Tennis World

TheBrainiac · Oct 9, 2007

I did not bet on tennis in a while but here I am back and will post all my plays in this thread and try to help other people .

My first play will be :

Kremlin Cup , Moscow

vs

Emmanuelle Gagliardi Elena Vesnina

<TABLE cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width=470 bgColor=#d2d7cd border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=header colSpan=3>Current Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Rankings - As of 10/8/2007</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=middle width="33%" bgColor=#ffffff>Singles</TD><TD vAlign=top align=middle width="33%" bgColor=#ffffff>Race - Singles</TD><TD vAlign=top align=middle width="33%" bgColor=#ffffff>Doubles</TD></TR><TR><TD class=tabledata vAlign=top align=middle width="33%" bgColor=#ffffff>128</TD><TD class=tabledata vAlign=top align=middle width="33%" bgColor=#ffffff>142</TD><TD class=tabledata vAlign=top align=middle width="33%" bgColor=#ffffff>109</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TABLE cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width=470 bgColor=#d2d7cd border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=header colSpan=3>Current Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Rankings - As of 10/8/2007</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=middle width="33%" bgColor=#ffffff>Singles</TD><TD vAlign=top align=middle width="33%" bgColor=#ffffff>Race - Singles</TD><TD vAlign=top align=middle width="33%" bgColor=#ffffff>Doubles</TD></TR><TR><TD class=tabledata vAlign=top align=middle width="33%" bgColor=#ffffff>54</TD><TD class=tabledata vAlign=top align=middle width="33%" bgColor=#ffffff>54</TD><TD class=tabledata vAlign=top align=middle width="33%" bgColor=#ffffff>39</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

My pick Elena Vesnina 1.36 at betfair

<TABLE id=placeBetsConfirmationTable cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=3 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR class=BMBackBetBackground><TD width="100%" colSpan=2>10 units play !

</TD><TD class=betOddsTD align=middle colSpan=2></TD><TD align=middle></TD><TD align=right></TD></TR><TR class=BMBackBetBackground><TD align=right width="100%" colSpan=2>Matched</TD><TD class=betOddsTD align=middle colSpan=2>1.36</TD><TD align=middle>$1,000.00</TD><TD align=right>$1,360.00</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Short odds in this match but I am still happy to take them .

E. Gagliardi without a win on WTA in a whole year . 8 straight first round losses but you can say this girl had tough luck ... just to name some of her opponents : Dulko , Azarenka , Dechy , Schiavone , Vaidisova . Not the people you want to play in round 1 of a tournament .

Vesnina in semis of tournament in Tashkent last week with a loss to Azarenka . She played decent tennis there but Azarenka played better than Elena and beat her in 2 straight sets .

They are playing in Russia so Vesnina will be even more motivated . She had 3 days off after that tournament so I do not think fittness will be the problem for Elena here .

TheBrainiac · Oct 9, 2007

No time for a write up but here is my second pick .

Kremlin Cup , Moscow

Maria Kirilenko - Agnieszka Radwanska

my pick is Radwanska

6 units 1.96 at betfair

Both playing good tennis lately but I think Radwanska is going to take this one . Kirilenko still without a win in this tournament over last few years .

TheBrainiac · Oct 9, 2007

<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=331 bgColor=#666666 border=0><TBODY><TR bgColor=#dfdfdf><TD align=right width=166>E. Gagliardi</TD><TD align=middle width=20> </TD><TD align=middle width=20>2</TD><TD align=middle width=20>4</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=331 bgColor=#666666 border=0><TBODY><TR bgColor=#dfdfdf><TD align=right width=166>E. Vesnina</TD><TD align=middle width=20> </TD><TD align=middle width=20>6</TD><TD align=middle width=20>6</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Solid play by Elena Vesnina gets my the first win .

hottie lost to

<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=331 bgColor=#666666 border=0><TBODY><TR bgColor=#cfcfcf><TD align=right width=166>M. Kirilenko</TD><TD align=middle width=20> </TD><TD align=middle width=20>4</TD><TD align=middle width=20>6</TD><TD align=middle width=20>1</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=331 bgColor=#666666 border=0><TBODY><TR bgColor=#dfdfdf><TD align=right width=166>A.Radwanska</TD><TD align=middle width=20> </TD><TD align=middle width=20>6</TD><TD align=middle width=20>4</TD><TD align=middle width=20>6</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Maria made way too many unforced errors and there is no way you will advance to the round playing like this against someone like Radwanska .

