Dan Martin on Tennis, Life and Occassionally Other Sports
Originally posted on The Grandstand:
Novak Djokovic will be bidding for a quarterfinal spot at the U.S. Open when he takes the court on Monday against Philipp Kohlschreiber. Andy Murray and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga are also in action. (1) Novak Djokovic vs. (22) Philipp Kohlschreiber Djokovic and Kohlschreiber will be squaring off for the sixth time…
Predicted Winners in BOLD This is a great slate of matches Flavia Pennetta (ITA) [11] vs. Casey Dellacqua (AUS) [29] – Flavia has gotten better as her career has progressed. I think she wins another match here. Serena Williams (USA) [1] vs. Kaia Kanepi (EST) – Serena may have a problem or two with Cobra Kaia Kanepi, but Serena…
Predicted Winners in BOLD 4 Heavy Weight Prize Fights Big Time Matches on Tap Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) [9] vs. Andy Murray (GBR) [8] – Tsonga’s conquest of Toronto and Murray’s first round cramping make this close to a 50-50 match. Murray even gave up a break lead in the 3rd set to let Tsonga off of the hook. I…
I wish I could do more of this type of writing for Tennis Abides, but I am finishing a major project for graduate school so through the end of 2014 my writing has to be strategic in terms of how much time I can dedicate. Grigor Dimitrov and the youthful David Goffin put on a…
Predicted Winners in BOLD The Women’s Draw Has had a Lot of Upsets, but Opportunity Lurks for the Survivors Jelena Jankovic (9) vs. Belinda Bencic – I kept doubting JJ, but she has proven me wrong so I am picking her. Lucie Safarova (14) vs. Shuai Peng -This could go either way, but I like…
Predicted Winners in BOLD This is a great slate of matches as one would expect at a slam Grigor Dimitrov (7) vs. David Goffin – Goffin has been impressive in NY. His youthful appearance should not fool anyone. He can play and has a Davydenko style of taking the ball early and robbing time from…
Predicted Winners in BOLD Serena Williams (1) vs. Varvara Lepchenko – Lepchenko is a lefty and is not a push-over, but if Serena is not too error prone she should advance in a straightforward match. Carla Suarez Navarro (15) vs. Kaia Kanepi – Cobra-Kaia Kanepi pulls off an upset. Having said that, I love Saurez Navarro’s game….
Predicted Winners in BOLD This is a great slate of matches! Tommy Robredo (16) vs. Nick Kyrgios – This is a classic match-up of a very solid, prepared and fit veteran facing a more powerful and talented young player. Kyrgios’ firepower could overwhelm Robredo, but if fitness becomes a factor I think the match swings to…
Predicted Winners in BOLD 5 M. Sharapova vs. 26 S. Lisicki – This could be an excellent match, but I think it will underwhelm a bit and be a routine win. I’m not expecting a repeat of this result or quality 10 C. Wozniacki vs. 18 A. Petkovic – Woz keeps rebuilding her ranking. 14 L. Safarova…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 