Predicted Winners in BOLD [3] Milos Raonic (CAN) vs. Viktor Troicki (SRB) – Tennis needs Milos Raonic to resume his improving results. [6] Sam Querrey (USA) vs. Richard Gasquet (FRA) – 9 months ago I pick Gasquet without question (even with a record of injuries). Querrey has risen quite a bit. Benoit Paire (FRA) vs….
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China 2017: October 3rd ATP Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD [WC] Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) vs. Pablo Cuevas (URU) – This could be a close match, but I think JMDP wins. [1] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs. Lucas Pouille (FRA) – Pouille can beat Nadal as he did at the 2016 US Open. I would not be shocked for this to…
Japan Open 2017: October 2nd Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD Adrian Mannarino (FRA) vs. [WC] Go Soeda (JPN) – Can he make the home crowd happy? [1] Marin Cilic (CRO) vs. [Q] Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) – Cilic could make a run at the top if things break his way in 2018. It may be unlikely, but his chances are as good as…
China Open 2017: October 2nd ATP Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD [5] Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) vs. [WC] Ze Zhang (CHN) – RBA should win this match. [4] Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) vs. [Q] Steve Darcis (BEL) – The US Open semifinalist should win this match. Fabio Fognini (ITA) vs. Robin Haase (NED) – Fognini is hard to predict and could lose…
Chengdu and Shenzen 2017: Championship Predictions
Chengdu Championship: Marcos Baghdatis vs. Denis Istomin This is a match between two players no one really likes seeing in their section of the draw. Neither tends to post consistent results, but both have the capability to win big matches. Istomin leads their head to head 2-1, but one of those wins was an early…
St. Petersburg 2017: Championship Prediction
[3] Fabio Fognini (ITA) vs. Damir Dzumhur (BIH) Fognini had a tumultuous US Open showing. He rallied to win his semifinal match and is left with a very winnable championship match. I find Fognini hard to predict because his effort level can be questionable at times. Still, I think his shotmaking skills and momentum from the semifinal…
Metz 2017: Championship Prediction
[Q] Peter Gojowczyk (GER) vs. [7] Benoit Paire (FRA) This has been a huge week for the qualifier. Still, Paire playing on home soil is the odds on favorite to win the match. Paire is sporting a lumberjack beard, but if he keeps winning there should be no reason to abandon the trend until it hits Neanderthal proportion….
Newport, Bastad, & Umag 2017: July 21st Predictions
Newport [1] John Isner (USA) vs. Dennis Novikov (USA) H2H – Isner has to be favored, but his matches often involve tiebreaks. If Novikov can play well in tie breaks, he can pull the upset. [4] Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA) vs. Bjorn Fratangelo (USA) H2H – Could Frantangelo become the first Bjorn since 1980 to win a grass court title? Probably not. Bastad [7] Diego Schwartzman (ARG) vs. Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS) H2H – I’ll…
Monte Carlo 2017: Quarterfinal Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD [5] Marin Cilic (CRO) vs. [15] Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) H2H – Cilic is having his first good event since Acapulco. Ramos-Vinolas just upset the world #1 and is due for a letdown. I think Cilic wins in a fairly straightforward manner. [11] Lucas Pouille (FRA) vs. [16] Pablo Cuevas (URU) H2H –…
Masters Miami 2017: March 25th ATP Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD I would help you try to win Miami, but I think given 2006 that I deserve some paid leave due to already helping out Saturday, March 25, 2017 Order of play Stadium (11 a.m. start) [1] Stan Wawrinka (SUI) vs. Horacio Zeballos (ARG) H2H – Stan’s stint as the #1 seed…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 