10 July
Wager Type :ATP fav ML
Allianz Suisse Open R16
Start time :04:05 AM PST
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez vs Nicolas Kiefer
My pick is
Nicolas Kiefer to win
Odds : -220
Bookmaker : pinnaclesports
22 units to win 10 units
Last time I was on Kiefer as a fav like that I lost and it was his match against Tursunov , hope there will be another outcome tomorrow .
In his blog Kiefer says that he had to deal with mountain air and with new conditions here but thats why he came here , he came here to get tougher and be ready for US Open and Olympics . He also says that he is ready for his next opponent and that he already beat him twice in close matches .
He had to shave his head because they had a deal with his
physiotherapist who is a spaniard and because Germany lost to Spain in finals Nicolas had to shave his head , his girlfriend likes it tho he said .
Now to the match tomorrow ...
Garcia-Lopez without any decent wins on clay lately , was destroyed by Tursunov at the French Open . He struggled big time against a weak opponent and was lucky to advance , if he had a better opponent he already would sit home . I can say he didnt like the mountain air conditions here .
Kiefer in good form this year and from what I read on his page he is here to collect wins and not skiing . H2H is 2:0 for Kiefer but neither were played on clay courts . I will trust him to get it done against Garcia-Lopez who was horrible in his match against Schuettler in Wimbledon and the first round here against Lammer .