@ 2003 predictions: Grand Slams Champions @

Australian Open Champion : Marat Safin
Roland GArros Champion : Guga
Wimbledon Champion: Federer
USOpen Champion : Hewitt

Australian Open Champion: Hewitt
Roland Garros Champion: Ferrero
Wimbledon Champion: Federer
USOpen Champion: Fernando ;)

OZ - Enqvist :)
RG - Juanqui
Wimby - Pete
US - Marat

Originally posted by aaron®
Wimby - Pete


He sure will.
Oh ya, & Roddick will win RG

Australian Open Champion: Hewitt
Roland Garros Champion: I´m not sure yet.:confused:
Wimbledon Champion: Pete :bounce:
USOpen Champion: Pete:bounce:

AUS- Lleyton Hewitt
French Open- Juan Carlos Ferrero or Marat Safin
Wimbledon- Roger Federer (I hope)
US Open- Agassi

J.C. Fererro could win a grand slam next year, hopefully roland garros.

well i wish so much my dreams could come true...Like this:

AO: Marat Safin
RG: Marat Safin
Wimbly: Marat Safin
US: Marat Safin

But as i know Marat and i think this dream will never come true here is my guess:

AO: Lleyton Hewitt - I hate him but it's life....
RG: Guga....yes, always Guga
Wimbly: I think Federer has chances
US Open: Marat Safin - At least one, right?

Kisses
Dayse Safinette

Aus Open : Ferrero
Roland : Ferrero
Wimbledon: Hewitt
Us Open : Moya

AO: Hewitt
RG: Kuerten
WB: Federer
US: Agassi

LOL

AO: Hewitt
RG: Ferrero or Safin
WB: Federer
US: Safin

Marat will win one of the grand slams next year...sure

I love you Guga, but dont win Roland Garros again.... BORING, share in the wealth.

Safin should win one, but he should have won one this year as well. I don't think Federer will be ready. I don't know about Ferrero.

I think Hewitt will take home another one or two, before it hits peoples damn heads that they can beat this guy.

AUS: Carlos Moya
RG: Marat Safin
WIM: Krajicek (his 1st tourn of 2003)
US: Marat Safin

lol about Krajicek :D

my wish:

AO: Marat
FO: Marat
Wimbledon: Marat
Us Open: Marat

ähmm yeah ok...maybe it`s not possible:rolleyes:

So i say:

AO: Marat
FO: Guga or Ferrero
Wimbledon: Federer
Us Open: Marat

COME ON MARAT...you can win at least 2:D

AO- Safin
RG(FO)- JuanCarlos
Wimby- Hewitt
USO- Roddick (hey..you never know what will happend.. :D)

Australian: Hewitt
French: Ferrero
Wimbledon: Hewitt
US: Hewitt

Australian:Safin
RG:Ferrero
Wimbledon:Hewitt
US Open:Safin

Marat will win them all next year, unless Sampras takes Wimbledon away from him.

Australian Open: Lleyton Hewitt
French Open: Juan Carlos Ferrero
Wimbledon: Roger Federer
U.S Open: Marat Safin

Australian: Hewitt
French: Probably Moya or Ferrero
Wimbledon: Hewitt
US: Hewitt

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:
c'mon sampras win wimby and defend uso !!!! make it 16 GS!!
:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

AO - Marat Safin
FO- J.C. Ferrero
Wimby - Lleyton Hewitt
USO - Marat Safin

Originally posted by TennisMan

USO- Roddick (hey..you never know what will happend.. :D)

LMAO
Quoting Bob Larson

Why he might win it: There is a mathematically computable chance that all his opponents from the quarterfinal on will be sick, or will break their legs, or will be hit by lightning.

:D :D :D

Aus Open: Safin
Roland Garros: Ferrero
Wimbledon: Philippoussis (if he's healthy) or Sampras
Us Open: Roddick or Hewitt

Australian Open
-------------------
LLeyton Hewitt d. Marat Safin

Roland Garros
----------------
Alex Corretja d. Roger Federer

Wimbledon
-------------
Roger Federer d. Lleyton Hewitt

US Open
----------
Marat Safin d. Lleyton Hewitt

I would love this:
Australian Open: Marat
Roland Garros: Magnus Norman
Wimbledon: Pete
US Open: Fernando Gonzalez

But maybe in reality woud be like this:
Australian Open: Moyá or Marat
Roland Garros: Ferrero
Wimbledon: Federer or a serve-volley player(but not Henman for sure)
US Open: González or Marat

Originally posted by TennisMan

USO- Roddick (hey..you never know what will happend.. :D)

AHAHAHA!

