Steve Johnson vs (2) Pablo Cuevas 250 level ATP events can lead to some interesting results and this is no exception. Pablo Cuevas is the #2 seed as 25th ranked player in the world. Cuevas who stands just under 6′ tall is not the stereotypical grass court contender even in an age of slower grass courts. He has…
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Nottingham 2016: Semifinal Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD Remaining Quarterfinal Match – I will stick with my earlier pick of Anderson over Johnson, but that is far from a given. Semifinal Round [2] Pablo Cuevas (URU) vs. [8] Gilles Muller (LUX) H2H – Muller is playing like a grass court specialist the past 3 weeks. I like him to…
Nottingham 2016: Quarterfinal Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD [4] Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) vs. [8] Gilles Muller (LUX) – This is a 50-50 match. I think Muller is a little more reliable, but Dolgopolov probably has the higher ceiling of the two. [2] Pablo Cuevas (URU) vs. [9] Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) H2H – Baghdatis is resurgent and has a nice game for…
Nottingham 2016: June 22nd Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD (5) Sam Querrey VS (9) Marcos Baghdatis – Both veterans have shown some life recently. Baghdatis played a little better last week so I will give him the nod. Daniel Evans VS (2) Pablo Cuevas – Cuevas is the #2 seed … Cuevas is the #2 seed. (8) Gilles Muller VS Mikhail Youzhny – Gilles had a great week in Germany…
Queen’s Club 2016: Quarterfinal Predictions
Rd of 16 [6] Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) vs. [Q] Donald Young (USA) H2H 64 – to be completed – Bautista Agut should close this out. [5] Marin Cilic (CRO) vs. Steve Johnson (USA) H2H – Is Cilic coming alive? If not, I’ve made an awful prediction here. [1] Andy Murray (GBR) vs. [WC] Kyle…
Queen’s Club 2016: June 13th Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD [4] Richard Gasquet (FRA) vs. Steve Johnson (USA) – Steve Johnson certainly could win this match, but I think Gasquet’s career has gone from frighteningly inconsistent to pretty consistent over the past 2 or 3 years. Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) vs. [WC] Daniel Evans (GBR) – I think the veteran nabs a…
Ricoh Open 2016: June 8th ATP Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD [2] Bernard Tomic (AUS) vs. Aljaz Bedene (GBR) H2H – Tomic is always capable of not showing up mentally. Is he shows up, he should win. [4] Steve Johnson (USA) vs. [WC] Stefan Kozlov (USA) H2H – The NCAA Folk Hero wins this match. [8-WC] Nicolas Mahut (FRA) vs. Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) H2H – Mahut…
Australian Open 2016: Day 6 Men’s Predictions
Don’t Count Me Out Predicted Winners in BOLD [4] Stan Wawrinka (SUI) vs. Lukas Rosol (CZE) – I like Stan here, but Rosol is a dangerous opponent. [16] Bernard Tomic (AUS) vs. John Millman (AUS) – Aussie battle [13] Milos Raonic (CAN) vs. [21] Viktor Troicki (SRB) – I like Milos to keep advancing. [2]…
Australian Open 2016: Day 4 Men’s Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD [2] Andy Murray (GBR) vs. Sam Groth (AUS) – This could be somewhat tricky as Groth has firepower and crowd support. Still, Murray would be in more peril if this were a 2 of 3 set match. He should be able to weather any hot streaks from Groth in a 3…
Australian Open 2016: Day 2 Men’s Predictions
We’d be lucky to get a repeat performance Predicted Winners in BOLD Alexander Zverev (GER) vs. [2] Andy Murray (GBR) – Murray is highly favored here. Dmitry Tursunov (RUS) vs. [4] Stan Wawrinka (SUI) – Stan should win, but Tursunov is always fun. [5] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs. Fernando Verdasco (ESP) – Their 2009 clash…
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