2013 Winter Rad Rankings

Top 4 night of the year bros,

Tonight is the WWE Royal Rumble. The bout that puts any battle royal to shame. As many as 40 have competed at 1 time to crowned the Royal Rumble Champion. This night is the most exciting hour in sports leading up to Wrestlemania. Give 'em hell, throw them over the top rope, and pray you're the last man standing who becomes WWE's NUMBER 1 CONTENDER.

My prediction for tonight will is Randy 'The Viper' Orton allocates some serious RKO action and throws Zach Ryder, the #7FigureBroski over the top rope. In doing so he will join such legends as himself ('09), Stone cold Steve Austin, 'The Nature Boy' Ric Flair, Bret 'The Hitman' Hart, Shawn Michaels, The Rock and Edge.

Last night, in an interesting conversation at one of Mississippi's finest redneck watering holes, I let it be known my view on sports. While I am the tennis bro, it is at least my 3rd favorite sport to play. I far prefer beer league softball AND trampoline wrestling to doubs all day long. Tennis, in fact came in as at least my 5th priority in life, as I've taken the liberties of listing below:
1. Wrestlemania
2. Breathing
3. Eating and drinking
4. Justified season 4
5. Tennis Bro Maneuvers

It isn't that I don't LOVE the sport of tennis, that isn't the case. I just find This to be just a scoatch cooler then Marcos Baghdatis running the 4 racquet smash maneuver; not to be confused as tennis bro maneuver of ANY less then the first degree #TennisBro.

So anyway, the Royal Rumble is tonight, and last night, Novak BROkovic balled out major and won his 3rd straight Australian Open Men's Singles Championship in 4 sets.

SIDE NOTE: 1-0 on picking major champions, and their correct opponents for both the semifinals and finals, and their set counts. I'm number 310 in the world on the men's Tennis Channel Australian Open Racquet Bracket, ya heard? #TennisBro.

It's becoming a pretty rad time to be a sports fan. And since we are one major tournament down, I think its time I bestow the least important Top 10 in the game, or the most, your call.

I now release 2013's first YTD Rad Rankings from the mind of the most kickass almost journalist in tennis.

Ready. Set. BRO.

10. Jo Wilfried Tsonga

He's a cool enough guy to have gotten his own post about him the last time I wrote stuff down for you trolls. His star power plus his all around game, plus how hard he worked in the off season to get in better shape always make him a threat. He not only outplay you, but he can out badass you on court, not easy to do. I feel like he is good enough to make a break through this year at the French or Wimbledon. As long as Rafa is hurting, he's a top 5 kind of talent. Also is probably awesome to crush some brews with.

9. Stan Wawrinka

Not often do we talk about anything regarding Switzerland other then neutrality, the Alps or Roger Federer. This guy has a stern forehand, a good 1-handed backhand AND can serve. He was also on the court at last year's Aussie when Baghdatis broke 4 racquets. This year he breezed through Sam Querrey who is a potential casanova on court. He took Djokovic the distance in the round of 16; had he served him out at 5-2 in the 2nd set Murray would have cake walked over Ferrer. Rad start for an otherwise average joe kind of personality.

8. Juan Martin Del BROtro.

Such a baller. He went out to renegade Jeremy Chardy in the round of 16. I still feel like the guy has multiple major titles left in the tank. Also only looking about 40 these days; an improvement

7. Alexandr Dolgopolov

BROgo dropped a 5-setter in the first round to Gael Monfils... To be fair, he's barely French. High excitement BROtential, such a WTF kind of style he plays. This year could see his rankings on the ATP World Tour go south, but just him being such a kickass dude will keep him in this Top 10 for a while to come.

6. Martin Klizan

Sometimes you can still look kick ass losing in the 1st round. He's young, he has style, and he'll win. It's that simple. All important when considering how much of a tennis bro one actually is.

5. Jerzey Janowicz

SOLD!! Who cares if his name is very close in pronunciation to the state of New Jersey?

4. Jeremy Chardy

Having a QF run at a major on your rezy automatically forces people to have to learn to say your name correctly. No more being called Ch-ard-ee, now he'll get proper Sh-are-dee treatment. I have a feeling he is currently going on the same kind of RAGE bender that Rosol went on after beating Nadal at Wimbledon. Well deserved, bro beans.

3. Bernard Tomic

BROmic has come on hot so far this year. He beat Djoker in the Hopman Cup; fruitless win, but still beat the number 1 player in the world. He proceeded to win the Sydney 250 event and plow through his 1st 2 rounds of the Aussie prior to running into that Federer guy. I'm a little concerned he wont ball so hard off the court if he keeps doing so well on it, though. But then, I shouldn't be so pessimistic, he's only 20. Lots of time for him to be the badass tennis so desperately needs. Also 2 feaux Tomic accounts follow me on twitter, as should you.

2. John Isner

Still an SEC guy, still a true patriot AND he also picked The Apex Predator to win the Royal Rumble. Also dating a girl that looks to be about a foot and a half shorter then him. #canIgetawitness

1. Novak BROkovic

21 straight wins at the Aussie, 6 Major Championships and Jelena Ristic. Take a bow.

That's all bros.

By the way, Australia, y'all are my new favorite non-USA continent. Thanks for reading, I hope you all got sauced playing the Australian Open Drinking Game.

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Gin Gin

Billy Stein ~ The Tennis Bro