Miami 2015: March 31st WTA Predictions

Predicted Winners in BOLD [9] Andrea Petkovic (GER) vs [14] Karolina Pliskova (CZE) – I have been a bit slow to join the bandwagon.  Still, Pliskova has a world class serve and is a talent to watch.  I think her serve and overall talent are headed toward big things.  Petkovic certainly can win and in some…

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Rafa’s Early 2015 Results

I grabbed Rafael Nadal’s 2015 results from Yahoo Sports and pasted them below (for some reason Yahoo lists Rio twice). World #3 Nadal does have one title in 2015. Winning Buenos Aires after reaching the semifinal round at Rio gives Nadal a 7-1 record on clay.  Rafa certainly will welcome a return to his favored surface…

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Masters Miami 2015: March 30th ATP Predictions

Predicted Winners in BOLD If only I had tickets to today’s matches, this looks like a day of tennis heaven for a fan [5] Milos Raonic (CAN) vs [31] Jérémy Chardy (FRA) H2H –  Chardy has had a few moments in his career, but I think Raonic’s resolve and serve push him through to a straight sets…

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Miami 2015: March 30 Predictions

Predicted Winners in BOLD This is a great slate of matches [4] Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) vs [16] Venus Williams (USA) – I like Wozniacki to win a close match. [1] Serena Williams (USA) vs [24] Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) – Kuznetsova is just unpredictable enough to pull an upset, but I think Serena wins pretty easily.  It is odd…

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Masters Miami 2015: March 29th ATP Predictions

Predicted Winners in BOLD [3] Andy Murray (GBR) vs [27] Santiago Giraldo (COL) H2H – Murray loves Miami as it is home away from home. [2] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs [29] Fernando Verdasco (ESP) H2H – Not enough Hot Sauce exists to pull off this upset [23] Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) vs Juan Monaco (ARG) H2H – Monaco is having a…

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Miami 2015: March 29th WTA Predictions

Predicted Winners in BOLD [15] Flavia Pennetta (ITA) vs Victoria Azarenka (BLR) – Flavia is in form, but I like VIka in this match. [1] Serena Williams (USA) vs [WC] Catherine Bellis (USA) – I think Serena is a safe pick to advance. [5] Ana Ivanovic (SRB) vs [27] Sabine Lisicki (GER) – This could go…

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A Modest Proposal: Masters 1000 Events and Solar Panels

NetJets is making strides to go carbon neutral – perhaps they could sponsor this effort The professional tennis tours are fairly carbon intensive.  The miles of airline flights and driving (in the case of Murray’s 2009 road trip from Montreal to Cincinnati) add up to a lot of internal combustion engines being used by players and fans…

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Masters Miami 2015: March 28th ATP Predictions

Predicted Winners in BOLD A Big Slate of Matches Today [11] Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) vs Tim Smyczek (USA) – Jo’s comeback gets a boost. [9] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) vs Vasek Pospisil (CAN) – Dimitrov seems to be struggling to me where Pospisil has momentum in singles and doubles. [1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs Martin Klizan (SVK)…

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Miami 2015: March 28th WTA Predictions

Predicted Winners in BOLD [4] Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) vs Kaia Kanepi (EST) – The Wizard of Woz may be in for a tough test today. [1] Serena Williams (USA) vs Monica Niculescu (ROU) – Serena’s town is Miami. [7] Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) vs [31] Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) – Aga and Navratilova need to show some…

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Tennis and Heart Disease: Grow the Sport

The slow growth of tennis in the US has frustrated me for many years.  I have many thoughts on why tennis has not gained greater traction as a sport people play within the US.  I think one avenue for growing the number of tennis players is sadly the state of US health.  The rates of…

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