US Open 2019 Women's Champion

US Open 2019 Women's Finals Pick RESULTS
Total:  0 Win; 1 Loss

Bianca Andreescu and Naomi Osaka are going to be terrorizing Tennis for a good decade -- unless injuries continue to plague them. Though both have similar potential but very different games, Andreescu is a "gym rat" or its tennis equivalent. She loves being on the court and pushes herself extremely hard.

US Open 2019 Women's Finals Picks

US Open 2019 Women's Semifinals Picks RESULTS
Total:  2 Wins; 0 Losses

Many saw this as the potential matchup due to Bianca Andreescu's dominance when healthy this current year, and the greatness of Serena Williams.

US Open 2019 Women's Semifinals Picks

US Open 2019 Women's Quarterfinals Picks RESULTS
Total:  2 Wins; 2 Losses

At this stage of the majors, there is much one can say about the remaining four players, particularly about their roads to reach this point.

US Open 2019 Women's Quarterfinals Picks

US Open 2019 Fourth Round Picks, RESULTS

Top Half: 1 Wins; 3 Losses

Bottom Half: 2 Wins; 2 Losses

Of the 8 remaining players, I picked 3 of them to reach this round. Process this: Serena Williams is the only player remaining who has won a major championship. This is a testament to her greatness.

US Open 2019 Women's Singles Round of 16 Picks, Bottom Half

US Open 2019 Third Round Picks, RESULTS
Top Half: 5 Wins; 3 Losses

Bottom Half: 7 Wins; 1 Losses
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9 Players Ranked/Seeded in the Top 16
14 Players Ranked/Seeded in the Top 32
1 Player with a Wild Card
1 Player with a Qualifier Bid

Of the 16 remaining players, I picked 9 of them to reach this round, with 6 of them being in this bottom half of the draw.

US Open 2019 Third Round Picks, Bottom Half

US Open 2019 Second Round Picks, RESULTS
Top Half: 13 Wins; 3 Losses

Bottom Half: 9 Wins; 7 Losses

Kenin S. (20) vs. [Keys M.] (10) -- Madison needs to remain focused (Redux).  Kenin is a handful and like Madison pretty much has one mode: attack.

US Open 2019 Second Round Picks, Bottom Half

US Open 2019 First Round Picks, RESULTS

Top Half: 22 Wins; 9 Losses; one match picked was cancelled and replaced with a different player.

Bottom Half: 25 Wins; 7 Losses

Svitolina E. (5) vs. [Williams V.]  -- Venus played an exceptional first round match and needs to keep the same energy level because Svitolina is one of the most technically astute players on the tour.

US Open 2019 First Round Picks, Featured Matches

[Williams S.] (8) vs. Sharapova M.  -- Wattage. Bright lights. Maria Sharapova will be fresh and this is her best chance to beat Serena Williams. Serena needs to be focused and not expect to use this match to shake off rust.

Wimbledon 2019 Women's Champion

Simona Halep defeated Serena Williams in under one hour by following the script Serena has written for herself in three recent majors finals. Halep played a great match on offense and defense but the key was to let Serena make the errors.

Wimbledon 2019 Women's Predictions for the Finals

"I've been waiting for this moment for all my life" but not with the negative undertone of Phil Collins's song. This moment has eluded Serena Williams' for over two years, ever since she went on maternity leave. Since then she's lost two major championship finals. She's always the favorite even when playing someone the caliber of Simona Halep.

Wimbledon 2019 Women's Predictions for the Semifinals

Everyone gets nervous. We saw a bit of that in the last round for these four players who have qualified to play in the Semifinals. Whereas Serena's nervousness came in the second set after winning the first, the other three players got off to slow first sets before overcoming being down a break to win the first set. All three won in two sets while Serena won in three sets.

Wimbledon 2019 Women's Predictions for the Quarterfinals

Continuing with the theme of Expected and Surprise, an applicable song would be Deborah Cox's "Nobody's supposed to be here". Some these players could not possibly be on anyone's bracket, except for family, friends and countrywomen.

