Serena Williams was awesome in winning her 6th US Open and 18th major. Let the GOAT debates intensify. Marin Cilic dominated the final two matches at a level not seen since Federer’s 2004 win or maybe stylistically since Safin’s 2000 title run. Andy Murray vs. Novak Djokovic is my favorite match-up because each…
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Tennis Power Ranking 2014: US Open and Marin Cilic’s Rise
Novak Djokovic – Nole stays at #1, but his play in Toronto, Cincinnati and to a lesser extent New York leave some questions. Novak did not handle the hot and humid conditions well in New York. He struggled with the heat late in the Kohlschreiber match and against Nishikori who had played 10 sets in…
Tennis Fans: Reasons to be Excited about Nishikori vs. Cilic
Saturday Blues I will admit that I was sad when Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer lost on Saturday. I thoroughly enjoyed Novak Djokovic’s performance at the 2007 Miami Masters event. From that point forward, I’ve been a fan of his. Similarly in 2001, I predicted Roger Federer to beat Pete Sampras at Wimbledon and told…
US Open 2014: Quick Hits – Analysis Misfires & Successes
Television commentators will talk about serve speed because the radar gun gives us that data. They fail to go a step further and talk about placement within the box. 6’6″ Marin Cilic and 6’1″ Roger Federer both might hit a serve at 125 mph. The thing is Cilic’s greater height and reach allow for him…
US Open 2014: Marin Cilic vs. Kei Nishikori Championship Prediction
Odds If someone looked at the draw and picked this final, I want to have you pick some lottery numbers for me. Kei Nishikori had established himself as a dangerous if fragile player in 2014 after being seen largely as a potentially good player. Kei beat Roger Federer in the Miami quarterfinal round only to…
US Open 2014: Serena Williams vs. Caroline Wozniacki Championship Prediction
Serena Williams has had a nice 2014 campaign outside of the Grand Slam events. Serena has reached the final 8 or better at 1 major this year, the US Open. Her losses seemed to stem from a two pronged attack: first an opponent playing well enough to pressure Serena and second Serena tightening up mentally…
US Open 2014: Djokovic vs. Nishikori Prediction
I have to admit that Novak Djokovic vs. Andy Murray is my favorite match-up among the Big 4. I really enjoyed their quarterfinal match. Novak has looked nothing like the player who went 2-2 and won only 4 of 10 sets played after Wimbledon. He looks sharp and delivered a pretty strong message in beating…
US Open 2014: Federer vs. Cilic Prediction
If Federer is sharp, expect something like this. If Fed plays like he did in the quarters, expect Cilic to win. Marin Cilic enters this US Open semifinal as a guy who has to be considered a dark horse to win the US Open. He lost to Novak Djokovic in 5 sets at Wimbledon and…
US Open 2014: Men’s Coaches Grand Slam Head-to-Head Records
For the first time ever (I would imagine), four Grand Slam semifinalists are coached by 4 former Grand Slam Champions. Stefan Edberg and Boris Becker each hold 6 Grand Slam singles titles. Michael Chang and Goran Ivanisevic each won a single Grand Slam title and had 3 other Grand Slam runner-up finishes. Goran and Michael…
US Open 2014: Quick Hits – Serena vs. Woz has Storylines
No Shortage of Storylines for Sunday Serena Williams’ 6 wins in NY, 2 titles and 1 semifinal finish on North American hard courts make her the top player of this season, but Caroline Wozniacki pushed Serena to 3 sets twice. Therefore, Sunday’s result is anything but given, and if Wozniacki wins the US Open she…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 