Dan Martin’s 2013 Power Ranking #4 1. Novak Djokovic – Nole is number one, but he can hear footsteps behind him right now. 2. Rafael Nadal – 3 consecutive tournament titles, including his first hard court title in over 2 years, have Rafa rising. Change since last Ranking +1 3. Andy Murray – This Indian Wells was…
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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….
March 13, 2013: Indian Wells Match Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD Fourth Round Andy Murray (3) vs. Carlos Berlocq – Murray should win in two easy sets as Berlocq has no weapons to threaten Murray. Rafael Nadal (5) vs. Ernests Gulbis – Gulbis is on a hot streak and Nadal is maybe not sure about hard courts. Still, Rafa is the smart pick. Gilles Simon (13) vs. Kevin Anderson – Simon…
March 12, 2013: Indian Wells Match Predictions
Predicted Winner in BOLD Third Round Juan Martin del Potro (7) vs. Bjorn Phau – Delpo should win in a straightforward match. Sam Querrey (23) vs. Marinko Matosevic – USTA, “Help us Sam Querrey. You’re our only hope.” Andy Murray (3) vs. Yen-Hsun Lu – Murray wins Kei Nishikori (16) vs. Carlos Berlocq – On paper, Nishikori should win, but I think Berlocq’s Latin American clay court…
March 10, 2013: Indian Wells Match Picks
Predicted Winner in BOLD STADIUM 1 Start 11:00 am [32] Mardy Fish (USA) v [Q] Bobby Reynolds (USA) [3] Andy Murray (GBR) v Evgeny Donskoy (RUS) [1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) v Fabio Fognini (ITA) – This should be entertaining, but Nole should also roll. [WC] James Blake (USA) v [8] Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) – An upset is…
Tennis 2013 Power Ranking: Dubai and Acapulco
Dan Martin’s 2013 Power Ranking #3 1. Novak Djokovic – Nole is number one, and his strong showing in Dubai only underscores that point. 2. Andy Murray – 2013 has brought Andy a Grand Slam runner-up finish and a 250 point title. Still, it will be nice to see him in action again. 3. Rafael Nadal – Rafa’s…
Tennis Power Rankings 2013: Chile and Beyond
Dan Martin’s 2013 Power Ranking #2 1. Novak Djokovic – Nole is still in control. 2. Andy Murray – He’s posted a 19-2 match record at the 3 most recent Grand Slam events. 3. Roger Federer – Will Rotterdam move Federer into a tie for career titles with John McEnroe? 4. David Ferrer – Horacio Zeballos preserved Ferrer’s #4…
First Power Ranking of 2013
Dan Martin’s 2013 Power Ranking #1 Post Australian Open Ranking 1. Novak Djokovic – Nole won the Australian Open in convincing style to pick up where he left off in my rankings. 2. Andy Murray – He is playing quite well, just not quite well enough to have won the first major of the year….
Novak’s Reign
Owning an Event For a player to pile up a lot of major title, he tends to need to own one event. Jimmy Connors won 5 US Open titles, Bjorn Borg won 6 French Open titles and 5 Wimbledon titles, Andre Agassi won 4 Australian Open titles, Pete Sampras won 7 Wimbledon and 5 US…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 