US Open 2017: Anderson vs. Carreno Busta Semifinal Prediction

28 Kevin Anderson vs. 12 Pablo Carreño Busta This match is not one that was expected, but also features two seeded players.  Pablo Carreno Busta being the 12th seed is the numeric favorite, but based upon surface speed one can easily agure that Kevin Anderson is the favorite in this match.  My initial thoughts about…

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US Open 2017: Vandeweghe vs Keys Semifinal Prediction

20 CoCo Vandeweghe vs. 15 Madison Keys These two players have pretty similar game plans.  They like to dictate play and use paralyzing power to overwhelm an opponent.  Each player has reached the semifinal round of a major in the past.  Each player is poised to lead the next generation of US power brokers on…

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US Open 2017: September 6th Men’s Quarterfinal Predictions

Predicted Winners in BOLD ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM (Noon start) [1] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs Andrey Rublev (RUS) – Nadal is likely to beat Rublev who should be proud and thrilled with his quarterfinal finish. *#repost Thank you @espntennis Fancy seeing you here 😉@delpotrojuan #espn #espntennis #USOpen #delpotro #mardyfish pic.twitter.com/tKrAaLoYOu — shizune (@Shizune82119) September 5, 2017   [3] Roger Federer (SUI) vs [24] Juan…

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US Open 2017: September 6th Women’s Quarterfinal Predictions

Predicted Winners in BOLD: Could an All USA Semifinal Be in the Works? ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM (Noon start) [1] Karolina Pliskova (CZE) vs [20] CoCo Vandeweghe (USA) – This match is hard for me to call.  Pliskova serves well and hits really clean shots.  I think Pliskova’s serve is a bit bigger than Vandeweghe’s, but CoCo can…

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US Open 1992: The 25th Anniversary of an Epic Men’s Event (Part 1)

The 1992 Men’s US Open was notable due to a large number of clashes between major winners.  While Stefan Edberg won the title by beating Pete Sampras in 4 sets, he needed three consecutive 5 set wins in order to reach that final.  More unbelievably, Edberg had to come back from a service break down…

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US Open 2017: September 5th Men’s Quarterfinal Predictions

Predicted Winners in BOLD Be Honest, Who Had One of These 4 in the Final? ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM (Noon start) [12] Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) vs [29] Diego Schwartzman (ARG)  – An all-Argentine and an all-Spanish final is possible.  I have doubted Schwartzman at every turn so in a kiss of death, I am picking him to win this match. [17] Sam…

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Today is Tennis Abides’ 6th Birthday!

Dear Readers, A lot has happened with Tennis Abides since it launched 6 years ago.  I had written for Tennis-X prior to striking out on my own.  I got my first set of press credential through Tennis-X at Indianapolis 2008.  The first match I covered was Gilles Simon d. Sam Querrey in a tight 3…

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US Open 2017: September 5th Women’s Quarterfinal Predictions

Predicted Winners in BOLD One of these 4 Women Will be in the Final ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM (Noon start) Sloane Stephens’ WTA ranking just jumped 874 spots in 28 days. Talk about a good month. pic.twitter.com/OKRirm5gFF — SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) September 3, 2017 [16] Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) vs [PR] Sloane Stephens (USA) – Sloane Stephens has had a strong summer with…

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US Open 2017: Labor Day Men’s Singles Predictions

Predicted Winners in BOLD ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM (11 a.m.) [1] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) – Rafa has looked a bit vulnerable, but it is hard for me to see Dolgopolov winning 3 sets in this match. [3] Roger Federer (SUI) vs [33] Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) (7 p.m.) – Did Federer win on Saturday due to Lopez not having a great return of serve…

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