March 11, 2013: Indian Wells Match Picks

Predicted Winner in BOLD [5] Rafael Nadal (ESP) v Leonardo Mayer (ARG) – Rafa rolls Ivan Dodig (CRO) v [2] Roger Federer (SUI) – Federer wins Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) v [18] Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) – Call me nostalgic, but I think Rusty wins unless Stan returns well. Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) v Kevin Anderson (RSA) – The big server beats the veteran. [20] Andreas Seppi (ITA) v [Q] Ernests…

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March 10, 2013: Indian Wells Match Picks

Predicted Winner in BOLD STADIUM 1 Start 11:00 am [32] Mardy Fish (USA) v [Q] Bobby Reynolds (USA) [3] Andy Murray (GBR) v Evgeny Donskoy (RUS) [1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) v Fabio Fognini (ITA) – This should be entertaining, but Nole should also roll. [WC] James Blake (USA) v [8] Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) – An upset is…

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Tennis 2013 Power Ranking: Dubai and Acapulco

Dan Martin’s 2013 Power Ranking #3 1.  Novak Djokovic – Nole is number one, and his strong showing in Dubai only underscores that point. 2.  Andy Murray – 2013 has brought Andy a Grand Slam runner-up finish and a 250 point title.  Still, it will be nice to see him in action again. 3.  Rafael Nadal – Rafa’s…

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Tennis Power Rankings 2013: Chile and Beyond

Dan Martin’s 2013 Power Ranking #2  1.  Novak Djokovic – Nole is still in control. 2.  Andy Murray – He’s posted a 19-2 match record at the 3 most recent Grand Slam events. 3.  Roger Federer – Will Rotterdam move Federer into a tie for career titles with John McEnroe? 4.  David Ferrer – Horacio Zeballos preserved Ferrer’s #4…

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Rafael Nadal’s Comeback is Still On Track But Just Not the Fast Track

Credit Zeballos Horacio Zeballos of Argentina won the biggest match of his life by defeating Rafael Nadal 6-7, 7-6, 6-4 to win in Vina del Mar, Chile.  Zeballos also defeated a cast of solid clay court players to reach the final by dispatching Pablo Andujar, Albert Ramos and Carlos Berlocq in succession.  Still, unless he…

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Originally posted on Xquisite – Sports:
Rafael Nadal will compete at three ATP World Tour tournaments in February 2013 at Vina del Mar, Sao Paulo and Acapulco. Radael Nadal has not competed at an ATP World Tour tournament since a seven-month absence from professional tennis he will return on his favourite surface. This is going to be…

Originally posted on The Grandstand:
No Roger Federer, no problem? Doubtful. Switzerland has Stanislas Wawrinka for its first-round Davis Cup tie against the Czech Republic, but the home team is a considerable underdog with the defending champs on the other side of the net. Roger Federer’s Davis Cup participation is limited almost exclusively to saving…

Originally posted on Overcooked Forehand:
A familiar male captured the title after some unpredictable and unfamiliar situations — see five-hour match with Stan. Azarenka took a beating, so we’ll back off here, provided the mysterious injury timeout doesn’t happen again. And here are 10 other things from the hippest major to date: Getty Images Five things we…

First Power Ranking of 2013

Dan Martin’s 2013 Power Ranking #1  Post Australian Open Ranking 1.  Novak Djokovic – Nole won the Australian Open in convincing style to pick up where he left off in my rankings. 2.  Andy Murray – He is playing quite well, just not quite well enough to have won the first major of the year….

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