Qatar 2016 Championship Prediction: Nole vs. Rafa

I doubt we get anything quite like this until maybe Melbourne 2016 Rafael Nadal vs. Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic completed perhaps the most dominant tennis season ever.  2016 likely will offer challenges, both new and old, to Nole’s reign. Andy Murray may pick  up a boost from his role in winning the Davis Cup.  Uncle…

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The Australian Open Fast Facts

Tennis Season is almost upon us! From January 18 -31st the best of the best tennis superstars will rally it out for the Grand Slam title at The Australian Open. To get you into the swing of it, here are some fun fast facts we bet you didn’t know : 1. Marius Copil sent the…

January 8th ATP Predictions

Predicted Winners in BOLD Qatar [2] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs. Illya Marchenko (UKR) H2H – I like Rafa in this match as he is likely looking to see where he stands versus Nole. [1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs. [3] Tomas Berdych (CZE) H2H – Berdych could maybe take a set, but Nole will be too much even…

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January 7th ATP Predictions

Predicted Winners in BOLD Sorry about time differences leading to some uneven posting times for my tennis predictions Qatar [7] Jérémy Chardy (FRA) vs. Illya Marchenko (UKR) H2H – I like Chardy’s recent play. [2] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs. Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS) H2H – Rafa rolls [1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs. [8] Leonardo Mayer (ARG) H2H – Novak…

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January 6th Qatar and Chennai Predictions

Predicted Winners in BOLD Qatar [7] Jérémy Chardy (FRA) vs. Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) H2H – Already completed [1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs. Fernando Verdasco (ESP) – Already completed [2] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs. Robin Haase (NED) H2H – Rafa’s new leaf for 2016 is still under scrutiny after dropping a set and then dominating. [3] Tomas Berdych…

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January 5th ATP Predictions

Predicted Winners in BOLD Qatar [3] Tomas Berdych (CZE) vs. Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) H2H – Berdych has been a model of consistency despite not challenging the top tier all that often. [4] David Ferrer (ESP) vs. llya Marchenko(UKR)  H2H – I like Ferrer here. [2] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs. Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) H2H – Uncle Toni is predicting…

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January 4th ATP Predictions

And here we go … on the 2016 tennis season Predicted Winners in BOLD Qatar – I’ll put the event with the world #1 playing first [1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs. [Q] Dustin Brown (GER)  – Dreddy vs. Nole is a fun match, but Novak’s returns and passes make this less than ideal for Dustin….

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My Memories of Lleyton Hewitt

I first heard of Lleyton Hewitt when reading sports capsules about Australian Open tune-up events in 1998.  A hometown kid named Lleyton Hewitt upset Andre Agassi who was launching his comeback from a poor 1997 campaign.  I thought either this kid is really good or Agassi has a lot of work in front of him…

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A Happy 2016 to the Tennis Abides Community

Dear Readers, 2015 was Tennis Abides most successful year.  I set a goal for impressions and the readers exceeded that goal by more than 34%!  My presence on twitter grew a great deal this year as well.  Many thanks for your support. The Australian Open is coming up so 2016 should get off to a…

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