Chichi’s Preview & Prediction Tomas Berdych v. Fernando Verdasco
Berdych over Verdasco- Verdasco is playing with house money, which makes him very dangerous. Berdych looks to be in fine form. We have a war on our hands! Verdasco can rip groundies with the best of them but his power should not phase Berdych. Berdych can return the favor, but that shouldnt phase Verdasco. So [...]
ChiChi’s Preview & Prediction for Verdasco v. Tipsarevic, Malisse v. Montanes, Mahut v. Troicki
Recap- Dolgopolov had too much firepower for Kukushkin and defeated his Kazakh opponent in stright sets. Ball was not as fortunate losing in a five setter to Riba after comfortably taking the first set and narrowly losing a tiebreak in the second. He had a dozen more points than the Spaniard but lost where it [...]
Tough As Nails: Rafael Nadal
by Parsa Samii, GEM Tennis (parsa@gemtennis.com)
New York, US Open — World #1 Rafael Nadal inches closer to winning his first US Open title by defeating compatriot Fernando Verdasco in straight sets, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4. Despite being broken for the first time at the 2010 US Open in his second service game of the match, Nadal figured out a way to calm [...]
ChiChi’s Preview & Prediction for Nadal v. Verdasco
ChiChi’s Preview & Prediction for Nadal v. Verdasco by ChiChi, GEM Tennis (28-12 record on GEM Tennis) Can Verdasco keep up that high level of tennis he displayed against Ferrer for another 4 hrs against Nadal? If anyone can say yes to that then they are just plain going against the odds. I went against [...]
Someone Had to Win, So Verdasco Did.
by Parsa Samii, GEM Tennis (parsa@gemtennis.com)
New York, US Open — In a never ending tussle between two compatriots, Fernando Verdasco outlasted David Ferrer 5-7, 6-7(8), 6-3, 6-3, 7-6(4) in 4 hours and 23 minutes. This highly competitive and boisterous [...]
Video: Fernando Verdasco Interview (ATP Tour)
Video: Fernando Verdasco Interview (ATP Tour) Interview with Fernando Verdasco… Sounds real confident. Really unexpected after a rough year for him. Tweet
The Spanish Armada Attacks the US Open
by Parsa Samii, GEM Tennis (parsa@gemtennis.com)
New York, US Open — For the first time in the history of the US Open, 6 Spanish men have advanced to the round of 16 of the men’s championship. World #1 Rafael Nadal is joined in the final [...]
Chichi’s Preview & Prediction for Fernando Verdasco v. David Nalbandian
by Chichi, GEM Tennis (21-8 record on GEM)
I have to go with my darkhorse pick in this match. I think this should be a war because both players are solid, yet explosive. Both players serve pretty well and [...]
