Federer, Nadal headline Friday quarterfinal action
Rarely are Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in action on the same day at two different events, but that will be the case for a second straight day on Friday. Federer will face Julien Benneteau […]
Julien Benneteau
Australian Open Day 7 picks, including Djokovic vs. Wawrinka and Ferrer vs. Nishikori
The Grandstand weighs in with its picks for the best Sunday matchups at the Australian Open (1) Novak Djokovic vs. (15) Stanislas Wawrinka Ricky: Djokovic did not come close to losing a set in wins […]
Australian Open Day 5 picks, including Djokovic vs. Stepanek and Ferrer vs. Baghdatis
The Grandstand goes head-to-head with Bleacher Report, as they weigh in with their picks for the best Friday matchups at the Australian Open. (1) Novak Djokovic vs. (31) Radek Stepanek The Grandstand: Djokovic isn’t exactly […]
Australian Open Day 1 picks, including Tipsarevic vs. Hewitt and Benneteau vs. Dimitrov
The Grandstand’s Ricky Dimon and Steen Kirby of Tennis East Coast pick the best matchups of Day 1 at the 2013 Australian Open. (22) Fernando Verdasco vs. David Goffin Ricky: This may not be the […]
Tomic captures first career ATP title in Sydney
Bernard Tomic finds the winner’s circle for the first time in his career on Saturday, as he holds off Kevin Anderson in the Sydney final. Tomic now moves on to the Australian Open, where he […]
Tomic vs. Anderson – preview and pick
Bernard Tomic will take part in his first career ATP final on Saturday, sure to have the Sydney crowd firmly in his corner. Standing in Tomic’s way of the title is Kevin Anderson. Bernard Tomic […]
Preview and picks: Tomic vs. Seppi, Benneteau vs. Anderson
Four players take the court on Friday in Sydney standing two wins away from what would be a bigtime ATP title for any of the four, especially heading into the Australian Open. Julien Benneteau and […]
Preview and picks: Harrison vs. Benneteau, Nieminen vs. Tomic
Julien Benneteau and Jarkko Nieminen are two wins away each from a rematch in the Sydney final. Standing in their way of the semis on Thursday are Ryan Harrison and Bernard Tomic, respectively. Ryan Harrison […]
Harrison boots Isner out of Sydney, more seeds tumble
Ryan Harrison takes out No. 1 seed John Isner in straight sets on Wednesday in Sydney. Harrison is through to a quarterfinal encounter with 2012 runner-up Julien Benneteau, while Isner exits the tournament along with […]
Sydney and Auckland previews and picks
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to decipher which of the four Grand Slams produces the best lead-up week year in and year out. Sydney and Auckland never fail to deliver as a host of […]