10 January
Medibank International. Sydney, Australia
Start time : 3:30AM (EST)
vs
Dmitry Tursunov vs Sebastien Grosjean
My pick is Dmitry Tursunov to win
10 units to win 6.5 units at betfair
Preview by andre
Dmitry Tursunov is having a wonderful week in Sydney. After defeating the Doha finalist Stanislas Wawrinka in straight sets in the first round, the Russian player defeated the number one seed Richard Gasquet in the second round, showing why he is called the French killer (9-1 vs French players in the last two years). Tursunov is a very talented ball basher and when he is confident and being consistent, it's very hard to stop him on a fast surface like this one. Tursunov likes the conditions in here and he has no problems in facing good returners, like he has showed yesterday against Gasquet.
Sebastien Grosjean is having a nice beginning of season, but Tursunov will be just too much for him. Grosjean is still a good returner, but his movement isn't the same it was five years ago and recent losses on fast surfaces against Marat Safin, Jose Acasuso and Benjamin Becker show that Grosjean is having a lot of problems in facing players that hit the ball on a very powerful way, not giving him time to return them in good conditions. Grosjean's serve is also attackable and Tursunov should have no problems in winning at least 50% of the points played on Grosjean's second serve.
Tursunov is a horrible matchup for Grosjean nowadays, as the French player can't move that well on the court anymore. Tursunov is confident and hitting the ball very well, something that should be more than enough to defeat Grosjean today.
Medibank International. Sydney, Australia
Start time : 3:30AM (EST)
Dmitry Tursunov vs Sebastien Grosjean
My pick is Dmitry Tursunov to win
10 units to win 6.5 units at betfair
Preview by andre
Dmitry Tursunov is having a wonderful week in Sydney. After defeating the Doha finalist Stanislas Wawrinka in straight sets in the first round, the Russian player defeated the number one seed Richard Gasquet in the second round, showing why he is called the French killer (9-1 vs French players in the last two years). Tursunov is a very talented ball basher and when he is confident and being consistent, it's very hard to stop him on a fast surface like this one. Tursunov likes the conditions in here and he has no problems in facing good returners, like he has showed yesterday against Gasquet.
Sebastien Grosjean is having a nice beginning of season, but Tursunov will be just too much for him. Grosjean is still a good returner, but his movement isn't the same it was five years ago and recent losses on fast surfaces against Marat Safin, Jose Acasuso and Benjamin Becker show that Grosjean is having a lot of problems in facing players that hit the ball on a very powerful way, not giving him time to return them in good conditions. Grosjean's serve is also attackable and Tursunov should have no problems in winning at least 50% of the points played on Grosjean's second serve.
Tursunov is a horrible matchup for Grosjean nowadays, as the French player can't move that well on the court anymore. Tursunov is confident and hitting the ball very well, something that should be more than enough to defeat Grosjean today.
Thx man , needed that 3-0 sweep . Will update my record tomorrow .
10 January
Heineken Open Doubles
Start time : 8:00PM (EST)
L.Horna/J.Monaco vs F.Cermak/L.Zovko
My pick is F.Cermak/L.Zovko to win
3.5 units to win 2.5 units at 5dimes ( gotta love 250 $ limits there )
Cermak is by far the best doubles player in this match . Monaco has a terrible 2 vs 2 record with 14 wins and 35 losses and his partner isnt much better either . They entered 2 vs 2 just to get some extra cash while their opponents both only play doubles and thats how they make money playing tennis . Monaco also has to play singles today against Kohlschreiber and he sure will be more focused to win that match .
Cermaks stats :
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=230 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>Doubles Record:
</TD><TD vAlign=center>185 - 138</TD></TR><TR><TD>
</TD><TD>
</TD></TR><TR><TD>Doubles Titles:
</TD><TD vAlign=center>15</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
10 January
Heineken Open Doubles
Start time : 8:00PM (EST)
L.Horna/J.Monaco vs F.Cermak/L.Zovko
My pick is F.Cermak/L.Zovko to win
3.5 units to win 2.5 units at 5dimes ( gotta love 250 $ limits there )
Cermak is by far the best doubles player in this match . Monaco has a terrible 2 vs 2 record with 14 wins and 35 losses and his partner isnt much better either . They entered 2 vs 2 just to get some extra cash while their opponents both only play doubles and thats how they make money playing tennis . Monaco also has to play singles today against Kohlschreiber and he sure will be more focused to win that match .
