Well, the rain messed with our predicting schedule, along with just about everything else. We couldn’t make predictions for Saturday’s matches because those had been pretty much covered in the predictions for Thursday and Friday, but we get to give you predictions for Middle Sunday, a rare treat indeed. Predicting today are myself (Yesh Ginsburg) […] READ MORE
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Panelists’ Predictions 2016 Wimbledon Women’s Day 2 Matches–Including Wozniacki/Kuznetsova
We’re back for the second day of the biggest tournament in tennis. There are so many amazing matches on the slate that we couldn’t think of just five–we have six for you today. Predicting today are myself (Yesh Ginsburg), editor Steen Kirby, and contributor John Lupo. Panelists’ Predictions 2016 Wimbledon Women’s Day 2 Roberta Vinci […] READ MORE
10 WTA Players Who Could Usurp Serena Williams
Serena Williams appears only fallible on tennis’ big stages to shock upsets, so we ask – who are the top 10 outsiders to gatecrash the Serena show? READ MORE
Where are they now? The Flops and the Revelations of the US Open
The US Open 2015 was a memorable fortnight. Six weeks on, how are the most memorable players performing? The Revelations Benoit Paire – The enigmatic Frenchman stunned Kei Nishikori in Round One of the US Open and reached the last 16, his best ever performance in a Grand Slam. Only a few weeks before, Paire […] READ MORE
Final Thoughts on US Open 2015
At the end of a great two weeks of tennis at the 2015 US Open here are some closing thoughts. The Roof Over Arthur Ashe Stadium A tournament of this magnitude definitely needs a roof and engineers knew this one was a major undertaking. There are two problems so far with the roof: the shadows […] READ MORE
Pennetta Wins All-Italian US Open Women’s Final
33 year old Flavia Pennetta won the biggest title of her career in her first ever Grand Slam final over fellow Italian Roberta Vinci. Vinci stole headlines with her shocking upset of world #1 Serena Williams in the semifinals, but the crafty Pennetta beguiled her with well-rounded tennis in what was a very nervy final. […] READ MORE
Vinci Shocks Serena Williams, Ends Slam Hopes
Roberta Vinci is 32 years old. She has never been to a Slam semifinal in singles before today at the US Open. Serena Williams is 33 years old. She has been to 27 Grand Slam semifinals before today. She is widely regarded as one of the greatest women’s tennis players of all time. Serena is […] READ MORE
US Open 2015: Women’s Semifinal Preview
Predictions in sports always make sense in theory, but then things happen and order gives way to chaos, matches are played, players lose, players suffer injuries, and in New York this year, players suffered in the heat and humidity. The women’s top two seeds have made their way to the semifinals, but their journeys have […] READ MORE
The Top Seeds Fight off Stern Resistance and Serena Triumphs in an All-Williams Clash
Some big names and big surprises were in action Tuesday. Among the players, Kim Kardashian, Oprah Winfrey, and Donald Trump were in attendance in today’s action. The day kicked off with a surprise quarterfinal between Roberta Vinci and Kristina Mladenovic. Mladenovic, the youngster, was playing in her first major quarterfinal while Vinci, the veteran, was […] READ MORE
