Wimbledon 2013: Day 2 Predictions

Predicted Winners in BOLD Computer Issues Delayed this Entry so Any Matches Already in-Progress will be Noted First Round Richard Berankis vs. Paul-Henri Mathieu James Duckworth vs. Denis Kudla Already in-progress Roberto Bautista-Agut vs. Teymuraz Gabashvili Alexandr Dolgopolov (26) vs. Gastao Elias – Dolgopolov needs a decent result. Milos Raonic (17) vs. Carlos Berlocq – Milos faces a tricky first round test. Horacio Zeballos vs. Santiago Giraldo Grega Zemlja vs. Michael Russell –…

Wimbledon 2013: Day 1 Predictions

Predicted Winners in BOLD GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES – FIRST ROUND Victor Hanescu (ROU)  v Roger Federer (SUI) [3] – Federer had a tough first round in 2010 as defending champion.  Still, he advanced. Benjamin Becker (GER) v Andy Murray (GBR) [2] – Murray should win against the man who sent Agassi into retirement in 2006. Rafael Nadal (ESP) [5] v Steve Darcis (BEL) – Rafa like Murray and…

Halle and Queen’s Club Championship Predictions

Predicted Winners in BOLD Queen’s Club Andy Murray vs. Marin Cilic – The Croatian is the defending champion so he has to have a shot here.  However, Murray is one of the 4 best players in the world for a reason.  Cilic certainly needs this win more as he has lost some of the momentum he gathered in…

Halle and Queen’s Club Semifinal Predictions

Predicted Winners in BOLD Queen’s Club Andy Murray vs. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga – Tsonga does not perform well in semifinals (too soon).  This match could go either way, but Murray is the better player when he is 100%, and I would guess he is close to 100% right now. Marin Cilic vs. Lleyton Hewitt – I initially saw this as a Cilic…

French Open Championship Preview & Prediction: Nadal vs. Ferrer

Ferrer has Beaten Rafa in Big Matches Ferrer has beaten Rafa in New York and Melbourne, is Paris next? David Ferrer did defeat Rafael Nadal at the 2007 US Open and World Tour Finals.  He also stopped the Rafa Slam in an injury marred 2011 Australian Open quarterfinal.  Ferrer pushed Nadal twice on clay during…

Championship Preview and Prediction: #2 Sharapova vs. #1 Williams

Sharapova’s Revival A more joyous reaction is hard to find Maria Sharapova entered the Grand Slam winners’ circle again last year when she won the title at Roland Garros. She recovered from shoulder and serve problems to build toward that victory.  Sharapova reached the 2011 French Open semifinal and 2012 Australian Open final.  She absorbed…

David Ferrer vs. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga: Preview and Prediction

An Opening in the Top Tier Roger Federer has not been himself throughout 2013.  Andy Murray is hurt.  Rafael Nadal missed 7 months of tennis.  Even Tomas Berdych was upended in the first round at Roland Garros.  The winner of the other semifinal will play for a Grand Slam title.  David Ferrer or Jo-Wilfried Tsonga…

Rafael Nadal vs. Novak Djokovic: Preview and Prediction

The Big Match Make no mistake, this is the match everyone was looking forward to when all of the draws were released.  Rafael Nadal entered this tourment having won 7 of the past 8 Roland Garros titles with one realistic threat in the draw.  Novak Djokovic is number 1 in the world and beat Nadal…

French Open Predictions: Williams vs. Errani & Sharapova vs. Azarenka

Predicted Winners in BOLD Victoria Azarenka (BLR) [3] vs.  Maria Sharapova (RUS) [2] These two players are pretty evenly matched.  When Azarenka gets her teeth into Sharapova’s game, she can roll her more famous opponent.  However, Vika is not as comfortable on clay as she is on a hard court so a one-sided drubbing seems unlikely.  I…