July 15th, 2018
Zverev, Karlovic, Mahut, Hewitt at ATP Hall of Fame Newport on Grass
Tough opening-round match-ups include (6) Muller vs. Baghdatis, (7) De Minaur vs. Karlovic, and (5) Harrison vs. Mahut…
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June 11th, 2018
Vandeweghe, Mannarino Lead Fields at Co-ed Libema Open on Grass; Previews
(8) Sabalenka starts against last year’s teenage Wimbledon quarterfinalist Vondrousova, and (3) Bertens against last year’s runner-up Vikhlyantseva…
Posted by Staff @ 12:37 pm in Tennis | 3 Comments »
April 29th, 2018
Anderson Top Seed, Hewitt Returns at ATP Estoril; Preview
Interesting starts include (1) Anderson vs. the Barcelona finalist Tsitsipas if the Greek isn’t too gassed, (8) Medvedev vs. the veteran Sousa, and (4) Muller on his worst surface (although he reached the final last year) vs. the American Sandgren-Tiafoe match winner…
Posted by Staff @ 11:59 am in Tennis | 14 Comments »
February 18th, 2018
Wawrinka Looks to Find Form Again at ATP Marseilles; Preview
It’s anybody’s title this week in Marseille where the spotty Stan Wawrinka heads the field after the late withdrawal of David Goffin.
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February 10th, 2018
Federer Can Regain No. 1 Next Week at ATP Rotterdam; Tournament Preview
Federer to become No. 1 will likely have to beat a qualifier, then the Philipp Kohlschreiber-Karen Khachanov winner, then Stan Wawrinka…
Posted by Staff @ 10:36 pm in Tennis | 166 Comments »
February 3rd, 2018
Dimitrov Pulls But Wawrinka Leads at ATP Sofia Open; Preview
“I and my team had to take one of the most difficult decisions to skip this year’s edition of the tournament in Sofia,” said Dimitrov in a statement. “I will not be at 100 percent ready.”
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January 7th, 2018
Muguruza, 4 of Top 10 at WTA/ATP Sydney; Preview
Four of the Top 10 seeds and a field LOADED with floaters…The Top 2 seeds receive opening-round byes…Interesting openers for (1) Muguruza vs. the veteran Bertens, (7) Goerges vs. Stosur (winner to meet Gavrilova), (3) Ostapenko vs. Makarova, (6) Stephens vs. (Q) Giorgi (winner to meet Kvitova), (4) Konta vs. Radwanska, (8) Sevastova vs. Cibulkova, and (2) Williams vs. the Safarova/Kerber winner…
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December 29th, 2017
Murray, Dimitrov, WTA 5 of Top 10 Headline ATP/WTA Brisbane; Preview
Muguruza leads five of the Top 10 players on the WTA rankings, in addition to former Slam winners Kvitova and Stosur…Muguruza and Pliskova receive opening-round byes…Tough starts for (1) Muguruza after a bye vs. 2017 breakout player Witthoeft, (7) Sevastova vs. Stosur, (4) Garcia vs. the upset specialist Cornet, (6) Mladenovic vs. the Kvitova/Anett Kontaveit winner, and (5) Konta vs. Keys…
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August 12th, 2017
Federer, Nadal Headline ATP Cincinnati Field; Preview
Interesting starts for (9) Goffin vs. Kyrgios, (3) Thiem vs. the Fognini-Medvedev winner, (12) Bautista Agut vs. (WC) Donaldson, and (10) Berdych vs. Del Potro…
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July 29th, 2017
Thiem, 4 ATP Top 10; Halep at Combined Citi Open; ATP/WTA Previews
The top-seeded Thiem could have an interesting start against Pospisil, and the No. 2 Nishikori starts against the winner of the Tim Smyczek-Donald Young all-American encounter…Other interesting openers include (9) Isner vs. the Dudi Sela-Jared Donaldson winner, (14) Johnson vs. the Medvedev-Opelka winner, and (4) Dimitrov vs. the hot-handed Edmund…
Posted by Staff @ 5:54 pm in Tennis | 11 Comments »
July 24th, 2017
Kyrgios Withdraws, Isner Large, in Charge at Atlanta; ATP Preview
Opening-round matches of interest include (1) Sock vs. the upset specialist and 2014 finalist Sela in a first-time meeting, (5) Edmund vs. the veteran and 2015 finalist Baghdatis, (8) Donaldson vs. Escobedo in an all-American encounter, (6) Young vs. (Q) Smyczek in another all-American, and (2) Isner vs. the Fratangelo-Pospisil winner…
Posted by Staff @ 12:03 am in Tennis | 12 Comments »
July 12th, 2017
Murray Upset, Djokovic Retirement Causes Chaos; Federer Cruising at Wimbledon
“The whole tournament I’ve been a little bit sore,” Murray told reporters. “But I tried my best right to the end, gave everything I had. I’m proud about that.”
Posted by Staff @ 3:03 pm in Tennis, Wimbledon | 104 Comments »
July 11th, 2017
Federer Raonic, Djokovic v Berdych; Wimbledon QF Picks And Pans
Sean Randall previews and picks the Wimbledon men’s quarters.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 6:56 pm in Wimbledon | 166 Comments »
July 7th, 2017
Rafa Wins, But In for Wet Monday?; Djokovic, Federer on Saturday at Wimbledon
Rain is in the forecast for Sunday, and Monday when Rafa plays next.
Posted by Jeremy Davis @ 5:21 pm in Tennis, Wimbledon | 44 Comments »
June 30th, 2017
Wimbledon Men’s Draw Preview: Murray-Nadal, Federer-Djokovic SFs Slated
Sean Randall previews the Wimbledon men’s draw.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 9:57 am in Wimbledon | 77 Comments »