Predicted Winners in BOLD [5] Marin Cilic (CRO) vs. [8] Jack Sock (USA) H2H – The winner of this match will keep his semifinal hopes realistically alive. Cilic has more experience and a more well rounded game. Jack Sock has his massive forehand and momentum from winning in Paris. Sock leads their head-to-head 2-0 with both wins coming in 2016 (Davis Cup…
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World Tour Finals 2017: Day 1 Round Robin Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD (4) Dominic Thiem VS (6) Grigor Dimitrov – The surface favors Dimitrov, and Thiem has had a forgettable post-Roland Garros season. Rafael Nadal still has concerns about his knee ahead of the ATP World Tour Finals 👉 https://t.co/jIHNjQfmiA pic.twitter.com/cwiP7Fa3HP — BBC Sport (@BBCSport) November 11, 2017 (1) Rafael Nadal VS (7) David…
Basel 2017: Championship Prediction -Federer vs. Del Potro
[1] Roger Federer (SUI) vs [4] Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) This should be a great match. JMDP beat Federer in 4 sets to take their US Open quarterfinal clash in September. Federer beat JMDP in the Shanghai semifinals en route to 1000 points that keep the 2017 race for #1 alive. Federer has sailed through all but one of his…
Vienna 2017: Championship Prediction – Tsonga vs. Pouille
[8] Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) vs Lucas Pouille (FRA) Each man stands to gain a pretty big trophy with a win plus 500 ranking points. The runner-up will still grab 300 points. This should be a great match with Pouille having more variety and youth while Tsonga can be overwhelming on an indoor court and has much more experience. A guy…
Basel 2017: Quarterfinal Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD [4] Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) vs. [6] Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) – JMDP has a really tough match here, but his momentum from Shanghai and Stockholm should carry him through. [2] Marin Cilic (CRO) vs. [Q] Marton Fucsovics (HUN) – Cilic has had a nice year, but also really lacks a signature win. Maybe a Wimbledon rematch in Fed’s…
Vienna 2017: Quarterfinal Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD Kyle Edmund (GBR) vs. Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) – Edmund has developed into a really solid tour player. I think he grabs a win. Diego Schwartzman (ARG) vs. Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) – Kohklschreiber is having a vintage week in Vienna. Richard Gasquet (FRA) vs. Lucas Pouille (FRA) – This is a match featuring two of the best shot-makers on…
Basel 2017: October 25th Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD [7] Adrian Mannarino (FRA) vs. [SE] Ruben Bemelmans (BEL) – Mannarino has played well in the second half of 2017. Borna Coric (CRO) vs. [WC] Henri Laaksonen (SUI) – Coric has been a bit quiet as of late. [4] Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) vs. Joao Sousa (POR) – Delpo just grabbed his 20th career title. This will not be an easy…
Vienna 2017: October 25th Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) vs. [Q] Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA) – Kohlschreiber should have some momentum after his win over Isner. Fabio Fognini (ITA) vs. Diego Schwartzman (ARG) – Fognini has the higher ceiling but also has the lower floor. [8] Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) vs. Karen Khachanov (RUS) – Tsonga has some momentum after last week. [1] Alexander Zverev (GER) vs. Gilles Simon (FRA) – Simon will…
Basel 2017: October 24th Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD [8] Mischa Zverev (GER) vs. Leonardo Mayer (ARG) – On an indoor court, I will take the older Zverev. [3] David Goffin (BEL) vs [Q] Peter Gojowczyk (GER) – Goffin has been playing quite well since his return this fall. [1] Roger Federer (SUI) vs. [WC] Frances Tiafoe (USA) – The surface speed could mean a lot of close sets, but I think…
Vienna 2017: October 24th Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD David Ferrer (ESP) vs. Kyle Edmund (GBR) – This might be a bad pick, but I think the surface favors Edmund. [7] Kevin Anderson (RSA) vs. [Q] Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) – Mr. Anderson is aiming toward the O2 in London. Lucas Pouille (FRA) vs. [WC] Sebastian Ofner (AUT) – Pouille could be a big player in 2018. [2] Dominic Thiem (AUT) vs. Andrey Rublev (RUS) –…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 