Bercy 2016: Andy Murray vs. John Isner Championship Prediction

Andy Murray vs. John Isner This match is fairly straight forward.  Andy Murray returns better, moves better, and has a more stable all-around game than John Isner.  Does that mean Andy Murray will win? Probably, but John Isner has one of the top 5 serves in men’s tennis.  His serve may be the best serve…

Tennis History: Andy Murray is the 26th Man to be Ranked #1 since 1973

Andy #Murray is World No.1 #HistoryMaker pic.twitter.com/bi8LqjjdrY — British Tennis (@BritishTennis) November 5, 2016 I will write more about the tug-of-war between Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray over the #1 ranking after the Paris Indoor ends.  I do think it is amazing that only 26 men have had this distinction in a period the encompasses…

Bercy 2016: Round of 16 Predictions

Novak Djokovic: Pepe Imaz is part of my team, but he's no 'guru' | https://t.co/rwaHyuJvsJ pic.twitter.com/BtjaLP2ryt — TENNIS.com (@Tennis) November 2, 2016 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Predicted Winners in BOLD (9) Marin Cilic VS (8) David Goffin – David Goffin has won all 3 of their matches (all held in 2016) and has won 7 of his 8 sets versus Marin Cilic…

Bercy 2016: November 2nd Predictions

It’s great to be back 👍🏼#BNPPM #LoveParis w/ @nenadzim pic.twitter.com/1yyBl5SkvR — Novak Djokovic (@DjokerNole) October 29, 2016 Predicted Winners in BOLD Court Central [5] Kei Nishikori (JPN) vs. Viktor Troicki (SRB) H2H – Nishikori has to be the pick, but legitimate questions can be asked about his durability.  Did his deep run last week open a…

Basel and Vienna 2016 Semifinal Predictions

Basel 2016 – Predicted Winners in BOLD Feeling like 2014? (3) Kei Nishikori VS Gilles Muller – Muller has had a very solid 2016 season.  On this surface, he should be able to hold serve more easily than he would versus Nishikori on a slower surface.  Having said that, Kei should also be able to…

Shanghai 2016: ATP Championship Prediction

Andy Murray vs. Roberto Bautista Agut Roberto Bautista Agut has had a great week piling up quality wins and culminating in a semifinal win over world #1 Novak Djokovic.  Or was that the culmination?  Could he possibly beat world #2 Andy Murray and take home a Masters 1000 shield?  He could, but my educated guess…

Shanghai 2016: Semifinal ATP Predictions

Predicted Winners in BOLD [1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs [15] Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) H2H  – Djokovic has dropped sets to RBA in majors and has looked vulnerable at times over the past few months.  Still, Novak’s return and mobility should blunt any thoughts of an upset. [2] Andy Murray (GBR) vs  Gilles Simon (FRA) H2H – Simon can generally work…

Shanghai 2016: October 13th ATP Predictions

Is Jo-Wilfried #Tsonga in danger of becoming Alexander #Zverev‘s latest scalp in Shanghai on Thursday?https://t.co/W5nScfEK9D pic.twitter.com/MaadFqVEdW — Live Tennis (@livetennis) October 12, 2016 Predicted Winners in BOLD [9] Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) vs. Alexander Zverev (GER) – Tsonga tends to play quite well in this portion of the season.  His experience will likely be the difference….

Shanghai 2016: October 12th ATP Predictions

Finally Grigor beats Rafa! Makes me really happy ! Rafael Nadal vs Grigor Dimitrov 2016 Beijing China Open QF https://t.co/Og3fDzCnVf — Vall (@Val_Lyubomirova) October 7, 2016 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Predicted Winners in BOLD Stadium (1 p.m. start) [3] Stan Wawrinka (SUI) vs. [Q] Kyle Edmund (GBR) H2H – I like Stan to win this match, but not nearly…