Madrid 2016: May 5th ATP Predictions

Predicted Winners in BOLD [2] Andy Murray (GBR) vs. [16] Gilles Simon (FRA) H2H – Andy should win this match, but Simon is a capable of winning or making a match tough when no one expects it. [1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs. [15] Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) H2H – Nole should win. [5] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs. Sam Querrey (USA) H2H – Sam has to feel great to be this deep in the event, but he…

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Madrid 2016: May 5th WTA Predictions

Predicted Winners in BOLD [6] Simona Halep (ROU) vs. Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) – Halep should win the battle for Romania. Samantha Stosur (AUS) vs [Q] Patricia Maria Tig (ROU) – Stosur is playing well even if this event has a Romanian feel to it. Daria Gavrilova (AUS) vs. [Q] Louisa Chirico (USA) Dominika Cibulkova (SVK)…

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Madrid 2016: May 4th ATP Predictions

Predicted Winners in BOLD [15] Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) vs. Feliciano Lopez (ESP) H2H – I like RBA here due to the surface. [1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs. Borna Coric (CRO) H2H – I think Novak wins pretty easily here. [7] Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) vs. Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) H2H – Tsonga played well in Monte Carlo so he…

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Madrid 2016: May 4th WTA Predictions

Predicted Winners in BOLD This is a nice slate of matches [6] Simona Halep (ROU) vs. [10] Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) – I am torn on this one.  If Simona is on the road back, she likely wins.  I need to see it to believe it though. [8] Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP) vs. Samantha Stosur (AUS) –…

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Madrid 2016: May 3rd ATP Predictions

Predicted Winners in BOLD [5] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs. Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS) H2H  – This match could have some fun points and games, but Rafa should win in straight sets. [2] Andy Murray (GBR) vs. [Q] Radek Stepanek (CZE) – Mercifully, the Worm will likely be gone. [15] Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) vs. [Q] Santiago Giraldo (COL)…

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Madrid 2016: May 3rd WTA Predictions

Predicted Winners in BOLD [6] Simona Halep (ROU) vs. Karin Knapp (ITA) – Knapp is a solid player, but Halep should win.  Will she is the big question? [8] Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP) vs. Sabine Lisicki (GER) – On other surfaces, I’d likely pick Lisicki. [WC] Sorana Cirstea (ROU) vs. Danka Kovinic (MNE) – A…

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Madrid 2016: May 2nd ATP Predictions

Predicted Winners in BOLD Feliciano Lopez (ESP) vs. Leonardo Mayer (ARG) H2H – Should be a fun 50-50 type match. If Mayer is returning well, my pick will look silly. [9] David Ferrer (ESP) vs. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) H2H – GGL in an upset.  Ferrer may come to life this week, but 2016 has not been his…

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Madrid 2016: May 2nd WTA Predictions

Predicted Winners in BOLD [5] Petra Kvitova (CZE) vs. [Q] Elena Vesnina (RUS) – I would not be shocked to see an upset here.  Nothing Petra does surprises me these days.  She may dust the field or be bested by an unknown.  Vesnina is a solid player and could very well send the defending champion…

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Power Ranking 2016: Monte Carlo and Barcelona have Rafa Rising

Our Long International Nightmare is Over: Tennis Abides is Back Sorry this is a bit later than usual.  Putting the finishing touches on my dissertation put my tennis writing on the back burner.  Still, the 3rd Masters 1000 event of 2016 along with a 500 level event in Spain deserve some attention prior to the…

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Monte Carlo 2016: Nadal vs. Monfils Championship Prediction

Rafael Nadal vs. Gael Monfils Gael Monfils was not the expected finalist, but his play at Masters Miami was excellent so he is in a nice spot in terms of playing strong tennis on two different surfaces.  Monfils also made a quarterfinal appearance in Melbourne and was a runner-up in Rotterdam earlier this year.  Monfils…

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