I know tennis fans love Wimbledon. Still, I think the event made the wisest decision it could make today. This pandemic has changed many things. It will continue to do so. Some day, and hopefully that day is in 2021, Wimbledon will be back, but for now, Wimbledon and other non-essential public events need to…
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Wimbledon 2019: All Hail Queen Simona the 1st and King Novak the 5th
#Wimbledon champions. pic.twitter.com/LErVDutNdm — José Morgado (@josemorgado) July 15, 2019 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js It has been quite a Wimbledon. It was hard on the nerves of this viewer at least. I won’t do 50 Parting Shots like Jon Wertheim because 50 is a lot and I don’t need SI’s lawyers giving me a hard time. Coco…
Wimbledon 2019: Djokovic vs. Federer Prediction
Federer vs Djokovic – a match-up that has provided so much entertainment in the past… Tomorrow, they go head-to-head once more 🍿#Wimbledon | @rogerfederer | @DjokerNole pic.twitter.com/47dY1F42of — Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 13, 2019 Novak Djokovic vs. Roger Federer A 4-time defending champion and #1 player in the world facing an 8-time former champion and…
Wimbledon 2019: Serena Williams vs. Simona Halep Championship Prediction
Serena Williams vs. Simona Halep Both players have a lot riding on this match. Serena Williams can tie Margaret Court by taking a 24th major home. She can also move within one of Martina Navratilova’s all-time record of 9 Wimbledon singles titles. Simona Halep can take her second major title at a venue that would…
Wimbledon 2019: Federer and Nadal’s Wimbledon Tiebreaks
Earlier in the event, I noticed that Nick Kyrgios had won all 5 tiebreaks played against Rafael Nadal. Rafa reversed this trend winning vs. Kyrgios 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (3). Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal contested their 4th Wimbledon clash today. While only one set today went to a tiebreak, Roger Federer added to…
Wimbledon 2019: Djokovic & Federer set up Blockbuster Final
Novak Djokovic fought through a game challenge from Roberto Bautista Agut to reach his 6th Wimbledon final. RBA confirmed that his 5 wins at Wimbledon to reach the semifinal round as well as his wins over Djokovic at Qatar and Miami were not mere luck. Djokovic proved his metal by regrouping quickly and taking over…
Wimbledon 2019: Semifinal Predictions
Novak Djokovic vs. Roberto Bautista Agut Djokovic is probably at his deadliest on slow hard courts. His record 7 Australian Open singles titles, and the dominating manner he has won those 7 titles, speak to his dominance. RBA has beaten Djokovic twice in 2019 on hard courts that historically play pretty slowly: Qatar and Miami. …
Ragnarok for Tennis History this Weekend?
My son is interested in the Avengers in general and Thor in particular. The rewriting of tennis history that could happen this weekend is massive. Serena Williams can tie Margaret Court for the most singles majors ever (24) while also collecting an 8th Wimbledon crown. While Serena’s 23 majors all come in the Open Era,…
Wimbledon 2019: Round of 16 Gentlemen’s Predictions
One time only (probably), match predictions are back en masse for the biggest day of the tennis year! Predicted Winners in BOLD [3] Rafael Nadal vs Joao Sousa Rafa should win this match. I think Sousa can make the match somewhat interesting in terms of individual points, but he is going to have to string a lot of…
Wimbledon 2019: Favorite Men’s Champions Poll
Favorite men's Wimbledon champion not including current players? — Dan Martin (@DanMartinTennis) July 1, 2019 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js
