Updating my record ...
YTD : 11-4 + 3.71 units
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=331 bgColor=#666666 border=0><TBODY><TR bgColor=#cfcfcf><TD align=right width=166>S. Wawrinka</TD><TD align=middle width=20> </TD><TD align=middle width=20>5</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>T. Berdych</TD><TD align=middle width=20> </TD><TD align=middle width=20>7</TD><TD align=middle width=20>6</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
Wawrinka had 2 setpoints in the first set but couldnt convert them and lost that set . Berdych was serving way too good whole match .
YTD : 11-5 -4.29 units
5 matches parlay = 2 matches wrong
YTD : 11-6 -6.29 units
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=331 bgColor=#666666 border=0><TBODY><TR bgColor=#cfcfcf><TD align=right width=166>P. Kohlschreiber</TD><TD align=middle width=20> </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>M. Youzhny</TD><TD align=middle width=20> </TD><TD align=middle width=20>6</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
Kohlschreiber retired after the first set .
YTD : 12-6 +0.11 units
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=331 bgColor=#666666 border=0><TBODY><TR bgColor=#cfcfcf><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></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=331 bgColor=#666666 border=0><TBODY><TR bgColor=#cfcfcf><TD align=right width=166>E. Gulbis</TD><TD align=middle width=20> </TD><TD align=middle width=20>4</TD><TD align=middle width=20>4</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
Very bad match . Both were horrible .
YTD : 12-7 -9.89 units
YTD : 11-4 + 3.71 units
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=331 bgColor=#666666 border=0><TBODY><TR bgColor=#cfcfcf><TD align=right width=166>S. Wawrinka</TD><TD align=middle width=20> </TD><TD align=middle width=20>5</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>T. Berdych</TD><TD align=middle width=20> </TD><TD align=middle width=20>7</TD><TD align=middle width=20>6</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
Wawrinka had 2 setpoints in the first set but couldnt convert them and lost that set . Berdych was serving way too good whole match .
YTD : 11-5 -4.29 units
5 matches parlay = 2 matches wrong
YTD : 11-6 -6.29 units
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=331 bgColor=#666666 border=0><TBODY><TR bgColor=#cfcfcf><TD align=right width=166>P. Kohlschreiber</TD><TD align=middle width=20> </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>M. Youzhny</TD><TD align=middle width=20> </TD><TD align=middle width=20>6</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
Kohlschreiber retired after the first set .
YTD : 12-6 +0.11 units
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=331 bgColor=#666666 border=0><TBODY><TR bgColor=#cfcfcf><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></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=331 bgColor=#666666 border=0><TBODY><TR bgColor=#cfcfcf><TD align=right width=166>E. Gulbis</TD><TD align=middle width=20> </TD><TD align=middle width=20>4</TD><TD align=middle width=20>4</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
Very bad match . Both were horrible .
YTD : 12-7 -9.89 units
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=629 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD colSpan=3>Clement reveals match-fix offer
</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=416><!-- S BO --><!-- S IIMA --><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=203 align=right border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>
Clement was not prepared to reveal details of the offer
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><!-- E IIMA --><!-- S SF -->Frenchman Arnaud Clement, a former top 10 player, has revealed he was offered money to throw a match.
"It happened to me but I will not tell you where or how," he said after his first-round defeat to Mikhail Youzhny at the Paris Masters on Monday.
"I didn't hesitate for a second, I said no," added the 29-year-old, now ranked 53rd in the world.
"It may be different for a guy who's not that high up in the rankings and who has financial problems." <!-- E SF -->
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</TD><TD class=sibStdQuote>
[Match-fixing] is a dreadful disease which is a threat for tennis worldwide
French Tennis Federation (FFT) president Christian Bimes
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><!-- E IBOX -->Clement, runner-up at the 2001 Australian Open, added: "It's very serious. I can't imagine that a top 10 player could accept that but it's hard to imagine as well that guys go to tournaments to make such offers.
"I haven't heard many players say it happened to them."
Earlier on Monday French Tennis Federation (FFT) president Christian Bimes said organisers of the Paris event were taking the threat of possible match-fixing very seriously.
"We consider this a serious problem," Bimes said. "It is a dreadful disease which is a threat for tennis worldwide.
"We have to act straight away and be as severe with this as we are with doping," he added.
Betting on matches at the Paris event is being watched for anything suspicious, while matches are also being recorded and analysed by former players and ATP supervisors.
