Shanghai Masters previews and predictions

October 9, 2016 66

The race for the year-end No. 1 ranking is not over yet, and it will really be on if Andy Murray can triumph at this week’s Shanghai Rolex Masters. Murray has won four of his last six tournaments after lifting the trophy at the China Open. Novak Djokovic, meanwhile, has struggled both physically and mentally since the start of Wimbledon. […]

Beijing and Tokyo previews and predictions

October 2, 2016 22

The Grand Slam season may be over, but the pace will pick up again with the onset of two 500-point tournaments. Nine of the top 11 players in the race to the World Tour Finals are in action this week, and all 11 would have been if not for injuries to U.S. Open finalists Novak Djokovic and Stan Wawrinka. […]

World Tour Finals race heating up as Berdych gains on Nadal

October 2, 2016 2

The Asian swing is in full flight and so is the race to the World Tour Finals. Tomas Berdych has to especially thrilled with the latter fact. Seemingly on his way out of contention when he missed the U.S. Open because of appendicitis, Berdych is back in business after two productive weeks to begin his fall season. […]

Metz and St. Petersburg previews and predictions

September 20, 2016 17

The season has turned from the outdoor hard courts of the United States to an indoor setting in Europe, but the more things change the more they stay the same: Dominic Thiem is playing tennis. Thiem is the No. 1 seed this week in Metz, while Stan Wawrinka and Milos Raonic are leading the charge in St. Petersburg. […]

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