Sony Ericsson/Miami Predictions for 3-26-2012

Predicted winners in BOLD C = Correct, X = Incorrect Fourth Round Maria Sharapova (2) vs. Ekaterina Makarova – I like Maria to advance.  C Agnieszka Radwanska (5) vs. Garbine Muguruza Blanco  C Ana Ivanovic (15) vs. Venus Williams – Based on conditioning I think Ivanovic keeps her feel good story going whereas Venus’ feel…

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FEDERER AND THE NEW GENERATION

Originally posted on Tennis & Tourism:
Miami (United States) –  After defeating American Ryan Harrison 6-2, 7-6(3) on Saturday, Roger Federer was given the opportunity to talk about the new tennis generation. The Swiss Maestro made a few comparison between the upcoming tennis stars. Q. You talked before about how you liked having the opportunity to play players from…

Sony Ericsson/Miami Predictions for 3-25-2012

Reminder: Don’t forget to check out “60 Minutes” interview with world #1 Novak Djokovic tonight Projected Winners in BOLD C= Correct X = Incorrect Third Round Agnieszka Radwanska (5) vs. Silvia Soler-Espinosa  C Dominika Cibulkova (16) vs. Jie Zheng C Venus Williams vs. Aleksandra Wozniak – Venus’ comeback run continues .  C barely Victoria Azarenka…

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Review of Bring Your Racquet: Tennis Basics for Kids

Certified tennis professional Steven White’s book Bring Your Racquet: Tennis Basics for Kids is a great contribution to the larger endeavor of making tennis more accessible for young people.  This is a cause that is close to my heart because I feel many kids show interest in tennis and hack around a bit without receiving…

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Sony Ericsson/Miami Predictions for 3-24-2012

Predicted Winners in BOLD C = Correct X = Incorrect Gael Monfils (14) vs. Sergei Bubka – Bubka could win, but it is likely that Monfils will win.  C Juan Martin del Potro (11) vs. Ivo Karlovic – I am not sure how a short player like JMDP will deal with Dr. Ivo, but I…

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Sony Ericsson/Miami Predictions 3-23-2012

Projected Winners in BOLD C = Correct Pick   X = Incorrect Pick Second Round Juan Ignacio Chela (29) vs. Grigor Dimitrov  – I am going to go with youth here, but I think Chela is the favorite.  C Milos Raonic (26) vs. Arnaud Clement -Raonic should win against the veteran.  C Jurgen Melzer (22) vs….

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Sony Ericsson/Miami Predictions 3-22-2012

Projected Winner in BOLD         C= Correct Pick X = Missed Pick First Round Sam Querrey vs. Matthew Ebden – I think Sam gets back into the win column here. C David Goffin vs. Donald Young – Young is always hard to predict, but I think he advances.  X Sergiy Stakhovsky vs. Bernard Tomic – The Aussie should advance….

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Sony Ericsson/Miami Predictions 3-21-2012

Projected Winner in BOLD              C = Correct Pick X = Missed Pick First Round Nikolay Davydenko vs. James Blake – This is an interesting tilt between two former top ten players.  I think Davydenko is too steady and takes the ball too early to lose this match.  C Antonio Veic vs. Denis Kudla – The…

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