YTD : 2-0 + 9.36 units

Looking at Garcia Lopez v Chela and Del Potro v T Johansson so there might be one more play today . :tongue2:

TheBrainiac · Oct 9, 2007

YTD : 2-0 + 9.36 units
Here comes my third pick but this time it is going to be an ATP game ...

vs

Marin Cilic Philipp Kohlschreiber

Kremlin Cup , Moscow Round 2

M.Cilic
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=470 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>Current ATP Ranking - Singles:
</TD><TD vAlign=center>104 </TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=2>

</TD></TR><TR><TD>Career High ATP Ranking - Singles:
</TD><TD vAlign=center>101 (18-Jun-07)</TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=2>

</TD></TR><TR><TD>Current ATP Race - Singles:
</TD><TD vAlign=center>103 </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

P.Kohlschreiber
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=470 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>Current ATP Ranking - Singles:
</TD><TD vAlign=center>33 </TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=2>

</TD></TR><TR><TD>Career High ATP Ranking - Singles:
</TD><TD vAlign=center>28 (18-Jun-07)</TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=2>

</TD></TR><TR><TD>Current ATP Race - Singles:
</TD><TD vAlign=center>30
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=497 bgColor=#ffffff border=0><TBODY><TR height=17><TD align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee colSpan=3>Player stats as of: 10/8/2007</TD></TR><TR height=17><TD class=copy align=right width=148>Cilic, Marin</TD><TD align=middle width=200>Stat
</TD><TD width=148>Kohlschreiber, Philipp
</TD></TR><TR height=17><TD width=497 bgColor=#ccccc0 colSpan=3 height=1>

</TD></TR><TR height=17><TD align=middle colSpan=3>Service Record YTD</TD></TR><TR height=17><TD width=497 bgColor=#ccccc0 colSpan=3 height=1>

</TD></TR><TR height=17><TD align=right>125
</TD><TD class=copy align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee>Aces:</TD><TD>238
</TD></TR><TR height=17><TD width=497 bgColor=#ccccc0 colSpan=3 height=1>

</TD></TR><TR height=17><TD align=right>71
</TD><TD class=copy align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee>Double Faults:</TD><TD>127
</TD></TR><TR height=17><TD width=497 bgColor=#ccccc0 colSpan=3 height=1>

</TD></TR><TR height=17><TD align=right>52
</TD><TD class=copy align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee>1st Serve %:</TD><TD>61
</TD></TR><TR height=17><TD width=497 bgColor=#ccccc0 colSpan=3 height=1>

</TD></TR><TR height=17><TD align=right>74
</TD><TD class=copy align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee>1st Serve Points Won %:</TD><TD>70
</TD></TR><TR height=17><TD width=497 bgColor=#ccccc0 colSpan=3 height=1>

</TD></TR><TR height=17><TD align=right>220
</TD><TD class=copy align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee>Service Games Played:</TD><TD>622
</TD></TR><TR height=17><TD width=497 bgColor=#ccccc0 colSpan=3 height=1>

</TD></TR><TR height=17><TD align=right>75
</TD><TD class=copy align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee>Service Games Won %:</TD><TD>80
</TD></TR><TR height=17><TD width=497 bgColor=#ccccc0 colSpan=3 height=1>

</TD></TR><TR height=17><TD align=right>139
</TD><TD class=copy align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee>Break Points Faced:</TD><TD>307
</TD></TR><TR height=17><TD width=497 bgColor=#ccccc0 colSpan=3 height=1>

