I am slowly gearing up for the 2015 season and starting to crave tennis again. I’ve succeeded so far in ignoring all of the action from the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL). I’m sure it’s great and all that but personally for me, the off-season is the off-season and I need a break from watching tennis and time to actually discover other hobbies and you know, go outside. Last December, I posted my WTA predictions and ATP predictions for the 2014 tennis season. I thought it would be interesting (and tragic in some cases) to see how Moo’s Tennis Blog fared. Let’s start with the women…
Here are some statements I made in my WTA predictions last year Some spot on, some… not.
Petra will always be Petra and she is never going to be the most consistent player on tour, but I have a feeling she’s going to do well next year including winning another Grand Slam.
Petra will ALWAYS be Petra. Nailed it.
I can see Wozniacki making a Grand Slam final (I am not sure why!) but I expect improvements all round in 2014.
I’m still not sure why, but heyyy that happened!
In my opinion, Bouchard will make two Grand Slam quarter-finals next year, win her first WTA title and crack the top 10.
Tick, tick and tick. NEVER did I expect Genie to go on and reach two Grand Slam semi-finals and a Wimbledon final.
I don’t see any Grand Slams for Sharapova though…
I thought Sharapova was going to struggle in 2014 and although she did struggle at the start, she still managed to shine through at some of the major tournaments and finish the year at number two in the rankings.
I predict Vika will add another Grand Slam to her kitty, most likely the US Open and maintain an entertaining head-to-head battle with Serena.
Ohhhh. Azarenka spent large chunks of the season on the sidelines. In the end, we saw just one match between Serena and Vika, which took place in the first week of the season in Brisbane.
I think Sloane will bounce back and put all the Serena dramas from 2013 well and truly behind her. Now coached by Paul Annacone, a more rounded 2014 can be expected and I expect her to creep into the top 10.
Oh James.. It looks silly now in hindsight, but I still believe that Sloane has the potential to go much higher in the rankings with her clean and hard hitting game. It comes down to her application on the court and whether she’s ready to fight for it.
Next year, I predict that Petko will crack the top 20 again.
Yay for the Petko love!
It will take some time for Muguruza to reach full fitness, but I don’t think we have seen anywhere near her full potential yet and top 30 should be attainable next year.
Yes. And top 20 as well!
Realistically, I could see Bencic break into the top 100 by the end of next year.
I thought when I predicted Bencic to crack the top 100 that I was being optimistic, but she blew that one out of the water.
And here’s my top ten predictions for the WTA compared to the actual season ending rankings for 2014…
All in all, i’m quite happy with this! I had Halep and Kvitova both in the top 5, and Wozniacki and Bouchard in the top 10, but just the wrong way around. My biggest triumph (i’m calling it a triumph even though I realise these are only predictions and I should calm down) was predicting Bouchard to crack the top ten. When I posted my predictions last year, they got posted onto the Women’s Tennis Forums. Predictably, I got destroyed by the majority of posters for overhyping Bouchard…
And onto the men. Here are some statements I made in my ATP predictions last year…
I believe that 2014 will mark the beginning of the slippery slope for Ferrer and despite a top 10 placing and a couple of Grand Slam quarter-finals, in my opinion, these will be the highlights of 2014.
Slippery slope is a bit harsh, but a couple of Grand Slam quarter-finals as the 2014 highlight was pretty accurate.
I cannot see any Grand Slam wins, but I think he’s going to do better next year and will qualify once more for the World Tour Finals.
This is on point although I did have Federer at number six…
From the Australian Open to the World Tour Finals, there were peaks and troughs in Wawrinka’s form, but he remained relatively consistent over the whole year (2013). Now comes the tricky part in trying to back that up… I think he can do it though starting with a final four showing in Melbourne.
Yes. And then some.
I think Dimitrov will crack the top 15 next year along with Marin Cilic.
Meh. Not really pushing the boat out there.
Next to each other in the current ranking, I predict that Vasek Pospisil and Ivan Dodig will both end up in the top 20.
Holy moly.
Two players that I think will crack the top 30 are Joao Sousa and Pablo Carreno-Busta.
Wow. I just keep on giving.
I remain confident though that Janowicz is one to watch out for. In 2014, I predict he will make another Grand Slam quarter-final and post a more consistent set of results.
Speechless.
