Montreal R2 previews and picks: Nadal vs. Stakhovsky, Cilic vs. Tomic

Originally posted on The Grandstand:
Rafael Nadal and Marin Cilic will contest their first matches of the week on Wednesday in Montreal. They are set for respective meetings with Sergiy Stakhovsky and Bernard Tomic. (7) Rafael Nadal vs. Sergiy Stakhovsky Like many others at the Rogers Cup, Nadal is playing his first hard-court tournament since…

Rogers Cup: Lisicki storms past Venus in Toronto

Originally posted on All Things Tennis- from Hamza Shakeel:
Venus Williams was bundled out of Toronto in rapid style, crashing out to Germany’s Sabine Lisicki. The 35 year old was all over the place against the former Wimbledon runner-up, who trounced her illustrious rival for the loss of just 3 games. In the men’s tournament…

Montreal 2015: ATP Predictions for August 11

Predicted Winners in BOLD Nick Kyrgios (AUS) vs. Fernando Verdasco (ESP) – This match is really interesting to me.  Each man has what I call a live arm and can blast big shots from many positions on the court.  I think Kyrgios’ serve gives him a slight edge. [1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs. Thomaz Bellucci…

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Montreal 2015: ATP August 10th Predictions

Predicted Winners in BOLD 1st Round @CoupeRogers : Borna Coric vs (10) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga pic.twitter.com/jRANDXbLZN — Borna Coric Fans (@BCoricFans) August 8, 2015 The defending champion faces a promising youngster in Montreal on day 1 [9] Gilles Simon (FRA) vs. Andreas Seppi (ITA) – This should be a fun match and well worth the price…

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Toronto 2015: WTA Predictions for August 10th

Predicted Winners in BOLD Big win for @Riske4rewards who beats 3rd seed Suarez Navarro 64 64 @BOTWClassic in Stanford. http://t.co/kRsZ9udpkC pic.twitter.com/NQUrsFgqTT — TennisTV (@TennisTV) August 5, 2015 Riske is in action and can pull upsets, but will she? Read on Flavia Pennetta (ITA) vs [WC] Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN) – The Canadian wild card draws a…

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Quick Hits – Momentum Before Canada 2015

 Kei Nishikori avenged his 2014 US Open loss by rallying from 1 set down vs. Marin Cilic to reach the DC final.  He then avenged a 2015 loss to Isner in Miami by rallying from 1 set down to take a 500 level title and reclaim some momentum. Kei Nishikori is hitting form at the…

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Washington, D.C. final preview and pick: Nishikori vs. Isner

Originally posted on The Grandstand:
John Isner will hope it’s third time lucky when he contests his third Washington, D.C. final on Sunday afternoon. Standing in his way of the title is No. 2 seed Kei Nishikori. Kei Nishikori and John Isner will be squaring off for the second time in their careers when they…

Isner outlasts Johnson in all-American thriller

Originally posted on The Grandstand:
As Denis Kudla wrote on Twitter after the match, “American tennis should be proud of that one.” Yes it should. John Isner and Steve Johnson battled for one hour and 55 minutes and traded match-point saves in a thrilling Citi Open semifinal on Saturday night that was finally won by…