</TD></TR><TR height=17><TD align=right>59
</TD><TD class=copy align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee>Break Points Saved %:</TD><TD>58
</TD></TR><TR height=17><TD width=497 bgColor=#ccccc0 colSpan=3 height=1>

</TD></TR><TR height=17><TD align=right>61
</TD><TD class=copy align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee>Service Points Won %:</TD><TD>64
</TD></TR><TR height=17><TD width=497 bgColor=#ccccc0 colSpan=3 height=1>

</TD></TR><TR height=17><TD align=right>47
</TD><TD class=copy align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee>2nd Serve Points Won %:</TD><TD>53
</TD></TR><TR height=17><TD width=497 bgColor=#ccccc0 colSpan=3 height=1>

</TD></TR><TR height=17><TD align=middle colSpan=3>Return Record YTD</TD></TR><TR height=17><TD width=497 bgColor=#ccccc0 colSpan=3 height=1>

</TD></TR><TR height=17><TD align=right>29
</TD><TD class=copy align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee>1st Serve Return Points Won %:</TD><TD>29
</TD></TR><TR height=17><TD width=497 bgColor=#ccccc0 colSpan=3 height=1>

</TD></TR><TR height=17><TD align=right>47
</TD><TD class=copy align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee>2nd Serve Return Points Won %:</TD><TD>51
</TD></TR><TR height=17><TD width=497 bgColor=#ccccc0 colSpan=3 height=1>

</TD></TR><TR height=17><TD align=right>104
</TD><TD class=copy align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee>Break Points Opportunities:</TD><TD>364
</TD></TR><TR height=17><TD width=497 bgColor=#ccccc0 colSpan=3 height=1>

</TD></TR><TR height=17><TD align=right>44
</TD><TD class=copy align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee>Break Points Converted %:</TD><TD>37
</TD></TR><TR height=17><TD width=497 bgColor=#ccccc0 colSpan=3 height=1>

</TD></TR><TR height=17><TD align=right>216
</TD><TD class=copy align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee>Return Games Played:</TD><TD>632
</TD></TR><TR height=17><TD width=497 bgColor=#ccccc0 colSpan=3 height=1>

</TD></TR><TR height=17><TD align=right>21
</TD><TD class=copy align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee>Return Games Won %:</TD><TD>22
</TD></TR><TR height=17><TD width=497 bgColor=#ccccc0 colSpan=3 height=1>

</TD></TR><TR height=17><TD align=right>36
</TD><TD class=copy align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee>Return Points Won %:</TD><TD>38
</TD></TR><TR height=17><TD width=497 bgColor=#ccccc0 colSpan=3 height=1>

</TD></TR><TR height=17><TD align=right>49
</TD><TD class=copy align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee>Total Points Won %:</TD><TD>50
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

My pick is Philipp Kohlschreiber 1.45 at betfair 6 units play

The game is being played on a carpet court and the court is slow so this should be a big advantage for Philipp . Kohlschreiber won BMW Open this year ( clay ) beating people like Clement , Baghdatis and Youzhny in the finals . This court in Moscow is very similar to a clay court . Philipp already played in Moscow against Russia in Davis Cup few weeks ago and beat Davydenko and put up a fight against Igor Andreev .

Marin Cilic with a win against S.Bolelli in the first round in two sets but this is not really a big surprise he advanced to this round with Bolelli being 7:17 this year.

I do not see how Cilic can beat Philipp Kohlschreiber in this match ... Kohlschreiber isnt really known for tanking matches , he is the better player , more suited for this surface and could play in round 3 against his buddy M.Youzhny who he beat at the US Open :tongue2: Everything speaks for Philipp Kohlschreiber to win this match .

rhinooooo · Oct 10, 2007

Great start. Nice hit on Kohli. I was on Cilic but I guess Kohli had a bit more class.

TheBrainiac · Oct 10, 2007

Thanks bro , I am doing more research now than I did before and dont bet too many matches in a day . I wanted to bet on Mathieu to beat Kunitsyn , odds were 1.37 but I do not trust both players . Just woke up and seen Mathieu won in straight sets . Doesnt matter tho as long as Philipp wins .

