French Open 2015: May 25th Men’s Predictions

Predicted Winners in BOLD [12] Gilles Simon (FRA) vs [WC] Lucas Pouille (FRA) – I don’t think Simon is a sure thing, but I think he is favored. [3] Andy Murray (GBR) v [Q] Facundo Arguello (ARG) – Can Murray build toward a title? [4] Tomas Berdych (CZE) vs Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) – Tomas has proven that…

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French Open 2015: May 25th Women’s Predictions

Predicted Winners in BOLD [29] Alizé Cornet (FRA) vs Roberta Vinci (ITA) – This is no easy first round match for Cornet. Maria Sharapova (RUS) vs Kaia Kanepi (EST) – Kaia could force one tight set, but she is not going to beat Maria in a 2 out of 3 set situation. Virginie Razzano (FRA) vs…

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The King is on the ropes – could it happen? French Open preview

Originally posted on grandslamgrumblings:
Sharapova kisses her second French Open title Grand Slam tennis rolls back into the City of Love later today and, whilst my attention is uncharacteristically elsewhere for at least the first 30 hours of the tournament (Championship Play-off Final!),  I have nevertheless tried to make some sense of the draws for…

French Open 2015: Day 1 Tweets

Fan runs on to court for selfie with Federer before security finally intercepts. Not a good look…. — Jon Wertheim (@jon_wertheim) May 24, 2015 Andy Murray was out on the practice courts earlier today at #RolandGarros #FrenchOpen >>> pic.twitter.com/fGUAFwWMBf — Sky Sports Tennis (@SkySportsTennis) May 24, 2015 He is the boss pic.twitter.com/8DbTVXSrBK — No Federer♥No…

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French Open 2015: May 24th Men’s Predictions

Predicted Winners in BOLD This is quite a slate of matches for Day 1 [2] Roger Federer (SUI) vs Alejandro Falla (COL) – Federer has a pretty ideal draw in Paris.  A win on Sunday means Roger would only have to win 6 matches over the traditional 2 weeks of the event to take the title.  Falla…

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French Open 2015: May 24th Women’s Predictions

Predicted Winners in BOLD In addition to having a surface that can handle light rain, Roland Garros has been smart to add a 15th day to the event allowing for flexibility to get to the championship matches on time. [3] Simon Halep (BUL) vs Evgeniya Rodina (RUS) – Is Halep a contender?  Based on last year’s…

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ATP Championship Predictions for Geneva and Nice

Here is Sousa playing in front of a packed house Geneva Championship [6] Joao Sousa (POR) vs Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) Bellucci is a player I always hoped to see succeed.  His game always looked more impressive than his results.  Sousa on the other hand seems to steadily be rising in stature on tour.  In a situation…

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Tweets about the 2015 Roland Garros Draw

The #cincytennis office reaction to seeing @rolandgarros draw & potential Djokovic-Nadal quarterfinal #RG15 pic.twitter.com/ncRF5NxocU — W&S Open (@CincyTennis) May 22, 2015 Andy Murray can take advantage of Nadal’s confidence crisis to win French Open title http://t.co/CPQ66wF0wP #RG15 pic.twitter.com/rHtd9819IH — Tennis News (@tennis2daynews) May 22, 2015 Qualifying notes…Alexa Glatch of California is in. Same for Sweden’s…

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