Buenos Aires ATP Feb. 19Top Players:1. David Nalbandian2. Nicolas Almagro3. Tommy Robredo4. Carlos Moya5. Jose Acasuso6. Alberto Montanes7. Marcel Granollers8. Eduardo Schwank(cut: Brian Dabul - 100)Underdog Pick: Nicolas MassuMy pick: Tommy RobredoNotable first and second round match results:Nalbandian d. -------- his first two rounds of no-namers fairly easilyFerrero d. (7)Granollers 6-7(7) 6-0 6-3M. Gonzalaz d.
This has been a problem that has burnt me for a while now, and I fail to understand it. In professional sports your body is a major player in your outcome, especially tennis where you are the ONLY option to win. Your mind however is a significantly bigger factor, and while your body may suffer
Memphis ATP Feb. 15Top Players: Roddick, Del Potro, Blake, Soderling, StepanekUnderdog Pick: QuerreyFirst round matches to watch: Haas vs. Querrey: I picked Querrey as my underdog pick here, but Haas is 3-0 lifetime against him. That being said, all were in '07 when Querrey was 20 years old. Now Haas is now 31... So I
Marseilles ATP Feb. 16Top Players: Djokovic, Simon, Monfils, Tsonga, Berdych, Safin, LopezUnderdog Pick: Safin (I know he's the 7 seed, but he hasn't won anything... not even a single ATP title in 4 years)My Pick: TsongaTsonga has had a hot start to the year winning Johannesburg two weeks ago and losing to Nadal 4-6 7-6(5)
Buenos Aires ATP Feb. 16Top Players: 1. David Nalbandian2. Nicolas Almagro3. Tommy Robredo4. Carlos Moya5. Jose Acasuso(cut: Brian Dabul - 100)Underdog Pick: Nicolas MassuMy pick: Tommy RobredoJust coming off his win at the Brazil Open last week either Robredo feels red hot and marches through a relatively easy field or is tired... I'm hoping this
SAP Open daily results Feb. 15Top Players in the tourny: Roddick, Del Potro, Blake, StepanekUnderdog Pick: Hewitt: Out of the tournament Stepanek d. Roddick 3-6 7-6(5) 6-4 Stepanek over Roddick... did you call that? Obviously a well contested matchbut a pretty disappointing one to lose for Mr. Roddick. In trying to re-establish himself as a
Brasil Open feb. 14th To say this tournament has had some unusual results is an understatement.Robredo d. Acasuso 6-2 6-1What... the.... These players have played 6 times, 4 of which split sets and the other two weren't exactly blow outs. Did Acasuso try to play with his left hand on this one? I know Robredo
Rotterdam feb. 14th And we're coming down the home stretch now... so lets review Nadal d. Tsonga 6-4 6-7(5) 6-4 You can go ahead and say I'm behind the times on this one.. but I'm starting to come around on Tsonga. Since he first started making a splash I thought he had some serious potential
SAP Open daily results Feb. 14Top Players in the tourny: Roddick, Del Potro, Blake, StepanekUnderdog Pick: Hewitt: Out of the tournamentRoddick d. Haas 7-5 6-4Can anyone in this tournament beat Roddick? Maybe thats a foolish question as I know Blake/Fish have the games to take him down... but can they now?Lets take a closer look.
Brasil Open ATP Gil (pictured) over Almagro. I'll say it again, Frederico Gil the #86 ranked man from Portugal Over one of the best clay courters in the world Nicolas Almagro by a score of 7-6(5)7-6(4). I would gladly pay to see this match. I've had the opportunity to see Gil play several times and
