Tennis Power Ranking 2016: Australian Open Novak Djokovic – Novak takes the 2016 year by the throat by winning his 6th Australian Open title and by winning Qatar. He has 2250 ranking points in the bank for 2016. More importantly, his 8 hard court Grand Slam titles have him sitting ahead of Sampras’ 7 and…
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Australian Open 2016: Roger Federer vs. Tomas Berdych Quarterfinal Prediction
One More Time: [3] Roger Federer (SUI) vs [6] Tomas Berdych (CZE) Roger Federer lost his first meeting with Tomas Berdych at the 2004 Olympic games. Since that time the two have met 20 additional times. Roger leads their overall head-to-head 16-5. Berdych does own wins over Roger at both Wimbledon and the US Open. He also pushed…
Australian Open 2016: Day 7 Men’s Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD [1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs [14] Gilles Simon (FRA) – I love Gilles, but this mountain is too high to climb. Novak should win in 3 sets. [3] Roger Federer (SUI) vs [15] David Goffin (BEL) – Goffin could win this match. He is playing quite well and Thiem is good sparring for facing Federer. Still, Federer likely…
Australian Open 2016: Day 5 Men’s Predictions
The most decorated player of the hardcourt era of the Australian Open/Championships Predicted Winners in BOLD Business is about to pick up Roger Federer (SUI) [3] vs. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) [27] – I think Dimitrov has a real chance to win here because the courts in Australia play a bit slower than Roger ideally likes them to…
Australian Open 2016: Day 3 Men’s Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD [3] Roger Federer (SUI) vs. Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) – This is not an ideal draw for Roger, but over 3 out of 5 sets I think he will win even if Dolg comes out on fire. [1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs. [WC] Quentin Halys (FRA) – Novak should roll. [7] Kei…
Australian Open 2016: Day 1 Men’s Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD So many great matches especially for the seeded players in round 1 [1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs. Hyeon Chung (KOR) – Novak is a pretty solid favorite to win the whole thing so he is certainly a heavy favorite in this match. [3] Roger Federer (SUI) vs. Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) – I…
January 8th ATP Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD Qatar [2] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs. Illya Marchenko (UKR) H2H – I like Rafa in this match as he is likely looking to see where he stands versus Nole. [1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs. [3] Tomas Berdych (CZE) H2H – Berdych could maybe take a set, but Nole will be too much even…
January 7th ATP Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD Sorry about time differences leading to some uneven posting times for my tennis predictions Qatar [7] Jérémy Chardy (FRA) vs. Illya Marchenko (UKR) H2H – I like Chardy’s recent play. [2] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs. Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS) H2H – Rafa rolls [1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs. [8] Leonardo Mayer (ARG) H2H – Novak…
January 6th Qatar and Chennai Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD Qatar [7] Jérémy Chardy (FRA) vs. Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) H2H – Already completed [1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs. Fernando Verdasco (ESP) – Already completed [2] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs. Robin Haase (NED) H2H – Rafa’s new leaf for 2016 is still under scrutiny after dropping a set and then dominating. [3] Tomas Berdych…
World Tour Finals 2015: Novak Djokovic vs. Tomas Berdych Prediction
Novak Djokovic vs. Tomas Berdych I think this match will be fairly one-sided. Novak Djokovic can accumulate a 4-2 set record with a straight set win over Berdych. Kei Nishikori can at best post a 4-3 set record if he beats Roger Federer in straight sets. Novak’s best path to the semifinal round and continuing…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 