Predicted Winners in BOLD 2 Maria Sharapova vs. 18 Jelena Jankovic Hopefully my picks are better than they were for the other quarterfinal matches. The defending champion faces a tricky veteren in Jankovic. If Jelena can make Maria move and make footing and footwork an issue, an upset if quite possible. Jankovic’s problem is that…
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Masters Madrid Semifinal Predictions May 11, 2013
Predicted Winners in BOLD Semifinals 5 Rafael Nadal vs. Pablo Andujar – If Andujar is ever going to win against Rafa, this is his chance. Nadal played 2 tough sets and a 3rd set versus Ferrer. Nadal is also seemingly a little rusty. The altitude in Madrid has never been to Rafa’s liking. Still, I…
Masters Miami Predictions 27 March 2013
Predicted Winners in BOLD Quarterfinals David Ferrer (3) vs. Jurgen Melzer – Jurgen could win, but Ferrer is a guy who tends to win the matches he is supposed to win. Gilles Simon (11) vs. Tommy Haas (15) – Simon is the player who may be fatigued. Haas beat Federer at Halle last year and Nole in Miami this year. Not…
Indian Wells 2013 Championship Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD Final Rafael Nadal (5) vs. Juan Martin del Potro (7) I think Nadal completes a remarkable comeback by defeating a player who has given him some trouble. Delpo is obviously on a roll beating Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic in succession. For JMDP to win he will need to serve big so that he…
March 15, 2013: Indian Wells Match Predictions or Et tu Tsonga?
Beware the Ides of March Predicted Winners in BOLD Quarterfinal Round Novak Djokovic (1) vs. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (8) – Et tu Tsonga? Doubtful. Nole advances to the semis. Andy Murray (3) vs. Juan Martin del Potro (7) – If Murray is still nuring his Australian Open loss, Delpo has a great chance at an upset….
Australian Open Women’s Semifinal Picks
Predicted Winners in BOLD Women’s Singles – Semifinals Na Li (CHN) [6] v Maria Sharapova (RUS) [2] Na Li did defeat Maria Sharapova in the 2011 French Open semifinal en route to her lone Grand Slam title. Sharapova has since captured the French Open title and is destroying her 2013 competition. Na Li could win…
Australian Open Day 9 Women’s Picks
Predicted Winners in BOLD Quarterfinal Round Na Li (CHN) [6] vs. Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) [4] – This all comes down to who is in form. If Na Li is playing at her 2011 level, she will advance. If Radwanska and Li play at their 2012 levels, Radwanska wins. I’ll go with more recent history and…
Yahoo Tennis Dropping the Ball
The 2013 Australian Open has been a disaster for Yahoo Tennis. Photographs tied to stories feature different players than those found in stories. This is common for Yahoo Tennis but when Na Li is pictured as a European player it is beyond sloppy. Maria Sharapova was referred to as the reigning champion despite being…
Australian Open Day 7 Women’s Picks
The WTA has a nice breakdown right here. My predicted winners are in BOLD. [4] Agnieszka Radwanska (POL #4) vs. [13] Ana Ivanovic (SRB #13) – I think Radwanska wins in straight sets, but Ivanovic has had a nice event. [2] Maria Sharapova (RUS #2) vs. Kirsten Flipkens (BEL #43) – Sharapova is on a…
2013 Australian Open Day 1 Picks
Predicted Winner in BOLD – Some of these matches are sheer guesses on my part First Round Venus Williams (25) vs. Galina Voskoboeva – Venus’ singles successes have slowed, but maybe she can have a deep run here. Nicolas Almagro (10) vs. Steve Johnson – I always like Almagro’s shot making; I just hope he plays well under pressure. Tamira Paszek (30)…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 