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DATE MATCH PICK ODD STAKE RESULT +/-
30/07 Kiefer/Youzhny - Levinsky/Polasek Levinsky/Polasek 1.85 8 0-2 +6.8


comments:
Levinsky/Polasek are defending champions here. They are together 11-1 on clay. Youzhny is out of singles tournament and Kiefer is currently playing 3rd set in his match versus Navarro. Our bet is:
Levisnky/Polasek (1.85 @ Bet-at-home) for 8u
Good Luck!

DATE MATCH PICK ODD STAKE RESULT +/-
30/07 Starace - Ferrero Starace +3.5 1.95 8 11-13 +7.6


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They played 5 matches between them on clay and Ferrero leads 4-1 but all matches were very equal and they played 3 sets for 3 times. Starace gain some form lately and he plays with confidence. On the other side Ferrero hasn't played many matches recently. We think that Starace will push Ferrero and match will be equal again. Our bet is:
Starace +3.5 games (1.95 @ pinnacle) for 8u
Good Luck!

DATE MATCH PICK ODD STAKE RESULT +/-
29/07 Troicki - M. Gonzalez Gonzalez +2.5 1.91 8 16-16 +7.28


comments:
Troicki picked up a foot injury in Hamburg last week and retired against Mathieu. He will play in Washington next week so his motivation to play in Umag is under big question. Maximo was semi-finalist here last year and he will fight very hard for win. Our bet is:
M. Gonzalez +2.5 games (1.91 @ pinnacle) for 8u
Good Luck!

DATE MATCH PICK ODD STAKE RESULT +/-
29/07 Sen/Shved. - Buyuk/Ozgen Buyuk/Ozgen 4.0 4 2-1 -4


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Shvedova didn't played in singles here due to the arm injury picked up in Gastein. She is listed to play doubles so probably only for cash. Our bet is:
C.Buyukakcay/P.Ozgen (4.0 @ Bet-at-home) for 4u
Good Luck!

DATE MATCH PICK ODD STAKE RESULT +/-
29/07 Rezai - Domachowska over 19.5 1.91 8 29 +7.28


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Domachowska showed really good disposition at second and third set against Mayer. Quicker surfaces would definitelly suit her better. It is obligatory to remind the Australian Open 2008 result where she came up to 4R. If not problems in her private life, Polish player would have been very high in rating, because her abbilities would have allow her onto that.
Rezai didn't amazed during meeting with Kutuzova, by making really many mistakes, which won't predict well in accordance to today's meeting. After what he were able to see in these two player's game, we invest in over 19,5 games, thinking it would be really square fight. . Our bet is:
over 19.5 games (1.91 @ pinnacle) for 8u
Good Luck!

DATE MATCH PICK ODD STAKE RESULT +/-
29/07 Gabashvili - Crivoi over 22.5 1.9 8 20 -8


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Our bet is:
over 22.5 games (1.9 @ pinnacle) for 8u
Good Luck!

DATE MATCH PICK ODD STAKE RESULT +/-
28/07 Isner - Becker Isner 1.76 8 2-0 +6.08


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Becker is known for his poor return and when he play agains big server he is in trouble. H2H 2-0 for Isner and both matches on hard. Isner is back on track after his mononucleosis rest and he need some wins to improve current ranking . Our bet is:
Isner to win (1.76 @ pinnacle) for 8u
Good Luck!

DATE MATCH PICK ODD STAKE RESULT +/-
28/07 Hradecka - Buyukak. Buyuk. +4.5 2.23 8 16-9 -8


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Hradecka was awful last week when she lost 0-2 to Llagostera who was easily beaten next round. Hradecka had problems with serve and return and she made many unforced errors. She was defending final points there but her display was awful. Today she will play on hard court versus local hope Buyukakcay. She is 19-year-old Turkish with wild-card. She likes to play on hard courts and all three of her titles have come on hard courts. We think that local player can be competive versus out of form Hradecka. Also please note that Hradecka is only 10-17 on hard courts. Our bet is:
Buyukakcay +4.5 games (2.23 @ pinnacle) for 8u
Good Luck!

