September 16th, 2018
Nishikori Leads Seeds at Moselle Open in Metz; ATP Preview
Rising youngsters Stefanos Tsitsipas and former champ Lucas Pouille will contend, along with a few unseeded floaters giving the seeds some early challenges.
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July 22nd, 2018
Isner Goes for 5th ATP Atlanta Open Title as US Open Series Begins; Preview
Interesting starts include (1) Isner vs. the rising Aussie Minaur, (7) M.Zverev vs. the hot-handed Smyczek, (4) Ebden vs. Karlovic, and the Newport finalist Ramanathan vs. Taylor Fritz, winner to meet (3) Chung…
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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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July 1st, 2018
Elder Zverev Serves-and-Volleys to 1st Career Title at ATP Eastbourne
“I hope it’s going to help me in the future,” he said afterwards. “It’s going to take pressure off of me. It’s going to give me more confidence, show me that, like, I can play five matches and win them all and win the tournament and I can do it physically and mentally. So I hope it’s going to help me.”
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April 8th, 2018
Gasquet, Paire, The Dog at ATP Marrakech; Preview
Interesting starts for (1) Ramos-Vinolas 2nd rd. vs. Troicki, (5) Haase 2nd rd. vs. Sousa, (6) Paire opening against French countryman Simon, (8) Zverev net-rushing on clay vs. the home-country favorite Lorenzo, and (2) Edmund vs. the veteran Vesely…
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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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October 22nd, 2017
Federer Faces Stiff Home Test at ATP Basel Swiss Indoors; Preview
Three Top 10 players and a former US Open winner make Basel a formidable field for Federer to defend his home turf…
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October 14th, 2017
Dimitrov, Del Potro Highlight ATP Stockholm Next Week
(1) Dimitrov after a bye will meet the winner of Frenchman Pierre-Hughes Herbert and a qualifier…
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October 1st, 2017
Nadal Goes for 12 Years Between Titles at ATP China Open in Beijing
Tough starts for (1) Nadal vs. Pouille who he is 1-1 career against, (3) Dimitrov vs. the streaking Dzumhur (winner to likely meet Del Potro), and (7) Berdych vs. the streaking Donaldson (winner to likely meet Sock)…
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September 24th, 2017
Zverev Brothers, Goffin Headline ATP Shenzhen
The varied wild card slate went to Spain’s Nicola Kuhn, Australia’s Akira Santillan and China’s Zhang Ze…
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September 3rd, 2017
Querrey Coasts, Shapovalov’s US Open Run Ends; Former Champs Federer, Nadal, Del Potro Monday
Who will emerge as a first-time Grand Slam finalist from the bottom half of the US Open men’s draw? We are closer to a determination.
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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…
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June 25th, 2017
Preview: Kerber, 8 of Top 10; Djokovic at Combined ATP/WTA Eastbourne
Potential tough starts for (1) Kerber vs. homegirl (WC) Broady, (10) Ostapenko vs. Makarova, (3) Pliskova vs. the Riske/Cornet winner, (8) Radwanska vs. the Goerges/Bellis winner, (11) Muguruza vs. Bouchard, and (6) Wozniacki vs. the Japanese riser Osaka…
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June 17th, 2017
Federer, 0-1 on Grass This Season, Heads to Halle as 8-time Champion; ATP Preview
Tough openers and early-rounders for (1) Federer second round vs. M.Zverev, (3) Nishikori vs. Verdasco, (8) Ramos-Vinolas second round vs. Dr. Ivo, (5) Monfils vs. Gasquet in an all-French (winner to face Haas), and (2) Thiem vs. Ferrer, who has a career grasscourt title to his credit, second round…
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