French Open 2016: May 28th Women’s Predictions

Predicted Winners in Bold Pauline Parmentier (FRA) vs. Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) [8] – 8th seeds are supposed to beat unseeded players right?  Still this seems like a 50-50 match. Serena Williams (USA) [1] vs. Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) [26] – This should be a fun match and a good test for Serena.  If Serena isn’t hampered by too many errors…

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French Open 2016: May 27th Men’s Predictions

Predicted Winners in BOLD [9] Richard Gasquet (FRA) vs [17] Nick Kyrgios (AUS) – Gasquet humbled Kyrgios at Wimbledon last year.  Has Nick grown?  We shall see.  My head says Gasquet, and my gut says Kyrgios.  Given my physique my gut wins. [3] Stan Wawrinka (SUI) vs [30] Jérémy Chardy (FRA) – Stan is on…

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French Open 2016: May 27th Women’s Predictions

Predicted Winners in BOLD [4] Garbine Muguruza (ESP) vs Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) – Wickmayer is a tough opponent, but if Muguruza is back to playing her level of tennis she should win in 2 with one of the sets being close. [11] Lucie Safarova (CZE) vs [21] Samantha Stosur (AUS) – Two runner-up finishers at…

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French Open 2016: May 26th Men’s Predictions

Predicted Winners in BOLD [4] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs. Facundo Bagnis (ARG) – Rafa should win this one. [6] Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) vs Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) – Tsonga should win, but Baghdatis could have a turn back the clock performance and make it interesting. [7] Tomas Berdych (CZE) vs Malek Jaziri (TUN) – Berdych generally…

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French Open 2016: May 26th Women’s Predictions

Predicted Winners in BOLD Sorry about yesterday’s unplanned hiatus.  As a teacher, this is a busy time, and I could not give any time to tennis yesterday.  [8] Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) vs Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) – Bouchard is having a nice event to this point, but this is a real test.  If she passes it, maybe…

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French Open 2016: May 25th Men’s Predictions

Predicted Winners in BOLD [2] Andy Murray (GBR) vs. [Q] Radek Stepanek (CZE) – To Finish 36 36 60 42  – I will stick with Murray,  but this was an odd start to his Roland Garros even if he wins this match from 2 sets down vs. a 37-year-old. [1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs. Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE)…

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French Open 2016: May 25th Women’s Predictions

Predicted Winners in BOLD Rain makes some of these picks feel like Groundhog Day [3] Angelique Kerber (GER) vs. Kiki Bertens (NED) – If Kerber is not still in her Grand Slam hangover, she should win.  If not, it may be a quick trip to Paris. [1] Serena Williams (USA) vs. Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) –…

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French Open 2016: May 23rd Men’s Predictions

Predicted Winners in BOLD For predictions regarding matches in progress, see this earlier post. Lukas Rosol (CZE) vs. Stan Wawrinka (SUI) [3] – Stan is the defending champion and has some momentum from winning Geneva.  Still, this is no easy first round match for a player who looked shaky on clay prior to Geneva. Radek Stepanek (CZE) vs….

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French Open 2016: May 23rd Women’s Predictions

Predicted Winners in BOLD For Predictions on Match Completions See This Earlier Post Bojana Jovanovski (SRB) vs. Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) [2] – Aga should win, but she is not facing an unknown. Alize Cornet (FRA) vs. Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) – Should be a fun match, but I think Cornet is more dangerous. Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK) vs. Garbine Muguruza (ESP) [4]…

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French Open 2016: Day 1 Match Completion Predictions

Predicted Winners in BOLD I did not get to do Day 1 Predictions because of some Hectic Things in Life, but with the Rainout I can Weigh in on the Unfinished Day 1 Matches [5] Kei Nishikori (JPN) vs. Simone Bolelli (ITA) 6-1 7-5 2-1 (to be completed) – Even without the lead, I would have…

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