Originally posted on The Grandstand:
John Isner and Kevin Anderson will kick off their Valencia campaigns on Tuesday. The two big-hitting seeds are set for respective first-round meetings with Tommy Robredo and Philipp Kohlschreiber. (5) John Isner vs. Tommy Robredo Isner and Robredo will be facing each other for the fourth time in their careers…
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Shanghai final preview and pick: Federer vs. Simon
Originally posted on The Grandstand:
Roger Federer will be bidding for his 23rd Masters 1000 title and second in a row when he takes the court on Sunday in Shanghai. Standing in his way is Gilles Simon. Roger Federer and Gilles Simon will be facing each other for the seventh time in their careers when…
Shanghai SF preview and pick: Lopez vs. Simon
Originally posted on The Grandstand:
Novak Djokovic vs. Roger Federer will steal the headlines on Saturday at the Shanghai Rolex Masters, but don’t sleep on the other semifinal. This one between Feliciano Lopez and Gilles Simon should be similarly entertaining. Lopez cannot be considered a specialist on one specific surface at one specific tournament, but…
ATP Shanghai, Semi-Final Preview: Novak Djokovic v Roger Federer
Originally posted on Moo's Tennis Blog:
Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic will meet in the semi-finals of Shanghai on Saturday (starting at 1pm UK time) for the fifth time this year and the 36th time in their career. A win for Djokovic would see him level the H2H at 18 all. Djokovic was first…
Federer saves 5 match points but needs just 1 in Shanghai
Originally posted on rogerfedererfan:
It’s been almost a month since we saw Roger Federer last but he made sure we got more than just a glimpse of him on his first match back on the hardcourts of Shanghai. Federer faced off against the fast rising Argentinean player Leonardo Mayer. Mayer was ranked 94 at the…
Thursday match picks, including Federer vs. Bautista Agut
Originally posted on The Grandstand:
Shanghai Rolex Masters (1) Novak Djokovic vs. Mikhail Kukushkin: Dominic Thiem lost 6-3, 6-4 to Djokovic in the second round and was “absolutely satisfied” with his performance while calling Djokovic’s tennis “noble.” If Thiem played well and still managed only seven games, what can anyone expect from Kukushkin? Djokovic in…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 