Predicted Winners in BOLD (1) Andy Murray VS (3) Stan Wawrinka – I think Andy Murray takes this one, but Wawrinka may have shaken off his post US Open hangover vs. Cilic. Murray could be in trouble if Wawrinka can bully his way into the match, but recent form suggests Murray in 2 sets. (5)…
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ATP World Tour Finals 2016: November 17th Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD (2) Novak Djokovic VS (9) Alternate David Goffin – This is an intriguing match. Novak Djokovic has already qualified for the semifinal round. David Goffin simply (not so simple to beati a 12-time major champion) needs to win 2 sets to secure himself 200 ranking points. Goffin can receive 80% of…
ATP World Tour Finals 2016: November 16th Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD This? (1) Andy Murray VS (5) Kei Nishikori – Kei beat Andy in their US Open quarterfinal match, and Andy has not lost since this encounter. I think Murray will gain a measure of revenge by knocking Nishikori’s record to 1-1 in the round robin phase of this event. Kei’s best…
ATP World Tour Finals 2016: November 15th Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD This slate of matches has a definite undercard and main event feel. (6) Gael Monfils VS (8) Dominic Thiem – Although Thiem won his first set versus Novak Djokovic, I believe the more experienced player is favored. Still, I think Thiem has gone too long without a good win given the…
Czech Dynasty in Federation Cup
Pliskova dug deeeeep Despite Caroline Garcia’s warrior performance on the part of France, the Czech Republic just claimed its 5th Federation Cup title in a 6 year period! That is remarkable even if I am not the first voice to push Federation and Davis Cup results in this era of incredibly globalized tennis. These 5…
ATP World Tour Finals 2016: Nov. 14 Round Robin Predictions
First, I want to offer an apology for not having day 1 picks. Life has been busy the previous 10 days, and I just could not get to them. Also, I will put something up later today regarding the Czech Republic bringing home its 5th Federation Cup title in 6 years. Predicted Winners in BOLD…
Djokovic vs. Murray for #1 – Let them Play Risk
Novak Djokovic plays chess with Boris Becker. pic.twitter.com/0hPrHLCvlS — Mechanics’ Institute (@MILibrary) May 27, 2016 Novak likes board games The Rules: Each Man Gets Armies Based Upon Championship and Runner-up Finishes in 2016. I simply cut two zeros off of the ranking points of any of these finishes to determine the number of armies. In…
Bercy 2016: Andy Murray vs. John Isner Championship Prediction
Andy Murray vs. John Isner This match is fairly straight forward. Andy Murray returns better, moves better, and has a more stable all-around game than John Isner. Does that mean Andy Murray will win? Probably, but John Isner has one of the top 5 serves in men’s tennis. His serve may be the best serve…
Tennis History: Andy Murray is the 26th Man to be Ranked #1 since 1973
Andy #Murray is World No.1 #HistoryMaker pic.twitter.com/bi8LqjjdrY — British Tennis (@BritishTennis) November 5, 2016 I will write more about the tug-of-war between Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray over the #1 ranking after the Paris Indoor ends. I do think it is amazing that only 26 men have had this distinction in a period the encompasses…
Bercy 2016: Semifinal Predictions – Does Andy Reach Number One?
#Djokovic #Murray #Wawrinka #Raonic #Nishikori #Monfils #Cilic #Thiem: The field is set for 2016 #ATPFinals! More: https://t.co/EDva0lSGZS pic.twitter.com/Y8IfOIN011 — ATP World Tour (@ATPWorldTour) November 4, 2016 We’re not quite to London but the field is set Predicted Winners in BOLD [9] Marin Cilic (CRO) vs. John Isner (USA) H2H – Marin can set-up a Cincinnati rematch with…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 