Tommy Haas (+170)
Fernando Gonzalez (-215)
This will be the lone play for Thursday evening and I'm really interested to see where the line goes before the match starts. I can see more money pouring in on Gonzo because of his dominant two matches against Blake and Nadal. Don't forget though that Haas beat a terrific player in #3 Nikolay Davydenko. Gonzo however should have the freshness advantage since he's only played 6 sets in his last two matches while Haas played 9.
Despite all that, this is a toss-up to me. History doesn't tell much with them having met just once back in 2004 with Gonzo winning 6-4, 7-6. Haas has played in the Aussie Open semis twice previously in '99 and '02, but never made the finals.
In the end, I think you treat this match like Federer-Roddick. All signs point to the favorite winning, but the odds are good enough to make a wager on the u-dog.
Go Haas at +170 or better by match time.
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Fernando Gonzalez (-215)
This will be the lone play for Thursday evening and I'm really interested to see where the line goes before the match starts. I can see more money pouring in on Gonzo because of his dominant two matches against Blake and Nadal. Don't forget though that Haas beat a terrific player in #3 Nikolay Davydenko. Gonzo however should have the freshness advantage since he's only played 6 sets in his last two matches while Haas played 9.
Despite all that, this is a toss-up to me. History doesn't tell much with them having met just once back in 2004 with Gonzo winning 6-4, 7-6. Haas has played in the Aussie Open semis twice previously in '99 and '02, but never made the finals.
In the end, I think you treat this match like Federer-Roddick. All signs point to the favorite winning, but the odds are good enough to make a wager on the u-dog.
Go Haas at +170 or better by match time.