Dan Martin’s 2012 Power Rankings for the Week of April 1 through April 6 1. Novak Djokovic – Novak is clearly the number one player in the world. I should not have picked against him in the Sony Ericsson final. 2. Roger Federer – Fed’s titles in Dubai, Rotterdam and Indian Wells have him holding…
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Sony Ericsson/Miami ATP Final – Djokovic vs. Murray Prediction
Pain That was Ivan Lendl’s pre-match predictive description of Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray’s Australian Open semifinal match. Two of the top returners on tour clashing. Two of the fastest men on tour doing battle. This should be a match with a lot of breaks of serve and long points. In short, pain is the…
Sony Ericsson/Miami Sharapova vs. Radwanska Prediction
A contentious match between the two in 2007 Sony Ericsson Final Maria Sharapova vs. Agnieszka Radwanska Agnieszka Radwanska could certainly win this match. She is the more steady player of the two. Outside of Caroline Wozniacki, Radwanska is probably the most steady player in the WTA top 10. If Maria has a poor serving day,…
Sony Ericsson/Miami Predictions for 3-30-2012
Predicted winner in BOLD C = Correct Pick, X = Incorrect Pick Semifinals Novak Djokovic (1) vs. Juan Monaco (21) – Monaco has had a dream run. Nole has not played his A+ game to this point. Still, Novak will advance. His return of serve alone makes it hard for Monaco to win this match. …
Sony Ericsson/Miami Predictions 3-29-2012
Predicted Winners in BOLD C = Correct, X = Incorrect SemifinalsDashboard Maria Sharapova (2) vs. Caroline Wozniacki (4) – This is a big test for Caro. Did she just beat a rusty Serena Williams or can she beat two more powerful players back-to-back. I think Maria Sharapova is playing well enough in 2012 to take…
Sony Ericsson/Miami Picks 3-28-2012
Let’s see if I can do a little better than yesterday. Predicted winners in BOLD. C = Correct, X = Incorrect Quarterfinals Agnieszka Radwanska (5) vs. Venus Williams – Radwanksa will feast on a lot of errors and advance. C 6-4, 6-1 is about what I expected. In 3-6 months, it could be a different…
Sony Ericsson/Miami Predictions for 3-27-2012
Predicted Winner in BOLD C = Correct X = Incorrect Quarterfinals Maria Sharapova (2) vs. Na Li (8) – Maria is playing well and should advance in a tough match. C Caroline Wozniacki (4) vs. Serena Williams (10) – I could see this going either way as Serena is not match tough as of yet,…
Sony Ericsson/Miami Predictions for 3-26-2012
Predicted winners in BOLD C = Correct, X = Incorrect Fourth Round Maria Sharapova (2) vs. Ekaterina Makarova – I like Maria to advance. C Agnieszka Radwanska (5) vs. Garbine Muguruza Blanco C Ana Ivanovic (15) vs. Venus Williams – Based on conditioning I think Ivanovic keeps her feel good story going whereas Venus’ feel…
Sony Ericsson/Miami Predictions for 3-25-2012
Reminder: Don’t forget to check out “60 Minutes” interview with world #1 Novak Djokovic tonight Projected Winners in BOLD C= Correct X = Incorrect Third Round Agnieszka Radwanska (5) vs. Silvia Soler-Espinosa C Dominika Cibulkova (16) vs. Jie Zheng C Venus Williams vs. Aleksandra Wozniak – Venus’ comeback run continues . C barely Victoria Azarenka…
Sony Ericsson/Miami Predictions for 3-24-2012
Predicted Winners in BOLD C = Correct X = Incorrect Gael Monfils (14) vs. Sergei Bubka – Bubka could win, but it is likely that Monfils will win. C Juan Martin del Potro (11) vs. Ivo Karlovic – I am not sure how a short player like JMDP will deal with Dr. Ivo, but I…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 