Montpellier, Sofia, and Cordoba previews and predictions

February 3, 2019 9

The Australian Open is over, Davis Cup qualifying is out of the way, and now the February grind is here. As usual, the month features 12 tournaments, three in each of four weeks, on three different surfaces (indoor hard, outdoor hard, and clay), at two point levels (250s and 500s). […]

The five most surprising ATP final matchups of 2018

December 19, 2018 3

Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, and Roger Federer may dominate the slams and Masters 1000s for the most part, but the rule at the 250-point level–to which top players in the world rarely stoop–is to expect the unexpected. That was certainly the case this past season. […]

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. […]

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. […]

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