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Djokovic vs Nadal Rome Masters 2016
When the draw came out a lot of mouths started watering. Another chapter in the phenomenal Djokodal rivalry. Match number #49! Currently Djokovic has the lead, 25 – 23 and he has won the six latest matches. Actually the last time Nadal beat Djokovic was in French Open 2014. The odds from the bookies are […]
Del Potro is back for real and other news
There were a few news stories coming out of Madrid Masters yesterday. One funny one was how Tomic decided to try to defend match point with his handle first against Fognini. He had obviously already given up the match. It was possibly just one of those days where it felt as easy (read: difficult) to […]
Nadal stays winning
There’s something eerily familiar about this clay court season. The way Nadal started by winning Monte Carlo and the way he stays winning in Barcelona. Yesterday he took out familiar foe, Fabio Fognini in a solid performance and there’s only one real threat to the title in my view – an in-form Kei Nishikori. What’s […]
Tsonga beats Federer, Murray trashes Raonic
It was a strange day in Monte Carlo. It started off with Murray, who has struggled quite a bit in previous matches, only giving two games to Milos Raonic in a 6-2 6-0 slaughter. Hard to say what happened, but Murray had a day where everything went right. With his return and great defense he […]
Upset Alert in Monte Carlo Masters
Transitioning from one surface to another is never easy, even for the pros. Yesterday Djokovic and Berdych struggled with their moment and were both beaten by their far less experienced opponents. The red dirt throws you challenges that take some time getting used to, especially after months on hard courts. Today Federer plays Bautista-Agut, Nadal […]
Monte Carlo Masters 2016 preview
The first clay court masters tournament of the year has started (Monte Carlo Masters) and the big question is exactly what I stated in a previous post – who can beat Novak Djokovic? Some other questions we need to think about: A couple of youngsters has started well in 2016, with for example Kyrgios, Coric, […]
Who can beat Djokovic?
This is the big question ahead of the clay court season. Djokovic’s amazing record of only having lost one match in 2016 (retired against Feliciano Lopez in Dubai). Last year he only lost one match on clay with wins in Monte Carlo and Rome and the loss coming in the final against a Stan Wawrinka […]
It’s time…Federer vs Djokovic – Wimbledon 2015
It’s arguably the match of the year. With Nadal and Djokovic playing that one-sided quarterfinal at the French Open surely this must be the one to rule them all. After last year’s five-setter it’s hard to picture one of the players to walk away with this easily. But then again, if one were to do […]
Wimbledon Day 1: Predictions
The moment we’ve all been waiting for is upon us – tomorrow Wimbledon starts. So if you’ve been starving for grand slam action…it’s time to salivate again. But I don’t beat around the bush nor the grass so let’s get into the first day of the men’s tournament: Djokovic vs Kohlschreiber – I’m sure Djokovic wasn’t […]
Wimbledon preparation
The grass season got one more tournament this year with the addition of Mercedes Cup being moved from clay to the green stuff. Besides this logical, but gutsy change, Halle and Queens became ATP 500 tournaments instead of ATP 250s. Conclusion: the grass season has gotten more oomph and more players are given more opportunities […]