Predicted Winners in BOLD I am a bit ill so these are coming later than usual. Manolo Santana (11 a.m. start) [3] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs Simone Bolelli (ITA) H2H – I like Rafa to advance. [7] David Ferrer (ESP) vs Fernando Verdasco (ESP) H2H – This match should be pretty awesome, but in the end I…
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Masters Madrid 2015: May 6th ATP Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD (This is an incredible slate of matches) [3] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs Steve Johnson (USA) H2H – Johnson is a great story, but not every story has a happy ending. [1] Roger Federer (SUI) vs Nick Kyrgios (AUS) – I could see this going either way as Roger may be pacing himself for Paris….
2015 Power Ranking: Nole has the House Edge in Monte-Carlo
2015 Power Ranking #4 Novak Djokovic – Novak holds the 1st Grand Slam and the first 3 Masters 1000 events of 2015. His straight set win over Nadal was not without some tension, but Novak is going to enter Paris as co-favorite. Andy Murray – Andy can’t be docked for going on his honeymoon. Roger Federer…
Monte-Carlo 2015: Djokovic vs. Berdych Championship Prediction
Being sick and having sick kids caused me not to have a prediction for the most anticipated match since the Australian Open – sorry about that Novak Djokovic vs. Tomas Berdych These two played an interesting match in Dubai not too long ago. Berdych has been quite consistent in 2015, but he needs to add…
How to assess Tomas Berdych’s 2015?
If at first you don’t succeed Tomas Berdych has been a model of consistency in 2015. Berdych was runner-up at Doha and at Rotterdam. He was a semifinalist at the Australian Open, at Dubai, and at Masters Miami. He was a quarterfinalist at Indian Wells. The Big Czech finds himself in the semifinal round of…
Masters Miami 2015: Andy Murray vs. Tomas Berdych Semifinal Prediction
[3] Andy Murray (GBR) vs [8] Tomas Berdych (CZE) H2H That really didn’t need to happen (are you reading Mirka?) Head games Tomas Berdych hired Andy Murray’s former coach during the offseason. I am not sure if that or something else was behind the intense exchange in Melbourne. At any rate, things were at times quite ugly…
Masters Miami 2015: April 1st ATP Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD [3] Andy Murray (GBR) vs Dominic Thiem (AUT) – Anywhere other than a slam or at Miami, I might pick Thiem. That is how much I think of this young talent. Thiem has a lot of variety and a bright future ahead of him. The Austrian also has a lot of momentum from some…
Rafa’s Early 2015 Results
I grabbed Rafael Nadal’s 2015 results from Yahoo Sports and pasted them below (for some reason Yahoo lists Rio twice). World #3 Nadal does have one title in 2015. Winning Buenos Aires after reaching the semifinal round at Rio gives Nadal a 7-1 record on clay. Rafa certainly will welcome a return to his favored surface…
Indian Wells 2015: Federer vs Berdych Quarterfinal Prediction
[2] Roger Federer (SUI) vs. [9] Tomas Berdych (CZE) Dating back to the 2004 Olympics, Berdych has posted some meaningful wins over Roger Federer. Berdych stopped Fed at Wimbledon 2010 and US Open 2012. Having said that, Federer has won 2/3 of their 18 career matches. Federer has won 2 titles in 2015 while Berdych has…
Dubai 2015: Semifinal Predictions
Novak Djokovic vs. Tomas Berdych I doubt it will be this one-sided, but I expect a similar result. Berdych has had a nice start to 2015. I don’t think he has much of a chance in this match, but Berdych has been quite consistent. Nole has won 2 of the past 3 slams after a…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 