Predicted Winners in BOLD Alexander Zverev (GER) vs. [WC] Andrey Rublev (RUS) H2H – This should be fun, but Zverev is very solid. [13] Gael Monfils (FRA) vs. Gilles Muller (LUX) H2H – Again this should be fun, but Gael should win if he plays along the lines of how he played in Miami. [9] Richard Gasquet…
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Power Ranking 2016: Djokovic Owns Miami
Tennis Power Ranking 2016 #3: Miami Novak Djokovic Still Dominates Tennis Novak Djokovic – Novak Djokovic is occupying a niche rarely occupied in any sport. He is far and away better than every other practitioner of his sport right now. Milos Raonic – Milos’ play in the first portion of 2016 places him in a distant…
Miami Open 2016: ATP Round of 16 Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD [7] Tomas Berdych (CZE) vs. [10] Richard Gasquet (FRA) H2H – This is a very interesting match as Berdych could over power Gasquet or Gasquet could hit around Berdych with each leading to a different result. The slower surface might actually help Berdych as he can hit through a slow court. I…
Miami Open 2016: March 27th ATP and WTA Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD [7] Tomas Berdych (CZE) vs. [31] Steve Johnson (USA) H2H – I’d love for Johnson to win and even think he has about a 40% chance to do so, but that does not make him the favorite. [13] Victoria Azarenka (BLR) vs. [Q] Magda Linette (POL) – Vika is back so to speak….
Power Ranking 2016: Indian Wells
So far 2016 is looking a lot like 2015 Novak Rules Tennis Novak Djokovic – I am running out of terms to describe Novak’s hold on tennis. I called him “Fortress Novak” heading into his record tying 27th Masters 1000 title. That phrase is inadequate as Novak is not just defensive or counter punching, he is…
Is Oligopoly Better than Monopoly for Top Players?
Catch me if you can When a player is dominating to the degree that Novak Djokovic has been since the start of 2015, questions about how long the dominance will last emerge. February featured Nick Kyrgios and Dominic Thiem making strides on the tour as well as Stan Wawrinka reaffirming his quality. We know on…
Australian Open 2016: Day 5 Men’s Predictions
The most decorated player of the hardcourt era of the Australian Open/Championships Predicted Winners in BOLD Business is about to pick up Roger Federer (SUI) [3] vs. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) [27] – I think Dimitrov has a real chance to win here because the courts in Australia play a bit slower than Roger ideally likes them to…
Australian Open 2016: Day 3 Men’s Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD [3] Roger Federer (SUI) vs. Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) – This is not an ideal draw for Roger, but over 3 out of 5 sets I think he will win even if Dolg comes out on fire. [1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs. [WC] Quentin Halys (FRA) – Novak should roll. [7] Kei…
Brisbane 2016: Semifinal Predictions
I think a 2016 rematch is unlikely Predicted Winners in BOLD [4] Milos Raonic (CAN) vs [7] Bernard Tomic (AUS) – I think Raonic is making a nice return from an injury plagued 2015, but he is likely not where he was last year when he reached the Brisbane final (prior to all of the injuries). Tomic is…
January 8th ATP Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD Qatar [2] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs. Illya Marchenko (UKR) H2H – I like Rafa in this match as he is likely looking to see where he stands versus Nole. [1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs. [3] Tomas Berdych (CZE) H2H – Berdych could maybe take a set, but Nole will be too much even…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 