U.S. Open full tournament picks

August 27, 2016 289

Will Novak Djokovic rebound from surprising losses at Wimbledon and the Rio Olympics and capture another U.S. Open title? Or will the door be open for Andy Murray to maintain his fine form and win a second major in 2016? Ricky Dimon of The Grandstand makes his full tournament picks. […]

2016 U.S. Open draw analysis

August 27, 2016 136

The U.S. Open cannot be won or lost at the draw ceremony, but Andy Murray had to be considered an early winner at Friday’s proceedings in New York. Consider the other top title contenders: Novak Djokovic has Marin Cilic and John Isner in his section, while Rafael Nadal and Milos Raonic could meet as early as the quarters. […]

U.S. Open final round qualifying picks

August 26, 2016 21

The final round of U.S. Open qualifying will take place on Friday at Flushing Meadows. A two-team panel–Ricky Dimon of The Grandstand and Ben Rothenberg of the New York Times–weighs in by predicting all 16 matches. […]

Brisbane and doubles with Federer at Laver Cup on Nadal’s 2017 schedule

August 25, 2016 8

Although the following season should really be put on the back burner until after the U.S. Open, a flurry of announcements on Wednesday involving Rafael Nadal temporarily thrust 2017 into the headlines. Not only will the Spaniard make his debut at the Brisbane International, but he will also play doubles with Roger Federer at the inaugural Laver Cup. […]

List of seeds gives early–too early–look into potential U.S. Open matchups

August 24, 2016 46

The USTA has announced its 32 seeds for the U.S. Open, so we now know certain matchups that could potentially take place along the way. “Potentially,” of course, is the key word here. After all, who knows how many seeded players could be bounced out of Flushing Meadows before they are even scheduled to go up against a fellow seed? […]

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