Predicted Winners in BOLD Atlanta Surface – Hard Court Different tournament, but the same result for these future doubles partners 4 Andy Roddick vs. Gilles Muller Roddick won Eastbourne and should have a slight edge vs. Muller to win a 2nd title in 3 outings. Muller has had a knack of upsetting higher ranked players…
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Newport, Stuttgart, Umag and Bastad Predictions
Predicted Winner in BOLD Hall of Fame Tennis Championships Newport, RI Surface – Grass 1 John Isner vs. Lleyton Hewitt Defending champion John Isner has played well to reach the final. Ivo Karlovic has troubled Lleyton Hewitt in the past. Still, this grass court season has favored veteran players. I think that trend continues and…
Newport Semifinal Predictions
Predicted Winner in BOLD John Isner 1 vs. Ryan Harrison 6 John Isner has stopped some of his recent bleeding by winning some matches in Rhode Island, but I sense that the big man is just not playing very well. He has accomplished one goal in terms of getting more match play on grass courts…
Wimbledon 2012 Ladies’ Semifinal Predictions
Predicted Winner in BOLD SEMIFINAL MATCH-UPS [6] SERENA WILLIAMS (USA #6) vs. [2] VICTORIA AZARENKA (BLR #2) Williams leads 7-1 I think Serena has made it past a couple of dangerous matches already. Vika is capable of winning this match. Her tough loss to Serena at the 2011 US Open propelled Vika to her great…
Wimbledon 2012 Gentlemen’s Quarterfinal Predictions
Predicted Winner in BOLD Quarterfinals 1 Novak Djokovic vs. 31 Florian Mayer Nole should advance in 3 or 4 sets. Mayer should be proud of getting this far, but Novak is a heavy favorite in this match. 3 Roger Federer vs. 26 Mikhail Youzhny Youzhny has a shot at pulling an upset here. First, how…
Wimbledon Ladies’ Quarterfinal Predictions
Predicted Winner in BOLD QUARTERFINAL MATCH-UPS (Listed in order of seeds) TAMIRA PASZEK (AUT #37) vs. [2] VICTORIA AZARENKA (BLR #2) Azarenka leads 2-0 I like Vika to win this match and maybe the tournament. Off of clay, Vika has been the most consistent player on the WTA Tour this year. [3] AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL #3)…
Wimbledon Gentlemen’s Round of 16 Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD Monday, 2 July, 2012 Singles – Fourth Round [1] N Djokovic (SRB) vs V Troicki (SRB) Nole should reign supreme in this battle of Serbian contenders. [3] R Federer (SUI) vs X Malisse (BEL) Malisse is a tricky veteran. The youthful Federer lost to Tommy Haas when he last faced a…
Wimbledon Ladies’ Round of 16 Predictions
My Projected Winner will be placed in BOLD ROUND OF 16 MATCH-UPS (Listed in order of seeds) [1] MARIA SHARAPOVA (RUS #1) vs. [15] SABINE LISICKI (GER #15) Sharapova leads 3-0 Lisicki is capable of winning, but Sharapova is on a great roll and should win this match. [14] ANA IVANOVIC (SRB #14) vs. [2]…
Wimbledon Predictions for June 27, 2012
Predicted Winner in BOLD Gentlemen’s Singles Roger Federer (SUI)[3] v Fabio Fognini (ITA) Roger Federer should advance in a fairly routine match. Fognini is a fun player to watch in my opinion, but this match is not going to be overly competitive. Novak Djokovic (SRB)[1] v Ryan Harrison (USA) Nole should win this match. It…
Nalbandian vs. Cilic – Queen’s Club Final Prediction
David Nalbandian is a great ball striker who has had injury and fitness issues dampen his career. Marin Cilic is a talented player who looked to be on the verge of the top 5 in early 2010. The two have already gained momentum for Wimbledon, but the winner may be a spoiler capable of knocking…
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