Tennis Tennis: Canada’s Raonic Wins at ‘Home’ in Barcelona Al Dannity April 24, 2012 Milos Raonic may call Thornhill, Ontario his home but the big serving Canadian’s home-from-home was where he picked up his first clay court win of 2012. Al Dannity looks back at a possible turning point in Raonic’s season. The fall of Falla After losing in his first match at Monte Carlo last week, there was...
Tennis Tennis: Monte Carlo Meltdown for Milos Raonic Al Dannity April 17, 2012 The clay court season got off to a terrible start for Milos Raonic as he went down in his opening match in Monte Carlo to Albert Montanes. Al Dannity assesses the damage and the prospects for Raonic on the dusty road to Paris. Don’t blame the surface Milos Raonic has regularly been compared to Pete...
Tennis Tennis: Australian Open Serves Up Two Epic Final Pairings Al Dannity January 27, 2012 In the men’s corner we have the wounded warriors of Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. In the women’s corner it’s a tale of redemption as Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova battle for the title and top spot in the world rankings. Al Dannity breaks down two colossal bouts between the best in the world. Vika...
Tennis Tennis: Milos Raonic Takes On Lleyton Hewitt at Australian Open Al Dannity January 19, 2012 Milos Raonic has been quietly building up momentum through the first two rounds of the Australian Open in Melbourne. Home favorite Lleyton Hewitt is next up for the man dubbed the Canadian Sampras. A win there and Raonic could set up a dream fourth round battle with World #1 Novak Djokovic. So far so good...
Tennis Tennis: Upsets in Store in Women’s Draw at Australian Open Al Dannity January 13, 2012 Al Dannity says get ready for carnage. A pile of upsets look on the cards in the early rounds of the Australian Open, giving great opportunities for value picks. Down go the big names I’m calling two huge upsets right here, right now, in the top quarter of the draw. Caroline Wozniacki (#1 seed) and...
Tennis Tennis: Murray Must Climb Mountain in Melbourne Al Dannity January 13, 2012 There may be no more confident player in Tennis right now but Al Dannity says Andy Murray must negotiate a brutal draw if he is to win a maiden major. Long road ahead Andy Murray has looked exceptionally confident since announcing Ivan Lendl as his new coach. In Lendl he has a coach who has...
Tennis Tennis: Injury Bug Strikes Ahead of Australian Open Al Dannity January 12, 2012 The best Tennis players in the world are falling and they haven’t even played any games yet. Al Dannity looks at the carnage in the Women’s draw ahead of the Australian Open. More Melbourne misery for Venus Williams The elder Williams sister doesn’t have a tremendous record down under, at least not by her lofty...
Tennis Tennis: Federer Can Rule at ATP World Tour Finals Al Dannity November 18, 2011 It’s been the year of Novak Djokovic but Al Dannity says the late season surge of Roger Federer should see the old master claim top honors in London. Murray can top group of death Home favorite Andy Murray is one of the few men to own a victory over Novak Djokovic in 2011. The Scot...
Tennis Tennis: Djokovic the Favorite for Men’s US Open Al Dannity October 5, 2017 He may have hurt his shoulder in Cincinnati but Novak Djokovic is still the man to beat at Flushing Meadows. Al Dannity breaks down the field at the Men’s US Open. The most watched shoulder in sports Tennis betting fans should be glued to every piece of news about Novak Djokovic’s shoulder for the next...
Tennis Tennis: Serena Ready to Reclaim Women’s US Open Crown Al Dannity October 5, 2017 The final Grand Slam of the year is about to get under way in Flushing Meadows and Serena Williams is ready to re-assert her dominance. Al Dannity says the younger Williams is out to prove a point. It’s about respect The US Open tends to adhere to WTA guidelines when assigning seeds, making them correlate...