DATE MATCH PICK ODD STAKE RESULT +/-
28/07 Fognini - Zverev Fognini -3 2.12 8 14-13 -8


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Zverev not delighted us with his performances in Germany. Loud announcement about his fight in Hamburg was quickly dispelled. We must also add his modest performances in Budesliga. Today he will meet the player on this surface which lends itself much better, which in recent weeks showed good tennis, player who will defend semifals points from last year. Our bet:
Fognini -3 games (2.12 @ pinnacle) for 8u
Good Luck!

DATE MATCH PICK ODD STAKE RESULT +/-
27/07 F. Lopez-G.G. Lopez G.G. Lopez 1.79 8 1-2 +6.32


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Feliciano has not played on clay since the French Open and he has not played any tournaments since Wimbledon. Only one doubles match at Davis Cup (teamed with Verdasco). He is a left-handed player with powerfull serve and he plays net rushing tactics. He hasn't patience to stay long in rallies and his clay record is very poor. GG Lopez is 32-18 versus left-handers in career and 18-11 on clay. He has also good statistic versus net rushing opponents. He won Kitzbuhel earlier this year and was semi-finalist here last year so he feels comfortable in altitude conditions. H2H 2-1 for GGL with all matches played on clay. G.G. Lopez is in form and he played some matches on clay recently and Feliciano hasn't played since Wimbledon and his form is very poor this year. Our bet:
G.G. Lopez (1.79 @ pinnacle) for 8u
Good Luck!

26.07.2009

No bets today

DATE MATCH PICK ODD STAKE RESULT +/-
25/07 Mathieu - Cuevas Mathieu 2.24 8 2-1 +9.92


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Big odds drop on Cuevas but this looks like crap. Mathieu is bad matchup for Cuevas who won only one match on clay to Mathieu's style similar opponents and lost another 10 games. Mathieu is in form here and when he is in form he can beat anyone. Cuevas will play 7 match in 8 days and it's very probable that he will be tired. Our bet:
Mathieu (2.24 @ pinnacle) for 8u
Good Luck!

DATE MATCH PICK ODD STAKE RESULT +/-
25/07 Olaru - Cornet Olaru 2.0 10 2-1 +10


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We will be agqin against Cornet. Like we wrote last time she is a shadow of herself from last year. She won here 3 matches bul all in 3 sets and all versus poor opponents. Today She will face Olaru. The romanian player gain some form lately and she beat 2 top-50 players here (Bammer and Rybarikova). It's sign of very good form and we will bet on her with max stake. Our bet:
Olaru to win (2.0 @ betfair) for 10u
Good Luck!

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24/07 Safina - Camerin over 17.5 1.9 8 15 -8


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Camerin isn't top tennis player but she feels and she plays quite good here. Apart of the Slovenian girls she has the most support here probably because she lived in italian city near the slovenian Portoz. She looks very confident and motivated especially yesterday versus Dushevina. We think that today match will go over 17.5 games. Camerin can play very good on hard on her day and on the other side Safina isn't "punisher" to destroy her opponents on every match. Our bet:
over 17.5 games (1.9 @ pinnacle) for 8u
Good Luck!

DATE MATCH PICK ODD STAKE RESULT +/-
24/07 Cornet - Zahlova-S. Zahlova +3 1.87 8 14-12 +6.96


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Last year Cornet was one of the best clay court players on circuit and she reached TOP-15 in WTA ranking. This year Alize is a total shadow of her former self. She plays very poor with tons of unforced errors and looks miserable. She is only 5-9 on clay this year and all wins was against very poor opponents mostly below top 100 like Marino or Ani. Here she won two matches 2-1 but she again looks very poor in stats and on court. Nothing improved in her game.
Zahlova Strycova is average player but here in Gastein she plays OK. Yesterday she destroyed Llagostera after good performance and we think that she can play competive match against out of form Alize. So our bet is:
Zahlova Strycova +3 (1.87 @ Pinnacle) for 8u
Good Luck!

