One time only (probably), match predictions are back en masse for the biggest day of the tennis year! Predicted Winners in BOLD [3] Rafael Nadal vs Joao Sousa Rafa should win this match. I think Sousa can make the match somewhat interesting in terms of individual points, but he is going to have to string a lot of…
Tag: Grass Court Tennis
Wimbledon 2019: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
I can’t help it, my initial interest in tennis was born watching Wimbledon and to me this is it if there is an it in the tennis world I have a different view of each major. Wimbledon to me is the most exciting time for a tennis fan. I wanted to learn tennis in 1985…
Grass Court Tennis 2019: Tsonga and Paire Play Football/Soccer at Halle
Benoit Paire and Jo-Wilfied Tsonga have got some serious skills, no wonder France won the World Cup! pic.twitter.com/pWUgQiRpTK — ESPN UK (@ESPNUK) June 18, 2019 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js
Tennis Memories: Queen’s Club 1990
Wimbledon 1989 The Wimbledon 1989 semifinals featured Boris Becker fending off Ivan Lendl over two-days and five sets 6-4, 6-7 (2), 2-6, 6-4, 6-3. Stefan Edberg returned to the final by ousting a resurgent John McEnroe 7-5, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (5). Becker then avenged his 1988 Wimbledon loss to Edberg by taking the title 6-0,…
Andy Murray is Starting to Climb Back
His comeback may never place him at the lofty heights he once occupied, or it may lead to a storybook conclusion. In either case, it is good having Andy Murray back on a professional tennis court. He's baaaack 😁@Andy_Murray gets going at a practice session before Queen's Club, where he will be making his return.#PracticePass…
2019 Early Grass Court Highlights
A man who comes alive on the grass… Some vintage @DreddyTennis in his win over Zverev 🤪 pic.twitter.com/i0SLjksDdj — Tennis TV (@TennisTV) June 13, 2019 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Capacità di improvvisazione = Dustin #Brown.🔥 #MercedesCup @DreddyTennis (🎥: @TennisTV)pic.twitter.com/mxOnJYhaRL — We Are Tennis Italia (@WeAreTennisITA) June 14, 2019 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js The never-ending slide… Never forget 😂 pic.twitter.com/o0f977YDTh — Tennis…
Tennis Surface Poll
As the ITF, WTA, and ATP shift from red clay to grass, I posted two polls on twitter. If you have not already voted, click on the tweets below and vote. Have you ever played on Red Clay/terre battue? (A surface quiz for https://t.co/dDS4yEeiWA Readers and tennis players) — Dan Martin (@DanMartinTennis) June 15,…
Wimbledon 2016: Gentlemen’s Singles Round of 16 Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD This tournament will be shaken up in the round of 16 and settle into some sort of pattern when the quarterfinal round emerges. [3] Roger Federer (SUI) v Steve Johnson (USA) – Johnson could win this match. Federer however has to be happy with his path to the final 8. [2] Andy…
Nottingham 2016: Championship Prediction
Steve Johnson vs (2) Pablo Cuevas 250 level ATP events can lead to some interesting results and this is no exception. Pablo Cuevas is the #2 seed as 25th ranked player in the world. Cuevas who stands just under 6′ tall is not the stereotypical grass court contender even in an age of slower grass courts. He has…
Nottingham 2016: Semifinal Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD Remaining Quarterfinal Match – I will stick with my earlier pick of Anderson over Johnson, but that is far from a given. Semifinal Round [2] Pablo Cuevas (URU) vs. [8] Gilles Muller (LUX) H2H – Muller is playing like a grass court specialist the past 3 weeks. I like him to…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 