Expert picks are back for the Indian Wells Masters semifinals on Saturday afternoon, when Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner renew their rivalry. A three-team panel previews the action and makes its predictions. (3) Jannik Sinner vs. (2) Carlos Alcaraz Ricky: It doesn’t get any bigger than this. Alcaraz vs. Sinner is currently the best rivalry in tennis and Saturday will also be a rematch of the 2023 Indian Wells semifinals. The Spaniard won that contest, but Sinner has since won two straight in the head-to-head series and has become the best player in the world–even if the rankings don’t ..read more

Expert picks are back for the Australian Open final on Sunday, when a first-time champion at Melbourne Park will be crowned. It’s two-time finalist Daniil Medvedev facing a red-hot Jannik Sinner. A three-team panel previews the action and makes its predictions. (4) Jannik Sinner vs. (3) Daniil Medvedev Ricky: Sinner is a sizable favorite. After all, he was absolutely on fire at the end of last season and has remained as such early in 2024. Whereas Sinner has bulldozed his way through the Aussie draw, Medvedev has played a trio of five-setters–including in both the quarterf ..read more

Expert picks are back for the Australian Open semifinals on Friday, when 10-time champion Novak Djokovic faces world No. 4 Jannik Sinner. A three-team panel previews the action and makes its predictions. (1) Novak Djokovic vs. (4) Jannik Sinner Ricky: Given the lofty standards currently being set by Djokovic and Sinner (when they are on the court at the same time or even when they are playing against anyone else), anything less than an instant classic would be a disappointment. And that’s exactly what we might get. Djokovic is 10-0 lifetime in Australian Open semifinals (and 10-0 in ..read more

First round Djokovic over Prizmic in 3, Popyrin over Polmans in 4 Hanfmann over Monfils in 5, Murray over Etcheverry in 5 Mannarino over Wawrinka in 5, Shevchenko over Munar in 4 O’Connell over Garin in 4, Shelton over Bautista Agut in 4 Fritz over Diaz Acosta in 3, Carballes Baena over Gojo in 5 Marozsan over Cilic in 4, Sweeny over Cerundolo in 4 Musetti over Bonzi in 4, Van Assche over Duckworth in 4 Thompson over Vukic in 4, Tsitsipas over Berrettini in 3 Sinner over Van de Zandschulp in 3, De Jong over Cachin in 5 Kubler over Galan in 4, Baez over Wolf in 5 Tiafoe over Coric in 4, Machac ..read more

The calendar will soon turn to 2024, so it’s time to make predictions for the prestigious field of eight at the annual Nitto ATP Finals. Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, and Jannik Sinner are obviously among the favorites to make it to Turin. Who could join them there? Let’s take a look! 1. Novak Djokovic – Djokovic won three of the four Grand Slams, came within a set of winning a fourth, and triumphed at the Nitto ATP Finals. Needless to say, he was the dominant player on tour in 2023 and probably should be ahead by even more than 2,390 points (his current lead over Carlos Alcaraz in the ranki ..read more

Expert picks are back for the Nitto ATP Finals championship match on Sunday, when world No. 1 Novak Djokovic faces crowd favorite Jannik Sinner. A three-team panel previews the action and makes its predictions. (1) Novak Djokovic vs. (4) Jannik Sinner Ricky: This is a rematch of what has been the best match of the tournament to date. During round-robin competition in the Green Group, Sinner outlasted Djokovic 7-5, 6-7(5), 7-6(2) in a battle that lasted more than three hours. Asking the 22-year-old Italian to beat Djokovic twice in the same tournament is simply too much. Djokovic is ..read more

Expert picks are back for the Nitto ATP Finals semis on Saturday, when a mouth-watering lineup features the top four players in the world. A three-team panel previews the action and makes its predictions. (1R) Carlos Alcaraz vs. (2G) Novak Djokovic Ricky: When the tournament began, this is the best possible semifinal lineup for which anyone could have hoped–especially the Italian crowd since Jannik Sinner is involved. But not even Sinner will get night-session treatment on Saturday because also on the menu is this showdown between the world No. 1 (Novak Djok ..read more

Expert picks are back for the U.S. Open final on Sunday, when three-time champion Novak Djokovic and 2021 winner Daniil Medvedev battle for the title. A three-team panel previews the action and makes its predictions. (3) Daniil Medvedev vs. (2) Novak Djokovic Ricky: Even though Djokovic got clobbered by Medvedev in the 2021 U.S. Open final, I’m not prepared to pick against the Serb in a Grand Slam final against anyone other than Carlos Alcaraz. It’s just not a smart thing to do. Yes, Medvedev destroyed him two years ago. But that was when Djokovic was dealing with the pressure of a ..read more

First round Alcaraz over Koepfer in 3, Pella over Harris in 5 Thompson over Van de Zandschulp in 3, Evans over Galan in 3 Griekspoor over Fils in 5, Arnaldi over Kubler in 4 Kokkinakis over Hsu in 2, Norrie over Shevchenko in 5 Zverev over Vukic in 3, Altmaier over Lestienne in 3, Murray over Moutet in 3, Dimitrov over Molcan in 3 Etcheverry over Virtanen in 4, Wawrinka over Nishioka in 3 Sonego over Moreno de Alboran in 3, Sinner over Hanfmann in 3 Medvedev over Balazs in 3, Purcell over O’Connell in 3 Nishikori over Meligeni Alves in 3, Coric over Baez in 5 Jarry over Van Assche in 3, Miche ..read more

Expert picks are back for the Cincinnati final on Sunday, when word No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz and world No. 2 Novak Djokovic meet again following their epic Wimbledon clash. A three-team panel previews the action and makes its predictions. (1) Carlos Alcaraz vs. (2) Novak Djokovic Ricky: This should be another awesome one between Alcaraz and Djokovic. They have faced each other three times and outside of Alcaraz cramping all three have either been instant classics or had the makings of instant classics. As good as this Cincinnati final is expected to be, I think almost every advantage goes to ..read more