The Picks in Miami: Friday, March 31
Daniil Medvedev over Karen KhachanovWill Khachanov raise up early, and counterattack as soon as he could. He has had a fine tournament, saying that “Since last year’s U.S. Open, semifinals, I think this was a bigger change and bigger step forward, which gave me the current results which I have right now. I would say […]
The Picks in Miami: Wednesday, March 29
Aryna Sabalenka over Sorana CirsteaShe is on cruise control, and while her serves can be spotty, but her forehand and her backhand are mind blowing. Sabalenka is very loud, and she can swing super hard, and she goes for the lines almost immediately. Cirstea has had a terrific tournament, with some solid depths. She can […]
The Picks in Miami: Monday, March 27
Frances Tiafoe over Lorenzo SonegoThe American has had some dramatic matches, this year, and during each set, he puts together his awesome strokes. However, he can forget his control, and then he loses, which means that if he wants to go into the top 10, he has to shift some new things. The Italian Sonego […]
The Picks in Miami: Saturday, March 25
Jessica Pegula over Danielle CollinsIt is hard to figure out how she is playing. At certain weeks, Pegula plays so locked in, and other times, she will be exactly where she should go, and which kinds of shots. She can be obsessive, or then, she is thinking about should she go for it, immediately, or […]
The Picks in Miami: Thursday, March 23
Marcos Giron vs Cristian GarinThe American Giron can move up the rankings. The former UCLA college champion took himself a while to grow, on court, and now he is ranked No. 71. But that is not enough. While he does hits the shots, constantly, but he is not more aggressive, and touch on the lines. […]
The Picks in Miami: Saturday, April 1
The last time that Petra Kvitova won a tournament is when she conquered on the grass at Eastbourne. Yes, that was very good, as she won Wimbledon twice, but on the hardcourts, she faltered at times. She thought that soon she will retire. But right now, she came back up, reaching the final in Miami. […]
The Picks in Miami: Thursday, March 30
Notes: Due to the rain, yesterday, most of the women’s matches were canceled. Assuming that the rain will stop, we already wrote about Petra Kvitova over Ekaterina Alexandrova, as well as Carlos Alcaraz over Taylor Fritz, http://www.tennisreporters.net/archives/20281 – while Jessica Pegula will face Elena Rybakina today. Elena Rybakina over Jessica Pegula Yes, Rybakina won the 2022 Wimbledon, […]
The Picks in Miami: Tuesday, March 28
Carlos Alcaraz over Tommy PaulOnce again, the Spaniard is improving each day, with his gigantic forehand, his wild backhand, and his wonderful play at the net. Yes, he has almost the deep shots, but he can trip himself. The American Paul won two days ago, and now he will leave at least No. 18, the […]
The Picks in Miami: Sunday, March 26
Taylor Fritz over Denis ShapovalovLast week, the American finally had being in the top five. It look Fritz for five years, but gradually, he became all around with his strokes. Unfortunately, he won Indian Wells last year, but last week, he lost on the quarterfinals and he went back down to No. 10. Oh, well, […]
The Picks in Miami: Friday, March 24
Belinda Bencic vs Leylah FernandezAt what point will the Swiss Bencic win a huge event, again. Years ago, she won the Canadian Open, and it looked like that she was heading to the top. In 2020, she was ranked No. 4, but she could not go further, as not only that she became injured, but […]