My picks:
9. Murray d. Federer- Australian Open: Two of the top four go to toe to toe throughout 5 sets with the result that Murray beats Federer for the first time at a grand slam.
8. Murray d. Verdasco- Wimbledon: After Murray's Wimbledon draw looks the best it has in years, he goes down 2 sets to love to a fired up, laser hitting Verdasco who has come out of nowhere after a bad year. Murray slowly claw back and seizes victory, reminding everyone why he's been a top player for so long.
7. Monfils d. Berdych- French Open: With injury after injury it's starting to look like Monfils will never return to his top form, but then he comes out nowhere in the first round of the French to shock no.5 seed Berdych in a dramatic 5 setter that is reminiscent of previous great Monfils matches.
6. Dimitrov d. Djokovic- Madrid: After years of hype and wondering, Dimitrov finally shows what he is capable of with his first win over a world no. 1.
5. Del Potro d. Djokovic/Murray- Indian Wells : Reminiscent of his epic US Open 2009 run, Juan Martin Del Potro defeats the World no.2 Andy Murray and no.1 Novak Djokovic back to back to book a spot in his first masters final since his amazing 2009.
4. Wawrinka d. Gasquet- French Open: The two best 1-handed backhands on tour slugging out winners over 5 sets on the dirt for a spot in the RG quarterfinals. Wawrinka comes back from 2 sets to love down to win, making this a heartbreaker for Gasquet.
3. Djokovic d. Del Potro- Wimbledon: Novak Djokovic had cruised through his Wimbledon without dropping a set (and not an easy draw either) and he wasn't expected to drop one here either. But Del Potro had other plans, and for almost 5 hours in the longest Wimbledon semi ever he threw everything he had at the Serb hitting one brutal forehand after another. Djokovic edged him after 5 long and close sets, showing again why he is world no.1.
2. Nadal d. Djokovic- French Open: Nadal's comeback was going amazingly until he shockingly fell in the final of Monte-Carlo to Djokovic, a place where Nadal had won the title 8 times in a row. Nadal's French Open had been extremely rough for his standards and there were many doubts about him surrounding this match. But as it went on it seemed like the king of clay was going to come through, as he served for the match in the 4th set. However world no.1 Djokovic came roaring back as he is famous for doing and took the match to a 5th set, turning the match into an instant classic. They battled for over an hour and thirty minutes in the final set before Nadal edged it 9-7, showing why he is truly the master of clay. Beating his greatest rival, Nadal's comeback had come full surface.
1. Djokovic d. Wawrinka- Australian Open: The 2 time defending champion Djokovic and pretty much the entire world expected nothing out of that fateful 4th round match, but Stan Wawrinka came out serving and blasting groundstrokes like nothing we had ever seen before from him. He hit line after line for 5 sets, including an especially long 13-11 final set. It took nothing less than every ounce of physical prowess and defensive skills that make Djokovic one of the greatest players of all time to douse this fire over 5 hours.
9. Murray d. Federer- Australian Open: Two of the top four go to toe to toe throughout 5 sets with the result that Murray beats Federer for the first time at a grand slam.
8. Murray d. Verdasco- Wimbledon: After Murray's Wimbledon draw looks the best it has in years, he goes down 2 sets to love to a fired up, laser hitting Verdasco who has come out of nowhere after a bad year. Murray slowly claw back and seizes victory, reminding everyone why he's been a top player for so long.
7. Monfils d. Berdych- French Open: With injury after injury it's starting to look like Monfils will never return to his top form, but then he comes out nowhere in the first round of the French to shock no.5 seed Berdych in a dramatic 5 setter that is reminiscent of previous great Monfils matches.
6. Dimitrov d. Djokovic- Madrid: After years of hype and wondering, Dimitrov finally shows what he is capable of with his first win over a world no. 1.
5. Del Potro d. Djokovic/Murray- Indian Wells : Reminiscent of his epic US Open 2009 run, Juan Martin Del Potro defeats the World no.2 Andy Murray and no.1 Novak Djokovic back to back to book a spot in his first masters final since his amazing 2009.
4. Wawrinka d. Gasquet- French Open: The two best 1-handed backhands on tour slugging out winners over 5 sets on the dirt for a spot in the RG quarterfinals. Wawrinka comes back from 2 sets to love down to win, making this a heartbreaker for Gasquet.
3. Djokovic d. Del Potro- Wimbledon: Novak Djokovic had cruised through his Wimbledon without dropping a set (and not an easy draw either) and he wasn't expected to drop one here either. But Del Potro had other plans, and for almost 5 hours in the longest Wimbledon semi ever he threw everything he had at the Serb hitting one brutal forehand after another. Djokovic edged him after 5 long and close sets, showing again why he is world no.1.
2. Nadal d. Djokovic- French Open: Nadal's comeback was going amazingly until he shockingly fell in the final of Monte-Carlo to Djokovic, a place where Nadal had won the title 8 times in a row. Nadal's French Open had been extremely rough for his standards and there were many doubts about him surrounding this match. But as it went on it seemed like the king of clay was going to come through, as he served for the match in the 4th set. However world no.1 Djokovic came roaring back as he is famous for doing and took the match to a 5th set, turning the match into an instant classic. They battled for over an hour and thirty minutes in the final set before Nadal edged it 9-7, showing why he is truly the master of clay. Beating his greatest rival, Nadal's comeback had come full surface.
1. Djokovic d. Wawrinka- Australian Open: The 2 time defending champion Djokovic and pretty much the entire world expected nothing out of that fateful 4th round match, but Stan Wawrinka came out serving and blasting groundstrokes like nothing we had ever seen before from him. He hit line after line for 5 sets, including an especially long 13-11 final set. It took nothing less than every ounce of physical prowess and defensive skills that make Djokovic one of the greatest players of all time to douse this fire over 5 hours.
