By Ricky Dimon Rafael Nadal will continue his Australian Open campaign when he faces Yannick Hanfmann during second-round action on Wednesday. One of the more intriguing contests in the entire draw pits Gael Monfils against Alexander Bublik.Here are my previews and picks for two of the second-round matchups on Day 3 of the year's first Grand Slam.(Q) Jannick Hanfmann vs. (6) … [Read more...] about Ricky’s Preview and Picks for Day 3 of the Australian Open: Nadal vs. Hanfmann and Monfils vs. Bublik
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Djokovic, Zverev in Top Half of US Open draw, Medvedev and Tsitsipas on the other side
By Ricky Dimon Familiar foes Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev are on a collision course for the semifinals after the U.S. Open draw was revealed on Thursday afternoon.Djokovic–who is bidding to win the calendar-year Grand Slam having already triumphed at the Australian Open, French Open, and Wimbledon–has lost only two matches since Rome and one was to Zverev in the … [Read more...] about Djokovic, Zverev in Top Half of US Open draw, Medvedev and Tsitsipas on the other side
French Open Women’s Final Preview
By Witherspoon Roland Garros' red clay canvas frames a clear contrast for the women’s final. Explosive Iga Swiatek’s first-strike offense vs. Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin’s counter-strike defense figures to be a central theme of the French Open final. This wildly unpredictable French Open has shown us nothing is as it seems. A tournament that began … [Read more...] about French Open Women’s Final Preview
Tennis • Ricky’s preview and pick for the first U.S. Open men’s semifinal: Zverev vs. Carreno Busta
By Ricky Dimon It is often said that it’s better to be lucky than good. Well, Pablo Carreno Busta has been both at the 2020 U.S. Open. There is no reason to dive back into it; everyone knows what happened in the fourth round. But perhaps the most infamous default from a tournament in tennis history is not the only reason why Carreno Busta is in the semifinals. The 27th-ranked … [Read more...] about Tennis • Ricky’s preview and pick for the first U.S. Open men’s semifinal: Zverev vs. Carreno Busta
Tennis • Ricky’s Preview And Pick For The Second U.S. Open Men’s Semifinal: Thiem vs. Medvedev
By Ricky DimonWith the Big 3 absent for all kinds of different reasons, Dominic Thiem and Daniil Medvedev are the top dogs at their U.S. Open. No match that doesn’t involve any member of the Big 3 can get any bigger than Thiem vs. Medvedev.It could only get bigger if it was the final instead of semifinal, which is what this matchup deserves given that Novak Djokovic, Rafael … [Read more...] about Tennis • Ricky’s Preview And Pick For The Second U.S. Open Men’s Semifinal: Thiem vs. Medvedev