Indian Wells full tournament preview and predictions

March 9, 2017 80

There’s a tournament within a tournament this fortnight in Indian Wells. The bottom quarter of the BNP Paribas Open draw (which includes Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, and Roger Federer) is stronger by itself than the entirety of any 500-point event on the whole tennis calendar. […]

Murray, Querrey cap off upset-filled week with titles

March 6, 2017 8

Top players tumbled out of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships left and right this week, but world No. 1 Andy Murray was not among the casualties. Murray, who saved seven match points in his quarterfinal victory over Philipp Kohlschreiber, captured the title on Saturday by beating Fernando Verdasco 6-3, 6-2. […]

Acapulco final preview and prediction: Nadal vs. Querrey

March 4, 2017 152

Sam Querrey can be confident in his current form, but not much about his past history against Rafael Nadal is encouraging as they head into the Acapulco final. Although Nadal has defeated Sunday’s opponent only once in straight sets, he is sweeping the head-to-head series 4-0 overall. […]

Nadal cruises into Acapulco final, Querrey upsets Kyrgios

March 4, 2017 0

Rafael Nadal cruised into the title match at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel with a 6-1, 6-2 blowout of Marin Cilic on Friday night. Nadal fought off all seven of the break points he faced and fired three aces without double-faulting while serving at 70 percent.
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Kyrgios crushes 25 aces in Acapulco upset of Djokovic

March 3, 2017 0

Novak Djokovic’s rough draw at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel continued during quarterfinal action on Thursday and he was knocked out by Nick Kyrgios 7-6(9), 7-5 amidst a dizzying display of aces off the 21-year-old Australian’s racket. […]

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