Who doesn’t love Spanish guitar? Predicted Winners in BOLD I thought Rafa would be in the final 4, but this is a nice slate of matches. [1] Kei Nishikori (JPN) v [14] Martin Klizan (SVK) – Kei is handling the pressure of defending 500 points pretty well. Klizan will need to push Nishikori backwards to…
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La Corrida de Toros: Tennis in Barcelona
Spain Reigns on Clay Rafa Nadal’s 9 Roland Garros titles and decade of dominance on clay are the peak of a Spanish trend on clay Sergei Bruguera won Roland Garros in 1993 and 1994, Carlos Moya won in 1998, Albert Costa won in 2002, and Juan Carlos Ferrero won in 2003. Alex Corretja, Sergei Bruguera,…
Monte Carlo 2015: April 14 Predictions
What do I think will happen at the Masters 1000 Emeritus Event? Read on Predicted Winners in BOLD [14/W] Gaël Monfils (FRA) vs. [Q] Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS) H2H – I have come to expect the unexpected with Gael, but I think clay is his best surface. [11] Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) vs. [LL] Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) H2H – Tsonga has [1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs. [Q] Albert…
Masters Miami 2015: Djokovic vs. Ferrer Prediction
[1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs [6] David Ferrer (ESP) H2H If these two were playing Risk based on their 2015 results, Djokovic would have great strength in Australia and the US. Ferrer would have military units stationed in Qatar, Brazil, and Mexico. Both men have played outstanding tennis in 2015. Ferrer holds 3 titles while Djokovic has…
Quick Hits: Federer’s 1000th and 84th, Ferrer Rises, and Wawrinka Defends a Title
Roger Federer Winning 1000 matches is no easy task as only two other men accomplished this feat in the Open Era. Roger Federer added to his established reputation for consistency across many years and to his growing legacy of logevity by joining Ivan Lendl an Jimmy Connors. Roger also has an outside shot at overtaking…
Valencia 2014: Semifinal Predictions
David Ferrer vs. Andy Murray With Rafa’s withdrawal from London, both men must feel good about their chances to be in the final 8. Still, this is the 3rd consecutive week they have met in an event. The winner will be much closer to punching his ticket to the World Tour Finals. Murray has won…
Predictions for Moscow, Stockholm, and Vienna Championship Matches
Kremlin Cup Final – Roberto Bautista Agut vs. Marin Cilic Bautista Agut has played quite well in 2014 and is in 14th place in the year long points race. Marin Cilic had been similarly solid in 2014 prior to his dominating US Open title run. Cilic reaching the final in Moscow makes me think some…
US Open 2014: Day 7 Men’s Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD This is a great slate of matches as one would expect at a slam Grigor Dimitrov (7) vs. David Goffin – Goffin has been impressive in NY. His youthful appearance should not fool anyone. He can play and has a Davydenko style of taking the ball early and robbing time from…
US Open 2014: Day 5 Men’s Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD Sam Groth (AUS) vs. Roger Federer (SUI) [2] – I will just say I like Federer’s chances. I. Karlovic vs. M. Granollers – This is a hard one to predict. Granollers is a solid player, but Karlovic has reached 4 finals this year and has a serve that will keep every set close….
Masters Cincinnati 2014: Championship Prediction Federer vs. Ferrer
Roger Federer vs. David Ferrer Roger Federer and David Ferrer are the last two players standing after an entertaining installment of the Cincinnati Masters 1000 event. These two just faced off in Toronto and put on a close and intense match. I think the championship match in Cincinnati will offer more of the same. Roger…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 