all 8 World Tour Finals participants in the quarterfinal round was something. Here are my picks: 2 Novak Djokovic vs. 5 Roger Federer Federer has played well to get to this point. Beating Kevin Anderson, Phillipp Kohlschreiber and Juan Martin del Potro in succession…
Del Potro vs. Rafa and Nole vs. Tsonga Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD Juan Martin del Potro vs. Rafael Nadal JMDP won last week in Tokyo and has a longer winning streak than Rafa at the moment. JMDP has had some historical success versus Rafa. His height makes some of Nadal’s high bounding spin a liability for the Spaniard. If JMDP serves bombs and…
2013 China Open Final Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD [1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) v [2] Rafael Nadal (ESP) H2H I think Nole has a good chance of winning, but until Rafa’s winning streak is snappedhe has to be favored. The new world #1 vs. the man he dethroned. This is the match everyone wants to see. My prediction is 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 for Nadal. [1] Serena…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 