These are my 100 predictions for the upcoming season. I only got 47 right last year, so I'm hoping I can do a little better this year. All of my grand slam predictions for finalists are at the end. I let the fan inside me come out for those predictions. I'll defend my picks a little bit at the end. Federer will finish the season in the top 10 |
Federer will not reach a grand slam final |
Federer will win one or less 1000 event |
Federer will win multiple titles |
Nadal will not be No. 1 after the US Open |
Nadal will defend one or less hard court title |
Nadal will get at least 10,000 ranking points |
Nobody besides Nadal and Djokovic will be No. 1 or 2 |
Nadal and Djokovic will combine for at least 3 slams |
Nadal and Djokovic will combine for at least 16 finals in slams and masters |
Nadal and Djokovic will combine for at least 26,000 ranking points |
Djokovic will win a title in at least four of the first five months of the year |
Djokovic will win multiple titles in tournaments not played on hard courts |
Djokovic will win multiple titles in North America |
Djokovic will have more ranking points than Wawrinka and Murray combined |
Ferrer will drop out of the top five |
Ferrer will earn at least 600 ranking points at one or less tournaments |
Ferrer will not win his 600th career match in 2014 |
Ferrer will win multiple titles for the fifth consecutive year |
Murray will not win a grand slam |
Murray will finish with less than 8,000 ranking points |
Murray will reach one or less semifinals at clay tournaments |
Murray and Nadal will meet each other one or less times |
Murray will get at least six top 10 wins |
Del Potro will be a top four seed at Wimbledon |
Del Potro will reach multiple slam semifinals |
Del Potro will reach a final in a 1000 or slam before by the end of US Open |
Del Potro will win more clay matches than Murray |
Del Potro will earn at least $4,000,000 in prize money |
Del Potro won't win a five-set match against Nadal, Djokovic, or Murray |
Berdych will win a title |
Berdych won't win a five-set match against Nadal, Djokovic, or Murray |
Berdych will reach the semifinals of at least eight events again |
Berdych will end the year ranked higher than Ferrer |
Berdych will set a personal record for titles in a season |
Berdych, Tsonga, and Federer will not win a grand slam |
Wawrinka will never be ranked higher than seven |
Wawrinka will fail to reach the quarterfinals in at least two slams |
Wawrinka will not beat Djokovic or Nadal |
Wawrinka will not finish in the top eight |
Gasquet will reach one or less slam quarterfinal |
Gasquet will not finish in the top 10 |
Gasquet will win a title in France |
Gasquet will win a five-set match |
Gasquet will win at least 42 matches |
Tsonga will finish the year as the top-ranked Frenchman |
Tsonga will reach the second week in Roland Garros and Wimbledon |
Tsonga will defeat three former grand slam champions |
Tsonga will win multiple titles |
Tsonga will get at least five wins against top 10 opponents |
Raonic will finish the year in the top 10 |
Raonic will win a title without dropping serve |
Raonic will lead the tour in aces |
Raonic will win at least 10 matches on grass and clay combined |
Raonic will reach the quarterfinals in at least eight tournaments |
Haas will drop outside the top 20 before Wimbledon |
Almagro will win at least 40 matches |
Almagro will win a title in South America |
Isner will hit at least 900 aces |
Fognini will crack the top 15 before the end of February |
Anderson will drop out of top 20 before end of March and won't return |
Janowicz will finish the year in the top 13 |
Janowicz will earn at least 500 ranking points from one event |
Dimitrov will not win title |
Dimitrov will reach the top 15 for the first time in his career |
Dimitrov will reach the fourth round at a slam |
Gulbis will reach a career-high ranking before March |
Paire will have more double faults than any player in the top 20 |
Pospisil will reach the top 28 by the end of Wimbledon |
Cilic's year-end ranking will be at least 15 spots better than at the start of July |
Tomic will not reach the top 20 at any point in the season |
Dolgopolov will lose in the first or second round in at least two slams |
Between Hewitt, Haas, and Robredo, at least one will retire |
Nobody younger than Jiri Vesely will finish the year ranked higher than him |
Vesely will win a grand slam match |
Harrison will reach a final |
Klahn and Young will both be in the top 10 for left-handed players |
Sock will earn $500,000 in prize money |
Lajovic will crack the top 100 |
Giraldo will make more in prize money than Seppi |
Lopez will hit more aces than Karlovic |
Simon's winning record will be better than his percentage of points won |
Istomin will hit more aces than he will face break points |
Brands will have more break points on his return than on his serve |
Brands will reach a final and have a winning record |
Matosevic will win a grand slam match |
Verdasco will not get more than 300 points at a single tournament |
Querrey & Istomin will combine for more ranking points than Haas & Seppi |
Exactly four players from Spanish speaking countries will finish in the top 20 |
At most, 15 different countries will be represented in the top 20 |
Spain will have most players in top 15, but France will have most in top 25 |
At least 20 tournaments will be won by players from that country |
The United States will have more players in the top 100 than Germany |
No player will reach the top 10 for the first time |
The finalists at each slam will be players who have already reached a final |
Djokovic will beat Nadal in the Australian Open final |
Djokovic will beat Nadal in the Roland Garros final |
Djokovic will beat Del Potro in the Wimbledon final |
Djokovic will beat Murray in the US Open final |
Djokovic will finish the year No. 1 in
the world As I thought about my picks for the grand slams, I tried to think about which slam I thought Djokovic wouldn't win, and I couldn't think of any slam that he wouldn't win. He owns the Australian Open, and who will beat him? Murray is coming off an injury and Djokovic owns the rivalry with Nadal on hard courts since the US Open. For Roland Garros, that is going to be Djokovic's biggest goal of the year. He proved he is good enough to win it last year. I think this is the year that he finally gets it done. Wimbledon will be the tough one for Djokovic. Federer and Nadal proved that they won't ever win another Wimbledon with their disappointing performances last year, so it comes down to Djokovic, Murray, and Del Potro. It will be easier to predict a winner when the draw comes out, but a repeat would be difficult for Murray, and Del Potro has a poor five-set record in his career. At the US Open, Djokovic has always done well. His first slam final was at the US Open and he has reached four consecutive finals there. I also predicted Djokovic would win all four in 2013 and I was wrong of course. I would be shocked if Djokovic actually does win the calendar slam, but I'm not sure which one he will lose. This is certainly going to be a fun season at the slams. |
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Wednesday, December 25, 2013
100 Predictons for 2014 ATP World Tour
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are you kidding me djokovic will win all four slams...that is so stupid he will not even win in Australia let alone in paris!!
ReplyDeleteLike I said, I was being a fan with some of my predictions. However, saying Djokovic won't win either of the first two slams is just silly.
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