The 2012 Tennis Season is Here!

The season officially began today. With three tournaments to start out the season, 2012 is off with a bang!

In Doha, Qatar, the Qatar Exxonmobil Open's top four seeds are Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Jo-Willy Tsonga, and Gael Monfils. With the potential of a Nadal-Monfils and Federer-Tsonga semifinals. You read correctly, Roger Federer and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will meet again, after facing each other 8 times in 2011. The tournament is worth 250 ATP points. Roger Federer is the defending champion. See the draw here. I've got Federer beating Tsonga in the Semis, and Gael Monfils beating Nadal in the other semi. Roger Federer defends his title, and wins his 1st title of the season.

The Brisbane International in Brisbane, Australia, another Aussie Open tune-up, features Andy Murray, Marcos Baghdatis, Kei Nishikori, Alexandr Dolgopolov, Bernard Tomic, and Jürgen Melzer. This tournament is worth 250 ATP points. Robin Soderling won the title last year, but is still recovering from an injury and will be out until after the Aussie Open. See the draw here. I have Murray beating Simon in the finals here.

The featured players in the Aircel Chennai Open 2012, in Chennai, India are Janko Tipsarevic, Stan Wawrinka, Milos Raonic, and Nic Almagro. While the big names aren't here, Tipsy and Raonic are looking to build on career years last year.The tournament is worth 250 ATP points and Stanislas Wawrinka is the defending Champion. See the draw here. In this tournament, I have Milos Raonic raking in the title over Stan Wawrinka. Starting off his 2012 season with a bang, much like he did last year.

I don't know about you, but this offseason went extremely fast for me, and I couldn't be happier. I hope you all enjoyed the holidays, and enjoy the upcoming events!

I'll leave you with the best played points of 2011. Enjoy! (watch it in 1080p for the best resolution).