Predicted Winners in BOLD A Great Slate of Day Matches If you have tickets, they are truly valuable, and I envy you. Night Session Predictions at the Bottom 16 T. Robredo vs. E. Roger-Vasselin – This should be a good match, but Robredo’s fitness level makes him hard to beat in three out of five…
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US Open 2014: Men’s Preview and Draw Analysis
Early Thoughts Mats Wilander once roughly said that no one should predict a Grand Slam title for a player until he wins his first because breaking through at a slam is different than winning a 250, 500 or 1000 level event. I will take a look at the men who have already won major titles. My…
Milos Raonic May Make a Move
Milos and Jerzy Tennis is a funny sport. At Wimbledon, Poland’s Jerzy Janowwicz was the toast of the sport. He bludgeoned his way to the final four and had a few chances versus eventual champion Andy Murray. I even recall a tweet from a major tennis writer stating something along the lines that Janowicz was…
5 Factors in Nadal’s Win
Rafa got off to a better start. These two players were pretty evenly matched in the second and third sets, but the first set was already in the books. When the 3rd set ended, Rafa had a finish line in sight right as Nole was trying to regroup. Missed break point opportunities hurt Nole badly….
Tennis Abides Update
Dear Readers, Tennis Abides just passed its 3rd anniversary. Since the start of the 2013 Cincinnati event through the US Open, readership has jumped. I have also upgraded the look of the site. I think all of these changes have been for the positive. Beyond that, the site just passed a milestone in terms of…
2013 US Open: Men’s Final Live Commentary
I made the mistake of live blogging the 2012 Australian Open final. This time I will just add a few comments here and there as this could go a long time. Watching the US Open feed as my kids are running wild near the television. Nadal doing his OCD thing before the match starts To…
2013 US Open: Men’s Championship Prediction Djokovic vs. Nadal
2013 US Open Men’s Championship 1 Novak Djokovic vs. 2 Rafael Nadal The top two seeds meet in the final of the US Open just as happened in the 2013 Wimbledon championship match. Novak Djokovic has won 24 matches in Grand Slam play in 2013, and Rafa has won 13. Yet, they each have 1…
2013 US Open Women’s Final Analysis
The First Set: Windy Start Serena and Vika both struggled early with the windy conditions, but through the first 10 games of the match Vika seemed more comfortable. The trouble for her was that she was tied at 5-5. With Serena serving at 4-5, Vika forced two deuces, but could not generate a break point/set…
2013 US Open Women’s Final Live Commentary
1 Serena Williams vs. 2 Victoria Azarenka 2013 US Open Women’s Singles Final America the Beautiful at 4:32 PM Nickelodeon promoting 10 and Under Tennis and youthtennis.com Vika looks a bit like Obi Wan Kenobi with her hood up GOAT count for Mac – 1 2:50 PM: we’re getting Survivor commercials Wind and shadows? 0-40…
US Open 2013: Serena Williams vs. Victoria Azarenka Prediction
1 Serena Williams vs. 2 Victoria Azarenka This was so much fun. Why not do it again? I just wrote a column about Serena Williams being the third greatest female singles player of all time who is quite likely to reach #2 or higher. One might expect my prediction to be a coronation for Serena….
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 