Novak Djokovic Currently Lacks a Rival

Novak Djokovic Currently Lacks a True Rival, but Tennis like Nature Abhors a Vacuum On a few occasions in my tennis viewing life, a player has separated himself so far from his competition as to lack an identifiable rival.  I saw matches prior to the 1985 Wimbledon championships, but I did not start following tennis…

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Djokovic three-peats in Paris for sixth Masters title of 2015

Originally posted on The Grandstand:
Novak Djokovic continued his dominant 2015 campaign by winning a third straight BNP Paribas Masters title on Sunday, when he cruised past Andy Murray 6-2, 6-4. Djokovic gave back a break early in the second set but more than made up for it by breaking Murray a total of four…

Paris Masters 2015: Championship Prediction – Murray vs. Djokovic

Andy Murray vs. Novak Djokovic Novak as Grandmaster (I promise not to overuse chess analogies) Novak Djokovic has accomplished something pretty amazing.  He reached all four major finals in 2015 posting a 3-1 record in those events.  He also has reached the championship match of all 8 Masters 1000 events he entered.  Aside from skipping Madrid,…

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Paris final preview and pick: Djokovic vs. Murray

Originally posted on The Grandstand:
The Paris title will come down to Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray on Sunday. Murray is No. 3 in the world but will climb to second on Monday and be seeded No. 2 in London regardless of this result. Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray will be squaring off for the…

ATP Paris Masters 1000: Review Of The Quarterfinals

Originally posted on SportzCosmos:
Top seeded Novak Djokovic, World number two Andy Murray and the French Open champion Stanislas Wawrinka have taken their appointed places in the last four of the BNP Paribas Indoor Tennis Masters in Bercy, Paris. They have been joined by the 2012 champion David Ferrer of Spain in what is the…

Paris Masters 2015: Quarterfinal Predictions

Predicted Winners in BOLD [2] Andy Murray (GBR) vs. [10] Richard Gasquet (FRA) H2H – Their rivalry changed when Murray won from 2 sets down at Wimbledon 2008 vs. Gasquet. Murray has been rolling in Paris.  Gasquet has had a nice year in 2015, but I think Murray dominates. [8] David Ferrer (ESP) vs. [13] John Isner…

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