The tennis season kicks off at the start of the year down under, starting with the ATP Cup in Sydney, then three ATP 250 tournaments all on hardcourt and spread around Australia in Adelaide, Melbourne, and Sydney. Then in Mid January, it’s straight into the first grand slam of the year – The Australian Open. Let’s look at 2023 Australian Open Favorites. ATP Structure In tennis, everyone has their favorite …
Although he got the US Open Women’s Final prediction wrong :) Alex Mann is back with a US Open Men’s Final Prediction. Alcaraz or Ruud? US Open Men’s Final Prediction 2022 With the world number 1 ranking on the line, will Carlos Alcaraz or Casper Ruud capture their first major title? The bookmakers pick Alcaraz as the clear favorite, but is it really that simple? Recently, the last major of …
Carlos Alcaraz is one of the brightest talents on the ATP Tour, and he now has the chance to mark his impressive 2022 season with his first breakthrough at a Grand Slam. Alcaraz already won two major ATP Tour singles’ titles at the start of the year, along with reaching the semi-finals of Indian Wells, where he played out a thriller against Rafael Nadal. It was notable in that match …
It’s the first day of the US Open 2022, but what happened last week? Word over to Alex Mann. We also get a small US Open History Lesson. This Week in Tennis 35 – US Open 2022 Last week, we saw the ATP and WTA tour players take to the court in Winston-Salem and Cleveland, USA and Granby, Canada. Daria Kasatkina dispatched the field in Granby to pick up her …
Alex Mann is back with his predictions and his Women’s US Open 2022 preview. There are also two freshly recorded podcasts covering the event. Before we get into Alex’s thoughts about the Women’s US Open 2022 preview, I wanted to say that you can listen to a podcast I did with Dennis Timar on Spotify, iTunes and other podcasting platforms. You can also listen to it here on Tennisnerd in …
Alex Mann is back with his predictions and a Men’s US Open 2022 preview. There are also two freshly recorded podcasts covering the event. Before we get into Alex’s thoughts about the Men’s US Open 2022 preview, I wanted to say that you can listen to a podcast I did with Dennis Timar on Spotify, iTunes and other podcasting platforms. You can also listen to it here on Tennisnerd in …
Serena Williams is one of the greatest tennis players of all time. When she started her professional career in 1995, little did anyone know, even the player herself, what she was going to achieve in the sport and life. As Williams approaches her 41st birthday, she is on the final lap of her tennis career, culminating in an appearance at the 2022 US Open. The question is, will we see …
It’s no secret that the last few years of Andy Murray’s career have been rough for the Briton. Will Andy Murray retire this year? To fully help answer this question, it’s important to get into the mindset of the former number one ranked men’s tennis player. That’s why we will review this playing record and his injury record and look at what’s happening right now. Let’s begin. What Has He …
The action is heating up ahead of the US Open. Alex Mann is back with a summary and a look at this week’s exciting Cincinnati Masters. This week in tennis (w33) – Cincinnati Masters Before we get into the predictions for the Cincinnati Masters, let’s summarize week 32. Simona Halep is back into the top 10 The first of two back-to-back Masters 1000 events concluded with Simona Halep and Pablo …
We will see the big 4 at the Laver Cup 2022 in London between Sep 23-25. Federer, Nadal, Djokovic and Murray will all join Team Europe. The previous Laver Cups have been relatively one-sided and with the kind of dream team Europe turn up with in 2022, it’s difficult to see another result than a pretty straightforward win. That would be the fourth win in a row and means that …
