Four or Five or? The Indian Wells-Miami section of the tour is a great stretch for tennis fans. Most of the top players on the ATP and WTA play both events and great matches abound. It also leads to talk of a “Fifth Major” status for one or the other event. This talk is not…
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Hall of Fame Talk as Roddick and Ferrero Retire
New Balls We Hardly Knew Ye The New Balls generation has for the most part been replaced by a few new cans. Marat Safin and Gustavo Kuerten did not last as long as I would have liked. Lleyton Hewitt and Tommy Haas are still hanging around. David Ferrer and of course Roger Federer are still…
Andy Roddick in Retrospect
Roddick Start to Finish I first heard of Andy Roddick during the 2000 US Open final when the announcers mentioned the winners of the junior US Open events. I saw Andy Roddick’s final match as he lost to Juan Martin del Potro. I will miss seeing Roddick in major draws. It became apparent after some…
What is the Story of the US Open? POLL
I almost had the feeling that Tipsarevic would ride negative energy a la Lleyton Hewitt in 2001 after his bout with controversy. I am glad that did not happen and that tennis, rather than sexism, will be the story of the weekend.
US Open Day 7 Men’s and Women’s Picks
Predicted Winners in BOLD Fourth Round Samantha Stosur (7) vs. Laura Robson – Robson has been on a roll; Stosur is the defending champion. I Robson keeps winning. Victoria Azarenka (1) vs. Anna Tatishvili – Vika should advance. Maria Sharapova (3) vs. Nadia Petrova (19) – 2-3 years ago Petrova would have been a slight favorite, but today Maria advances. Petra Kvitova (5) vs. Marion Bartoli (11)…
US Open Day 5 Men’s Picks
Predicted Winner in BOLD Second Round Fabio Fognini vs. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez – Momentum from beating Monaco carries over for Garcia-Lopez. Juan Martin del Potro (7) vs. Ryan Harrison – I could see Harrison win a set, but JMDP should advance. John Isner (9) vs. Jarkko Nieminen – This should be a similar match to John’s…
Power Ranking for the Week of July 23 – July 29, 2012
Dan Martin’s 2012 Power Rankings for the Week of July 23 through July 29 1. Roger Federer – Fed has spent 288 weeks at #1 with at least a 289th week in the works. 2. Novak Djokovic – Novak won bronze in 2008. A gold medal would come with the #1 ranking. 3. Rafael Nadal – Rafa…
Predictions for Atlanta, Gstaad, and Hamburg
Predicted Winners in BOLD Atlanta Surface – Hard Court Different tournament, but the same result for these future doubles partners 4 Andy Roddick vs. Gilles Muller Roddick won Eastbourne and should have a slight edge vs. Muller to win a 2nd title in 3 outings. Muller has had a knack of upsetting higher ranked players…
Indian Wells Picks for 3-12-2012
Projected Winners in BOLD Pablo Andujar vs. Albert Ramos -This is close to a 50-50 match in my mind. Mardy Fish (8) vs. Matthew Ebden – Fish should advance. Nicolas Almagro (12) vs. Santiago Giraldo – I think Almagro will have a big 2012. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez vs. Ryan Harrison – A letdown after beating the…
2012 Australian Open Day 4: Lendl and Murray + Hewitt v. Roddick
6 Quick Hits Petra Kvitova lost a set and Chris Evert stated that she is not yet fully fit and will likely not win this Australian Open. This is something to follow. Novak Djokovic looks solid, and a showdown with Milos Raonic seems like a great round of 16 match. Kei Nishikori could surprise people…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 