<!-- S IBOX --><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=208 align=right border=0><TBODY><TR><TD width=5>
</TD><TD class=sib606>606: DEBATE
<!-- S ILIN -->Gambling seems to be an ever increasing burden in the sport of tennis <!-- E ILIN -->
TheOpinion
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><!-- E IBOX -->Players are also banned from betting at the venue.
"We have contacted police," said FFT general director Jean-Francois Vilotte.
"If we were to trace a suspicious amount of money placed on one match and to notice anything irregular during that match, we would hand over the information to police and they would launch an official investigation."
Britain's Andy Murray claimed earlier this month that "everyone knows" corruption goes on in tennis.
His comments came after a match in August between Russia's Nikolay Davydenko and lowly-ranked Argentine Martin Vassallo Arguello was voided by British online betting exchange Betfair because of unusual betting patterns. Davydenko, who has strenuously denied any wrongdoing, was fined $2,000 (£976) for not trying hard enough during his defeat by Marin Cilic at the St Petersburg Open last week.
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=416><!-- S BO --><!-- S IIMA --><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=203 align=right border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><!-- E IIMA --><!-- S SF -->Frenchman Arnaud Clement, a former top 10 player, has revealed he was offered money to throw a match.
"It happened to me but I will not tell you where or how," he said after his first-round defeat to Mikhail Youzhny at the Paris Masters on Monday.
"I didn't hesitate for a second, I said no," added the 29-year-old, now ranked 53rd in the world.
"It may be different for a guy who's not that high up in the rankings and who has financial problems." <!-- E SF -->
<!-- S IBOX --><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=208 align=right border=0><TBODY><TR><TD width=5>
[Match-fixing] is a dreadful disease which is a threat for tennis worldwide
French Tennis Federation (FFT) president Christian Bimes
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><!-- E IBOX -->Clement, runner-up at the 2001 Australian Open, added: "It's very serious. I can't imagine that a top 10 player could accept that but it's hard to imagine as well that guys go to tournaments to make such offers.
"I haven't heard many players say it happened to them."
Earlier on Monday French Tennis Federation (FFT) president Christian Bimes said organisers of the Paris event were taking the threat of possible match-fixing very seriously.
"We consider this a serious problem," Bimes said. "It is a dreadful disease which is a threat for tennis worldwide.
"We have to act straight away and be as severe with this as we are with doping," he added.
Betting on matches at the Paris event is being watched for anything suspicious, while matches are also being recorded and analysed by former players and ATP supervisors.
<!-- S IBOX --><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=208 align=right border=0><TBODY><TR><TD width=5>
<!-- S ILIN -->Gambling seems to be an ever increasing burden in the sport of tennis <!-- E ILIN -->
TheOpinion
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><!-- E IBOX -->Players are also banned from betting at the venue.
"We have contacted police," said FFT general director Jean-Francois Vilotte.
"If we were to trace a suspicious amount of money placed on one match and to notice anything irregular during that match, we would hand over the information to police and they would launch an official investigation."
Britain's Andy Murray claimed earlier this month that "everyone knows" corruption goes on in tennis.
His comments came after a match in August between Russia's Nikolay Davydenko and lowly-ranked Argentine Martin Vassallo Arguello was voided by British online betting exchange Betfair because of unusual betting patterns. Davydenko, who has strenuously denied any wrongdoing, was fined $2,000 (£976) for not trying hard enough during his defeat by Marin Cilic at the St Petersburg Open last week.
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
YTD : 12-9 -13.89 units
30 October
BNP Paribas Masters
vs
Ivo Karlovic Fernando Verdasco
My pick is Ivo Karlovic 1.56 at betfair 10 units
30 October
BNP Paribas Masters
Ivo Karlovic Fernando Verdasco
My pick is Ivo Karlovic 1.56 at betfair 10 units
- Verdasco came to Paris only yesterday afternoon after his final appearance in Russia and had less than a day to adjust to the new surroundings. He doesn't respond well playing against big servers especially when it comes to Karlović. The Spaniard won't have many opportunities for a break as he will probably be looking for his chance in a tie-break. Fernando tends to lose focus when he is under pressure and that results in many unforced errors. I believe that Karlović will take this in two.
- Karlovic has the adavantage of having played on a similar surface last week and it is interesting that Verdasco's record on carpet is not that good.
- Verdasco gets frustrated pretty easily when something isnt going the way he wants it and makes a lot of unforced errors . It will be the case today when he wont be able to handle Ivo*s serve . I can see something like 6:3 , 7:6 for Ivo Karlovic .
