As usual, the Queen’s Club field is stacked. The 2024 installment includes Carlos Alcaraz, Alex de Minaur, and Grigor Dimitrov just to name a few. Here are my picks as the road to Wimbledon heats up in earnest. Cinch Championships Where: London, EnglandSurface: GrassPrize money: 2,255,655 EurosPoints: 500 Top seed: Carlos AlcarazDefending champion: Carlos Alcaraz…
First-round competition at the French Open will wrap up on Tuesday, when Novak Djokovic, Aryna Sabalenka, and Elena Rybakina will be among those who take the court. Belgian veteran David Goffin and French youngster Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard are also on the schedule. Here are my previews and picks for two of Tuesday’s best matchups. David…
Casper Ruud and Stefanos Tsitsipas will be squaring off for the fifth time in their careers and in a second consecutive title match when they meet again on Sunday at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell. They also faced each other in the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters final exactly one week ago, when Tsitsipas rolled 6-1, 6-4….
Casper Ruud and Stefanos Tsitsipas will be squaring off for the fifth time in their careers (fourth time at the ATP level) when they collide in the final of the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters on Sunday. When this week started (and especially after Carlos Alcaraz pulled out due to injury), a final between Novak Djokovic and…
Jannik Sinner will begin his week at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters on Wednesday with a second-round showdown against Sebastian Korda. Karen Khachanov faces Francisco Cerundolo. Here are my previews and picks for two of the best second-round matchups.Sebastian Korda vs. (2) Jannik SinnerSinner and Korda will be squaring off for the third time in their…
The semifinal lineup at the Miami Open will be set following the conclusion of play on Thursday. Carlos Alcaraz, Alexander Zverev, and Grigor Dimitrov are among those hoping to punch their tickets to the final four. Alcaraz is going up against Dimitrov; Zverev is facing Fabian Marozsan. Here are my previews and picks for the…
The Indian Wells Masters delivered a whole bunch of entertainment even though Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal played a combined two matches in Tennis Paradise (Djokovic two, Nadal zero). They won’t play any at the Miami Open, as Nadal never entered the tournament and Djokovic WDed following his early exit from IW (lost to Luca…
Coming off the upset of the year so far against Novak Djokovic, Luca Nardi will be back on the court at the BNP Paribas Open on Wednesday. He faces Tommy Paul in the fourth round. A quarterfinal spot will also be at stake when Daniil Medvedev battles Grigor Dimitrov. Here are my previews and picks…
We are into week two of the BNP Paribas Open, and fourth-round competition gets underway on Tuesday. It’s a mouth-watering lineup, featuring Jannik Sinner vs. Ben Shelton in addition to Carlos Alcaraz getting a chance for revenge against Fabian Marozsan. Here are my previews and picks for the two matchups. Fabian Marozsan vs. (2) Carlos Alcaraz…
Third-round competition at the BNP Paribas Open begins with a bang on Sunday, as a blockbuster lineup features both Carlos Alcaraz and Stefanos Tsitsipas. Alcaraz is going up against Felix Auger-Aliassime, while Tsitsipas is facing Frances Tiafoe. Here are my previews and picks for the two matchups.(31) Felix Auger-Aliassime vs. (2) Carlos AlcarazAlcaraz and Auger-Aliassime…
