Category Archives: tennis

The Only One Who Cares: An Australian Open Preview

NOTE:  I wrote this on Sunday, but never finished the 6-part post.  And, yes, all of these predictions were done before the tournament got underway–if you don’t believe me, check out what happened to my predicted semifinalist, Andy Murray, in … Continue reading

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The Federer Section: Going Out on a Limb

Roger Federer is the best tennis player of all-time.  He is in good shape and ready to go.  Don’t expect an early-round disaster for Roger the Great.  (See that’s why you read BSB–the top-rate analysis and dead-on predictions.)  EARLY ROUNDS: Federer (1) Hartfield … Continue reading

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The Djokovic Section: My Personal Favorite

Though the other sections may have more star-power or intrigue, my favorite section of the draw is the Djokovic Section because they put just about every player that I enjoy watching in the same section. EARLY ROUNDS: Djokovic (3) Becker … Continue reading

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The Davydenko Section: Wide Open

Maybe because this section doesn’t have anyone named Roger, Rafa or Novak, but I believe that this part of the draw may get a little crazy and could open up a path for a trip to the semis for a … Continue reading

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The Nadal Section: Heading Towards a Showdown

The intrigue in this section is probably going to be delayed a week or so.  There are two big guns at the top and bottom of the section and then a whole lot of road bumps on the way to a … Continue reading

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The Sweet 16: Is Anyone Better Than ‘The Best?’

ROUND OF 16 MATCHES: Federer (1) over Monaco (21) A great run ends here in the Round of 16 for Juan Monaco.  Federer is just too fast, too strong, too experienced…too good.  He will be playing in the quarterfinals.  No … Continue reading

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