First round
Djokovic over Bedene in 3, Ramos-Vinolas over Kuznetsov in 4
Ymer over Soeda in 4, Verdasco over Ward in 4
Isner over Wang in 4, Lokoli over Haider-Maurer in 4
Muller over Carreno Busta in 5, Bautista Agut over Thiem in 3
Lopez over Kudla in 4, Rola over Mannarino in 5
Del Potro over Janowicz in 4, Monfils over Pouille in 4
Benneteau over Becker in 5, Hewitt over Zhang in 4
Young over Puetz in 5, Raonic over Marchenko in 3
Wawrinka over Ilhan in 3, Copil over Andujar in 4
Nieminen over Golubev in 3, Cuevas over Bachinger in 5
Lorenzi over Dolgopolov in 3, Pospisil over Querrey in 5
Garcia-Lopez over Gojowyczk in 5, A. Gonzalez over Fognini in 4
Ferrer over Bellucci in 3, Lajovic over Stakhovsky in 4
Granollers over Robert in 3, Haase over Simon in 5
Giraldo over Hernych in 4, Johnson over Edmund in 4
Dodig over Souza in 3, Nishikori over Almagro in 3
Berdych over Falla in 3, Melzer over Estrella Burgos in 4
Troicki over Vesely in 4, Mayer over Millman in 4
Kohlschreiber over Mathieu in 3, Tomic over Kamke in 3
Groth over Krajinovic in 4, Kokkinakis over Gulbis in 4
Anderson over Schwartzman in 3, Berankis over Sijsling in 3
Kavcic over Duckworth in 5, Gasquet over Berlocq in 3
Rosol over De Schepper in 4, Struff over Sela in 3
Smyczek over Saville in 5, Nadal over Youzhny in 3
Murray over Bhambri in 3, Matosevic over Kudryavtsev in 5
Sousa over Thompson in 5, Klizan over Ito in 3
Goffin over Russell in 4, Gabashvili over Baghdatis in 4
Lacko over M. Gonzalez in 4, Dimitrov over Brown in 3
Robredo over Roger-Vasselin in 4, Kukushkin over Jaziri in 3
Kyrgios over Delbonis in 4, Karlovic over Bemelmans in 4
Chardy over Coric in 3, Seppi over Istomin in 5
Bolelli over Monaco in 4, Federer over Lu in 3
Second round
Djokovic over Ramos-Vinolas in 3
Verdasco over Ymer in 4
Isner over Lokoli in 4
Bautista Agut over Muller in 3
Lopez over Rola in 4
Del Potro over Monfils in 4
Benneteau over Hewitt in 5
Raonic over Young in 3
Wawrinka over Copil in 3
Nieminen over Cuevas in 4
Pospisil over Lorenzi in 3
Garcia-Lopez over A. Gonzalez in 4
Ferrer over Lajovic in 3
Granollers over Haase in 5
Johnson over Giraldo in 4
Nishikori over Dodig in 3
Berdych over Melzer in 3
Troicki over Mayer in 4
Tomic over Kohlschreiber in 4
Groth over Kokkinakis in 5
Anderson over Berankis in 3
Gasquet over Kavcic in 3
Struff over Rosol in 4
Nadal over Smyczek in 3
Murray over Matosevic in 3
Klizan over Sousa in 4
Goffin over Gabashvili in 3
Dimitrov over Lacko in 3
Kukushkin over Robredo in 4
Karlovic over Kyrgios in 4
Chardy over Seppi in 4
Federer over Bolelli in 3
Third round
Djokovic over Verdasco in 3
Bautista Agut over Isner in 4
Del Potro over Lopez in 3
Raonic over Benneteau in 4
Wawrinka over Nieminen in 4
Pospisil over Garcia-Lopez in 4
Ferrer over Granollers in 3
Nishikori over Johnson in 4
Berdych over Troicki in 4
Tomic over Groth in 3
Gasquet over Anderson in 4
Nadal over Struff in 4
Murray over Klizan in 3
Goffin over Dimitrov in 5
Karlovic over Kukushkin in 3
Federer over Chardy in 3
Fourth round
Djokovic over Bautista Agut in 4
Raonic over Del Potro in 3
Wawrinka over Pospisil in 4
Nishikori over Ferrer in 5
Tomic over Berdych in 5
Nadal over Gasquet in 3
Murray over Goffin in 3
Federer over Karlovic in 3
Quarterfinals
Djokovic over Raonic in 4
Wawrinka over Nishikori in 4
Nadal over Tomic in 4
Federer over Murray in 4
Semifinals
Djokovic over Wawrinka in 4
Nadal over Federer in 5
Final
Djokovic over Nadal in 3
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Comments and your own predictions are appreciated!
who ya got?
Certainly not Novak in three over Rafa!!!!…………lol!!!!
why not? there is no reason to think Djoker can’t beat Rafa in 3. Could Rafa win? Sure. Could Novak win in 3? Of course.
