Winston-Salem preview and predictions

August 20, 2018 8

Many players are already on the U.S. Open grounds, preparing for the year’s final Grand Slam that begins next Monday. Others are physically present at the Winston-Salem Open, but their minds may already be in New York City. Thus it will be another hard-to-predict tournament. […]

Cincinnati Masters preview and predictions

August 12, 2018 51

Cincinnati had been on course to be the first tournament since Wimbledon in 2017 to feature every member of the Big 4—Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, and Andy Murray. But that changed when Nadal withdrew in the wake of Sunday’s triumph in Toronto. […]

Rogers Cup preview and predictions

August 6, 2018 60

Alexander Zverev went back-to-back last summer at the Citi Open and Rogers Cup, and he has a chance to accomplish the same feat after triumphing once again in Washington, D.C. Zverev won’t have to contend with Roger Federer at the Canada Masters this time around. […]

Americans, Aussies headline 2018 BB&T Atlanta Open

July 23, 2018 6

There are 28 players in the BB&T Atlanta Open draw. Exactly half hail from either the United States (eight) or Australia (six). That a whole host of Americans have flocked to Atlanta is no surprise. They always turn up for what has been the annual beginning of the U.S. Open Series for the past nine years. […]

Hamburg, Gstaad, and Atlanta previews and predictions

July 22, 2018 4

Hamburg welcomes Dominic Thiem back to his favorite surface, while another clay-court event in Gstaad features Fabio Fognini, Roberto Bautista Agut, and Borna Coric. Meanwhile, the U.S. Open Series kicks off on the hard courts of Atlanta—where John Isner and Nick Kyrgios are the headliners. […]

Newport, Bastad, and Umag previews and predictions

July 16, 2018 19

There is no rest for the weary—well, there is if you’re Kevin Anderson and John Isner. Those two marathon men are obviously taking a much-deserved break, but the ATP Tour is getting right back in action with not one, not two, but three tournaments immediately following Wimbledon.
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2018 Wimbledon draw analysis

June 29, 2018 161

It’s not often that Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Alexander Zverev, Juan Martin Del Potro, Dominic Thiem, Kei Nishikori, and Nick Kyrgios can land in the same half of a slam and the draw is still thought of as balanced. But that is the case at Wimbledon. […]

Eastbourne and Antalya previews and predictions

June 24, 2018 6

Draws have not been kind to Andy Murray in the early stages of his return to tennis. Now this week in Eastbourne, Murray opens with fellow injury-plagued star Stan Wawrinka and the winner will run into none other than Kyle Edmund. […]

Queen’s Club and Halle preview and predictions

June 18, 2018 9

Roger Federer is joined in the Halle draw by Alexander Zverev and Dominic Thiem, but it pales in comparison to the Queen’s Club field. Marin Cilic and Grigor Dimitrov are the top two seeds, but they can barely even sniff the headlines. […]

Stuttgart and ‘s-Hertogenbosch previews and predictions

June 10, 2018 20

Roger Federer, who has not played since suffering his first two losses of 2018 in back-to-back matches (Indian Wells final and Miami opener), is joined this week in Stuttgart by Nick Kyrgios and Milos Raonic. The ‘s-Hertogenbosch field includes Adrian Mannarino and Ivo Karlovic. […]

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