Honest Assessment Roger Federer has had a few stretches in his career in which decline looked to be steep and imminent. 2008 was the first of these patches. Novak Djokovic rolled Roger in the Australian Open semifinal round. Federer was beaten soundly by Mardy Fish in the semifinal round of Indian Wells. Nadal thrashed Federer…
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Wimbledon 2013: Day 3 Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD Singles – Second Round [2] A Murray (GBR) vs Y Lu (TPE) – Murray is riding a nice grass court winning streak. He should move into the 3rd round without much struggle. [3] R Federer (SUI) vs S Stakhovsky (UKR) – Federer has to look at his draw and think 2…
Wimbledon 2013: Day 1 Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES – FIRST ROUND Victor Hanescu (ROU) v Roger Federer (SUI) [3] – Federer had a tough first round in 2010 as defending champion. Still, he advanced. Benjamin Becker (GER) v Andy Murray (GBR) [2] – Murray should win against the man who sent Agassi into retirement in 2006. Rafael Nadal (ESP) [5] v Steve Darcis (BEL) – Rafa like Murray and…
Why Top 8 May Be the Same as Top 4 for Federer going Forward
Top 4 Matters So Long as … Staying in the Top 4 matters so long as the other 3 members of tennis’ big 4 remain in their top 4 slots. It is a bit like the Prisoner’s Dilema in which each player benefits from the other three banking ranking points. However, if one of the…
Halle and Queen’s Club Championship Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD Queen’s Club Andy Murray vs. Marin Cilic – The Croatian is the defending champion so he has to have a shot here. However, Murray is one of the 4 best players in the world for a reason. Cilic certainly needs this win more as he has lost some of the momentum he gathered in…
Halle and Queen’s Club Semifinal Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD Queen’s Club Andy Murray vs. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga – Tsonga does not perform well in semifinals (too soon). This match could go either way, but Murray is the better player when he is 100%, and I would guess he is close to 100% right now. Marin Cilic vs. Lleyton Hewitt – I initially saw this as a Cilic…
Tennis Power Ranking 2013: Roland Garros Means Nadal Rises
Dan Martin’s 2013 Power Ranking #7 Roland Garros Rearranged the Rankings This match flipped the top two 1. Rafael Nadal – His 8th French Open title is a record. He has won at least one Grand Slam title for 9 consecutive years. This too is a record. Nadal is flying high as he has no points…
The Ten Most Tense Grand Slam Matches in the Past 10 Years
Top 10 Tension Filled Grand Slam Matches over the Past 10 Years Djokovic d. Nadal Australian Open 2012 Final Nadal d. Federer Wimbledon 2008 Final Djokovic d. Federer US Open 2010 Semifinal Federer d. Roddick Wimbledon 2009 Final JMDP d. Federer US Open 2009 Final Federer d. Nadal Wimbledon 2007 Final Nadal d. Verdasco Australian…
Roger Federer and the Grass Court Season
2013 Has Not Been a Great Season Roger Federer has posted a Grand Slam semifinal and quarterfinal finish, along with a runner-up finish in Rome and decent showings in Dubai and Indian Wells. That may add up to a top 10 level of play (especially given that Federer is 9-2 in majors in 2013), but…
French Open Predictions: Federer vs. Tsonga & Robredo vs. Ferrer
Predicted Winners in BOLD 2 Roger Federer vs. 6 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Roger Federer will have to play at a higher level than he did versus Gilles Simon to advance. Also, if Federer’s ankle is bothering him, he is unlikely to advance. Federer will benefit from Tsonga’s aggressive style in that he will not have a…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 