Shenzhen and Chengdu previews and predictions

September 24, 2018 5

The Asian swing is going to get good—you just may have a hard time believing it based on the upcoming tournaments. Prior to much bigger and better events in Beijing (500), Tokyo (500), and Shanghai (1000), Chengdu and Shenzhen will share center stage. […]

Metz and St. Petersburg previews and predictions

September 17, 2018 5

The fall swing is getting underway this week in Metz and St. Petersburg, which boast some respectable fields by 250-point standards. Kei Nishikori and Stefanos Tsitsipas are leading the way in Metz, while Dominic Thiem headlines St. Petersburg. […]

Davis Cup semifinal previews and predictions

September 13, 2018 5

Four Davis Cup powers will battle in semifinal action this week, as players get right back in action following the U.S. Open. Three of the four remaining nations have won the Davis Cup at least five times and the other, Croatia, triumphed in 2005 and finished runner-up in 2016. […]

2018 U.S. Open draw analysis

August 24, 2018 25

For the first time since Wimbledon more than a full year ago, the Big 4 are all playing in the same tournament. Much unlike the case with last summer’s event, the 2018 U.S. Open draw is absolutely loaded. They say New York is the city that never sleeps—and it won’t on this men’s singles event. […]

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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