Predicted Winners in BOLD [1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs. [5] Stan Wawrinka (SUI) H2H – Nole is likely to win this match as I think Wawrinka is a bit fatigued physically and mentally. Plus, what is the status of Stan’s back after such a long serving duel? [3] Andy Murray (GBR) vs. [12] Richard Gasquet (FRA) H2H – I like Murray to win this…
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Cincinnati 2015: August 20th ATP Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD [1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs. [13] David Goffin (BEL) – I could see Goffin trouble Nole, but I think Nole’s game has more heft and will ultimately prevail due to that fact. [8] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs Feliciano Lopez (ESP) – I think Rafa is improving his form incrementally and that…
Press Conference Don’ts
I did consider asking Andy Murray if he would consider hoping freight trains to get from Canada to Cincinnati in 2010 after many questions were asked of his 2009 drive from Montreal to Cincinnati. Wisdom won out, but these mistakes actually happened. Rippa.com put out a compilation of the 5 worst press conference fails. They…
Wimbledon 2015: 5 Men that Leave with Momentum and 5 Men that Leave with Questions
5 Men that Leave with Momentum Novak Djokovic – The world #1 leaves London with his 9th major title and 3rd Wimbledon title. Novak played airtight tennis for nearly the entirety of the men’s final. He has now won 3 of his previous 4 Grand Slam finals and is in a class of his own…
Wimbledon 2015: July 6th Gentlemen’s Singles Predictions
#IvoKarlovic the oldest man left in the draw, but 136 aces so far show how dangerous he is: http://t.co/xwY9Wd80jq pic.twitter.com/iF3yPoLR5W — Live Tennis (@livetennis) July 5, 2015 I may be the oldest player in the draw, but my points are usually pretty short = longevity Predicted Winners in BOLD [3] Andy Murray (GBR) v [23]…
Wimbledon 2015: July 4th Gentlemen’s Predictions
Cilic had a 3-0 lead in the 5th and needed 3 holds to reach Monday, but … "No one wants to play Sam Groth" – @mwilander previews Federer's clash with Groth: http://t.co/UH86e6qV2S #waystowin pic.twitter.com/45sKq0ElUR — Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 3, 2015 Predicted Winners in BOLD [2] Roger Federer (SUI) v Sam Groth (AUS) – Roger should…
Wimbledon 2015: July 2nd Gentlemen’s Singles Predictions
7-time champion @rogerfederer records 35th match win of 2015, beating #Dzumhur at @Wimbledon. http://t.co/ZcIWPUF9BY pic.twitter.com/Py41IMOYVk — ATP World Tour (@ATPWorldTour) June 30, 2015 Predicted Winners in BOLD [2] Roger Federer (SUI) v Sam Querrey (USA) – Querrey has had a number of nice results on grass in his career and has a big serve/forehand combination….
Wimbledon 2015: June 30th Gentlemen’s Singles Predictions
"I feel I'm playing extremely well." @andy_murray begins his Wimbledon campaign on Tuesday. http://t.co/rWTB1CohKe pic.twitter.com/CO49xPBKYg — BBC Sport (@BBCSport) June 29, 2015 Predicted Winners in BOLD [2] Roger Federer (SUI) v Damir Dzumhur (BIH) – The Fed should advance. [3] Andy Murray (GBR) v Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) – This is not an ideal first round…
Tennis Power Ranking 2015: Stan Surges after Roland Garros Title
2015 Power Ranking #7: Stan Powers His Way to a Second Grand Slam Title .@SteveTignor on Stan Wawrinka’s stunningly self-assured win over Novak Djokovic in Paris: http://t.co/qs3x4lbDdA pic.twitter.com/UHHHAhaXur — TENNIS.com (@Tennis) June 7, 2015 Novak Djokovic – Novak is firmly the number 1 player in the world. That may be small consolation after another…
French Open 2015: May 31st Men’s Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD This is a great slate of matches, but I could see getting 3 or even all 4 of these matches wrong [4] Tomas Berdych (CZE) vs [14] Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) – My gut says Tsonga wins this match, but Berdych beat Tsonga in a fairly straight forward manner in Madrid. Berdych has…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 