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=331 bgColor=#666666 border=0><TBODY><TR bgColor=#dfdfdf><TD align=right width=166>F. Verdasco</TD><TD align=middle width=20> </TD><TD align=middle width=20>6</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=#dfdfdf><TD align=right width=166>I. Karlovic</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>6</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
Closer than I thought it would be . Ivo is a beast tho . Score was 4:3 in the third set and Verdasco had 2 breakpoints but Ivo made 4 straight points to tie the match at 4:4 and then converted his only breakpoint in the third set for a 5:4 lead . Easy hold to 0 for a 6:4 win for Karlovic .
YTD : 13-9 -8.29 units
1 more play coming up in 5 minutes ...
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=331 bgColor=#666666 border=0><TBODY><TR bgColor=#dfdfdf><TD align=right width=166>I. Karlovic</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>6</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
Closer than I thought it would be . Ivo is a beast tho . Score was 4:3 in the third set and Verdasco had 2 breakpoints but Ivo made 4 straight points to tie the match at 4:4 and then converted his only breakpoint in the third set for a 5:4 lead . Easy hold to 0 for a 6:4 win for Karlovic .
YTD : 13-9 -8.29 units
1 more play coming up in 5 minutes ...
YTD : 13-9 -8.29 units
30 October
BNP Paribas Masters
vs
Gilles Simon Tommy Robredo
My pick is Tommy Robredo 1.57 at betfair 10 units
Head to Head 3:1 Tommy Robredo leads
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=640 bgColor=#ffffff border=0><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD vAlign=top width=39>2007
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=215>Sopot
Poland
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=61>Clay
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=43>S
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=80>Robredo
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=202>6-3 7-6(4)
</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#ffffff><TD vAlign=top width=39>2007
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=215>ATP Masters Series Rome
Italy
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=61>Clay
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=43>R16
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=80>Robredo
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=202>6-2 6-2
</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD vAlign=top width=39>2007
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=215>ATP Masters Series Indian Wells
CA, U.S.A.
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=61>Hard
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=43>R64
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=80>Simon
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=202>6-7(0) 6-3 6-0
</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#ffffff><TD vAlign=top width=39>2006
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=215>Bastad
Sweden
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=61>Clay
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=43>R32
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=80>Robredo
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=202>4-6 6-1 6-4
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
30 October
BNP Paribas Masters
Gilles Simon Tommy Robredo
My pick is Tommy Robredo 1.57 at betfair 10 units
Head to Head 3:1 Tommy Robredo leads
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=640 bgColor=#ffffff border=0><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD vAlign=top width=39>2007
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=215>Sopot
Poland
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=61>Clay
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=43>S
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=80>Robredo
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=202>6-3 7-6(4)
</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#ffffff><TD vAlign=top width=39>2007
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=215>ATP Masters Series Rome
Italy
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=61>Clay
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=43>R16
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=80>Robredo
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=202>6-2 6-2
</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD vAlign=top width=39>2007
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=215>ATP Masters Series Indian Wells
CA, U.S.A.
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=61>Hard
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=43>R64
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=80>Simon
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=202>6-7(0) 6-3 6-0
</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#ffffff><TD vAlign=top width=39>2006
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=215>Bastad
Sweden
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=61>Clay
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=43>R32
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=80>Robredo
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=202>4-6 6-1 6-4
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
- Simon struggled against a clay court player Starace but advanced in 3 sets in the first round .
- He only played once here in Paris and lost in the first round to an unknown italian player . Robredo on the other hand played 6 times here and made it to the semis last year losing to the later tournament winner Nikolai Davydenko in 3 hard fought sets . On his way to the semis he beat Grosjean , Mathieu and Nieminen.
- Robredo still has a shot at making it to Shanghai . He is 9th in the ATP race and only 8 people will qualify .
- Both played 39 % of their matches on a clay courts but Tommy is the better player . Tommy Robredo 95:41 on clay courts and Gilles Simon 56:40.
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=331 bgColor=#666666 border=0><TBODY><TR bgColor=#dfdfdf><TD align=right width=166>T. Robredo</TD><TD align=middle width=20> </TD><TD align=middle width=20>6</TD><TD align=middle width=20>2</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>G. Simon</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>4</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
Tommy is a real fighter . He does not have any great weapon but yet he is a top 10 player . Mad props to this guy . Never in doubt that he will try his best to win a match .
YTD : 14-9 -2.59 units
Cant believe I actually called 2 winners today :smoker2:
I will look at the WTA matches in Quebec maybe there is some decent play but I usually dont try to get involved in the female tennis matches . Just drives me crazy to watch people like Schnyder or Chakvetadze play .
