1 Novak Djokovic vs. 9 Stanislas Wawrinka If anyone has ever earned a first Grand Slam semifinal appearance, it is Stanislas Warinka, His opponents in order have been Radek Stepanek, Ivo Karlovic, Marcos Baghdatis, Tomas Berdych and defending champion Andy Murray. Stan is obviously playing well. His serve is clicking at the moment, and he…
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US Open 2013: Victoria Azarenka vs. Flavia Pennetta Prediction
Victoria Azarenka (2) vs. Flavia Pennetta Pennetta has played well This match seems pretty straight forward to me. If Vika plays at or close to her A game, she will advance to her second US Open final. If Vika plays her B game or worse, Pennetta is playing well enough to spring the upset. Azarenka needs…
US Open 2013: Na Li vs. Serena Williams Prediction
Expect a similar match Na Li is one of the few players in the draw who could challenge Serena Williams. Li has twice been a runner-up at the Australian Open so she has hard court successes in her resume. She also lost a tight and exciting match to Williams at Cincinnati 4 weeks ago 7-5,…
US Open 2013: Murray vs. Wawrinka Prediction
Andy Murray (3) vs. Stanislas Wawrinka (9) They closed the roof in a 5 set thriller This match could be quite good. Murray may be glad he did not have to face Berdych who thrashed the Scotsman in Cincinnati, but Wawrinka has had a history of troubling Murray in majors. In 2009, Murray defeated Wawrinka at Wimbledon 2-6,…
US Open 2013: Djokovic vs. Youzhny Prediction
Novak Djokovic (1) vs. Mikhail Youzhny (21) Novak Djokovic has reached at least the final four of every US Open from 2007-2012. He is the number one seed and an obvious pick in this match. I am not convinced that it will be entirely easy for Novak. He played flawlessly in the round of 16, but at Montreal…
US Open 2013: September 4 Men’s Quarterfinal Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD Quarterfinals Rafael Nadal (2) vs. Tommy Robredo (19) – Uh …. David Ferrer (4) vs. Richard Gasquet (8) – I’ll take Gasquet to reach his second slam semifinal.
US Open 2013: September 4 Women’s Quarterfinal Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD Quarterfinals Roberta Vinci (10) vs. Flavia Pennetta – I love Vinci’s game. However, Flavia is on such a role that I am picking her. Victoria Azarenka (2) vs. Daniela Hantuchova – Vika is playing longer matches than she would like to, but I think she gets through this one in 2 sets.
US Open 2013: Day 9 Men’s Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD Fourth Round Novak Djokovic (1) vs. Marcel Granollers – Nole has to gear up if he is going to try to reach the final and then face Rafa. Watch out Marcel. Mikhail Youzhny (21) vs. Lleyton Hewitt – If Youzhny plays as he did vs. Haas, he wins this match. I am picking on sentiment here, but…
US Open 2013: Day 9 Women’s Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD Quarterfinals Serena Williams (1) vs. Carla Suarez Navarro (18) – This could be interesting at times due to the angels that Carla Suarez Navarro creates. However, Serena should move into the final four. Na Li (5) vs. Ekaterina Makarova (24) – This is hard to call because Na Li is a bit unpredictable and because Makarova is…
US Open 2013: Day 8 Men’s Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD Fourth Round Rafael Nadal (2) vs. Philipp Kohlschreiber (22) – I will not be shocked if Kohlschreiber is able to at times push Nadal today. However, given Rafa’s current form and the 3 out of 5 set format, I see no real possibility of an upset. David Ferrer (4) vs. Janko Tipsarevic (18) – I am tempted…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 