, Harkleroad to beat Tu and maybe ToJo to beat Monaco . Not sure if Juan is healthy .Every good tennis capper I know is fading Llodra against Lee and I am about to do the same , hmmmmm :think2:
Last year there were 5 first time ATP title winners. Of those 5, none made it past the second round in their next tournaments, with 3 out of 5 bowing out in the first round. Moreover, the 2 who played in tournaments the following week after their win were knocked out in the first round, (Gilles Simon & Juan Monaco). Gilles Simon, won Bucharest, lost in 1st round of Rotterdam. Juan Monaco, won Buenos Aires, lost in 1st round of Acapulco. Ivo Karlovic, won Houston, lost in 1st round of Barcelona. Philipp Kohlschreiber, won Munich, lost in 2nd round of Hamburg. Steve Darcis, won Amersfoort, lost in 2nd round of Sopot. This could help tip this match in favor of the opponent, especially a quality one like Lee on this surface.
Last year there were 5 first time ATP title winners. Of those 5, none made it past the second round in their next tournaments, with 3 out of 5 bowing out in the first round. Moreover, the 2 who played in tournaments the following week after their win were knocked out in the first round, (Gilles Simon & Juan Monaco). Gilles Simon, won Bucharest, lost in 1st round of Rotterdam. Juan Monaco, won Buenos Aires, lost in 1st round of Acapulco. Ivo Karlovic, won Houston, lost in 1st round of Barcelona. Philipp Kohlschreiber, won Munich, lost in 2nd round of Hamburg. Steve Darcis, won Amersfoort, lost in 2nd round of Sopot. This could help tip this match in favor of the opponent, especially a quality one like Lee on this surface.
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... and I am a genius suggesting to place a bet at a bookie where you have to play 1 ball for all wagers to stand and make my bets at 1 set bookies , GENIUS am I not ?!! I hope she doesnt get a paycheck or there is some action gonna be taken cuz of this bs . GG 38 units . I am gonna register an account at 1 ball bookie when I wake up , anybody know good ones ?
Dokic retires 5-0 down in the first set . A real lame ho who cant play tennis , should do some porno movies and make more money than she will be able to do playing tennis .
Perfect preview by myself and even the fact that I thought she would retire but I didnt know she was such a loser to give up with probably just 1 game to play in the first set .
PS : I still won 7.6 units because of 20 units placed at betandwin where you actually only have to play 1 ball and then all wagers will stand no matter what .
Win + 7.6 units
RTD : 29-23 + 34.85 units
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Didnt have any picks yesterday so I will try today with 2 or 3 . I am making larger plays this season than the last one and hope this works in my favour .
Here is my first pick ...
9 January
Heineken Open. Auckland, New Zealand
Start time : 7:45PM (EST)
vs
Juan Monaco (ARG) vs Michael Llodra (FRA)
My pick is Juan Monaco 1.68 at betfair 20 units
Juan Monaco got to the 1/4 last year in this tournament where he had to play 3 Qualifying Round matches . He lost to Agustin Calleri in a tight 3 setter . Its his first tournament this season and he had to play 2 matches yesterday . He won them both in 2 sets with solid performance .
Preview by andre
Juan Monaco is taking advantage of the slow hardcourt surface of Auckland to destroy his opponents this week. He is playing very well and he is yet to drop a set in here. He defeated two good opponents on hardcourt, showing that his amazing season in 2007 was no fluke. Monaco has clearly progressed in 2007 in his tennis outside clay and his powerful strokes are capable of making almost everyone in the circuit struggle. Players like that are good on clay usually have great results in this tournament, thanks to the slow surface and it's no surprise that last year's final was between two great players on clay: David Ferrer and Tommy Robredo.
Michael Llodra seems to be on-fire this year, but he is already struggling for playing too much tennis. He had to give up from the doubles competition this week, due to a shoulder injury and with this kind of an injury his serve won't be at 100% today. Llodra had to play twice yesterday and after playing five more matches last week, he knows that if he continues to play like that, he'll get worn out next week and will end up losing in the first round of the Australian Open.
Llodra is yet to face a player like Monaco this year, a player that combines great movement and lots of powerful strokes. Monaco is playing very well and I don't think he should have problems in beating Llodra, who has played a lot of tennis in this first two weeks in the season and is struggling with a shoulder injury right now.
Didnt have any picks yesterday so I will try today with 2 or 3 . I am making larger plays this season than the last one and hope this works in my favour .
Here is my first pick ...
9 January
Heineken Open. Auckland, New Zealand
Start time : 7:45PM (EST)
Juan Monaco (ARG) vs Michael Llodra (FRA)
My pick is Juan Monaco 1.68 at betfair 20 units
Juan Monaco got to the 1/4 last year in this tournament where he had to play 3 Qualifying Round matches . He lost to Agustin Calleri in a tight 3 setter . Its his first tournament this season and he had to play 2 matches yesterday . He won them both in 2 sets with solid performance .
Preview by andre
Juan Monaco is taking advantage of the slow hardcourt surface of Auckland to destroy his opponents this week. He is playing very well and he is yet to drop a set in here. He defeated two good opponents on hardcourt, showing that his amazing season in 2007 was no fluke. Monaco has clearly progressed in 2007 in his tennis outside clay and his powerful strokes are capable of making almost everyone in the circuit struggle. Players like that are good on clay usually have great results in this tournament, thanks to the slow surface and it's no surprise that last year's final was between two great players on clay: David Ferrer and Tommy Robredo.
Michael Llodra seems to be on-fire this year, but he is already struggling for playing too much tennis. He had to give up from the doubles competition this week, due to a shoulder injury and with this kind of an injury his serve won't be at 100% today. Llodra had to play twice yesterday and after playing five more matches last week, he knows that if he continues to play like that, he'll get worn out next week and will end up losing in the first round of the Australian Open.
Llodra is yet to face a player like Monaco this year, a player that combines great movement and lots of powerful strokes. Monaco is playing very well and I don't think he should have problems in beating Llodra, who has played a lot of tennis in this first two weeks in the season and is struggling with a shoulder injury right now.
