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Wavrinka vs Nadal – Madrid Open Final

by TN May 12, 2013

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It feels like a deserving duo in the Madrid Open final. Wavrinka has played amazing tennis of late, he won Portugal Open, beating Ferrer in the final and yesterday he came back from a break down in the final set to defeat Berdych 6-3 4-6 6-4. Nadal, well what can you say? He has played seven tournaments since his long injury time-out and he’s been in seven finals. A stunning record! Now he’s obviously the big-time favorite in the final. But no matter what happens in the final, still an impressive tournament performance by Wavrinka. He’s been knocking on the …

May 12, 2013 0 comment

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Madrid Open 2013 – Quarterfinal picks

by TN May 10, 2013

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I don’t want to be a grouch, but the above is not really the most exciting line-up for the Madrid Open Quarterfinals. The absence of Djokovic and Federer stand out as glaring holes and personally I would have liked Haas and Dimitrov to beautify the draw with their all-court games and one-handed backhands. But enough whining. We still have some great matches to look forward to. My pick for the Madrid Open Semi-finals: Nadal, Nishikori, Murray, and Tsonga. Some thoughts on the separate matches: Nadal vs Ferrer. Ferru is a runner, a terrier, but how is he going to beat …

May 10, 2013 0 comment

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Fantastic Federer and Roaring Back Rafa

by TN January 24, 2012

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Two spectacular quarter-finals took place today, and they were spectacular in very different ways. Federer‘s trashing of Del Potro was masterclass in efficient and brilliant tennis. Whatever Del Potro threw at the great Swiss, the tennis maestro had an answer to which shows in the final score 6-4 6-3 6-2. Del Potro didn’t play bad at all, but today he was still a class below Federer who looks really eager to play his best in 2012. He will sure be a tough nut to crack for… Rafael Nadal, who was really on the ropes against a Tomas Berdych playing the …

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Australian Open 2012: Quarterfinals

by TN January 23, 2012

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I can’t say I’m very surprised with how Australian Open has turned out so far. All the top players are still in the draw and no really major upsets have taken place. Federer, Nadal, Djokovic and Murray are all ready for the quarters and so let’s look at the opposition: Federer vs Del Potro – Del Potro looked back to grand slam winner form against Kohlschreiber and if he can keep that up he will be dangerous for Federer who has had problems getting past the QF stage of Grand Slams of late. On the other hand, Federer looked absolutely …

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Oh, the joy! The Wimbledon Line-up Today

by TN June 27, 2011

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Here are the amazing matches to look forward to today: Murray vs Gasquet – I think Murray is too good and Gasquet will surely get a flashback from being 2-0 sets up and serving for the match a few years ago. Gasquet has improved, but Murray looks determined to go far this Wimbledon. Nadal vs Del Potro – Match-up of the day. Can Del Potro’s ball-busting strokes knock Nadal off balance or his the defending champion too strong? If this was hard court I would place a bet on Delpo, but considering his Bambi-like movement on grass, I don’t see …

June 27, 2011 0 comment

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The Wimbledon Draw

by TN June 18, 2011

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I’m not going into a detailed analysis of each section of the draw and I’m not going to predict every match, but I’m going to touch on what I see could be key points in the Wimbledon Draw this year. The Wimbledon draw threw us an interesting surprise in giving us a re-run of Mahut vs Isner. I think the hype about this match is about much, especially since I don’t see how it can resemble the affair of last year. This time we might have three straights to Isner for example. But if both players serve as well and …

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French Open Day 2: Federer and Djokovic Cruising

by TN May 23, 2011

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It was the first “real” day of Roland Garros and both Federer, Djokovic and dark horse Del Potro were in action and they all managed to get through their rounds although Del Potro had to concede a set against serve-demon Ivo Karlovic. Djokovic looked light on his feat as usual, not dropping more than 6 games against Dutchman Thiemo De Bakker. It must be really tough to feel comfortable against Djokovic these days. Whatever you throw at him comes back with interest. Federer looked casual and relaxed against Lopez who he had huge problems with in Madrid (down 2-5 in …

May 23, 2011 0 comment

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Richard Gasquet Back For Good?

by TN May 14, 2011

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It’s kind of fitting, I think, to give who many used to call “Baby Federer” a Take That-inspired headline. I and hopefully and most probably a big chunk of the tennis world wants Richard Gasquet to stay in the top and keep playing well. If only for that beautiful one-handed backhand of his. His two recent wins against Federer and Berdych in the Rome Masters, both coming after losing the first set, is an indication that Gasquet is starting to get his head back together after years of self-doubt, a cocaine-kiss scandal, and a lot of pressure from the very …

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Today’s picks in Estoril and Munich

by TN May 3, 2010

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Today we have action starting in both Munich and Estoril. Let us have a look at the first round match-ups and I will give you my predictions. BMW Open Munich The odds are from Unibet. If you want to bet you can do so here. We start with the young Frenchman Jeremy Chardy (ATP#46) who goes up against Russian Mikhail Youzhny (ATP#13). Their head-to-head (H2H) is 1-1 with two tight three-setters being played last year. Youzhny is playing much better this year so he is the favorite, but Chardy has a big game and is always dangerous. It is a …

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