The Fifth Tennis Power Ranking for 2016 He is the man Novak Djokovic – Novak bounced back from his loss at Monte Carlo with a strong showing in Madrid. He lost only one set en route to his record 29th Masters 1000 Shield. Rafael Nadal – Rafa did lose to Andy Murray so staying second…
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Madrid 2016: May 6th ATP Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD [2] Andy Murray (GBR) vs. [8] Tomas Berdych (CZE) H2H – Andy should win this match. Clay could impact this match to a degree, but Andy’s clay court game is better than most people recognize. [5] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs. Joao Sousa (POR) – I think Rafa wins, but I expect Joao…
Madrid 2016: May 5th ATP Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD [2] Andy Murray (GBR) vs. [16] Gilles Simon (FRA) H2H – Andy should win this match, but Simon is a capable of winning or making a match tough when no one expects it. [1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs. [15] Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) H2H – Nole should win. [5] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs. Sam Querrey (USA) H2H – Sam has to feel great to be this deep in the event, but he…
Madrid 2016: May 3rd ATP Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD [5] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs. Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS) H2H – This match could have some fun points and games, but Rafa should win in straight sets. [2] Andy Murray (GBR) vs. [Q] Radek Stepanek (CZE) – Mercifully, the Worm will likely be gone. [15] Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) vs. [Q] Santiago Giraldo (COL)…
Madrid 2016: May 2nd ATP Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD Feliciano Lopez (ESP) vs. Leonardo Mayer (ARG) H2H – Should be a fun 50-50 type match. If Mayer is returning well, my pick will look silly. [9] David Ferrer (ESP) vs. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) H2H – GGL in an upset. Ferrer may come to life this week, but 2016 has not been his…
Monte Carlo 2016: April 11th Predictions
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…
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: March 31st ATP Quarterfinal Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD [6] Kei Nishikori (JPN) vs. [16] Gael Monfils (FRA) H2H – This is a fascinating match-up that I can’t quite predict. Gael is willing to cede court positioning and that should benefit Kei. However, Gael has played quite well in Miami and has the bigger serve so he could dictate the outcome of…
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 28 WTA and ATP Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD [3] Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) vs. [19] Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) – Aga probably wins what should be an excellent match. [1] Serena Williams (USA) vs. [15] Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) – “I know you have multiple slam titles, but I’ve got 21.” [2] Andy Murray (GBR) vs. [26] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) H2H – Grigor…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 