Ace Tennis Previews

Humbert vs Shapovalov (Approx 08:30pm AEST) Back to the well again with the same play opposing Denis Shapovalov, who like Rublev in round 1 was the beneficiary of some poor serving and shot selection from his opponent in key moments yesterday. Whilst I was on … Continue readingATP Rome Preview: Humbert vs Shapovalov

Kasatkina vs Azarenka (Approx 11:30pm AEST) I cannot recall a time in the past couple of years where I have opposed a player who just beat a Top 5 player 6-0 6-0 in the previous round. I guess there is a first time for everything. … Continue readingWTA Rome Preview: Azarenka vs Kasatkina

Konta vs Muguruza (Approx 10:00pm AEST) I remarked yesterday that I needed to see a little more from the game of Johanna Konta before jumping into her matches.  Yesterday, I liked what I saw.  Part of the reason for sitting out of her meeting with … Continue readingWTA Rome Preview: Konta vs Muguruza

Here is the performance matrix for the results from yesterday: To quickly summarise: Kasatkina was pretty comfortable, thanks to racing out to a 5-0 lead in the first set. Siniakova did lead *3-2 in the second set, however was unable to consolidate and Kasatkina ran … Continue readingResults Matrix – September 17

Kasatkina vs Siniakova (Approx 07:00pm AEST) I saw exactly what I wanted to see from Daria Kasatkina in round 1, and I now have the confidence to jump in and back her at the game handicap today.  The form of the Russian in round 1 … Continue readingWTA Rome Preview: Kasatkina vs Siniakova

Martinez vs Shapovalov (Approx 07:00pm AEST) I will keep this short and sweet, as the Spaniard looks to be value today.  I personally cannot see myself jumping into the short price here for the Canadian, regardless of how well he won in round 1 against … Continue readingATP Rome Preview: Martinez vs Shapovalov

Rublev vs Hurkacz (Approx 10:30pm AEST) This one has me a little baffled, as I am not entirely sure how Hurkacz is sitting at odds of $5 in this match-up on clay.  Are we reading a little too much into Hurkacz needing 3 sets to … Continue readingATP Rome Preview: Rublev vs Hurkacz

Here is the results matrix for September 16: In a perfect world, my preference is to have all the plays above the horizontal line, as I want to be making what I feel are the right plays on a consistent basis. This is an improvement … Continue readingResults Matrix – September 16

Dimitrov vs Nishioka (Approx 11:30pm AEST) I write a lot about the impact of fatigue and scheduling for players, and the direct impact it can have on players.  What I don’t write about as much, and want to make a note of in this preview, … Continue readingATP Rome Preview: Dimitrov vs Nishioka

Blinkova vs Bolsova (Approx 08:30pm AEST) Short and sweet here, as I will again go with the player who I believe has displayed better form on clay over a large sample size. I was thrilled with the fighting effort from Aliona Bolsova in her first … Continue readingWTA Rome Preview: Bolsova vs Blinkova