Big Man Bracket We know that at least one of the eight quarterfinalists at the 2012 French Open will be at least 6’5″ or 196 cm tall. Juan Martin del Potro faces Marin Cilic in the round of 32. Both Delpo and Cilic are 6’6″ or 198 cm tall. This looked like a promising rivalry…
Category: Tennis Predictions
Tennis Predictions for 5-5-2012 Munich, Estoril and Serbia
Happy Cinco de Mayo, (Kentucky) Derby Day and Free Comic Book Day to All of my Readers! Predicted Winners in BOLD Munich, Germany Feliciano Lopez vs. Philipp Kohlschreiber – On clay, I will take the Kohlschreiber to win. Tommy Haas vs. Marin Cilic – I think Haas continues his impressive run. Estoril, Portugal Juan Martin…
Tennis Predictions for 4-29-2012
Projected Winners in BOLD This will be short as Simon has already won. I simply will pick the first seeds in both other finals today. I think Rafael Nadal beats David Ferrer in Barcelona. I think Victoria Azarenka prevails against Maria Sharapova in Stuttgart. I was 5-1 in my picks yesterday. We shall see if…
Barcelona, Stuttgart and Bucharest Semifinal Picks
Projected Winners in BOLD There is a slate of interesting matches for all three events. Here are my picks: Barcelona 1 Rafael Nadal vs. 9 Fernando Verdasco – Rafa should win this match in a fairly straightforward manner. Verdasco did stage a classic with Nadal at the 2009 Australian Open, but I would be shocked…
My Monte Carlo Pick and a Site Update
Superman and Kryptonite? As for the best possible Monte Carlo final ever, I think Novak Djokovic will win. It is not an easy pick as Nadal has won every match he has played at this prestigious event for the past eight years. Djokovic is dealing with the loss of a loved one as well. It…
Houston Prediction for 4-15-2012 (Morocco info inside too)
Predicted Winner in BOLD C = Correct, X = Incorrect Grand Prix Hassan II- Casablanca, Morocco Final Pablo Andujar (3) vs. Albert Ramos (7) 6-1, 1-1 in-progress – I will not make a prediction as the match is already in progress. I am ill today and did not get to posting early enough. Still, if…
Morocco and Houston Predictions 4-14-2012
Predicted Winners in BOLD C = Correct, X = Incorrect Grand Prix Hassan II – Morocco Semifinals Albert Ramos (7) vs. Igor Andreev – No pick as it is in progress. Pablo Andujar (3) vs. Flavio Cipolla – Andujar has been impressive. C Daily Total: Correct – 1, Incorrect – 0 Tournament Total: Correct –…
Morocco and Houston Predictions 4-13-2012
Predicted Winner in BOLD C = Correct, X = Incorrect Grand Prix Hassan II – Morocco Quarterfinals Benoit Paire vs. Flavio Cipolla C Igor Andreev vs. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez – Andreev is playing well this week. Still, I am going to think Garcia-Lopez will advance. X Albert Ramos (7) vs. Jeremy Chardy – Chardy won big…
Morocco and Houston Predictions for 4-12-2012
Predicted Winner in BOLD C = Correct, X = Incorrect Grand Prix Hassan II – Morocco Second Round Pablo Andujar (3) vs. Potito Starace – This is not an easy match to predict, but will take Andujar to advance. Florian Mayer (1) vs. Jeremy Chardy – Chardy has a big future right? Beating the number…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 