Predicted Winners in BOLD Semifinals Na Li (1) vs. Flavia Pennetta (20) – Pennetta is a cagey veteran capable of pulling an upset, but Na Li has had the best 2014 of any player on the WTA Tour by virtue of her winning in Melbourne. Agnieszka Radwanska (2) vs. Simona Halep (6) – Halep to my mind is going to be…
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Indian Wells ATP Predictions: March 14, 2014
Predicted Winners in BOLD Quarterfinals Novak Djokovic (2) vs. Julien Benneteau – I think Djokovoic and Federer are on a collision course. Benneteau has lived up to what I think of him. Namely, he is a talented and dangerous player. I think Nole comes through in 3 sets. John Isner (12) vs. Ernests Gulbis (20) – Gulbis has been eerily consistent…
Indian Wells WTA Quarterfinal Predictions: March 13, 2014
Predicted Winners in BOLD Quarterfinals Na Li (1) vs. Dominika Cibulkova (12) – This Australian Open championship rematch is intriguing. I think the result will be the same, but I expect Cibulkova to take a set off of Na Li. Sloane Stephens (17) vs. Flavia Pennetta (20) – This is an odd one to predict. A cagey veteran versus an erratic…
Indian Wells ATP Quarterfinal Predictions March 13, 2014
Predicted Winners in BOLD Quarterfinals Roger Federer (7) vs. Kevin Anderson (17) – Anderson could be considered a form horse for 2014. I would not be shocked if Roger were upset here. Roger has defended his points in Melbourne and Indian Wells and added points in Brisbane and Dubai. I think Roger’s form is better than Anderson’s so…
Indian Wells WTA Predictions: March 12, 2014
Predicted Winners in BOLD Quarterfinals Simona Halep (6) vs. Casey Dellacqua – Halep’s ascent should continue. Agnieszka Radwanska (2) vs. Jelena Jankovic (7) – This should be a fun match. JJ and Radwanska are both able to push buttons on court. I think Radwanska finds a way in 3 close sets. Fourth Round Na Li (1) vs. Aleksandra Wozniak – Na Li is likely…
Indian Wells ATP Predictions: March 12, 2014
Predicted Winners in BOLD Fourth Round Ernests Gulbis (20) vs. Roberto Bautista-Agut – Gulbis deserves a lot of credit for his strong start to 2014. He is shredding my image of him as talented but inconsistent. Bautista-Agut is also having a great 2014. This may be a year in which multiple players step forward on tour. This is…
Indian Wells Predictions: March 11, 2014
Predicted Winners in BOLD I am still in mild shock over Rafa being beaten, but tennis is a funny game at times. Third Round John Isner (12) vs. Yen-Hsun Lu – US tennis needs Isner to make something happen in 2014. He has done well at Indian Wells in the past and has a workable draw to advance…
Indian Wells Predictions March 10, 2014
Predicted Winners in BOLD [27] Dmitry Tursunov (RUS) v [7] Roger Federer (SUI) – I would not be shocked if the blogging Russian found a way to win a single set, but I think Federer advances. [1] Rafael Nadal (ESP) v [28] Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) – A rematch of sorts, but I think Rafa wins unless Dolgopolov has a superhuman moment playing for his native Ukraine in…
Indian Wells Predictions March 9, 2014
Predicted Winners in BOLD Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) v [4] Tomas Berdych (CZE) – Agut had a great Australian Open run. Berdych is playing very solid tennis at the moment. This is not a great draw for either man, but I think form holds as Berdych wins in 2 close sets. [6] Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) v Feliciano Lopez (ESP) – If JMDP’s wrist holds…
Australian Open 2014: Nadal vs. Wawrinka Championship Prediction
Rafael Nadal (ESP) [1] vs. Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) [8] Stan and the Tough Draw Nole got the Tough Draw When the draw was released it looked like Rafael Nadal would have a tough quarterfinal match with Juan Martin del Potro who had beaten him last fall. Stanislas Wawrinka’s two instant classic matches in 2013 against Novak Djokovic were overlooked….
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