By Ricky Dimon It won’t be an all-Russian quarterfinal in the bottom half of the draw, as Marin Cilic ousted Andrey Rublev on Saturday. Cilic will go up against Felix Auger-Aliassime in the fourth round on Monday, while Daniil Medvedev faces Maxime Cressy.Here are my previews and picks for two of the fourth-round matchups on Day 8 of the year's first Grand Slam. (27) … [Read more...] about Ricky’s preview and picks for Day 8 of the Australian Open: Auger-Aliassime vs. Cilic, Medvedev vs. Cressy
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Ricky’s Tennis Previews and Picks for the Men’s Quarterfinals @ The US Open • Including Djokovic vs. Berrettini
By Ricky Dimon Novak Djokovic's bid for the calendar-year Grand Slam continues with a familiar foe in Matteo Berrettini on Wednesday at the U.S. Open. Djokovic could be on a semifinal collision course with Alexander Zverev, who faces unseeded Lloyd Harris. Ricky previews those two men's quarterfinal matches and makes his predictions. (1) Novak Djokovic vs. … [Read more...] about Ricky’s Tennis Previews and Picks for the Men’s Quarterfinals @ The US Open • Including Djokovic vs. Berrettini
Ricky’s Tennis Preview and Picks for Day 4 of the US Open: Americans Sock, Johnson, Fritz and Many More in Action
By Ricky Dimon Second-round action at the 2021 U.S. Open resumes on Thursday, when a whole host of American men take the court. Among them are Jack Sock, Steve Johnson, Taylor Fritz, Jenson Brooksby, Mackenzie McDonald, and Maxime Cressy. Ricky previews some of the marquee matchups and makes his picks. (WC) Jack Sock vs. (31) Alexander BublikSock is in the midst of yet … [Read more...] about Ricky’s Tennis Preview and Picks for Day 4 of the US Open: Americans Sock, Johnson, Fritz and Many More in Action
Ricky’s Picks: Auger-Aliassime, Fucsovics run into their nemeses on Manic Monday at Wimbledon
By Ricky Dimon Alexander Zverev and Andrey Rublev are by no means unbeatable, but Felix Auger-Aliassime and Marton Fucsovics would probably prefer to play against just about anyone else in the Wimbledon draw...outside of Novak Djokovic, of course. Auger-Aliassime is 0-6 in total sets against Zverev; Fucsovics has already lost to Rublev three times in 2021 … [Read more...] about Ricky’s Picks: Auger-Aliassime, Fucsovics run into their nemeses on Manic Monday at Wimbledon
Ricky’s Preview and Picks for Day 1 at Wimbledon, including Murray vs. Basilashvili
By Ricky DimonWimbledon gets underway on Monday, when Andy Murray will be among those in action. Novak Djokovic gets the tradition of kicking off play on Centre Court as the defending champion, and he is facing a different British wild card in Jack Draper. Needless to say, Djokovic-Draper is not expected to be one of the marquee matchups of Day 1. But there should be some good … [Read more...] about Ricky’s Preview and Picks for Day 1 at Wimbledon, including Murray vs. Basilashvili