Roger Federer collected his third career win versus his shadow Grigor Dimitrov. I am not going to read too much into Dimitov’s one-sided loss, but at 33 Roger Federer is someone Dimitrov should press a bit more than he has to date. Dimitrov only won 4 games in this match and is now 0-3 (0-6 in…
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Wawrinka and Federer Bring the Davis Cup to Switzerland
Stanislas and Roger’s Excellent Adventure This match set a tone Stanislas Wawrinka added Switzerland’s first Davis Cup title to a year that saw him win a first Grand Slam and a first Masters 1000 title. Roger Federer added an important missing piece to his unprecedented career. Stan and Roger also won Gold for Switzerland in…
Davis Cup 2014: Day 3 Analysis and Predictions
I did not post anything about the doubles today because the line-ups could be changed so close to match time and because doubles is a different animal. The remaining singles matches set Switzerland as 1 win away from a first ever Davis Cup title, but France will likely have 27,000 fans and a winnable set…
Davis Cup Final 2014: Day 1 Thoughts and Predictions
Thoughts I did not write about the dust up between Federer and Wawrinka this past Saturday because it was so minor. In a team sport, it would not even have registered. I think the individual nature of tennis made this into a bit of fodder for many tennis sites, but if Boris Becker and Michael…
World Tour Finals 2014 Championship Prediction: Djokovic vs. Federer
World #1 Novak Djokovic vs. World #2 Roger Federer Stanislas Wawrinka would have been a worthy finalist, but this match features the top two players in the world and the the two men who are undefeated in London this week. Federer and Djokovic have each won a lot of titles this year. Djokovic won Indian…
World Tour Finals 2014: Federer vs. Wawrinka Prediction
The Swiss Civil War: Roger Federer vs. Stanislas Wawrinka Next week, these two competitors will be teammates as Switzerland tries to win the Davis Cup title for the first time. Today, they will face-off for a spot in the championship round of the World Tour Finals. I think Wawrinka has a better chance to spring…
World Tour Finals 2014: Federer vs. Murray Prediction
Roger Federer vs. Andy Murray I am not sure what to think about this match. Roger has looked razor sharp in his first two wins. He also has beaten Murray both times they have played in 2014 (winning 5 of 6 sets). Murray has won 3 titles since the US Open concluded and needs a…
World Tour Finals 2014: Federer vs. Nishikori Prediction
Roger Federer vs. Kei Nishikori This match is hard to call. Nishikori reached the US Open final, won Tokyo and just took out Andy Murray in straight sets. Roger Federer has played well throughout 2014, but did lose to Kei in Miami. Kei fell to Federer at Halle. Nishikori’s ability to take the ball early…
World Tour Finals 2014: Federer vs. Raonic Prediction
Roger Federer vs. Milos Raonic This match is more interesting than I would have imagined prior to Paris. Milos beat Roger for the first time in their most recent meeting. At Cincinnati and Wimbledon, Federer dominated Milos. I think the match-up favors Roger in almost every category with the exceptions of service prowess and brute…
Tennis Power Ranking 2014: Nole Knows Best
Tennis Power Ranking 2014 #13 Novak Djokovic – Nole looked like himself for the first time since Wimbledon. That is bad news for the field in London. Roger Federer – Roger won Basel since the last power ranking. He also lost to Milos Raonic in Paris despite thrashing Milos at Wimbledon and Masters Cincinnati. Roger…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 