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Wimbledon 2015 Predictions Can Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams win the third leg of the grand slam this year? Until the final Sunday at Roland Garros, this seemed like an inevitable question.  But then Stan Wawrinka went out and beat the pants off Djokovic.  And although that was clay and this is grass, the patina of Djokovic’s invincibility has suddenly worn off.  Djokovic looked helpless against Wawrinka’s barrage – rather vincible:  an impression probably not helped by the win he barely squeaked out over Murray in the French semis.  So the door is open, or at least ajar, for someone to unseat the defending champion. For Serena the grand slam dream is still alive.  Although she has not won here since 2012 – same as Roger Federer – she has won six slam titles since then, compared to zero for Federer.  She is the dominant force in the women’s game and has lost only once this year.  That one loss ...

French Open Preview – 22 Apr 2015 No discussion about Roland Garros can avoid Rafael Nadal. He is the lynchpin. After 9 French crowns, can he do it again? His form in 2015 has been highly suspect, with losses to Berrer, Fognini, and Verdasco, among others. Does this constitute an opening for the rest of the field? Or only for Novak Djokovic? Despite the seeming endless dominance exerted by Serena Williams over her opponents, Maria Sharapova has featured in the last 3 Roland Garros finals, winning 2 of them. Is she the favourite at the 2015 edition? The Women She seems without rival. There is apparently nothing stopping Serena Williams from sailing to victory in every tournament she enters, save herself. At time of writing she has lost only 3 times since Wimbledon last year: to her sister, Simona Halep, and a first set retirement against Alize Cornet. The current era reminds me a little of the lop-sidedness that Steffi Graf enjoyed after the Seles stabbing.  However, there...