DATE MATCH PICK ODD STAKE RESULT +/-
24/07 Olaru - Rybarikova Rybarik. 1.87 8 2-0 -8


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Olaru needed two hours and 46 minutes to deal with Bammer. Austran player admitted, after the game, that Olaru presented herself quite weak, but seventh game during ten days took its toll. Bammer admitted that by playing on 30% of her possibilities you cannot win the game. This statement shows what Olaru did, especially that games statistics confirms everything what Austrian said. Eight doubled faults, defending herself against loosing 18 times, and if we recall statistics of the game with Domachowska 8 df, and 14 break chances for Polish than weaker disposition is confirmed.
Rybarikova didn't wonder us in her game with Parmantier, but on the other side of the net she had a player which didn't suit her game style. The game of faults, nervous moves on the tennis court are in the offing, but taking onto cosideration Olaru's maraton yesterday and her weak games' statistics we stake on Rybarikova.
Rybarikova (1.87 @ Expekt) for 8u
Good Luck!

DATE MATCH PICK ODD STAKE RESULT +/-
23/07 Benneteau-Hanescu over 22 1.95 8 27 +7.6


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It won't be easy match for Hanescu. Benneteau is a tricky opponent and Hanescu plays much tennis recently and he can be tired. This match easily can go into 3 sets so Our bet is:
Over 22 games (1.95 @ pinnacle) for 8u
Good Luck!

DATE MATCH PICK ODD STAKE RESULT +/-
23/07 Cuevas - Kohlsch. Cuevas +4.5 1.88 8 13-10 +7.04


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We wrote about Cuevas good form a few days ago and then he beat Phau and Melzer easily. Today he will play versus Kohlschreiber and we think that this match will be very close. The German doesn't like to play versus solid baseline players. He had some problems with Starace and today it will be much hard task to play against in form Cuevas. On the other side argentinian player had very good statistics against ultra-aggresive palyers like Kohlschreiber. Cuevas is very solid on his service here and he will look to press his opponent on the return. Our bet is:
Cuevas +4.5 games (1.88 @ pinnacle) for 8u
Good Luck!

DATE MATCH PICK ODD STAKE RESULT +/-
23/07 Ferrer - Monaco Monaco 1.86 8 2-1 -8


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Two expert of playing in clay court, in fact h2h 3-0 for Monaco and all matches won with 2-0 score. Argentinian is definatelly in good form and win for Spanish with Mayer don't make us impressed. Season on clay cort is going to finish and so that's why we reject every suggestions raletive to exhaustion of Argentinian and invest on him.
Monaco to win (1.86 @ pinnacle) for 8u
Good Luck!

DATE MATCH PICK ODD STAKE RESULT +/-
22/07 Parment. - Rybarikova Parmentier 2.83 8 1-2 -8


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What a price for defending champion here. OK Parmentier was in awful form all year and she droped to 120 place in ranking but last days she plays better and better. In first round Parmentier defeated Klaschka and won an impressive 88% behind her first serve. She likes to play at slight altitude and she feels very comfortable here.
Rybarikova is in poor form this year. She likes faster surfaces. Rybarikova is 3-6 on clay this year and 9-13 in main draws in career. She is very poor when plays versus hard hitting opponent like Parmentier. Our bet is:
Parmentier to win (2.83 @ pinnacle) for 8u
Good Luck!

DATE MATCH PICK ODD STAKE RESULT +/-
21/07 Starace - Kohlsch. Starace +4 1.92 8 16-12 +0


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Kohlschreiber lost with Kubot last week and he said after match that he is tired mentally and need some break. He plays here because it's home tournament for him but his balance here is very poor with only one win in main draw and 5 loses. Starace was in poor form at the begining of the year but last weeks he plays better and better. He won Turin challenger and reached second round in Baastad losing 1-2 to Almagro. Yesterday he won over clay-court specialist M. Gonzalez. Starace is very solid baseliner with strong defence and he can force opponent into errors. Kohlschreiber motivation and current form is questionable. Our bet is:
Starace +4 (1.92 @ pinnacle) for 8u
Good Luck!

