BASEL 😭 🏆 pic.twitter.com/n8kYXYTtBr — Roger Federer (@rogerfederer) October 28, 2019 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Roger Federer picked up his 4th title of 2019 by taking Basel with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Alex de Minaur. He is now 6-titles away from tying Jimmy Connors’ all-time men’s record of 109 singles titles. Federer can likely catch Connors if…
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Basel 2017: Championship Prediction -Federer vs. Del Potro
[1] Roger Federer (SUI) vs [4] Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) This should be a great match. JMDP beat Federer in 4 sets to take their US Open quarterfinal clash in September. Federer beat JMDP in the Shanghai semifinals en route to 1000 points that keep the 2017 race for #1 alive. Federer has sailed through all but one of his…
Basel 2017: Quarterfinal Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD [4] Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) vs. [6] Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) – JMDP has a really tough match here, but his momentum from Shanghai and Stockholm should carry him through. [2] Marin Cilic (CRO) vs. [Q] Marton Fucsovics (HUN) – Cilic has had a nice year, but also really lacks a signature win. Maybe a Wimbledon rematch in Fed’s…
Basel 2017: October 25th Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD [7] Adrian Mannarino (FRA) vs. [SE] Ruben Bemelmans (BEL) – Mannarino has played well in the second half of 2017. Borna Coric (CRO) vs. [WC] Henri Laaksonen (SUI) – Coric has been a bit quiet as of late. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wRxefz_HA0 [4] Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) vs. Joao Sousa (POR) – Delpo just grabbed his 20th career title. This will not be an…
Basel 2017: October 23rd Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD Denis Shapovalov (CAN) vs. Yuichi Sugita (JPN) – This could be a fun match. I think Shapovalov has an edge in talent, but Suguta has risen in the rankings in his late 20s and has an experience edge. I expect this to go 3 sets. Robin Haase (NED) vs. [WC] Marco Chiudinelli (SUI) – With a home crowd, a…
Basel 2014: Semifinal Predictions
Roger Federer vs. Ivo Karlovic Roger is on his home turf and facing the Big Man with a lot of momentum on his side. Ivo could be virtually unbreakable indoors. Roger has won 9 consecutive tiebreaks. Roger is better across the board, but Ivo has a puncher’s chance with his massive serve. Both players should…
The Tennis Channel: Roger Federer’s Funniest Moments
With Roger Federer vying for his 5th title of 2014 in his hometown, I thought I would share this video from The Tennis Channel. Tennis Now is quickly becoming becoming my favorite youtube feature.
Federer’s 68th Title
Roger Federer d. Kei Nishikori 6-1, 6-3 All is Bonus Roger Federer, as I said elsewhere, could rub two rackets together in an attempt to start a fire as a bit of performance art and be defaulted on time violations at every event he enters until he retires and still be considered one of the…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 