Tag: US Open
US Open Day 8 Men’s and Women’s Picks
Predicted Winner in BOLD Excuse these being a bit late Fourth Round Serena Williams (4) vs. Andrea Hlavackova – Serena should win. Marin Cilic (12) vs. Martin Klizan Ana Ivanovic (12) vs. Tsvetana Pironkova 6-0 In-progress no pick Roger Federer (1) vs. Mardy Fish (23) – This is a potentially dangerous match for Roger as Fish pushed him hard last year at the WTF. Agnieszka Radwanska (2)…
US Open Day 7 Men’s and Women’s Picks
Predicted Winners in BOLD Fourth Round Samantha Stosur (7) vs. Laura Robson – Robson has been on a roll; Stosur is the defending champion. I Robson keeps winning. Victoria Azarenka (1) vs. Anna Tatishvili – Vika should advance. Maria Sharapova (3) vs. Nadia Petrova (19) – 2-3 years ago Petrova would have been a slight favorite, but today Maria advances. Petra Kvitova (5) vs. Marion Bartoli (11)…
Federer Gets to 20 Slam Match Wins Again
My apologies for not having my picks for today posted, but I had some difficulties with WordPress. My readers will just need to trust that I picked every match today correctly and check in tomorrow for my Day 7 picks. Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Pete Sampras failed to win 20 Grand Slam Matches during…
US Open Day 5 Men’s Picks
Predicted Winner in BOLD Second Round Fabio Fognini vs. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez – Momentum from beating Monaco carries over for Garcia-Lopez. Juan Martin del Potro (7) vs. Ryan Harrison – I could see Harrison win a set, but JMDP should advance. John Isner (9) vs. Jarkko Nieminen – This should be a similar match to John’s…
US Open Day 4 Men’s Picks
Projected Winners in BOLD Second Round Fernando Verdasco (25) vs. Albert Ramos – I’m picking a mild upset. Milos Raonic (15) vs. Paul-Henri Mathieu – Raonic’s serve should send him to the 3rd round. Marcel Granollers (24) vs. James Blake – Blake’s US Open ends against the solid Granollers. Gilles Simon (16) vs. Jimmy Wang…
Thoughts on Wozniacki, Clijsters and Isner
Warning Signs for Wozniacki The US Open was Even Worse for Caro than SW19 Caroline Wozniacki’s loss at the US Open may have had injury elements thrown into the recipe, but this is an ominous sign. Last year, many said Wozniacki is uber fit, works hard on her game, and she is the youngest player…
US Open Day 3 Men’s Picks
US Open Day 3 Men’s Picks Predicted Winners in BOLD Grigor Dimitrov vs. Benoit Paire – Grigor is an enigma, but I think he can make strides toward the top 20. Benjamin Becker vs. Ryan Harrison – Ryan should win this match, but he’s capable of melting down. Igor Sijsling vs. Daniel Gimeno-Traver Viktor Troicki…
US Open Day 2 Men’s Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD There are a lot of great matches today – I wish I was in Flushing Meadows First Round Rogerio Dutra da Silva vs. Teymuraz Gabashvili Alexandr Dolgopolov (14) vs. Jesse Levine – An upset here would not shock me, but I am going with Dolgopolov. Milos Raonic (15) vs. Santiago Giraldo – He needs a good result here to…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 