Predicted Winners in BOLD This is a great slate of matches [4] Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) vs [16] Venus Williams (USA) – I like Wozniacki to win a close match. [1] Serena Williams (USA) vs [24] Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) – Kuznetsova is just unpredictable enough to pull an upset, but I think Serena wins pretty easily. It is odd…
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A Modest Proposal: Masters 1000 Events and Solar Panels
NetJets is making strides to go carbon neutral – perhaps they could sponsor this effort The professional tennis tours are fairly carbon intensive. The miles of airline flights and driving (in the case of Murray’s 2009 road trip from Montreal to Cincinnati) add up to a lot of internal combustion engines being used by players and fans…
Miami 2015: March 28th WTA Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD [4] Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) vs Kaia Kanepi (EST) – The Wizard of Woz may be in for a tough test today. [1] Serena Williams (USA) vs Monica Niculescu (ROU) – Serena’s town is Miami. [7] Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) vs [31] Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) – Aga and Navratilova need to show some…
Miami 2015: March 27th WTA Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD [3] Simona Halep (ROU) vs [WC] Nicole Vaidisova (CZE) – If healthy, Halep will win. [17] Madison Keys (USA) vs Sloane Stephens (USA) – This is a 50-50 match and should be fun. [1] Serena Williams (USA) vs Monica Niculescu (ROU) – Serena’s knee is the only question. [20] Jelena Jankovic…
Miami 2015: March 26th WTA Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD A Lot of Chalk Advances Today [7] Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) vs Anna Schmiedlova (SVK) [16] Venus Williams (USA) vs [Q] Urszula Radwanska (POL) – A Williams vs. a Radwanska – Venus’ 7 slams and 4 gold medals make her historically more significant. However, an upset here would not shock me. [2]…
Indian Wells 2015: March 19 WTA Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD [18] Jelena Jankovic (SRB) vs. [Q] Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) H2H – JJ is not going away at Indian Wells. She is not my favorite player to watch, but her game is clicking. [15] Flavia Pennetta (ITA) vs. [24] Sabine Lisicki (GER) – Flavia is having a great event. I think the positive vibes…
Indian Wells 2015: March 18th WTA Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD Simona Halep (ROU) VS Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP) – CSN keeps making my picks look bad. I still think Halep is too steady to lose here. Serena Williams (USA) VS Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) – The Swiss is playing awfully well, but Serena is on a mission IMHO.
Indian Wells 2015: Saint Patrick’s Day/March 17th WTA Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD [1] Serena Williams (USA) vs Sloane Stephens (USA) H2H – I think Serena will win for various reasons, but Sloane’s results have been promising at this event. [2] Maria Sharapova (RUS) vs Flavia Pennetta (ITA) – I was wrong on Maria once, but I won’t make that mistake again. Caroline Garcia (FRA) vs Sabine…
Indian Wells 2015: March 16th WTA Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD [6] Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) vs [30] Coco Vandeweghe (USA) H2H – I like Bouchard to win pretty easily in this match. [16] Madison Keys (USA) vs [18] Jelena Jankovic (SRB) – I hope Keys wins, but JJ has a way of sticking around. [2] Maria Sharapova (RUS) vs Victoria Azarenka (BLR) – On…
Indian Wells 2015: Ides of March/March 15th WTA Predictions
Et tu Garbiñe Muguruza? Predicted Winners in BOLD [1-WC] Serena Williams (USA) vs. [28] Zarina Diyas (KAZ) – Serena is likely to win this match. [3] Simona Halep (ROU) vs. [26] Varvara Lepchenko (USA) – I’d love to see this match from the stands. If you have tickets, be sure to check out what should be a fun…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 