ROD LAVER ARENA Partying like it is 1999 [2] Serena Williams (USA) vs Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO) It is a great story to see Mirjana Lucic-Baroni in her second career major semifinal spanning July 1999 to January 2017. It also speaks to Serena and Venus Williams’ longevity. Venus reached her first major final in September 1997 and Serena…
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Australian Open 2017: January 25th Men’s Quarterfinal Predictions
ROD LAVER ARENA (11 a.m. start) [11] David Goffin (BEL) vs [15] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) – I think Goffin is less likely to have a bad outing. Otherwise this seems to be a 50-50 match. There are multiple reasons to pick either player to win, but Goffin’s return and consistency seem less likely to breakdown. Expect a…
Australian Open 2017: January 25th Women’s Quarterfinal Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD ROD LAVER ARENA (11 a.m. start) [5] Karolina Pliskova (CZE) vs Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO) – Pliskova has now won 10 of her previous 11 matches at majors. Her serve should help her to dictate play. ML-B’s comeback has been fueled by wins Halep and now Radwanska. Pliskova is not that style of player….
Australian Open 2017: January 24th Men’s Quarterfinal Predictions
Roger Federer has reached the Australian Open semifinal every year from 2004-2016 except for 2015. I expect another semifinal appearance for Federer is close at hand. ROD LAVER ARENA [4] Stan Wawrinka (SUI) vs [12] Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) – Stan should win this match, but these two players each impose their will on an opponent through blunt…
Australian Open 2017: January 24th Women’s Quarterfinal Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD [13] Venus Williams (USA) vs. [24] Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) – Venus is playing at a high level. She could lose here, but her momentum is all quite positive. Could an 8th major be on its way? [7] Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP) vs Coco Vandeweghe (USA) – If Coco can beat Kerber who won 2 majors in 2016, she…
Australian Open 2017: Reseeding the 8 Remaining Men
This event could easily be a moment that marks the dawn of a new day in men’s tennis or the Big 4 plus Stan could comprise the championship match. Milos Raonic is the most likely to win the title according to seeding, but is that really the case? Here is my reseeding of the 8…
Australian Open 2017: January 23rd Men’s Singles Predictions
Milos Raonic, Using Serve-and-Volley Tactics, Ousts #StanWawrinka in Australia #StanWawrinka https://t.co/CvYlDs29bP pic.twitter.com/uL3YRqcKbQ — Mara Cooper (@marac00per) January 13, 2017 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js ROD LAVER ARENA (11 a.m. start) [8] Dominic Thiem (AUT) vs [11] David Goffin (BEL) – The winner here has a great opportunity to be in the semifinal round and take their chances for anything beyond that. [6] Gael…
Australian 2017: January 23rd Women’s Singles Predictions
.@SerenaWilliams races through the opening set vs Gibbs 6-1! #AusOpen pic.twitter.com/MVkifIDyJX — WTA (@WTA) January 21, 2017 Predicted Winners in BOLD ROD LAVER ARENA [2] Serena Williams(USA) vs [16] Barbora Strycova (CZE) – Serena has looked quite sharp. I think she will end a solid run by Strycova in 2 semi-close sets. [5] Karolina Pliskova (CZE) vs [22] Daria…
Australian Open 2017: January 22nd Men’s Singles Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD ROD LAVER ARENA [1] Andy Murray (GBR) vs Mischa Zverev (GER) – It is good to see the older Zverev playing well, but I think Andy Murray advances with few difficulties. [5] Kei Nishikori (JPN) vs [17] Roger Federer (SUI) – Based on form, I should probably pick Nishikori who was the runner-up at Brisbane and played well…
Australian Open 2017: January 22nd Women’s Singles Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD ROD LAVER ARENA [8] Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) vs [24] Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) – Is Kuzy going to make another deep run toward a major title? It is possible, but I think her [13] Venus Williams (USA) vs [Q] Mona Barthel (GER) – Venus has looked sharp thus far. [1] Angelique Kerber (GER) vs. Coco Vandeweghe (USA) – I…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 