Novak Djokovic cemented his status as a heavy favorite entering the 2016 Australian Open. He has tons of confidence and momentum heading into his best major. What is not to like? Stan Wawrinka is my early #2 pick for the Aussie title. He and Novak have played five set matches each of the past 3 Australian Opens…
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Brisbane 2016: Federer vs. Raonic Championship Prediction
Groundhog Day? Roger Federer vs. Milos Raonic This match has a few subplots. The biggest subplot is Ivan Ljubicic now working with Roger Federer after guiding Milos Raonic into the top 10 in the world. The split seemed amicable, and Raonic has added Carlos Moya to his team. Still, Raonic will be facing a man…
Brisbane 2016: Semifinal Predictions
I think a 2016 rematch is unlikely Predicted Winners in BOLD [4] Milos Raonic (CAN) vs [7] Bernard Tomic (AUS) – I think Raonic is making a nice return from an injury plagued 2015, but he is likely not where he was last year when he reached the Brisbane final (prior to all of the injuries). Tomic is…
January 8th ATP Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD Qatar [2] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs. Illya Marchenko (UKR) H2H – I like Rafa in this match as he is likely looking to see where he stands versus Nole. [1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs. [3] Tomas Berdych (CZE) H2H – Berdych could maybe take a set, but Nole will be too much even…
January 7th ATP Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD Sorry about time differences leading to some uneven posting times for my tennis predictions Qatar [7] Jérémy Chardy (FRA) vs. Illya Marchenko (UKR) H2H – I like Chardy’s recent play. [2] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs. Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS) H2H – Rafa rolls [1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs. [8] Leonardo Mayer (ARG) H2H – Novak…
Federer and Edberg’s Last Hitting Session w/ Edberg as Fed’s Coach
These two could still hit together in the future, but this was the last of their practice sessions with Edberg as a member of Federer’s inner circle. [VIDEO] Incredible images from one of Stefan #Edberg‘s last hitting sessions with #Federer ⇒ https://t.co/Esc7VADSC1 pic.twitter.com/B9uR4XeA4n — STE…fans (@stefanstennis) December 28, 2015 Something seems off with how…
The Top 10 Male French Open Champions
The Top 10 Male French Open Champions Rafael Nadal – This is no surprise as Rafa has played Roland Garros 11 times and won the event 9 times! Rafa’s athleticism, competitive nature, and massive generation of top spin allow him to play clay court tennis with brutal efficiency. Rafa has dominated this event as no…
Quick Thoughts on Federer-Ljubicic
Get Used to Seeing this on the Practice Courts Like many people who follow tennis, I was not expecting the departure of Stefan Edberg or the addition of Ivan Ljubicic to Team Federer. The news coming out indicates that Edberg was only likely to work with Federer in 2014, but that this agreement was extended…
The Top 10 Male Australian Open Champions
This is the first installment in a series looking at the best performers at each Grand Slam event. I will look at the 10 best champions on the male and female sides of Open Era tennis and explain why they are ranked where they are in my eyes. Since this focuses on the Open Era,…
Tennis Power Ranking – Novak Claims 2015
Tennis Abides 2015 Power Ranking #12 This is a tough list to produce becuse Novak devoured so many ranking points in 2015 especially at the end of the year Novak Djokovic – Novak Djokovic won 3 majors, the World Tour Finals, 6 Masters 1000 events, and won Beijing, a 500 level event, in 2015. Nole…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 