DATE MATCH PICK ODD STAKE RESULT +/-
20/07 Odesnik - Baghdatis Odesnik 2.41 4 2-1 +5.64


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Baghdatis again damaged his knee in Netherlands and missed Wimledon which was big blow for him. He returned in Davis Cup action and won 3-2 with Sorensen and 3-1 with Niland. He looks poor in those matches and he explained his poor performance because of his knee problem that did not allow him to play fast. Baghdatis doesn't like US hard courts which is illustrated by his poor balance there. Also worth noted that hard court is very bad for knees. Wayne Odesnik is a left-hander who uses the court angles quite well and he can force the Cypriot to move on the court. He is in good form (1/4 final last week in Aptos on hard court). He plays at home where he always fight very hard. Baghdatis isn't trustable at this moment and we are oposing him there. Our bet is:
Odesnik (2.41 @ bwin) for 4u
Good Luck!

DATE MATCH PICK ODD STAKE RESULT +/-
20/07 Cuevas - Phau Cuevas -3.5 1.93 8 13-10 -8


comments:
Cuevas was rock solid in qualifing. He beat Poch-Grandin and Gimeno-Traver and he was broken only once during 19 service games. He is clay court specialist and he likes long rallies. His form looks good with semifinal in last Scheveningen challenger (He won over 2 local players - Huta-Galung and Sluiter). Phau is more hard court player and he likes faster surfaces. He is only 5-6 on clay this year and lost his last Bundesliga match at this weekend to Munoz-De La Nava (ranked 168). Phau plays at home but in Our opinion Cuevas is "more at home" on clay than Phau. He played 2 matches in qualifing and everything points for his victory. Our bet is:
Cuevas -3.5 games (1.93 @ pinnacle) for 8u
Good Luck!
EDIT: again very unlucky because Cuevas won with 3 games difference.

DATE MATCH PICK ODD STAKE RESULT +/-
19/07 Schiavone - Bammer Shhiavone 1.56 8 0-2 -8


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Bammer is very, very lucky to play this final. She was awful in first round vs out of form Pironkova. Next round she stormed poor Kudryavtseva and next 2 matches was versus Hradecka and Benesova. Both of them can't play versus left-handers so Bammer was in good position to win those matches.
Schiavone on the other side played with good and in form players. She is 23-12 versus left-handers (5-1 on clay) and She won 11 of last 13 matches with this group. Our bet is:
Schiavone to win (1.56 @ pinnacle) for 8u
Good Luck!

DATE MATCH PICK ODD STAKE RESULT +/-
17/07 Robredo - Gabashv. under 20 1.93 8 16 +7.44


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Teimuraz Gabashvili is a player with agressive temper on the tennis court. His actions are always full of strenght and riskfull. If he hits - it's ok, if not - he is saying goodbye to the tournament; it's a whole Russian player's strategy, nothing else. Today's rival is Robredo, who (as we said before) defends his title here and feels great in Sweden. During the meeting with Luczak he presents himself very well, which is a good prognose for today too.
Robredo greatly deals with stronge serve, what he proofed in first round, against strong serving Luczak. He's great with attack and even better in defence, and it's Gabashvili had big problems versus solid defensive players what is visible in statistics 6-30 and 2-11 on the clay ground against this group.
There is nothing else left for us than to invest in a solid defensive. So:
under 20 games (1.93 @ pinnacle) for 8u
Good Luck!

DATE MATCH PICK ODD STAKE RESULT +/-
16/07 Llagost. - Schnyder under 20 1.88 8 16 +7.04


comments:
Nuria Llagostera Vives during the current season finishes her adventures on tournament at the second round. This year's balance on her favourite surface 4-8 only confirms diagnosis... - the player is currently not in form.
We have had a possibility to watch her duels in Bastad. Statistics and style of the game very terribly weak, and we haven't seen today any arguments on Spanish player's side, especially that she would play today against left-handed tennis player, and her balance with this kind of players is 8-16.
Patty has shown herself from good side at Budapest (final duel with Szavay), confirming her strenghtening condition even here - in Palermo. The players are on the opposite poles of their careers that's why out type is under 20 games.
under 20 games games (1.88 @ pinnacle) for 8u
Good Luck!