And here’s my top ten predictions for the ATP compared to the actual season ending rankings for 2014…
It’s always been an aim with this blog to showcase everything predictions-wise, good and bad and i’m not afraid to look like a right tit. Well, with many of my ATP predictions that was certainly the case! Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the top five? Jerzy Janowicz in the top ten? It’s just dawned on me that I picked Tsonga to reach the Australian Open final too. I really did believe he was going to have a good year. Many of last year’s predictions were very reactive on my part from what happened towards the end of the 2013 season. This was partly because I couldn’t see any notable up-and-comers on the ATP tour. Let’s hope I can produce a more respectable set of predictions for 2015… 😉
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Hey Moo! Here are my predictions for 2015!
1) Will Serena Williams win Australian Open 2015? – Quarter Final Loss
2) How many Australian women will reach R32 at Australian Open? – Cassie Delaqua, Sam Stousar
3) Will Maria Sharapova reach Roland Garros final 2015? – Round 3 Loss
4) How far will Alize Cornet go at Roland Garros 2015? – Quarter Finals
5) How many British women will reach R2 at Wimbledon? – 2
6) Will Wimbledon be the tournament where Sabine Lisicki gets the most ranking points in 2015? – No
7) Who will win US Open 2015? – Halep
8) Aga Radwanska has not had much success in New York. How far will she go at US Open 2015? – Quarter Finals
9) Will there be a maiden Slam winner in 2015? – Halep, Wozniaki
10) Who will reach their first Grand Slam Final in 2015? – Bencic
11) Who will win a tournament in January 2015? – Halep
12) Who will win Indian Wells in 2015? – Kerber
13) Which two players will meet in Miami 2015 final? – Halep, S. Williams
14) Which two players will meet in Madrid 2015 final? – Halep, Sharapova
15) Who will win Beijing in 2015? – Kivitova
16) Who will win WTA Finals in 2015? – Kivitova
17) Who will win the WTA Elite Trophy tournament 2015? – Safarova
18) Which two countries will make Fed Cup final in 2015? – Czech Republic, Russia
19) What nationality will the player who delivers the first double bagel of 2015 be? – Czech Republic
20) Who will be the first player to win two tournaments in 2015? – Halep
21) Will Victoria Azarenka make top 5 at some point during 2015? – No
22) Will Belinda Bencic make top 15 at some point during 2015? – Yes
23) Laura Robson has been out with an injury. Will she make top 50 at some point during 2015? – Yes
24) Unlike the other Americans in the top 50, Sloane Stephens has not made a final. Will she reach her first WTA tournament final in 2015? – Yes
25) Caroline Wozniacki had a resurgence in 2014 and ended the year as #8. What will her 2015 Year end ranking be? – 5
26) Which nation will have most players in the 2015 Year end top 40? – USA
27) Who will be Yearend no 1 in 2015? – Halep
28) Who will be the Year end American #2 in 2015? – Keys
29) Year end Top 10:
Halep, Serena, Kivitova, Sharapova, Wozniacki, Radwanska, Ivanovic, Safarova, Kerber, Keys
30) Number of points year end number one will have – 7250
Your thoughts would be appreciated!
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Wow thanks for all your predictions! 😉
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My predictions for the WTA season 2015!!!!
1) Will Serena Williams win Australian open 2015? – Semi Final Loss
2) How many Australian women will reach round 32 at Australian open? – Casey Delaqua 1
3) Will Maria Sharapova reach Roland Garros final 2015? – Quarter Final Loss
4) How far will Alize Cornet go at Roland Garros 2015? – Round 3
5) How many british women will reach round 2 at Wimbledon 2015? – 2
6) Will Wimbledon be the tournament where Sabine Lisicki gets the most ranking points in 2015? – Yes
7) Who will win US Open 2015? – Victoria Azarenka
8) Aga Radwanska has not had much success in New York. How far will she go at US Open 2015? – Round 4
9? Will there be a maiden slam winner in 2015? – Yes Caroline Wozniacki
10) Who will reach there first Grand slam final in 2015? – Garbine Muguruza
11) who will win a tournament in January 2015? – Caroline Wozniacki
12) Who will win Indian Wells in 2015? – Maria Sharapova
13) Which two players will meet in Miami 2015 final? – Ana Ivanovic, Serena Williams
14) Which two players will meet in Madrid 2015 Final? – Ana Ivanovic, Simona Halep
15) Who will win Beijing in 2015? – Maria Sharapova
16) Who will win WTA Finals in 2015? – Simona Halep
17) Who will win the WTA Elite trophy tournament 2015? – Ekaterina Makarova
18) Which two countries will make Fed cup final in 2015? – Serbia, Czech Republic
19) What nationality will the player who delivers the first double bagel of 2015 be? – Russian
20) Who will be the first player to win two tournaments in 2015 be? – Caroline Wozniacki
21) Will Victoria Azarenka make top 5 at some point in 2015? – No
22) Will Belinda Bencic make top 15 at some point in 2015? – No
23) Laura Robson has been out with an injury. Will she make top 50 at some point during 2015? – No
24) Unlike the other Americans in the top 50, Sloane Stephens has not made a final. Will she reach her first WTA tournament final in 2015? – Yes
25) Caroline Wozniacki had a resurgence in 2014 and ended the year as #8.What will her 2015 Year end ranking be? – 4
26) Which nation will have most players in the 2015 Year end top 40? – Germany
27) Who will be year end number 1 in 2015? – Kvitova
28) Who will be the Year end American #2 in 2015? – Madison Keys
29) Year end top 10:
Kvitova, Serena, Sharapova, Wozniacki, Halep, Ivanovic, Radwanska, Kerber, Jankovic, Safarova.