The players breakdown:

• 4 players were not seeded.
• 1 seeded in the Top 32
• 1 seeded in the Top 16
• 2 seeded in the Top 8

WTA US OPEN 2016 Finals Wrap-up

Angelique Kerber captured the world #1 ranking on her way to her second grand slam title and first US OPEN championship. She did it while only dropping one set in seven matches. That lone set loss came in the Finals against Karolina Pliskova, who defeated Serena Williams in the Semifinals. Pliskova had beaten Kerber the previous week to win the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati.

My WTA US OPEN 2016 - Finals Pick, BRACKET FOUR

BRACKET FOUR

7 R. Vinci – Roberta plays the role of crafty veteran so well. She knows most players want to stand behind the baseline and hit away. I had Vinci losing to Christina McHale because Vinci has played a lot of tennis this past year. In recent outings, it seemed fatigue might have gotten to her. The amount of play has paid off because she has won enough to boost her points to keep her into the Top 10 in the rankings. This, in turn, has helped her avoid a seeded player this far into the tournament.

My WTA US OPEN 2016 - Finals Pick, BRACKET ONE

Another major tournament and again the biggest disappointment is Garbine Muguruza, who lost in the second round. We are not being unfair to Muguruza. Ponder the numbers: 7 of the top 8 seeds made it to the Round of 16, and 4 of the next 8 seeds made it

That is not to say my bracket is not busted. IT IS!!!  I ended up with a 7 of 16 correct picks for a 43.75% output. Names in red were not my original selection, so I most likely will not pick them to go too far but I will give credit where it is due.

My WTA US OPEN 2016 - 4th Round Picks, Bracket One

Bracket	Player	Player	Player	Player
ONE	1 S. Williams	16 S. Stosur	19 E. Vesnina	5 S. Halep

1 S.Williams tough first rounder versus E. Makarova and a star-filled potential third rounder against 29 A. Ivanovic

WTA Wimbledon 2016 Finals Wrap-up

When it comes to Tennis, picking the favorite to win a grand slam title is easy. I had Serena winning Wimbledon 2016, yet I was one match away from picking her opponent. Angelique Kerber solidified her Top 2 ranking. She, Garbine Muguruza and Victoria Azarenka are three bona fide opponents who will stand in Serena’s way as she tries to reach the ultimate record of 25 women’s grand slam singles titles.

My WTA Wimbledon 2016 Finals Pick

The biggest disappointment was Garbine Muguruza losing in the second round. She lost early in the Mallorca Open but that could be seen as the hangover from her winning the French Open. What she learned in this Wimbledon is that other players see her as their potential “biggest” victory and are bringing their best.

A quick look at the numbers: 5 of the top 8 seeds made it to the Round of 16; only 3 of the next 8 seeds made it. That is where we get the two additional surprises, in addition to the two upsets I picked. Funny enough, the two slots did produce upstarts, just not the ones I picked.  I ended up with a 56% output of picks correctly selected. 

My WTA Wimbledon 2016 - 4th Round Picks

1 S.Williams v. H. Watson, if Heather Watson progresses after facing a tough 1st Round match-up against Annika Beck and potential 2nd Round against 31 Kristina Mladenovic.

13 S. Kuznetsova v. 18 S. Stephens, if Svetlana Kuznetsova gets by Caroline Wozniacki. It's hard to pick Sloane in this potential match-up, not knowing whether she'll be tuned in.

27 C. Vandeweghe has been playing well and this a great opportunity for her. On the other side of the ledger, Alison Riske or 6 Roberta Vinci are the potential opponents.
  

My WTA French Open 2016 Finals Pick

I was expecting some surprises and upsets to reach this Round of 16 and compete for the second week of the WTA 2016 French Open. Unfortunately, my upsets did not pan out, leaving me with a 50% output of picks correctly selected. 

Names in red were not my original selection, so I most likely will not pick them to go too far but I will give credit where it is due.

Bracket	Player	Player	Player	Player
ONE	1 S. Williams	18. E. Svitolina	12. C. Suarez Navarro	Y. Putintseva
TWO	K. Bertens	15 M. Keys	9. V. Williams	8 T. Bacsinszky
THREE	25 I. Begu	S. Rogers	13 S. Kuznetsova	4 G. Muguruza
FOUR	6. S. Halep	21. S. Stosur	T. Pironkova	2 A. Radwanska

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