Jerzy Janowicz (POL) [24] v Andy Murray (GBR) [2] Jerzy will need to surpass this winning effort to beat Murray at Wimbledon Andy Murray was always a player with a lot of nuanced wrinkles in his game, but many observers felt he lacked the aggressiveness to win in the biggest events. 2012 proved that Murray could win the biggest…
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Wimbledon 2013: Djokovic vs. Del Potro Prediction
Novak Djokovic (SRB) [1] v Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) [8] This match features two players who have not dropped a single set en route to the final four at Wimbledon 2013. Djokovic is a 6 time major champion and the 2011 Wimbledon champion. Del Potro defeated Djokovic at the 2012 Olympic Games hosted at the All England Lawn…
Wimbledon 2013: Ladies’ Semifinal Predictions
Projected Winners in BOLD Ladies’ Semifinal Predictions Marion Bartoli (FRA) [15] v Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) [20] – Bartoli is one of the most unorthodox players on tour. She also plays well on grass. These two factors have me thinking she will reach her second Wimbledon final. If 007 shows up, forget about it. Sabine Lisicki (GER) [23] v Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) [4] –…
Wimbledon 2013: Ladies’ Quarterfinal Predictions
Projected Winners in BOLD Ladies’ Quarterfinal Matches Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) [4] v Na Li (CHN) [6] – This match is a microcosm of this entire round. Plausible cases can be made for either player advancing. Na Li has reached 3 Grand Slam finals including a victory at the 2011 French Open. Radwanska has her near miss at the 2012…
Wimbledon 2013: Gentlemen’s Sweet 16 Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD Gentlemen’s Singles Round of 16 Novak Djokovic (SRB) [1] v Tommy Haas (GER) [13] – After Novak’s semifinal loss in Roland Garros, I thought he would be hard to stop at Wimbledon. Nothing has changed my perspective on that. Oddly, he does have a tough road to the title as Haas and Berdych have both…
Wimbledon 2013: Ladies’ Sweet 16 Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD Ladies’ Singles Round of 16 Serena Williams (USA) [1] v Sabine Lisicki (GER) [23] – Lisicki is a talented grass court player. If she happened to be in the bottom half of the draw, she’d have a decent look at the final. Instead she will likely be beaten in straight sets, but I expect one…
Wimbledon 2013: Day 5 Predictions
Projected Winners in BOLD Mikhail Youzhny (20) vs. Viktor Troicki – Youzhny is slightly more likely to win a very tough match to predict. Jurgen Melzer vs. Sergiy Stakhovsky – Once again, this is hard to predict, but I’ll take Melzer. Ernests Gulbis vs. Fernando Verdasco – This match is like a random number generator. There is no way to even guess what it…
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 2 Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD Computer Issues Delayed this Entry so Any Matches Already in-Progress will be Noted First Round Richard Berankis vs. Paul-Henri Mathieu James Duckworth vs. Denis Kudla Already in-progress Roberto Bautista-Agut vs. Teymuraz Gabashvili Alexandr Dolgopolov (26) vs. Gastao Elias – Dolgopolov needs a decent result. Milos Raonic (17) vs. Carlos Berlocq – Milos faces a tricky first round test. Horacio Zeballos vs. Santiago Giraldo Grega Zemlja vs. Michael Russell –…
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…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 