Aus Open-Hewitt
FO-Moya or Ferrero
Wimb-Federer
US O-Hewitt

Magic parallels between careers of Pete Sampras and Marat Safin will continue further. And just like Sampras in 1993, Safin will win 2 Slams next year and will finish year as #1. Hewitt will win one Slam, the last one of his career, and will finish year as #2.

AO - Haas
FO - Safin
Wimbledon - Henman

That was a joke.

Wimbledon - Rusedski

That was a joke too.

Wimbledon - Hewitt

USO - Safin

Australian -- Andre Agassi
French -- Juan Carlos Ferrero
Wimbledon -- Roger Federer
US -- Lleyton Hewitt

I had almost forgotten about the magic parells between Marat and Sampras :o

Did Pete end the year number 3 2 years after winning the US Open too - he did didn't he? *scratches head*

Weird.

Anyhow - I can't be objective. But for the ones I can be objective for, I will try.


Australian Open - Marat or Andre or Haas
Roland Garros - *cough**sputter*
Wimbledon - Hewitt
US Open - Marat

By the way -I think Federer will win Wimbledon 2004 :D

I think next year he will be more consistent in the slams, but not quite ready to win one.

AO ... Haas or Safin
RG ... Ferrero or Norman or Corretja
Wim ... Federer or Hewitt
USO ... Moya or Safin

lol i really don't have any idea :)

I think prediction and objective, should never, ever be use in the same sentence ;) :p

My crystal ball albeit a bit cloudy reads

AO - Marat (I think a member of his family should totally forego her top :D)
RG - Ferrero (The choker tag will be dropped ;))
Wimbledon - Federer (His volley will get him there)
USO - Marat (New love to inspire him)

AO - HEWITT
RG - KUERTEN OR FERRERO
WIMBLEDON - FEDERER
US - AGASSI

Hmmmm I'm not to good in predicting and usually bring bad luck to the one I predict...

....but I hope that wimbledon will win the one player with the most votes so far!! Of course I wouldn't mind if he could take any other slam "en route" as well ;)

Just gooooo for it ;)

Naaa I'm not letting out a name couse then it'll never become reality - I'm speaking from experience ;)

Originally posted by TheBoiledEgg


LMAO
Quoting Bob Larson

Why he might win it: There is a mathematically computable chance that all his opponents from the quarterfinal on will be sick, or will break their legs, or will be hit by lightning.

:D :D :D
That was said about Tim Henman, i remember that :p

Regarding the next Wimbledon there are two huge question marks. One of them is named Patrick. The other is named Goran. If any of them would be anywhere close to their best form, it would basket our W predictions..

OZ: Hewitt
RG: Guga
Wimby: Federer
US: Safin

Originally posted by Niminator

That was said about Tim Henman, i remember that :p

Thats why i applied it to Roddick as well cos can anyone see him beating one top 10 player let alone 3 in a tourn and especially a slam.

:) these are quite interesting and amusin and I don't want to predict but I agree w Rebecca re: Guga and RG; I like renatoal, angele87, pea, ILR and fleemke's predictions!!! ;)

didn't realize people wanted Rogi to win a slam -- COOL! me too! but in his own time...

only proviso: NO AA!!!!

good night:angel:

Originally posted by y_s
Regarding the next Wimbledon there are two huge question marks. One of them is named Patrick. The other is named Goran. If any of them would be anywhere close to their best form, it would basket our W predictions..

Dare I say... if he doesn't retire...*gulp* Pete? :o

I mean sure his part 2 years have been nothing without one tournament, but really.

All we need is Rusedksi to open up his gaping trap again, and next think you know the tally is at 15 :o

OZ: Haas
RG: Corretja
Wimby: Hewitt
US: Safin

My ability to predict was so rusty for the past few months. And this requires total guessing, anyway, I'm picking:

Aussie Open: Tommy Haas or Lleyton Hewitt
Roland Garros: MARAT SAFIN or Juan Carlos Ferrero
Wimbledon: Roger Federer
US Open: MARAT SAFIN

all these predicitons for roger to win wimbledon make me kinda nervous...

