Quick Hits for 22 June 2015

“I’m playing better than [2013], I feel” – @andy_murray captures a 4th title at The Queen’s Club #AegonChampionships pic.twitter.com/KElEic9Zk8 — Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) June 21, 2015 Quick Hits Roger Federer claiming his 15th career grass court title and 86th career title place him in a good spot heading into Wimbleon.  Also, Ivan Lendl’s 94 career titles…

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Tennis Talk: Murray Wins at Queen’s Club

Originally posted on Totally Tennis:
British number one Andy Murray won his fourth Queen’s Club title yesterday with a fantastic victory against Kevin Anderson 6-3, 6-4 at the Aegon Championships in London. Top seed Murray has now joined John McEnroe and Boris Becker as a four-time champions at Queen’s. The title, which Murray won previously in 2009, 2011 and…

Nottingham previews and picks: Bellucci vs. Zverev, Smyczek vs. Ward

Originally posted on The Grandstand:
Thomaz Bellucci will kick off his Nottingham campaign on Monday against Alexander Zverev. Meanwhile, first-round action is wrapping up with Tim Smyczek and James Ward on the schedule. (WC) Alexander Zverev vs. Thomaz Bellucci Bellucci and Zverev will be going head-to-head for the second time in their careers when they…

Federer, Murray get the job done at respective stomping grounds

Originally posted on The Grandstand:
Roger Federer and Andy Murray kicked off their grass-court seasons in style and picked up plenty of momentum in advance of Wimbledon by winning respective titles on Sunday. Federer triumphed over Andreas Seppi at the Gerry Weber Open and Murray got the best of Kevin Anderson at the AEGON Championships.…

Tweets about Murray and Federer’s Grass Court Wins

@andy_murray 4 times Queen's champion. Proud of you Andy 🙂 pic.twitter.com/k9jy8s833W — annie (@annie_hc5) June 21, 2015 Match #Federer vs Seppi pic.twitter.com/l399M0VCyl — No Federer♥No Tennis (@SoyFederista) June 21, 2015 Match #Federer vs Seppi pic.twitter.com/ZfNGD2kqjb — No Federer♥No Tennis (@SoyFederista) June 21, 2015 Andy #Murray is the Queen's King for the 4th time dominating Kevin…

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Semifinal Streaks and Setbacks: Day 8 in Halle

Originally posted on The Tennis Island:
Semifinal day at the Gerry Weber Open saw Roger Federer navigate his way through an ace-filled onslaught at the hands of Ivo Karlovic, to move into yet another final in Halle. The day ended on a poor note for No. 2 seed Kei Nishikori, who had to retire early in his…

Halle 2015: Roger Federer vs. Andreas Seppi Championship Prediction

[1] Roger Federer (SUI) vs. Andreas Seppi (ITA) H2H Roger Federer is in his 6th tournament final of 2015.  Federer is 3-2 in these championship matches with his 2 losses came against world #1 Novak Djokovic.  Federer leads their head-to-head 11-1 and has won Halle 7 times.  He should win right?  Probably.  Federer’s only loss…

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Rub of the Green- Wimbledon Overview

Originally posted on Leye Aduloju:
It’s been just two weeks since Stanislas Wawrinka lifted the French Open title, but such is the swiftness of the transition from clay to the grass court season that the Wawrinka and co. will be donning the all-whites at Wimbledon as from next Monday. Novak Djokovic retains the favourite’s tag,…