The women grades, A-F from Aussie Open: Kerber A-plus, but Caro way down
A-plus Angie Kerber For the first time ever, the German finally played as well as she could at a major, crushing her forehand and backhand and she didn’t back off all. The lefty is so fast, strong and just so lethal. She beat both the former No. 1 Vika Azarenka and the current No. 1 Serena […]
Murray has to find new way to upset Djokovic at Aussie Open final
1-NOVAK DJOKOVIC VS. 2-ANDY MURRAY Over the past two years, Novak Djokovic has beaten Andy Murray so many times that it is very difficult to figure out how the Brit can stun him. Without a doubt, Murray has been somewhat close at times, but last year, Djokovic was stronger, faster and overpowered him. In […]
The semis, Pick-em: Raonic has a real shot versus Murray
THE FINAL FOUR, FRIDAY, JAN.29, AUSSIE OPEN 2-ANDY MURRAY VS. 13-MILOS RAONIC As the Canadian said, this is an entirely new look. They did play last spring in May on Madrid, but Raonic was already hurt and he couldn’t move around as fast as he normally could. When Murray was able to yank him around, […]
Serena favored vs Aga, but close? Kerber raises up, to play Konta
The FINAL FOURS, AUSTRALIAN OPEN, THE WOMEN, THURSDAY, JAN. 28 1-SERENA WILLIAMS VS. 4- AGA RADWANSKA Is there anyway that Aga Radwanska can trick Serena Williams, given that she lost to her eight times in a row? Not really, but at least she has reached the semifinals and, if she can get her teeth in, […]
Another classic? Serena Williams vs Maria Sharapova: who will win?
Australian Open, Jan 25, 2016 – QUARTERFINALS 1-Serena Williams beat Margarita Gasparyan 6-2 6-1 The fabulous Serena is now rolling again, hitting huge serve, cracking her returns and pounding her strokes. The American is directive and showed the young Russian that she has a very long way to go. She is the favorite, but against […]
The men’s grade, from AO: Djokovic was way up, Rafa way down
The 2006 Australian Open A-plus Novak Djokovic The No. 1 came in as a heavy favorite at the AO and with the exception against Gilles Simon in the fourth round, when he needed to push in the fifth set, he absolutely nailed against three fine folks: Kei Nishikori, Roger Federer and Andy Murray. There are […]
The Aussie women final: Does Kerber have a chance vs Serena?
THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN FINAL 1-SERENA WILLIAMS VS. 7-ANGIE KERBER Let’s think of some positives of Angie Kerber, even though she is a serious underdog against Serena Williams in the final at the Australian Open. While the German has only beaten her once, back in 2012 Cincinnati, she wasn’t afraid, she went for it and Serena […]
Here we go again: Can Federer stop Djokovic at Aussie Open?
THE FINAL FOUR, THURSDAY NIGHT, JAN 28 1-NOVAK DJOKOVIC VS. 3-ROGER FEDERER Novak Djokovic is the world’s best player everywhere he goes, so despite the fact that the 17-time Grand Slam Roger Federer can beat anyone on a great day, that does not mean that he has been able to stop the Serbian on the […]
Close ones: Murray vs. Ferrer, Raonic vs Monfils, Vika vs. Angie
THE QUARTERS, JAN. 27, WEDNESDAY, 2016 WHO WINS? ANDY MURRAY VS. DAVID FERRER Can the Spaniard really bother the Brit if he manages to serve big and jump on his returns? Maybe, but even if he does, how is he going to wear him down? Years ago, Ferrer did, as he could run side to […]
Top men still winning, Nishikori to face Tsonga in classic match
AUSTRALIAN OPEN, JAN. 23, 2016 – In a flash amongst the men, most of the young males were gone. At the WTA, a number of top competitors left quickly, but on Friday, the elder ATP folks look very good, and very intelligent. The somewhat unbeatable Novak Djokovic dusted Andreas Seppi. 6-1 7-5 7-6(6) and he […]
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