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=331 bgColor=#666666 border=0><TBODY><TR bgColor=#dfdfdf><TD align=right width=166>G. Simon</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>4</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
Tommy is a real fighter . He does not have any great weapon but yet he is a top 10 player . Mad props to this guy . Never in doubt that he will try his best to win a match .
YTD : 14-9 -2.59 units
Cant believe I actually called 2 winners today :smoker2:
I will look at the WTA matches in Quebec maybe there is some decent play but I usually dont try to get involved in the female tennis matches . Just drives me crazy to watch people like Schnyder or Chakvetadze play .
31 October
BNP Paribas Masters
vs
Stanislas Wawrinka Juan Ignacio Chela
My pick is Stanislas Wawrinka 1.50 at betfair 10 units
Head to Head 2:1 for Stanislas Wawrinka
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=640 bgColor=#ffffff border=0><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD vAlign=top width=39>2007
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=215>US Open
NY, U.S.A.
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=61>Hard
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=43>R16
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=80>Chela
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=202>4-6 6-2 7-6(6) 1-6 6-4
</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#ffffff><TD vAlign=top width=39>2007
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=215>Stuttgart
Germany
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=61>Clay
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=43>S
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=80>Wawrinka
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=202>6-7(2) 6-4 6-1
</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD vAlign=top width=39>2006
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=215>US Open
NY, U.S.A.
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=61>Hard
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=43>R128
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=80>Wawrinka
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=202>6-7(3) 6-4 6-4 6-4
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
Wawrinka keeps improving every time he plays . Solid 2 sets win over in a very good form N.Kiefer who got deep in the last two tournaments but wasnt able to beat Roger Federer who he had to play against in both tournaments .
Chela playing very poor after the US Open . You can say he played well in Vienna but who did he beat there ? Melzer ? Garcia-Lopez ? Both of them arent exactly what you can call a top player . He gave a fight to a tired Djokovic but still didnt beat him . After this tournament he lost twice in round 1 of the next tournaments in straight sets to Koubek and Murray .
I am going to bed and will probably wake up after this match is over but there are two other matches I will have a closer look at and might post another play .
BNP Paribas Masters
Stanislas Wawrinka Juan Ignacio Chela
My pick is Stanislas Wawrinka 1.50 at betfair 10 units
Head to Head 2:1 for Stanislas Wawrinka
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=640 bgColor=#ffffff border=0><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD vAlign=top width=39>2007
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=215>US Open
NY, U.S.A.
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=61>Hard
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=43>R16
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=80>Chela
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=202>4-6 6-2 7-6(6) 1-6 6-4
</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#ffffff><TD vAlign=top width=39>2007
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=215>Stuttgart
Germany
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=61>Clay
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=43>S
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=80>Wawrinka
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=202>6-7(2) 6-4 6-1
</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD vAlign=top width=39>2006
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=215>US Open
NY, U.S.A.
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=61>Hard
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=43>R128
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=80>Wawrinka
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=202>6-7(3) 6-4 6-4 6-4
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
Wawrinka keeps improving every time he plays . Solid 2 sets win over in a very good form N.Kiefer who got deep in the last two tournaments but wasnt able to beat Roger Federer who he had to play against in both tournaments .
Chela playing very poor after the US Open . You can say he played well in Vienna but who did he beat there ? Melzer ? Garcia-Lopez ? Both of them arent exactly what you can call a top player . He gave a fight to a tired Djokovic but still didnt beat him . After this tournament he lost twice in round 1 of the next tournaments in straight sets to Koubek and Murray .
I am going to bed and will probably wake up after this match is over but there are two other matches I will have a closer look at and might post another play .
that was like stealing:aktion033<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=331 bgColor=#666666 border=0><TBODY><TR bgColor=#cfcfcf><TD align=right width=166>J. I. Chela</TD><TD align=middle width=20> </TD><TD align=middle width=20>3</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=#cfcfcf><TD align=right width=166>S. Wawrinka</TD><TD align=middle width=20> </TD><TD align=middle width=20>6</TD><TD align=middle width=20>6</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
Chela was done for this year after Vienna . He just showed up here to pick up his paycheck but cant take anything away from Wawrinka . This guy is the most improved player of this year without doubts .