Cermaks stats :
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=230 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>Doubles Record:
</TD><TD vAlign=center>185 - 138</TD></TR><TR><TD>
</TD><TD vAlign=center>15</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
10 January
Heineken Open. Auckland, New Zealand
Start time : 6:00PM (EST)
vs
Juan Monaco vs Philipp Kohlschreiber
My pick is Juan Monaco to win
30 units to win 24 units at betfair
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=640 bgColor=#ffffff border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=h2h vAlign=baseline colSpan=6>ATP, Davis Cup and Grand Slam Main Draw Results</TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=6>
</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD vAlign=top width=39>2007
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=215>Kitzbuhel
Austria
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=61>Clay
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=43>R16
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=80>Monaco
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=202>6-3 6-3
Stats
</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#ffffff><TD vAlign=top width=39>2004
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=215>Palermo
Italy
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=61>Clay
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=43>R32
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=80>Monaco
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=202>3-6 6-4 RET
Stats
</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#ffffff><TD colSpan=6> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
Preview by bullet
Monaco holds a 2-0 hd2hd adavantage over Kohlschreiber but both of those encounters were on clay. The Argentine was able to withstand the big serving of Llodra and will find the Kohlschreiber delivery a lot easier to cope with here. Monaco is more than capable from both wings and has very good movement around the court. Kohlschreiber has had a good week but will find his opponents shot making a lot better than that of Mayer who he beat in the previous round, I expect the Germans run to come to an end here.
Heineken Open. Auckland, New Zealand
Start time : 6:00PM (EST)
Juan Monaco vs Philipp Kohlschreiber
My pick is Juan Monaco to win
30 units to win 24 units at betfair
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=640 bgColor=#ffffff border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=h2h vAlign=baseline colSpan=6>ATP, Davis Cup and Grand Slam Main Draw Results</TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=6>
</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD vAlign=top width=39>2007
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=215>Kitzbuhel
Austria
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=61>Clay
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=43>R16
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=80>Monaco
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=202>6-3 6-3
Stats
</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#ffffff><TD vAlign=top width=39>2004
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=215>Palermo
Italy
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=61>Clay
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=43>R32
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=80>Monaco
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=202>3-6 6-4 RET
Stats
</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#ffffff><TD colSpan=6> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
Preview by bullet
Monaco holds a 2-0 hd2hd adavantage over Kohlschreiber but both of those encounters were on clay. The Argentine was able to withstand the big serving of Llodra and will find the Kohlschreiber delivery a lot easier to cope with here. Monaco is more than capable from both wings and has very good movement around the court. Kohlschreiber has had a good week but will find his opponents shot making a lot better than that of Mayer who he beat in the previous round, I expect the Germans run to come to an end here.
Heineken Open SF
vs
Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP) vs Julien Benneteau (FRA)
My pick is Julien Benneteau to win
20 units to win 30 units at pinnaclesports
and
Handicap
My pick is Julien Benneteau + 2.5 games
11.7 units to win 10 units -117 at pinnaclesports
First time I bet so big on an underdog . I feel very strong about this play tho. I have a feeling Ferrero is more interested in better results at Australian Open and his opponent from France should be much more motivated because he probably has no hope for a run at Australian Open and will try to get as far a possible in this tournament . The way he played in this tournament I see a much better chance for his win than the odds suggest .
Preview by bullet
Both prior meetings have gone the distance resulting in a win a piece. Benneteau has had a terrific week with victories over Ferrer, Almagro and Sela. The Frenchman was on court an hour and a half less than rival Ferrero yesterday and there is a possibility that could give him an advantage. Benneteau dropped just 9 points on serve against Ferrer, which is a great stat against a player that returns as well as Ferrer. Ferrero had to work hard to overcome Chilean Massu in the last round in a match that had eight service breaks .
Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP) vs Julien Benneteau (FRA)
My pick is Julien Benneteau to win
20 units to win 30 units at pinnaclesports
and
Handicap
My pick is Julien Benneteau + 2.5 games
11.7 units to win 10 units -117 at pinnaclesports
First time I bet so big on an underdog . I feel very strong about this play tho. I have a feeling Ferrero is more interested in better results at Australian Open and his opponent from France should be much more motivated because he probably has no hope for a run at Australian Open and will try to get as far a possible in this tournament . The way he played in this tournament I see a much better chance for his win than the odds suggest .
Preview by bullet
Both prior meetings have gone the distance resulting in a win a piece. Benneteau has had a terrific week with victories over Ferrer, Almagro and Sela. The Frenchman was on court an hour and a half less than rival Ferrero yesterday and there is a possibility that could give him an advantage. Benneteau dropped just 9 points on serve against Ferrer, which is a great stat against a player that returns as well as Ferrer. Ferrero had to work hard to overcome Chilean Massu in the last round in a match that had eight service breaks .
