I made the picturesque* drive from Louisville to Lexington to help coach my school’s entrants in the KHSAA state singles and doubles tournaments hosted by the University of Kentucky. UK has enjoyed a lot of success recently in NCAA tennis losing to the eventual NCAA champions each of the past 3 seasons in the 2022…
Tag: ATP
Upsets in Tennis are Easier with No-Ad Scoring & Match Tiebreaks
March Madness in the United States is a beloved sporting event crowning the end of the NCAA basketball season. It is marked by upsets. Tennis upsets are harder to come by due to the sheer number of points needed to win a single game let alone a set or match in tennis. For good or…
A Rose by any other Name?
When I was first following tennis the season ended with a great event in Madison Square Garden called “The Masters.” In 1990, players took over the tour and a new year-end event called “The ATP World Championships” was born. However, the ITF was not happy about this and it launched a lucrative season ending event…
Cincinnati 2015: Novak Djokovic vs. Roger Federer Championship Prediction
Novak Djokovic vs. Roger Federer #41 These two have split their first 40 career matches. A lot is on the line for each man heading into tomorrow’s final. Roger Federer has a chance at a 7th Cincinnati title and the #2 seed for the US Open. A #2 seed means Federer may only have to…
Cincinnati 2015: Roger Federer vs. Andy Murray Semifinal Prediction
[2] Roger Federer (SUI) vs [3] Andy Murray (GBR) Roger Federer leads their head-to-head 13-11 despite trailing in their series of matches for most of their careers. Federer has won 4 consective matches versus Andy Murray to take an overall lead in their clashes. Federer holds a 5-1 edge in Grand Slam matches. Murray dominated their 2012 gold…
Cincinnati 2015: Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) Semifinal Prediction
[1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs [Q] Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) If anyone ever got some good sparring to prepare for playing Alexandr Dolgopolov, Novak Djokovic did earlier this week with his match vs. Benoit Paire. Bother Paire and Dolgopolov are unpredictiable. Dolgopolov is a fun player to watch, and I am glad to see him make a deep run at…
Cincinnati 2015: ATP Quarterfinal Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD [1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs. [5] Stan Wawrinka (SUI) H2H – Nole is likely to win this match as I think Wawrinka is a bit fatigued physically and mentally. Plus, what is the status of Stan’s back after such a long serving duel? [3] Andy Murray (GBR) vs. [12] Richard Gasquet (FRA) H2H – I like Murray to win this…
Cincinnati 2015: August 20th ATP Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD [1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs. [13] David Goffin (BEL) – I could see Goffin trouble Nole, but I think Nole’s game has more heft and will ultimately prevail due to that fact. [8] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs Feliciano Lopez (ESP) – I think Rafa is improving his form incrementally and that…
Comparing the ATP Forehand and the WTA Forehand
This is a great video comparing the general mechanics on each tour. I think the future of the WTA forehand will look a lot like the ATP forehand.
Masters Miami 2015: April 1st ATP Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD [3] Andy Murray (GBR) vs Dominic Thiem (AUT) – Anywhere other than a slam or at Miami, I might pick Thiem. That is how much I think of this young talent. Thiem has a lot of variety and a bright future ahead of him. The Austrian also has a lot of momentum from some…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 