DATE MATCH PICK ODD STAKE RESULT +/-
16/07 Fognini - Mathieu Fognini +3 2.01 8 void +0


comments:
Sorry no writeup. Match will start at 10:15. Next bet will be added in 2 hours.
Fognini +3 games (2.01 @ pinnacle) for 8u
Good Luck!
EDIT: Again very unlucky with our bet because our player won 1 set and was on top in second set but opponent retire so handicap bet is voided :(

DATE MATCH PICK ODD STAKE RESULT +/-
15/07 Schiavone - Hercog Hercog +3 1.85 8 12-7 - 8


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Hercog is in great forma lately. She won her last two challengers in Zlin and Cueno droping only one set. She has very good kicking service and good forehand. Her backhand is average but she plays with slice from this part.
Schiavone won over Peer but in the beggining she look very poor. Peer again lost first set from 5-1 score and then lost next set but only thanks to her "mental problems" not because Schiavone played great. We think that young and rising star Hercog can play competive match with Schiavone. 3 sets are very possible.
So our bet is:
Hercog +3 games (1.85 @ pinnacle) for 8u
Good Luck!

DATE MATCH PICK ODD STAKE RESULT +/-
15/07 Robredo - Luczak under 20 1.97 8 17 +7.76


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Although Tommy Robredo did not delight us in Davis's Cup by his lost battle with Philipp Kohlschreiber in three sets, we still thinks that today the difference at the tennis court would be more than visible. The Spaniard here in Sweden (21-6 in Bastad) feels really well and he attains good results (he won here in 2006 and 2008).
The only arguments for Luczak are his serve and his Swedish wife... nothing more, for Australian - the fact that he is Challenger player and his results on ATP competition since 2005 (8-14). The class and potential difference is really visible, especially that Luczak has been defending himself agains break-through even 17 times during main competition's qualifications.

So our bet is:
under 20 games (1.97 @ pinnacle) for 8u
Good Luck!

DATE MATCH PICK ODD STAKE RESULT +/-
14/07 Darcis - Koeller Darcis -3 1.94 8 13-13 - 8


comments:
Two reasons for investing on Darcis today . First: H2H 3-0 for Darcis and year ago in Bastad 7/6 6/0 for Belgian. Second: important info that Koeller in Schwelingen (CH) reported problems with his wrist...

So our bet is:
Darcis -3 (1.94 @ pinnacle) for 8u
Good Luck!

DATE MATCH PICK ODD STAKE RESULT +/-
13/07 Brianti - Pavlyuch. Brianti +4.5 1.81 8 void + 0


comments:
Russian player Pavlyuchenkova is in awful form last weeks. She was semi-finalist in Indian Weels but later her form droped rapidly and her balance since IW is only 7-8. In Bastad she nearly lost to 35y veteran Jill Craybas but in next round she was hammered by Kirilenko. Brianti plays at home here. Last year Alberta defeated Anastasia here in final qualifing round but Pavlyuchenkova played in main tournament as lucky loser. Also Alberta has interesting stats versus Russian players. She is 19-5 versus this nationality and won last 6 matches. Here in Italy she can play very competive match especially with very poor Pavlyuchenkova.
So our bet is:
Brianti +4.5 (1.81 @ pinnacle) for 8u
Good Luck!
EDIT: Brianti won after Pavlyuchenkova retirement in second set, but handicap bet is void.