Kohlschreiber played a bit better and had a little more class to stay calm in the deciding set .

<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=331 bgColor=#666666 border=0><TBODY><TR bgColor=#dfdfdf><TD align=right width=166>P. Kohlschreiber</TD><TD align=middle width=20> </TD><TD align=middle width=20>7</TD><TD align=middle width=20>1</TD><TD align=middle width=20>6</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=331 bgColor=#666666 border=0><TBODY><TR bgColor=#dfdfdf><TD align=right width=166>M. Cilic</TD><TD align=middle width=20> </TD><TD align=middle width=20>6</TD><TD align=middle width=20>6</TD><TD align=middle width=20>4</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

YTD : 3-0 + 12.06 units

There are few interesting matches today and I might post one more pick . I do not understand why Dancevic is 1.61 vs Wessels . Is Wessels really that good or there is something wrong with Dancevic . You know anything about this rhino ? :wink:

rhinooooo · Oct 10, 2007

Wessels is a big serve and volleyer. He tends to go well on the faster surfaces like grass/carpet/indoor hard. Other than his serve and volleys, he's very average. He's mainly a challenger player.

I've taken Wessels because he's played in the qualifying rounds and came through comfortably. I'm hoping he maintains that form and keeps serving big. Dancevic is definitely a better player but maybe inconsistent.

TheBrainiac · Oct 10, 2007

my TOP 10 units play today :

vs

Igor Andreev Nicolas Mahut

Kremlin Cup , Moscow

My pick is Igor Andreev 1.55 at betfair 10 units play !

I am eating and will post in a few why I make this a 10 units play .

TheBrainiac · Oct 10, 2007

<TABLE style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px" cellSpacing=5 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD width=110>05.10.07, 13:35</TD><TD>N. Mahut - I. Andreev</TD><TD>2 : 1 (3 : 6) (7 : 5) (7 : 6)
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
Carpet Court N.Mahut 2 : 7

Carpet Court I.Andreev 7 : 3
<TABLE style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px" cellSpacing=5 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
Clay court N.Mahut 4 : 10

Clay court I.Andreev 61 : 43

IGOR YTD NICOLAS YTD

Singles Record: 33 - 24 Singles Record: 21 - 17

Singles Titles: 0 Singles Titles: 0

Doubles Record: 3 - 8 Prize Money: $481,545

Doubles Titles: 0 Doubles Titles: 0

Prize Money: $481,545 Prize Money: $402,845

I put their clay court stats in here because this carpet court in Moscow is slow and similar to a clay court . Mahut does prefer faster surface and his best game is the grass court where on the other hand we have Igor Andreev here who has a huge amount of clay court matches played and should be more suited for this court .
They played a hardcourt in France last week and Mahut beat Igor in the third set tiebreak in a very close match .
Igor Andreev played in Moscow few weeks ago when Russia advanced against Germany to the finals of the Davis Cup . He was very motivated and was the one to win his both games . Now we are in Igors basement this week and head to head against Nicolas Mahut is going to be 1 : 1 after this game . Carpet court stats speaks for Igor here too . Like this revenge factor in his country a lot today .

It is VENDETTA time

Tchocky · Oct 10, 2007

Good start. I had Kohlschreiber as well.

TheBrainiac · Oct 10, 2007

I am looking at Ivan Ljubicic vs Mardy Fish right now , like Ivan in this one a lot and 1.50 at betfair seems very juicy for me . I mean Ivan knows how to play here after winning this tournament two times in a row so he must do something right :aktion033 Mardy Fish is not the fittest tennis player on the tour with a three set match in the round 1 . I do not see what weapons Mardy could use here to beat Ljubo in his favourite tournament . This one tournament is just made for Ljubicic just like the Umag tournament for Moya where he always plays well .

