This is the third consecutive year that [5] Dominic Thiem (AUT) has made it to a major final. In 2018 and 2019, he made it to the final of the French Open. Hard court has traditionally not been his favorite surface; however, like Rafael Nadal, he is learning to navigate it with success. Of his…
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So you want to be a tennis player, great; once you turn professional, you have to continue the hard work to improve your rankings. Most coaches probably advise that you focus on your game rather than your rankings. If you win the titles, your ranking will improve. Yet, once you improve your ranking, the work…
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Beijing Open Men’s Championship Match: It was a great weekend for [5] Dominic Thiem (AUT), who defeated [7] Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) 3-6, 6-4, 6-1. Thiem led their head-to-head 3:2 going into this match. Tsitsipas had an opportunity to even their head-to-head and looked to be well on his way to doing so after he secured…
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It would be nice to say something profound for the final major of the year; however, I will have to keep it simple. The 2019 men’s champion likely will come from a player in the top four. Despite his recent loss to Daniil Medvedev, I think that Novak Djokovic is the player to beat. Rafael…
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ROLAND GARROS, FRANCE Men’s Quarter-finalists [1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) is on a mission and so is his opponent [5] Alexander Zverev (GER). Their head-to-head is tied 2:2 with Zverev winning their only encounter on clay. However, Zverev has been struggling to find his confidence and that may play right into the hands of the Serbian….
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Internazionali BNL d’Italia, Rome Men’s Singles Championship Match: [1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs. [2] Rafael Nadal (ESP) THEIR RIVALRY IS LEGENDARY Djokovic led their head-to-head 28:25 coming into this final. In their most recent encounter, the 2019 Australian Open, Djokovic pulverized the Spaniard. He crushed Nadal’s chance of being the only current active player to…
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