30) Number of points year end number one will have – 8250
Good Luck with Predictions for WTA 2015!!!!!!!!!!
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I feel as if Halep, Kivitova, Serena and Maria will all be #1 throughout the year
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Calin and Carys, nice to see you both have Lucie in your top 10!
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Can’t deny the truth!
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All I hope for is Caroline Wozniacki winning a Grand Slam and Serena being nowhere to be seen!!!!!.
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A fun read! We often forget what our thoughts were in the beginning of the year and it’s great to see it like this black on white in a single post in quick statements. Overall you were good enough! 🙂 BTW, thank you for participating in my WTA year-end ranking predictions. Today I will publish the 2015 edition, so make sure to join! 😉
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Thanks Marija, i’m glad you enjoyed it! I’ll definitely make sure to join your 2015 edition. I’m working on my WTA predictions right now 😉
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Great. I’m looking forward to your WTA predictions and to seeing your Top 10 picks on my blog 🙂
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My predictions for the WTA season 2015!!!!
1) Will Serena Williams win Australian open 2015? – Answered too Late
2) How many Australian women will reach round 32 at Australian open? – Answered too late
3) Will Maria Sharapova reach Roland Garros final 2015? – Quarter Final Loss
4) How far will Alize Cornet go at Roland Garros 2015? – Round 4
5) How many british women will reach round 2 at Wimbledon 2015? – 1, Heather Watson
6) Will Wimbledon be the tournament where Sabine Lisicki gets the most ranking points in 2015? – Yes, she will win the whole tournament!
7) Who will win US Open 2015? – Serena Williams
8) Aga Radwanska has not had much success in New York. How far will she go at US Open 2015? – Round 4
9? Will there be a maiden slam winner in 2015? – Yes Sabine Lisicki
10) Who will reach there first Grand slam final in 2015? – Lucie Safarova (Wimbledon loss to Lisicki)
11) who will win a tournament in January 2015? – Answered too late
12) Who will win Indian Wells in 2015? – Ana Ivanovic
13) Which two players will meet in Miami 2015 final? – Maria Sharapova, Karolina Pliskova
14) Which two players will meet in Madrid 2015 Final? – Serena Williams, Simona Halep
15) Who will win Beijing in 2015? – Venus Williams
16) Who will win WTA Finals in 2015? – Serena Williams
17) Who will win the WTA Elite trophy tournament 2015? – Sam Stosur
18) Which two countries will make Fed cup final in 2015? – Germany, Czech Republic
19) What nationality will the player who delivers the first double bagel of 2015 be? – German
20) Who will be the first player to win two tournaments in 2015 be? – Simona Halep
21) Will Victoria Azarenka make top 5 at some point in 2015? – Yes
22) Will Belinda Bencic make top 15 at some point in 2015? – No
23) Laura Robson has been out with an injury. Will she make top 50 at some point during 2015? – No
24) Unlike the other Americans in the top 50, Sloane Stephens has not made a final. Will she reach her first WTA tournament final in 2015? – No
25) Caroline Wozniacki had a resurgence in 2014 and ended the year as #8.What will her 2015 Year end ranking be? – 6
26) Which nation will have most players in the 2015 Year end top 40? – Germany
27) Who will be year end number 1 in 2015? – Serena Williams
28) Who will be the Year end American #2 in 2015? – Venus Williams
29) Year end top 10:
Serena, Sharapova, Kvitova, Ivanovic, Azarenka, Wozniacki, Kerber, Halep, Lisicki, Pliskova.
30) Number of points year end number one will have – 9850
Good Luck with Predictions for WTA 2015!!!!!!!!!!
(sorry for making this late but wanted to join in on the fun)
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