My problem is whenever there is a big exam, my worst subject comes top, so whenever I make a prediction, the result ends up the opposite way. I don't want to curse my favourite players, so here's my prediction:
Aussie Open---Hewitt(His record in AO)
Roland Garros---Kuerten(I like Guga, but time for someone else)
Wimbledon---Sampras(Enough is enough)
US Open---Hewitt(He may be sick again)

Originally posted by TheBoiledEgg


LMAO
Quoting Bob Larson

Why he might win it: There is a mathematically computable chance that all his opponents from the quarterfinal on will be sick, or will break their legs, or will be hit by lightning.

:D :D :D

or kidnapped by UFO :D

Australian Open: Andre Agassi (or Tommy Haas)
Rolland Garros: Guillermo Cañas (or Gastón Gaudio)
Wimbledon: Pete Sampas (or Tim Henman)
US Open: Juan Ignacio Chela

I had almost forgotten about the magic parells between Marat and Sampras

Did Pete end the year number 3 2 years after winning the US Open too - he did didn't he? *scratches head*

Weird.

And guess which country won the Davis Cup in 1992? And who was a member of the winning team, though not as instrumental in that win, of course..

Hiya!

I think David can win in any surface!
Aus Open >Nalbandian
French Open > Nalbandian
Wimbeldon > Nalbandian
USA Open > Nalbandian

he can defeat anyone right now. And he has won in indoors too!

Originally posted by Beat
all these predicitons for roger to win wimbledon make me kinda nervous...

me too, Beat

....but i'm still gonna predict that ;)

Australian Open: Marat Safin
Roland Garros: Juan Carlos Ferrero
Wimbledon: Roger Federer
US Open: Gustavo Kuerten

Hmm I notice a lot of folks are discounting Hewitt's ability to win more than one slam. I would not recommend it. He has a a tendency to pretty much defy all expectations. Plus he has stated that he wants more slams and as we have seen this year when Hewitt wants something well........

It would be interesting if Marat win 1 or 2 slams(Wimby/FO) and Hewitt wins 1 or 2 of the others just to have a serious rivalry finally on the men's tour. Right now they are tied at 4 wins each having met 8 times.

However, what I'd really like to see is Richard Gasquet or some other unknown teenager win the USO and pretty much blow everyone's mind. :bounce: I would really , really love that. It would just screw all the "experts" who frankly are talking out of their a***s most of the time anyway particularly when it comes to the USO.

I hope:
Australia: Moya or Lleyton
French: Moya or Cannas
Wim: Patrick (if he's back) or Roger
US: No sampras or Agassi in the final.;) http://www.smilies.org/basesmilies/chub.gif
Don't think Guga can win French next year. I think Lleyton can win at least one. Moya and Roger is capable of winning one.

Hmm I notice a lot of folks are discounting Hewitt's ability to win more than one slam. I would not recommend it. He has a a tendency to pretty much defy all expectations. Plus he has stated that he wants more slams and as we have seen this year when Hewitt wants something well........


Discounting his ability would be saying "Hewitt will not win more than one slam next year". Picking other people merely suggests that one thinks that OTHER players are also good enough to win slams.

Sheesh.

AO: Lleyton Hewitt
FO: Alex Corretja
WB: Roger Federer
USO: Andre Agassi

I see that most believe that there will be four slam winners next year. That will be interesting. I can't venture to pick. There is so much uncertainty in the year of tennis.

Just..... I wish good health to all the players.

Aus Open: Agassi
French Open: Ferrero
Wimbledon: Sampras (if hes still playing)
US Open: Safin

OZ- Haas
RG- Ferrero
W- Federer
US- Roddick

Australian -- Andre Agassi
French -- Juan Carlos Ferrero
Wimbledon -- Roger Federer
US -- Lleyton Hewitt

:D

By the way -I think Federer will win Wimbledon 2004 :D

I think next year he will be more consistent in the slams, but not quite ready to win one.
Okay, so I was wrong ;)

Shocking how many people picked Roger to win Wimbledon after such a horrid 2002...interesting...

JCF also the major pick for FO.

Guess the hardcourts are the most unpredictable...

