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Its Sharapovas time—but watch out for Wozniacki (womens French Open predictions)

Some of the biggest news on the womens side at the French Open has been talk of the potential quarterfinal between Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova.Im not going to mark it as a guarantee both will...

4 days ago

Once again, it should be Nadal (mens French Open predictions)

I almost feel like I could copy and paste my predictions for the mens draw at the French Open—which is mere hours away from starting—and come up with the same result:Rafael Nadals going to win.Now, I...

4 days ago

What have we learned during the clay-court season so far?

With the French Open only days away, here are few things that I think have been revealed in the past few weeks:• Maria Sharapova is as legit as they come when its time to get down and dirty on the di...

22 may 12

David Ferrer and the Big 3: How will that work out?

It all almost went to plan with the top four men all making the semifinals of this weeks tournament in Rome.That is, until Richard Gasquet threw a wrench in the plans by knocking off Andy Murray in t...

19 may 12

Its like schooltime at the Italian Open for the men

The draw at the Italian Open has some pretty great round of 16 matches on the mens side: I feel this round is one of the strongest at a Masters 1000 event all year. And call me crazy, but for some re...

17 may 12

Novak and Rafa vs. Serena and Federer: all about the attitude

Its semifinal time now at the much-maligned Madrid event. On the mens side, Roger Federer will go up against Janko Tipsarevic, while Juan Martin del Potro faces Tomas Berdych.For the women, Serena Wi...

12 may 12

What say you about the Madrid blue?

I guess Ive been reading too much Dr. Seuss to my daughter!Anyway, the Madrid Masters/Premier event is well under way at this point and players are getting their feet dirty on the famed/controversial...

07 may 12

How will Sara Errani stack up against the elite?

This has been a dream season so far for Italian Sara Errani: She made the quarterfinals at the Australian Open early in the season and has just reached her third final of the year on clay, this time ...

04 may 12

Milos Raonic beat Nicolas Almagro: but how?

Easy. With a serve that big, you can beat anyone. Anywhere.Of course, there are more nuances to it than that. But with the way the mens game is nowadays, clay could be considered the most wide-open s...

26 apr 12

Petkovic vs. Azarenka: Going three? Straights? An upset?

Tomorrow at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, world number-one Victoria Azarenka takes on number 12 Andrea Petkovic in the second round. Of course, this wouldve had the makings of a final o...

26 apr 12

More familiar territory for Rafael Nadal

Well, theres nothing like a little Monte Carlo to make things all right again for Rafael Nadal.For the second year in a row, he won the Masters 1000 event for his first title of the year, this time b...

23 apr 12

I like Murray and Verdasco and Rafa and ...

Looking ahead to tomorrows action in Monte Carlo shows some intriguing matchups on the horizon. I know that theres been a lot of talk about Monte Carlo going down in quality over the past few years a...

18 apr 12

Americans should always embrace playing on clay

That is all.Just kidding there: Of course, theres more for me to say on the matter!Ive said, though, time and time and time again that American pros should not dread the clay-court season. If theres ...

10 apr 12

Feats of clay ahead for Venus and Serena?

The WTA Tours in Charleston this week for the prestigious Family Circle Cup. I say "restigious" because its just one of those tour stops that you seem to have grown up with or cant ever imagi...

04 apr 12

Novak Djokovic is back to making it look easy again

Run through one of the biggest tournaments in the game without dropping a set?Sure, no problem--or at least thats how it seemed in Miami for Novak Djokovic, who beat Andy Murray in the finals yesterd...

02 apr 12

Will scheduling ever work out for Rafael Nadal?

I just dont know...Rafael Nadal had to withdraw from the Sony Ericsson Open before his match with Andy Murray due to a knee injury. It was his second tournament back after taking off all of February ...

30 mar 12

Tipsarevic and Tsonga get the next crack at breaking the streak

Its been a loonng time since someone outside of the "Big 4" of Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Andy Murray won a Masters 1000 event: 2010, in fact, when Robin Soderling won in...

28 mar 12

For Venus Williams, Miamis nice (so far)

The Sony Ericsson Open is always going to be like home away from home if you happen to be one of the Williams sisters.And nobody has needed that sense of being comfortable at this years tournament th...

26 mar 12

Is it time to start a James Blake countdown?

I had such high hopes for James Blake this year.I mean, not top-10 or top-30 type hopes, but perhaps top-50-and-staying-there-type hopes. Now, Im not so sure, and I wonder if this is really the begin...

21 mar 12

Will Victoria Azarenkas victory march continue through Miami?

Umm, yeah.Dont worry. Im not gonna just leave you with a two-word post!Seriously, though: Barring injury, I dont see how its going to stop anytime soon. Azarenka really seems to be having an easy tim...

19 mar 12

John Isners big-time moves

I dont know if you happened to catch this little stat of mine over on Twitter, but this was the first time ever no American male had made a singles final before Indian Wells.John Isner ended that not...

18 mar 12

Ana Ivanovic: the comeback queen?

Of course, theres still a ways to go before Ana Ivanovic could call herself Indian Wells 2012 champion, but you have to applaud the effort so far!Back-to-back wins over members of the top 10 is nothi...

16 mar 12

Will this be Ryan Harrisons Masters moment?

See, I told you Id be back soon!As Im playing catch-up with Indian Wells, I was just taking a look at the mens singles draw. Of course, yesterday saw a big upset with Guillermo Garcia-Lopez knocking ...

11 mar 12

Been on sick leave

Hey folks, to say its been a crazy week would be an understatement. Ive barely been on my computer and Im actually typing this from my phone. Let me know if you see any weird autocorrects. Anyway, th...

10 mar 12

Now, the pressures OFF Roger Federer

Amazing what a tournament win can do for a doubting blogger!Roger Federer stepped up to the challenge Ive been posing to him for months and won a decent title by knocking off one of his fellow member...

04 mar 12

The pressures on Roger Federer

Thats not a bad final coming up in Dubai: Andy Murray, who knocked off world number-one Novak Djokovic in the semis, will face off against Roger Federer, who saw off Juan Martin del Potro in two toug...

02 mar 12

Oh boy, Mardy

Over on Twitter today, Reem of Game, Set, Match fame said she talked to Mardy Fish after his loss to Mikhail Youzhny in Dubai, and he said hes lacking confidence right now.I guess the season hes had ...

29 feb 12

Ferrer, Tsonga and the Five Spot

Jo-Wilfried Tsongas in the semifinals of Marseille, continuing his run of good form.David Ferrer is in the semis of the ATP tournament in Buenos Aires, and with the way hes played so far this season,...

25 feb 12

I still believe in Andy Roddick...

... Or else I wouldnt have written the story that I did yesterday!I put something up on the sports website Bleacher Report before Roddicks match with Xavier Malisse, saying that despite Roddick being...

23 feb 12

Do not adjust your computers: Its a post from TTA?!

Sorry about that folks!I had been a little busy the past few weeks, but Im back now. At least I hadnt missed much, right? Sure, there was that U.S. Davis Cup win over Switzerland, Roger Federer picki...

22 feb 12

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