Calling a straight set victory over Nadal in any grand slam final is a very poor pick. At least 4 sets if they both reach the final.
no it won’t
That makes little to no sense. If you can rationalise the 3 set prediction should they meet in the final then cool. You can’t. Rafa never lost in straights in a final. Rafa djokovic history of 4/5 set matches. There is no data or form to suggest a rafole final would be 3 sets.
Its a poor prediction.
there is plenty of data
And it was analyzed correctly.
You haven’t even filled out a bracket, so all your arguments are mute until you do. How do we know you don’t have Smyczek over Bedene in the final until you actually step up to the plate and make some predictions.
Berdych will win his quarter, Murray will beat Federer but lose to Djokovic in the final.
I just want Rafa to get over his first match first before I start getting excited about who else he will beat. I do know one thing, that if Rafa makes the final, he is not going to lose to anyone let alone in straight sets.
Of their 12 slam matches, Nadal leads Djokovic 9-3 and he has beaten Djokovic in straight sets several times. Djokovic has yet to beat Nadal in straight sets in a slam.
djokovic in 3 …hmmm..if rafa is able to reach the final, he will definitely be prepared enough to at least take a set off djokovic. Cannot say much about rafa until I say him play. So you have Tomic reaching the qtr finals, that’s a big one there.
vamosrafa,
Ricky picking Tomic over Berdy is the one that caught my eye, too. That was a surprise. I am not sure it’s going to happen, even given Tomic’s tendency to do well in his country’s slam. Berdy can be unpredictable and inconsistent, too.
I will definitely not be thinking ahead when I watch Rafa’s first match. One at a time. However, should Rafa make it to the final then I cannot see him losing in straight sets. I assume that the thinking is that Rafa won’t have anything left to go up against Novak if he gets to the final.
I remember when no one gave Rafa a chance to beat Fed at the 2009 AO because of that marathon slugfest semifinal with Verdasco and only one day’s rest. We all know how that turned out! But I guess one could say that Rafa was more match ready at that time.
Ricky has to make predictions because it’s his job. Fortunately, I don’t have to. I am reserving any predictions about how far Rafa might go until I see him play his first match. I am in agreement with you on that score. We have to see him on the court in action. I am hoping that he doesn’t get into any long ones in the early rounds. Normally I wouldn’t mind if he wasn’t coming back from that long layoff. But I don’t want him to have to exert too much energy in the early rounds and then run out of gas.
At this point, anything can happen with Rafa. I am just going to be watching and supporting him all the way.
To believe or not to believe: that is the question
https://twitter.com/NetTalkTennis/status/556555239382614016
To believe or not to believe.
“Top-seeded Djokovic “not well” on eve of Australian Open”
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/tennis/2015/01/17/top-seeded-djokovic-not-well-on-eve-of-australian-open/21936159/
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Rescheduled his pre AO press conference tomorrow with scheduled practise to follow.
#MuchAdoAboutNothing
#ChillaxYo
Nole has a better chance of skunking Rafa than Rafa has of making the final.
#Moot
I’m not predicting 6-0 6-0 6-0 like you are making it out to be
Ricky, I so hope they both get to the final then we’ll see who believes in fairies at the bottom of the garden.
I think Rafa’s hurdle is getting through the first few rounds, because he lacks rhythm and intensity atm, not losing to Djoker in straight sets.
Delpo has withdrawn from the A/O.
https://twitter.com/christophclarey/status/556617429183246336
What happened with Delpo? Did he aggravate the wrist? That’s too bad for him.
replacing Janowicz in my Delpo picks. So same except Janowicz to R4 instead of Potro.
One of Ricky’s picks is not even a starter. 🙂
Ricky picking Nadal and Djokovic to make the final is a sure sign that at least one of them won’t make it.
this is without question true
This happened:
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=788259854560841&id=245291448857687
This is sad. How frustrating for Delpo. I wish him a speedy recovery.
Rafa will start on Monday not before 2 PM at Rod Laver Arena.
Rafa to win it all and surprise everyone :-)..Why not? 🙂 You never know what can happen. Maybe the AO will finally be kind to him after what happened in 2012 and 2014 in final and for the injury pullouts in 2011 and 2010
Interesting final pick, and as much as I’d like to see Rafa make the final, I am not very hopeful. Meanwhile, I am still saddened over Juan Martin’s withdrawal.
Rafa cud win AO but I don’t think he is ready yet to beat Djokovic. against any1 else, I fancy his chances at whatever stage in tournament.
djokovic’s place in the final is not a lock either
as my picks indicate, I agree
I would love nothing better than to see Rafa in the final again this year at the AO. But I just don’t know that it will happen. That’s why I want to enjoy watching him on the court in his matches and take it one step at a time.
I will be happy to see him get to the second week. That’s when things could get interesting.
I really feel for Delpo. It was a long road back the last time he had wrist surgery. He finally was back at #5 in the world and then the other wrist was injured. I imagine that he must be disappointed, but he is wise to listen to his doctors and follow their advice.