Other random thoughts...No one seemed to predict Lleyton's free fall...

Lots of Agassi picks for Aussie...

Marat's unpredictability left posters wanting...

...and no Roddick???

Always nice to look back at these threads. ;) :)

i'm sooooo glad i avoid predicting! :eek:

:D

Well done. :worship:

OZ- Haas
RG- Ferrero
W- Federer
US- Roddick

Also very nicely done. :)

Thats why i applied it to Roddick as well cos can anyone see him beating one top 10 player let alone 3 in a tourn and especially a slam. :o

Here my predictions:

AO: Agassi may be in a slump these days but i think he's the most experimented here, i think he has
a good chance to win a last slam, Hewitt will have too much pressure on his shoulders and i don't see Sampras come back quickly. Not to mention the mugginess of Roddick this year and the unpredictability of Marat.

RG: Are you kidding me? Ferrero by a mile, Guga is injured , Coria is the only one who have a shot, but a really slim one.

Wimbly: Federer had the most potential on grass, he's doing shit but he will show up, believe me, i have Roddick as an outsider though.

US Open: Tough one, i will take a risk by betting on A-Rod, he will be in front of his public, his time will probably come.

:confused::confused::confused::confused::confused: :confused::confused::confused::confused:

Actually quite impressive some of the predictions, especially most people seeing the potential of Fed to take Wimbledon...

Actually quite impressive some of the predictions, especially most people seeing the potential of Fed to take Wimbledon...

Not as impressive as this guy, Chris, who, back in 2001, at Worldcrossing World Tennis forum, predicted that Federer would break most records there is in tennis, including all of Pete's records.

OZ- Haas
RG- Ferrero
W- Federer
US- Roddick

Australian -- Andre Agassi
French -- Juan Carlos Ferrero
Wimbledon -- Roger Federer
US -- Lleyton Hewitt

3 out of 4, not bad.

I don't think anyone made 4/4 since at least 2007, no?

2011: 1% chance of 4/4
2010: 2% (Nadal who take the three lasts slams and Federer take the AO and not Wimbly or the USO, very unlikely)
2009: 0% (Nobody thought Fed would take the FO, Nadal take tha AO but lost in the French, Del Po in the USO) :fool:
2008: 8% (Unlikely but there was not shocking result)
2007: 40% Predictable
2006: 40% Predictable
2005: 8% Few had seen Nadal in the French but Safin in the AO was a pretty big odd.
2004: 0% Fed 3/4, Gaudio for the French...


Where is the "2012 predictions" thread? Some must have 3/3 right no, Djokovic is the best in the AO, Nadal in the French and Fed in Wimbly despite this last couple of years, the prediction was dooable, let's see what will happen in the USO

what a bump, lol. interesting read tho.

Actually quite impressive some of the predictions, especially most people seeing the potential of Fed to take Wimbledon...

yes, but even more shocking to me is the comments about Roddick and that the prediction of Roddick winning the US Open made people laugh :lol:

yes, but even more shocking to me is the comments about Roddick and that the prediction of Roddick winning the US Open made people laugh :lol:


People tend to think in a very short way.

Roddick was average in 2002, so it was absolutely ridiculous for the average tard to think he could be better the year after. In 2009, Nadal was finished, in 2011 it was Federer.....

Watch the thread in early 2002 "Sampras and Agassi are finished, they have to retire..."

Federer was finished, now he won Wimbledon and he will win 25 slams :rolleyes:

federer was so hyped even back then

he was sort of in murrays situation in a way
so much talent and expectations and then he just cant pull it out in the end

by the end of 2002 everyone wanted him to win one- but there was a serious worry he wuold choke with the pressure

wimbledon 2003 changed everything for roger

i hope murray has his own wimbledon 2003

Didn't know people on MTF ever knew tennis. Must have been good there in 2003.

Great thread. MTF in 2002 was pretty amazing.

Great thread. MTF in 2002 was pretty amazing.

yes less posts but they looked much more accurate, at least in this thread :lol:

There was many Safin-tards but it was really less agressive.

The Federer curse of record created many glory hunters and many haters too, the Nadal's emergence polarized even more the opinions, everybody started to talk about records... All the haters created by Federer jumped on the Nadal-horse and, this war seems to never end now.

wow