2017 Australian Open Open draw analysis

January 14, 2017 56

The Australian Open draw could have gone haywire based on where some of the best players in the world were seeded. Everyone knows to whom that statement refers. Rafael Nadal heads into Melbourne as the No. 9 seed, while Roger Federer is all the way down at 17th. […]

Federer, Nadal avoid early disaster as Australian Open draw revealed

January 13, 2017 33

The Australian Open draw ceremony took place on Friday afternoon in Melbourne, where Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal avoided serious early danger despite being saddled with unusually low seeds. Federer is in Andy Murray’s quarter, while Nadal is on the other side of the bracket in a section with Milos Raonic. […]

Djokovic outlasts Murray to capture Doha title

January 7, 2017 9

Novak Djokovic could not take back the No. 1 ranking in the world from Andy Murray at last season’s World Tour Finals. He at least managed to end Murray’s 28-match winning streak on Sunday in Doha. Djokovic triumphed at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open, beating Murray 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 in two hours and 54 minutes. […]

Doha final preview and prediction: Murray vs. Djokovic

January 6, 2017 154

Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic will be facing each other for the 36th time in their careers when they battle for the Qatar ExxonMobil Open title on Saturday evening. Djokovic is leading the head-to-head series 24-11, including 13-3 in their last 16 meetings dating back to the start of 2014 and 5-2 in their last seven dating back to the fall of 2015. […]

Brisbane, Doha, and Chennai previews and predictions

January 1, 2017 6

A new year is here and with it comes a new tennis season. Many fans will be hoping that the old Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal return to the scene, healthy and rejuvenated. Whereas Federer is fine-tuning his game at the Hopman Cup, Nadal has a chance to make an early statement in Brisbane. […]

Nadal repeats as champion in Abu Dhabi

December 31, 2016 19

Rafael Nadal won the Mubadala World Tennis Championship for the fourth time in his career and for a second straight year when he defeated David Goffin 6-4, 7-6(5) on Saturday. This marked the first occasion on which Nadal did not earn an opening bye as one of the top two seeds, but he managed to navigate his way through three matches. […]

Arise, sir Andy: Murray knighted by Queen Elizabeth II

December 31, 2016 2

Andy Murray was knighted on Friday as part of Queen Elizabeth II’s New Year’s honors list, earning the recognition for his services to tennis and and to charity charity. The 29-year-old Scot was among several Olympic and Paralympic athletes to be knighted, including Mo Farah and Jessica Ennis-Hill. […]

2017 World Tour Finals predictions

December 31, 2016 16

With the 2017 season soon to be underway, it’s time to make predictions for the eight World Tour Finals qualifiers—in order. Will either Andy Murray or Novak Djokovic be able to separate himself from the rest of the pack before the No. 1 ranking all comes down to the O2 Arena festivities again? […]

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