Andy Murray missed the French Open, but then won Queen’s Club. Murray reached his second consecutive Wimbledon final and third consecutive final at events held at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Murray then won a straight set victory of 2011 Wimbledon champion and world #1 Novak Djokovic. Since then, Murray has not…
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Pictures of Rafael Nadal from Cincinnati
Rafa Held Serve 12 Times Too Select the Right Ball More Serving Photos generously taken by my friend B. Benkert
Tennis Power Ranking 2013: Cincinnati to NY
Power Ranking 2013 #11 Again a lot of movement as one would expect following a 1000 Series Event 1. Rafael Nadal – Rafa already has 5 Masters 1000 titles in 2013! He is putting a strangle hold on the race to finish #1 in 2013. He continued dominating form and won entertaining to memorable matches against…
Cincinnati Masters 2013 Final Prediction: Nadal vs. Isner
Rafael Nadal vs. John Isner Can John Isner win this match? Here are his positives: Isner has reached 16 tournament finals in his career, and 14 of these tournaments were held in the United States. He plays better in the US than anywhere else and last time I checked Cincinnati/Mason is part of the US…
Cincinnati Masters Tennis Predictions: August 17, 2013
Predicted Winners in BOLD Semifinals Juan Martin del Potro (7) vs. John Isner – If their match in DC is a template, Isner had better hope the JMDP of sets 2 and 3 does not show up today. Delpo returned from deep in the court to minimize aces from Isner. Maybe Isner can adapt to that strategy by…
Tennis Masters Cincinnati Predictions: August 15, 2013
Predicted Winners in BOLD Third Round Milos Raonic (12) vs. John Isner – This should be a match full of long rallies and multiple service breaks. This is a 50-50 match that will come down to tiebreaks and maybe one or two service breaks. I’ll take Isner as Raonic has more or less backed up last week’s result….
Cincinnati Masters Predictions: August 14
Predicted Winners in BOLD These have to be quick today Second Round Rafael Nadal (4) vs. Benjamin Becker – Rafa rolls Milos Raonic (12) vs. Janko Tipsarevic – Janko has been in a free-fall as of late. Tommy Haas (11) vs. Marcel Granollers – On a hard court, I am taking Haas. Juan Martin del Potro (7) vs. Nikolay Davydenko – Does JMDP begin a charge toward New…
Tennis Power Ranking 2013: Post Montreal
Power Ranking 2013 #10 A lot of movement as one would expect following a 1000 Series Event 1. Rafael Nadal – Rafa already has 4 Masters 1000 titles in 2013! Add in 2000 points from Roland Garros and Rafa has banked 6000 ranking points in 5 events. His win versus Nole pushes Rafa back to the…
Masters Canada Championship: Rafa vs. Raonic Prediction
Can Raonic Win? Milos can win this match, but it is a long shot that he does. Not because he lacks weapons, but because Rafael Nadal is playing as well as I have seen him play since 2010. Nadal is moving well, he is showing touch at the net, and of course he has…
Masters Canada: Semifinal Predictions August 10
Predicted Winners in BOLD Sorry that I could not post yesterday Semifinals Milos Raonic (11) vs. Vasek Pospisil – One Canadian to Rule them all … Both men have played well this week, and a Canadian winning here would break a long streak. I am picking Milos as he has more experience in late rounds. Novak Djokovic (1) vs. Rafael…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 