My Projected Winner will be placed in BOLD ROUND OF 16 MATCH-UPS (Listed in order of seeds) [1] MARIA SHARAPOVA (RUS #1) vs. [15] SABINE LISICKI (GER #15) Sharapova leads 3-0 Lisicki is capable of winning, but Sharapova is on a great roll and should win this match. [14] ANA IVANOVIC (SRB #14) vs. [2]…
Tag: Wimbledon
Rafael Nadal is Out?!?!?!
I will have more on this later, but what an upset. If Fed or Nole lost, the the other would still impose some order on the top half of the draw. Andy Murray becomes the favorite to reach the final in the bottom half, but things open up for a lot of other players. Milos…
Wimbledon Predictions for June 27, 2012
Predicted Winner in BOLD Gentlemen’s Singles Roger Federer (SUI)[3] v Fabio Fognini (ITA) Roger Federer should advance in a fairly routine match. Fognini is a fun player to watch in my opinion, but this match is not going to be overly competitive. Novak Djokovic (SRB)[1] v Ryan Harrison (USA) Nole should win this match. It…
10 Quick Wimbledon Takes For Days 1 & 2
Venus Williams Career is Winding Down (We should appreciate her as a holder of 5 Wimbledon singles titles, 7 Grand Slam singles titles, and 3 Gold Medals) Tomas Berdych is a frustrating talent to say the least (Gulbis is too) John Isner is struggling. He has one of the top serves in the game, but…
WTA Benefiting from Continuity
I wrote last year that 2011 was a good year for the WTA. I felt this way because Petra Kvitova looked like she would be a contender for multiple years, Na Li helped tennis expand into a market of over 1 billion people, Sam Stosur added a Grand Slam champion to the great Aussie tradition,…
Cilic Wins while Nalbandian Makes News; Haas Defeats Federer
Marin Cilic and Tommy Haas win the two most important Wimbledon tune-up events. Marin Cilic won his 8th career title and is moving toward a return to the top 10. Tommy Haas beat an all time great grass court champion to win his 2nd title at Halle while capping an inspiring return from injuries. Roger…
Federer since 2008
2004-2007 Roger Federer’s results from 2004-2007 are the most remarkable 4 year period any male player has compiled. The accomplishments for these 4 years are too numerous to name in a single column, but 3 top highlights are Federer winning 11 Grand Slam titles, 3 Year End Championships and 41 total tournament titles. This…
Youtube Tennis for 11-14-2011 through 11-19-2011
3 Good Tennis Videos 1. Roger Federer d. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-1, 7-6 (3) to win the Paris Indoor – Highlights of Federer winning his 18th Masters Series Shield. 2. Roger Federer vs. Andy Roddick Wimbledon 2004 – Roddick won the set featured in this video, but this video focuses on Roger’s shot-making skills. 3. Jimmy…
Tsonga v. Federer
Federer is the Easy Pick Roger Federer is playing for history and won last week in Basel. Fed had the easier semifinal. Federer clobbered Tsonga at the US Open. This all points toward Roger winning in Paris. Not So Fast – Tsonga Has Reason for Hope Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has had a strong 2011 especially from…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 