Tchocky · Oct 10, 2007

The Brainiac said:
I am looking at Ivan Ljubicic vs Mardy Fish right now , like Ivan in this one a lot and 1.50 at betfair seems very juicy for me . I mean Ivan knows how to play here after winning this tournament two times in a row so he must do something right :aktion033 Mardy Fish is not the fittest tennis player on the tour with a three set match in the round 1 . I do not see what weapons Mardy could use here to beat Ljubo in his favourite tournament . This one tournament is just made for Ljubicic just like the Umag tournament for Moya where he always plays well .

I think Ljubicic is overpriced at -206. Mardy beat Ivan earlier this year in Melbourne. Yes...the Opticourt in Vienna is a different surface than Rebound Ace in Melbourne. Unless you're confident Ivan will take this match in straight sets, then I would find something else. Ljubicic is favored by -3 games. Over/Under is 23 games.

TheBrainiac · Oct 10, 2007

BACA Trophy

vs

Ivan Ljubicic Mardy Fish

My pick is Ivan Ljubicic 1.50 at betfair 6 units play

They are going to start soon so you got to hurry up in case you want to place a bet on this match .

Not much time to write my opinion about this match .

Ivan did win this tournament two times in a row .

Indoor hard court stats :

Ivan Ljubicic 49 : 13

Mardy Fish : 20 - 14

Playing in Ivans favourite tournament I can not see anything but a Ljubo win in this match . :tongue2:

TheBrainiac · Oct 10, 2007

<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=331 bgColor=#666666 border=0><TBODY><TR bgColor=#cfcfcf><TD align=right width=166>N. Mahut</TD><TD align=middle width=20> </TD><TD align=middle width=20>3</TD><TD align=middle width=20>4</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=331 bgColor=#666666 border=0><TBODY><TR bgColor=#cfcfcf><TD align=right width=166>I. Andreev</TD><TD align=middle width=20> </TD><TD align=middle width=20>6</TD><TD align=middle width=20>6</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

No chance for Nicolas in this match at all . Igor won almost every game to 0 or 15 and did not face a single breakpoint .
Betting on this short odds I will have to keep good win % but we are going to see how I end up after like one month of wagering .

YTD : 4-0 + 17.56 units

:103631605

rhinooooo · Oct 10, 2007

5-0!!!!

You're on fire.

I see you finally got your MTF account sorted!

:toast:

TheBrainiac · Oct 10, 2007

<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=331 bgColor=#666666 border=0><TBODY><TR bgColor=#cfcfcf><TD align=right width=166>I. Ljubicic</TD><TD align=middle width=20> </TD><TD align=middle width=20>6</TD><TD align=middle width=20>6</TD><TD align=middle width=20>7</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=331 bgColor=#666666 border=0><TBODY><TR bgColor=#cfcfcf><TD align=right width=166>M. Fish</TD><TD align=middle width=20> </TD><TD align=middle width=20>7</TD><TD align=middle width=20>2</TD><TD align=middle width=20>6</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

YTD : 5-0 + 20.56 units

This is a very tough win right there ...

Ljubicic had 5 breakpoints in the first with one of them being 0-40 but was not able to break Mardy and ended up going down in the tiebreak even tho Fish only won like 6 return points in the whole set . Second set was all Ivan with the third one being very close again . It was a late play for me with not much time for a research but I knew Ivan would try his best to win this game even tho he is not the same player he used to be few years ago .

TheBrainiac · Oct 12, 2007

YTD : 5-0 + 20.56 units

Stockholm Open

12 Oct 2.15 pm start time

TOP : 10 units play

vs

James Blake Jarkko Nieminen

My pick is James Blake 1.36 at betfair 10 units play !