YTD : 15-9 +2.41 units
Finally getting my touch back with 3 wins in a row . :aktion033
Just woke up and missed Baghdatis vs Ljubicic match
hno:
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=331 bgColor=#666666 border=0><TBODY><TR bgColor=#cfcfcf><TD align=right width=166>S. Wawrinka</TD><TD align=middle width=20> </TD><TD align=middle width=20>6</TD><TD align=middle width=20>6</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
Chela was done for this year after Vienna . He just showed up here to pick up his paycheck but cant take anything away from Wawrinka . This guy is the most improved player of this year without doubts .
YTD : 15-9 +2.41 units
Finally getting my touch back with 3 wins in a row . :aktion033
Just woke up and missed Baghdatis vs Ljubicic match
hno:YTD : 15-9 +2.41 units
1 November
BNP Paribas Masters
A strong play here
vs
Tomas Berdych David Ferrer
My pick is Tomas Berdych 1.60 at betfair 15 units
Head to Head David Ferrer leading 3:2
2007 World Team Championship
Germany Clay RR Ferrer 6-1 6-3
2006 Stuttgart
Germany Clay S Ferrer 6-3 7-5
2005 ATP Masters Series Hamburg
Germany Clay R64 Berdych 6-2 2-6 6-3
2004 Palermo
Italy Clay S Berdych 7-5 6-4
2004 Gstaad
Switzerland Clay R32 Ferrer 2-6 6-3 6-4
Tomas still has a decent shot making it to Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai .
On the Bubble - Tennis Masters Cup Contenders
(Updated ATP 2007 Race Position. Wednesday's winners in BOLD)
<TABLE width="98%" border=1><TBODY><TR><TD>Pos./Player</TD><TD>Points</TD><TD>Pts. This
Week </TD><TD>Paris Status </TD></TR><TR><TD>7th/F. Gonzalez </TD><TD>381</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>Lost to Youzhny in 2nd Rd. </TD></TR><TR><TD>8th/T. Haas </TD><TD>344</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>Plays Youzhny in 3rd Rd. </TD></TR><TR><TD>9th/T. Robredo</TD><TD>343</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>Plays Canas in 3rd Rd. </TD></TR><TR><TD>10th/J. Blake </TD><TD>342</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>Plays Gasquet in 3rd Rd. </TD></TR><TR><TD>11th/A. Murray </TD><TD>341</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>Plays Santoro in 3rd Rd. </TD></TR><TR><TD>12th/T. Berdych </TD><TD>337</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>Plays Ferrer in 3rd Rd. </TD></TR><TR><TD>13th/R. Gasquet </TD><TD>336</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>Plays Blake in 3rd Rd. </TD></TR><TR><TD>14th/C. Moya </TD><TD>317</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>Lost to Nalbandian in 2nd Rd.</TD></TR><TR><TD>15th/I. Ljubicic </TD><TD>316</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>Lost to Baghdatis in 2nd Rd. </TD></TR><TR><TD>16th/G. Canas </TD><TD>314</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>Plays Robredo in 3rd Rd. </TD></TR><TR><TD>17th/M. Youzhny </TD><TD>304</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>Plays Haas in 3rd Rd. </TD></TR><TR><TD>18th/M. Baghdatis</TD><TD>290</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>Plays Davydenko in 3rd Rd.</TD></TR><TR><TD>19th/J.I. Chela</TD><TD>285</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>Lost to Wawrinka in 2nd Rd. </TD></TR><TR><TD>20th/L. Hewitt </TD><TD>273</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>not playing </TD></TR><TR><TD>21st/I Karlovic </TD><TD>272</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>Lost to Federer in 2nd Rd. </TD></TR><TR><TD>22nd/D Nalbandian </TD><TD>270</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>Plays Federer in 3rd Rd. </TD></TR><TR><TD>23rd/J. Monaco </TD><TD>270</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>Lost to Nieminen in 1st Rd. </TD></TR><TR><TD>24th/J.C. Ferrero </TD><TD>268</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>Lost to Baghdatis in 1st Rd. </TD></TR><TR><TD>25th/P-H Mathieu </TD><TD>264</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>Lost to Ancic in 1st Rd. </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
Wonder if anybody is gonna tail me here , good luck if you will do .
1 November
BNP Paribas Masters
A strong play here
Tomas Berdych David Ferrer
My pick is Tomas Berdych 1.60 at betfair 15 units
Head to Head David Ferrer leading 3:2
2007 World Team Championship
Germany Clay RR Ferrer 6-1 6-3
2006 Stuttgart
Germany Clay S Ferrer 6-3 7-5
2005 ATP Masters Series Hamburg
Germany Clay R64 Berdych 6-2 2-6 6-3
2004 Palermo
Italy Clay S Berdych 7-5 6-4
2004 Gstaad
Switzerland Clay R32 Ferrer 2-6 6-3 6-4
- On paper head to head speaks for David Ferrer but in the reality I see something else . All 5 matches were played on clay courts and this surface suits the spaniard more than Tomas Berdych but David Ferrer can play on hard courts too . He proved it with an amazing performance at the US Open making it to 1/2 finals . On his way there he did beat Nalbandian , Nadal and Chela .
