Signs of Life in US Men’s Tennis

Top 10 Americans as of 10/26: Isner 14 Sock 29 Johnson 33 C-H Young 49 Querrey 50 Kudla 67 Krajicek 94 C-H Ram 98 Smyczek 101 Harrison 107 — Parsa (@Smith_J1989) October 26, 2015 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

US Open 2015: September 3rd Men’s Predictions

Predicted Winners in BOLD Adrian Mannarino (FRA) vs. Andy Murray (GBR) [3] – Murray, minus a 3rd set hiccup, played well in round 1. Steve Darcis (BEL) vs. Roger Federer (SUI) [2] – I think Federer wins this match in straight sets, but Darcis can be tricky. Stan Wawrinka (SUI) [5] vs. Hyeon Chung (KOR) – Stan is clearly capable of doing…

US Open 2015: September 1st Men’s Predictions

Predicted Winners in BOLD [2] Roger Federer (SUI) vs Leonardo Mayer (ARG) – This match could be tricky for Federer, but a 3 of 5 set match favors the superior player. [3] Andy Murray (GBR) vs Nick Kyrgios (AUS) – I think the hype will out weigh the quality of this match as Nick doesn’t just…

Montreal 2015: ATP Predictions for August 11

Predicted Winners in BOLD Nick Kyrgios (AUS) vs. Fernando Verdasco (ESP) – This match is really interesting to me.  Each man has what I call a live arm and can blast big shots from many positions on the court.  I think Kyrgios’ serve gives him a slight edge. [1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs. Thomaz Bellucci…

French Open 2015: June 1st Men’s Predictions

Predicted Winners in BOLD [2] Roger Federer (SUI) vs [13] Gael Monfils (FRA) 63 46 – TO BE COMPLETED – I will stick with Federer as I picked on Sunday.  This could go either way, but I think if Roger volleys a little better than he did on Sunday he wins.  Monfils let Federer back into the…

French Open 2015: May 30th Men’s Predictions

Predicted Winners in BOLD [1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs. Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) – So long as Nole’s movement is solid, he should win in an entertaining match.  How much energy will Thanasi have left? This was a great match [15] Kevin Anderson (RSA) vs [20] Richard Gasquet (FRA) – Anderson should be quite happy to post…

Masters Rome 2015: May 11th ATP Predictions

Predicted Winners in BOLD This is a great slate of 1st round matches [10] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) vs Jerzy Janowicz (POL) H2H – Grigor, “I will never be a journeyman as I reached a Wimbledon semifinal.” Jerzy, “Are you sure?” I think Grigor is playing well enough to be relevant in the top levels of tennis,…

Quick Hits: Sock, Kerber, Schmiedlova, & Klizan Grab Titles

Jack Sock won an All-US final in Houston by defeating Sam Querrey 7-6, 7-6.  Sock is 10-2 in 2015.  His heavy forehand gives him a true weapon.  Sock may find himself typically residing within the top 30 on the ATP Tour. Angelique Kerber managed to avoid a lot of near losses while grabbing the title in…