By Ricky Dimon This is the time of year when the ATP Tour is normally heading back from Asia and moving to Europe for its final stops. Well, the action is—in fact—moving to the indoor hard courts of Europe. But it is coming not from Asia, from…Indian Wells! That’s right; a brief California swing replaced Asia on a calendar that had to be revamped because of the Covid-19 … [Read more...] about Ricky’s Tennis Preview and Picks for this week’s ATP 250 Events in Antwerp and Moscow
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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 Second-Round Picks Australian Open Men’s Singles Tennis • Nadal, Medvedev, Tsitisipas and More
By Ricky Dimon Round two of the Australian Open wraps up on Thursday, when Rafael Nadal is taking the court as he looks to put questions surrounding his back issue to rest. Meanwhile, red-hot Russians Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev will try to remain on a roll.Ricky makes his picks for the top players in action and the best matchups.Rublev over Monteiro in 3 - Rublev is … [Read more...] about Ricky’s Second-Round Picks Australian Open Men’s Singles Tennis • Nadal, Medvedev, Tsitisipas and More
Tennis Insider Ricky Dimon’s Picks For Tuesday’s Australian Open First-Round Men’s Singles
By Ricky Dimon The 2021 Australian Open is finally off and running! Now we move on to Day 2, when Rafael Nadal, Daniil Medvedev, Stefanos Tsitsipas, and Andrey Rublev will be among those taking the court. Will we see more upsets then we did on Day 1? Ricky makes his picks for the top players in action and the best matchups. Rublev over Hanfmann in 3 - There may not be … [Read more...] about Tennis Insider Ricky Dimon’s Picks For Tuesday’s Australian Open First-Round Men’s Singles
Ricky’s Preview and Picks for Day 5 of the Nitto ATP Finals: Nadal vs. Tsitsipas, Thiem vs. Rublev
By Ricky Dimon A semifinal spot at the Nitto ATP Finals all comes down to Rafael Nadal vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas on Thursday night. It could not be any less complicated: the winner is in; the loser is out. At the other end of two extremes, the afternoon match is a virtual dead rubber: Dominic Thiem has already clinched Group B, while Andrey Rublev has been eliminated.Ricky … [Read more...] about Ricky’s Preview and Picks for Day 5 of the Nitto ATP Finals: Nadal vs. Tsitsipas, Thiem vs. Rublev