Chichi’s Preview & Predictions for Day 7 at the Australian Open
Recap from Day 6 The top players are dominant right now, with Murray, Ferrer, Nadal , and Soderling all winning with relative ease. Dolgopolov generally showed some restraint and instead of going for low percentage shots made Tsonga work hard and broke him down. Isner had the match where he wanted it, making Cilic play [...]
ChiChi’s Preview & Prediction for Tsonga v. Dolgopolov
Dolgopolov over Tsonga- This is going to be a great match despite the fact that both players can be unpredictable and sometimes lay an egg. These two met at Wimbledon last year and after 4 hours Tsonga emerged the victor 10-8 in the fifth. Dolgopolov is not a big guy but packs a very big [...]
ChiChi’s Preview & Prediction for Soderling v. Hernych
Soderling over Hernych- Hammer time for Soderling. Hernych is an awkward looking player from the Czech Republic who has been around for quite some time. He has plenty of experience and was a top 100 stalwart for many years. Jan has had a great run through the qualifying where I believe he saved match points [...]
ChiChi’s Preview & Prediction for Berdych v. Gasquet, Robredo v. Stakhovsky
Recap. Dolgopolov statistically dominated his match in every phase more than I thought yet still managed to keep Becker in the mix.The set prediction was right, but the last 2 sets were no where near the first two. That worries me a bit about him. He has lapses at certain times and the better players [...]
ChiChi’s Preview & Prediction for Becker v. Dolgopolov, Stepanek v. Isner, Baghdatis v. Del Potro
Dolgopolov over Becker- These 2 evenly matched evenly ranked (Becker 55th, Dolgopolov 46th) players should make for an intersting second round encounter.Benni Becker is fresh off his victory over 24th ranked Ernests Gulbis and Dolgopolov is fresh off a clinical beating of Mikhail Kukushkin. Becker, for a shorter tour player is known for his big [...]
What you can learn from… Nalbandian v. Hewitt
What you can learn from… Nalbandian v. Hewitt The very definition of grit, determination, heart, and a will to win were all on display tonight at the Australian Open in Melbourne. After more than 4 and a half hours of play Nalbandian sealed his victory on his first match point 3-6, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6, 9-7. [...]
ChiChi’s Preview & Prediction for Ball v. Riba, Kukushkin v. Dolgopolov
Ball over Riba- Who are these guys? Well, I will tell you. Ball is a 6 ft 6 Aussie/American lefty with a cannon serve and pretty big forehand who is currently ranked 158ATP. Riba is a Spaniard with a typical clay court game who is ranked 71ATP. Upset in the making? Not really. This is [...]
Australian Open Day 1 Schedule of Play
Tomorrow’s schedule of play! Schedule of Play – Aussie Open Jan 17, 2011 Tweet