Head to Head is 4 : 0

<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=640 bgColor=#ffffff border=0><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD vAlign=top width=39>2006
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=215>Stockholm
Sweden
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=61>Hard
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=43>F
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=80>Blake
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=202>6-4 6-2

</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#ffffff><TD vAlign=top width=39>2006
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=215>Bangkok
Thailand
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=61>Hard
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=43>Q
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=80>Blake
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=202>6-2 2-6 7-5

</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD vAlign=top width=39>2006
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=215>ATP Masters Series Miami
FL, U.S.A.
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=61>Hard
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=43>R32
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=80>Blake
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=202>6-3 4-6 6-1

</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#ffffff><TD vAlign=top width=39>2003
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=215>Long Island
New York, USA
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=61>Hard
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=43>Q
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=80>Blake
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=202>4-6 6-2 6-3

</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

IMPORTANT INFORMATION :

Two-time defending Stockholm champion and top seed James Blakeset up a rematch with last year's final opponent Jarkko Nieminen, the No. 6 seed, as he defeated Canadian Frank Dancevic 6-3, 6-2 in second round action, Thursday at the If Stockholm Open.
Blake, who needed just 53 minutes to post the victory, improved to a perfect 12-0 lifetime record in Stockholm. In last year's final, he defeated Nieminen 6-4, 6-2.
The American No. 2 is playing in his first ATP tournament since the US Open. During the summer hard court season, Blake won 20 of 24 matches and picked up his second ATP title of the year at New Haven.
He stands at No. 9 in the ATP 2007 Race and needs minimally to reach the semifinals to add to his season points total (Blake's ATP 2007 Race points breakdown). Spaniard Tommy Robredo, the current No. 8 in the Race standings, is six points ahead of Blake but is not playing this week.

After their matches :

Blake: "I was taking some chances on some returns there, and they were working out. It's a good feeling. That's when I play my best, when I am taking those chances. Today just proved that once again."
Nieminen [On the match]: “I was playing almost perfect in the first at 6-0, and it made it easier because Luczak didn't serve so well. He played a lot of second serves and I played every point. He started to serve better in the second set and I didn't take the break points I had to go 3-1 to a 4-1 lead, and then it went to 3-2 and he started to play more aggressive and I couldn't break him anymore. But I'm satisfied I could finish in two."
[Evaluating his quarterfinal opponent]: Blake is two-time champion here so he is the big favorite, and obviously a good player. I had a tough loss against him in the finals here last year; he was clearly better, it was a pretty easy final. But two weeks before that I had tough match against him, so I try to remember what I did there.

Source : http://www.atptennis.com

This match :

Blake's record against lefties is extraordinary, having one 25 consecutive times including 3 wins over Rafa Nadal. Jarkko is not going to be able to blast winners past Blake due to the power and strength deficit he faces here .
James Blake needs every point he can get to catch Robredo in the ATP 2007 Race and qualify for Tennis Masters Cup Shanghai . Fernando Gonzalez is in the 7th spot with only 10 points ahead of James Blake but he is playing in Vienna today against Ferrero so he will make some points this week too .

1.36 are short odds but I will take them :

James Blake

12-0 in Stockholm Open
9th in the ATP 2007 race
4-0 head to head
too powerful

Costanza · Oct 12, 2007

impressive start so far Brainiac !!

TheBrainiac · Oct 12, 2007

Thanks mate , I pick my plays very wisely and based on many factors . Betting on such short odds in tennis I will have to keep a very high winning percentage .

:modemman:

TheBrainiac · Oct 12, 2007

<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=331 bgColor=#666666 border=0><TBODY><TR bgColor=#cfcfcf><TD align=right width=166>J. Blake</TD><TD align=middle width=20> </TD><TD align=middle width=20>6</TD><TD align=middle width=20>6</TD><TD align=middle width=20>6</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=331 bgColor=#666666 border=0><TBODY><TR bgColor=#cfcfcf><TD align=right width=166>J. Nieminen</TD><TD align=middle width=20> </TD><TD align=middle width=20>7</TD><TD align=middle width=20>4</TD><TD align=middle width=20>2</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

James Blake was 5 : 2 in the first set and still lost this one . Jarkko had a lot of breakpoints in the second set and even 3 bps once but could not use them . After James Blake won the second set Nieminen was not able to make many points anymore and probably gave up after missing so many break chances in the second set . He went down 0 : 4 in around 15 minutes of the third set and couldnt get back in the match anymore .

YTD : 6-0 + 24.16 units