Originally posted on addictedtotennisblog:
Two men who played well before Melbourne and have continued their good form at this tournament face off in an extremely interesting clash, as 13th seed Milos Raonic takes on 4th seed and 2014 champion Stan Wawrinka. This match takes place on the Rod Laver Arena at around 15:00 Melbourne Time…
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Fine Swine: Australian Open R4 Preview, Murray vs Tomic
A more detailed breakdown of the match than what I provided
Australian Open 2016: Day 8 Women’s Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD [7] Angelique Kerber (GER) vs. Annika Beck (GER) – I think Kerber is the biggest beneficiary of this half of the draw imploding. Vika likely would have gone deep regardless, but Kerber can build on her strong 2015 season by making a late round at the opening slam of 2016. [14] Victoria Azarenka…
Australian Open
Originally posted on my life upside down under:
One of the reasons we love living in Melbourne is the fact that Melbourne is one of the sporting capitals of the world. January means it’s Open Season: the first Grand Slam tournament of the tennis season takes over the entire city. We got our first taste…
Australian Open 2016: Day 7 Men’s Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD [1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs [14] Gilles Simon (FRA) – I love Gilles, but this mountain is too high to climb. Novak should win in 3 sets. [3] Roger Federer (SUI) vs [15] David Goffin (BEL) – Goffin could win this match. He is playing quite well and Thiem is good sparring for facing Federer. Still, Federer likely…
Australian Open 2016: Day 6 Men’s Predictions
Don’t Count Me Out Predicted Winners in BOLD [4] Stan Wawrinka (SUI) vs. Lukas Rosol (CZE) – I like Stan here, but Rosol is a dangerous opponent. [16] Bernard Tomic (AUS) vs. John Millman (AUS) – Aussie battle [13] Milos Raonic (CAN) vs. [21] Viktor Troicki (SRB) – I like Milos to keep advancing. [2]…
Three Little Pigs: Australian Open Day 5
More predictions from our friends at Tennis Pig
Australian Open 2016: Day 5 Men’s Predictions
The most decorated player of the hardcourt era of the Australian Open/Championships Predicted Winners in BOLD Business is about to pick up Roger Federer (SUI) [3] vs. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) [27] – I think Dimitrov has a real chance to win here because the courts in Australia play a bit slower than Roger ideally likes them to…
Exceptional Azarenka wins 6-0 6-0 in Melbourne!
The upset bug bypassed Vika
The Aussie Open on a ground pass
Originally posted on kazblah:
Having a kid changes the way you watch live tennis. Pre-progeny, I’d hunker down in Rod Laver Arena all day, working those neck muscles left, right for hours on end, me and 15,000 people getting into the soporific rhythm of summer tennis. You’d have time to study the nuances of the…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 