Wimbledon 2019: Semifinal Predictions

Novak Djokovic vs. Roberto Bautista Agut Djokovic is probably at his deadliest on slow hard courts.  His record 7 Australian Open singles titles, and the dominating manner he has won those 7 titles, speak to his dominance.  RBA has beaten Djokovic twice in 2019 on hard courts that historically play pretty slowly: Qatar and Miami. …

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Ragnarok for Tennis History this Weekend?

My son is interested in the Avengers in general and Thor in particular.  The rewriting of tennis history that could happen this weekend is massive. Serena Williams can tie Margaret Court for the most singles majors ever (24) while also collecting an 8th Wimbledon crown.  While Serena’s 23 majors all come in the Open Era,…

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Wimbledon 2019: Round of 16 Gentlemen’s Predictions

One time only (probably), match predictions are back en masse for the biggest day of the tennis year! Predicted Winners in BOLD [3] Rafael Nadal vs Joao Sousa Rafa should win this match.  I think Sousa can make the match somewhat interesting in terms of individual points, but he is going to have to string a lot of…

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Wimbledon 2019: July 6th Tweets

Oh hi there Andy & Serena 👋 #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/YTlK7skecz — Anna Doble (@annadoble) July 6, 2019 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js A truly unique #Wimbledon moment Get ready for @andy_murray x @serenawilliams 🤩 pic.twitter.com/1MH3UrUqnl — Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 6, 2019 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js some great shots of the net exchange we've got today pic.twitter.com/LOluJtgve4 — isidora (@inspiredbyrafa) July 6, 2019 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js…

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Wimbledon 2019: When Sprinklers Attack

Mixed victory today @Wimbledon despite heavy showers 💦🐳💦🐳💦😂😂😂#wimbledon19 #funnymoments #teamsiegemundsitak pic.twitter.com/AK59SJ4gvx — Laura Siegemund (@laurasiegemund) July 5, 2019  

Wimbledon 2019: July 5th Match of the Day – Halep vs. Azarenka

Simona Halep vs. Victoria Azarenka These players share really good mobility on court.  Vika is a bit more error prone than Halep, but she also has a bigger game.   On a hard court, I’d give Azarenka the edge.  On a clay court, I’d give Halep the edge.  These two former world #1s and major champions…

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Cross Training and Tennis

I played tennis yesterday in 91F/32.8C degree weather.  I was dreading it because not only was it hot, but Louisville is in a river valley and is very humid (much like the Cincinnati Masters).  I have had friends from less humid environments describe playing tennis here like playing tennis “inside of an aquarium.” By the…

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