DATE MATCH PICK ODD STAKE RESULT +/-
11/07 Querrey - Santoro Santoro +2.5 1.87 8 13-9 - 8


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Fabrice "Magic" Santoro won this tournement in last 2 years droping only one set in 2007 year to Dancevic. He feels very comfortable here and his "slice and dice" game is working extremely well here. He will retire from professional tennis after this year but there are some rumours about his next year apperance only in Newport. If he will win againthis year then tournament organisers will give him a wild car next year and he will play only one tournament but his favourite.
Querrey won 3 matches here but mainly thanks to poor return performances of his opponents. No one was able to break his powerfull service but Amritraj was fighting very hard. Unlucky for him his first service percentage was poor and Querrey break him 3 times. Santoro has very good return and he can win some points of Querrey's first delivery and create a few breakpoints. His slices stay very low on this courts and this will be big problem for 1.98m american. Querrey struggles in the past with decent slicers like Rochus and Feliciano Lopez. He lost also with decent slicer Falla on grass. Querrey is only 9-10 on grass and his record versus TOP-50 players is only 1-7 on grass. We think that Santoro will stay competive in this match So our bet is:
Santoro +2.5 (1.87 @ pinnacle) for 8u
Good Luck!

DATE MATCH PICK ODD STAKE RESULT +/-
10/07 Wozniacki - Pennetta Pennetta 2.85 4 2-1 -4


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Flavia Penetta goes like a storm in Swedish Bastad, not giving any set, handling her service very strong. Her condition clearly rises; at last her favourite tournamentstarts next week in Palermo in which she plays excelently each year. And we have had a mistery here. Would this Italian player treat this duel seriously, or would she like to take rest before Palermo? Our doubtshas been blown away by the fact that final at Bastad would have place tommorow, and organizersfrom Palermo would definitely help her to regenerate strenghts and the first duel she would play not before Tuesday.
Few words about Wozniacki. After watching her, you could say that the air had flown away from her. Statistics definitely confirm it. Number 9 WTA in this tournament doesn't delight anyone. First round and trouble-free victory with Arvidsson who is not in form but had been fighting for her serve three times break points saved. The next round and the steps begin, against Kvitiva twice overcomed, defending herself seven times. 2/7 break point saved with Kirilenko. The next argument iv poor statistics against hard hitting players, which has been confirmed this year's defeats on this surface with Cristea, Safina, Azarenka, Bartoli, Lisicki. So we think it woul be an equal duel, and the bet courses around @2.80 are really quite high value. So:
Pennetta 4u (2.85 @ expekt)
Good luck!

DATE MATCH PICK ODD STAKE RESULT +/-
09/07 Garbin - Szavay Garbin +4.5 2.08 8 18-19 +8.64


comments:
Bets courses point that Szaway is a strong favorite, her current condition doesn't confirm it. The French Open success is definitely a mark of reference to the course @1.30, but her attitude on the tennis court denies these values. Everything has confirmed at the last Agnes's duel in which she defeated her countrywoman Marosi 6-1 6-1. It seems like convincing victory but it's not the same style. There had been many unconstrained mistakes; she had been defending herself to not to lose serve; in one word ? Szaway had been lucky that on the other side of the netthere had been a player classified on the second hundred of the ranking, the player without any arguments, undemanding. Today's competitor would be experienced Garbin who would definitely use a wide range of presents given by Hungarian during the meeting. H2H 2-2 so there is a starting point from the past, the second is Agnes's condition which is delusively similar to the one from the Paris's tennis courts, where (in spite of many mistakes) she had been getting through the next rounds, thanks to her rivals making even more mistakes, three is last year result in which she, as a strong favorite, fell of at the second round. At the end, Italian player's style (tormenting game, changing the rhytm of the game) would definitely make some problems to this out-of-adjustment player Agnes. So:
Garbin +4,5 (2.08 @ pinnacle)
Good luck!


DATE MATCH PICK ODD STAKE RESULT +/-
09/07 Amritraj - Querrey Amritraj +4.5 1.7 8 12-18 - 8


comments:
Amritraj has big points to defend from reaching the final in 2008. He likes conditions here and this tournament. His father was 3 times winner in Newport. He is "old school" tennis player with service & volley tactics. He rushes the net very often and play good volleys. Querrey is big man with powerfull serve but he strugles in low bouncing courts. He is only 7-10 on grass and this is very poor for player with powerfull service. Yesterday he served only at 46% so with similar stats he will be punished today. At last we think that Amritraj can play very competive match with Sam and our choice is:
Amritraj +4.5 (1.7 @ pinnacle)
Good luck!