Tuesday, January 24, 2006

Another Solid Prediction

Well, that prediction of Ivan Ljubicic advancing to the final of the Australian Open isn’t looking too good right now. Not only will Ljubicic not reach the final, he didn’t even reach the semifinal encounter with David Nalbandian that we had hoped for. Instead, Sanjit Korde look-a-like Marcos Baghdatis will oppose Nalbandian for a place in the final. Dare we choose a winner?

We hope that our prediction of Ljubicic reaching the final didn’t put too much pressure on the big man as he shouldered the load of trying to give us our first win on this site. Historically, Ljubicic hasn’t performed well in Grand Slams, but his expectations had to be higher based on his 2005 record, so he must be very disappointed to let this opportunity slip through his fingers. Alas, much like Vanderbilt football’s streak of no winning seasons since 1982, our streak of prognostication futility is still alive. Let’s see if we can change that.

Today’s picks:

Kiefer over Grosjean

Federer over Davydenko

Mauresmo over Schnyder

Clijsters over Hingis

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