- Tomas Berdych 8-1 in Paris , winning this tournament in 2005
- David Ferrer 2-3 in Paris , losing in 2 sets to Ginepri last year in round 1
Tomas still has a decent shot making it to Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai .
On the Bubble - Tennis Masters Cup Contenders
(Updated ATP 2007 Race Position. Wednesday's winners in BOLD)
<TABLE width="98%" border=1><TBODY><TR><TD>Pos./Player</TD><TD>Points</TD><TD>Pts. This
Week </TD><TD>Paris Status </TD></TR><TR><TD>7th/F. Gonzalez </TD><TD>381</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>Lost to Youzhny in 2nd Rd. </TD></TR><TR><TD>8th/T. Haas </TD><TD>344</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>Plays Youzhny in 3rd Rd. </TD></TR><TR><TD>9th/T. Robredo</TD><TD>343</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>Plays Canas in 3rd Rd. </TD></TR><TR><TD>10th/J. Blake </TD><TD>342</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>Plays Gasquet in 3rd Rd. </TD></TR><TR><TD>11th/A. Murray </TD><TD>341</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>Plays Santoro in 3rd Rd. </TD></TR><TR><TD>12th/T. Berdych </TD><TD>337</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>Plays Ferrer in 3rd Rd. </TD></TR><TR><TD>13th/R. Gasquet </TD><TD>336</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>Plays Blake in 3rd Rd. </TD></TR><TR><TD>14th/C. Moya </TD><TD>317</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>Lost to Nalbandian in 2nd Rd.</TD></TR><TR><TD>15th/I. Ljubicic </TD><TD>316</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>Lost to Baghdatis in 2nd Rd. </TD></TR><TR><TD>16th/G. Canas </TD><TD>314</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>Plays Robredo in 3rd Rd. </TD></TR><TR><TD>17th/M. Youzhny </TD><TD>304</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>Plays Haas in 3rd Rd. </TD></TR><TR><TD>18th/M. Baghdatis</TD><TD>290</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>Plays Davydenko in 3rd Rd.</TD></TR><TR><TD>19th/J.I. Chela</TD><TD>285</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>Lost to Wawrinka in 2nd Rd. </TD></TR><TR><TD>20th/L. Hewitt </TD><TD>273</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>not playing </TD></TR><TR><TD>21st/I Karlovic </TD><TD>272</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>Lost to Federer in 2nd Rd. </TD></TR><TR><TD>22nd/D Nalbandian </TD><TD>270</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>Plays Federer in 3rd Rd. </TD></TR><TR><TD>23rd/J. Monaco </TD><TD>270</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>Lost to Nieminen in 1st Rd. </TD></TR><TR><TD>24th/J.C. Ferrero </TD><TD>268</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>Lost to Baghdatis in 1st Rd. </TD></TR><TR><TD>25th/P-H Mathieu </TD><TD>264</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>Lost to Ancic in 1st Rd. </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
- Berdych with a real good performance against in form Mario Ancic . 6:3 , 6:3 win for Tomas Berdych in the last round .
- Ferrer against Mardy Fish in two sets but Mardy has no varience in his game at all . Actually Fish could easily win the last set on the tiebreak but knowing his mental shape I would only bet on him winning this set if he was 6-0 up .
- Ferrer with two first round losses before this tournaments in Paris . He looked like he was just waiting for the Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai and showed up to pick up the paycheck just liked Chela .
- I do not see David Ferrer trying anything special tomorrow to win this match as it will not mean much to him . He played many matches this year and will be getting ready for the Masters Cup next week .
Wonder if anybody is gonna tail me here , good luck if you will do .
Nothing , Federer didnt look like he is ready to go to the finals here . He played a lot in the last 2 weeks and I am not sure if he wants to stay here 4 more days or rather prepare for the Masters Cup .
Karlovic took a set off him , not on a tiebreak . Maybe Nalbandian can do it again or Federer will try to get the revenge here .
Karlovic took a set off him , not on a tiebreak . Maybe Nalbandian can do it again or Federer will try to get the revenge here .
