Cheryl Murray

Cheryl Murray commented on the post, Australian Open R2 previews and predictions: Tsitsipas vs. Troicki, Khachanov vs. Nishioka 5 years, 10 months ago

Yes. I was going to make the observation that he just doesn’t know enough to be scared yet. I’m sure the moment will get the better of him eventually, as it does to all pros at some point. For the time being, he […]

Cheryl Murray wrote a new post 5 years, 10 months ago

Two of the Next Gen’s top stars will be in action on Wednesday in Melbourne as Stefanos Tsitsipas and Karen Khachanov take the court in the Australian Open second round. Khachanov is facing Yoshihito […]

Cheryl Murray commented on the post, Andy Murray's last Australian Open…or was it? 5 years, 10 months ago

I feel like he got back out there, felt the rush of the moment and realized he wasn’t ready to give up on it yet. I’m beyond glad. He’s so young — why not at least see?

Cheryl Murray wrote a new post 5 years, 10 months ago

On Monday night, the crowd in Rod Laver Arena was poised to bid adieu to Andy Murray, who said that the hip pain that has been dogging him for almost two years was finally too much to bear. The Australian Open, he […]

Cheryl Murray commented on the post, Australian Open Day 1 expert picks, including Nadal vs. Duckworth and Johnson vs. Seppi 5 years, 10 months ago

I certainly noticed that, Ramara, and it was at least worth a shot. But even on Nadal’s serve, there weren’t any.. I just thought it was intriguing. 🙂

Cheryl Murray commented on the post, Australian Open Day 1 expert picks, including Nadal vs. Duckworth and Johnson vs. Seppi 5 years, 10 months ago

Am I the only one that thought the Nadal match was VERY strange? I mean, I know Duckie likes to serve/volley, but there was practically no baseline tennis. I’m not sure I’ve ever seen Nadal take care of business […]

Cheryl Murray commented on the post, Australian Open R1 previews and predictions: Murray vs. Bautista Agut, Cilic vs. Tomic 5 years, 10 months ago

Wasn’t expecting 5 sets. Andy putting in a good effort.

Cheryl Murray commented on the post, Australian Open R1 previews and predictions: Murray vs. Bautista Agut, Cilic vs. Tomic 5 years, 10 months ago

I always think of Guga when a player has hip trouble. I think he was 31 when he was forced to retire, also.

Cheryl Murray commented on the post, Australian Open full tournament predictions 5 years, 10 months ago

I agree, NNY. I have Djokovic winning in my bracket, as well. I don’t think he’s in very good form at the moment but he has won a lot of things playing not very well, and the AO suits him particularly well.

Cheryl Murray commented on the post, Australian Open R1 previews and predictions: Murray vs. Bautista Agut, Cilic vs. Tomic 5 years, 10 months ago

I really hope he can make one final appearance at Wimbledon. But if he’s still in pain, it means he hasn’t healed properly, and I’d hate to think him doing further damage to himself by pushing too hard. The guy is […]

Cheryl Murray wrote a new post 5 years, 10 months ago

Andy Murray, who announced his plans to retire from tennis in 2019, will kick off his last-ever Australian Open against Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut, while Marin Cilic takes on perennial Aussie bad boy Bernard […]

Cheryl Murray commented on the post, Australian Open R1 previews and predictions: Edmund vs. Berdych, Isner vs. Opelka 5 years, 10 months ago

Berdych in 4, Issy in 3.

Cheryl Murray commented on the post, Australian Open draw revealed, Nadal and Federer in same half 5 years, 10 months ago

Bad luck for Gulbis. Wawrinka is WAY better than his ranking suggests. Favorable draw for Djoko early on. Demon in the third round is a nasty bit of business for Nadal. He should pull it out if he’s 100% though. […]

Cheryl Murray commented on the post, Sydney SF previews and predictions: De Minaur vs. Simon, Schwartzman vs. Seppi 5 years, 10 months ago

Demon in 3
Schwartzman in 2

Cheryl Murray commented on the post, Dark horses for Australian Open men's title 5 years, 10 months ago

Maybe wildcat doesn’t consider those players dark horses? Isner is, but the rest of them are at least outside contenders in my opinion.

Cheryl Murray commented on the post, Dark horses for Australian Open men's title 5 years, 10 months ago

Given his relatively shoddy play, I’m not overly surprised Djokovic lost in Doha… though I am shocked it came at the hands of RBA. Anyway, I think it’s a ray of hope for the field.

Still, the stars would have […]

Cheryl Murray commented on the post, Pune QF previews and predictions: Gulbis vs. Karlovic, Simon vs. Paire 5 years, 10 months ago

I’ll never be able to properly predict whether Ernests Gulbis will win or not. haha.

Cheryl Murray wrote a new post 5 years, 10 months ago

Ivo Karlovic and Ernests Gulbis will try to continue their already somewhat surprising runs in Pune when they collide in the quarterfinals on Thursday. Fellow Frenchmen Gilles Simon and Benoit Paire are also in […]

Cheryl Murray commented on the post, Predicting the 2019 Nitto ATP Finals field 5 years, 10 months ago

I’d replace Dimitrov with Khachanov and I’d throw one more young player in the mix. I’ll resist the urge to say Tsitsipas, but you know I want to. Agree on Coric and Zverev…and possibly not Anderson, but I only […]

Cheryl Murray commented on the post, Doha R1 previews and predictions: Khachanov, Djokovic, and Thiem in action 5 years, 10 months ago

This result would not be a surprise, either. If you’re a seed, Wawrinka is one of the worst players you could face. On any given day, he could play like he’s No. 3 in the world or No. 83. You just never know.

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