Arent we about due for a Raonic choke job

[GoBlue77]

Just when everyone starts drinking the Canadian juice this guy always seems to let them down.

I was getting ready to place a bet on the guy, current odds -145 but then thought, wait its Raonic, its the 4th round, something smells funny...

Anybody else thinking he might blow this opportunity against 1-15 Gasquet?

[suicidekings]

The "he's due" angle... Top level handicapping.

[horja1]

Just when everyone starts drinking the Canadian juice this guy always seems to let them down.

I was getting ready to place a bet on the guy, current odds -145 but then thought, wait its Raonic, its the 4th round, something smells funny...

Anybody else thinking he might blow this opportunity against 1-15 Gasquet?

if he keeps serving great (like 30 aces) he will win

[GoBlue77]

The "he's due" angle... Top level handicapping.

my handicapping is on point but thanks for stopping by

[GoBlue77]

if he keeps serving great (like 30 aces) he will win

only concern is his start time, middle of the afternoon, HIGH humidity has been brutal on the players.

[Sam_Hawkins]

Oh my, gaqa is an old man, hasn't been as impressive and solid as in the start of the year this USO...He can push one or two into the breaker but i think the scenario will be pretty much the same as with lopez.

[matt1216]

only concern is his start time, middle of the afternoon, HIGH humidity has been brutal on the players.

Blue, what r the winds like. If its dead calm he wins this easy

[theballsflop]

To start off, it's a really fair line. Gasquet struggles against big servers. He's dropped matches to Isner and Querry, plus the fact that Raonic has beaten him before in straight sets in 2012 leads me to think Raonic takes this.

[GoBlue77]

Blue, what r the winds like. If its dead calm he wins this easy

looks like good conditions

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1758640-us-open-tennis-2013-weather-complete-forecast-for-remainder-of-tournament

[matt1216]

looks like good conditions
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1...-of-tournament

I thought the odds would be closer to even. If the wether is perfect i would have to take Raonic. I may take the over Tho.

[jjgold]

these guys all the same

most of time they beat who they are suppose to beat and that is where it ends

[Sport_Fish]

Well Raonic has probably cost me the most money of any single player in the past 2 years. Never figured this clown out, when I bet him, he goes into his UE fest, when I fade him, he plays like a star.

Probably the hardest match to pick the winner of up until now.

[EaglesPhan36]

I don't know that you can call a loss for a player who is ranked about even against a more experienced player - a choke job if Raonic does lose. It's not like he's a -200 favorite here. Gasquet has plenty of Slam experience, but his track record shows this is about his level - 4th round. The big server issue rings out for me too. Watching Gasquet this tournament, his serve has slipped in and out of usefulness to where playing someone like Raonic gives him a very, very small margin of error on-serve. He's been letting break points hang out quite a bit the last two rounds. Raonic doesn't have to be highly successful converting them, if he converts 30-40% of the break opps he sees and Gasquet gives off close to ten again like he has the last two rounds ... Raonic is going to win.

That all assumes Raonic's serve will hold up, but it's been on point since a little shakiness in the opening round. Raonic's also a slightly better TB player IMO, although both have been pretty average this year around .500. Gasquet though has lost his last six TBs in Slams, kind of amazing to me.

[lucasdawg]

lets see how this match turns outtt

[jjgold]

Guy looking good

Can he win it all??

It seems eventually he will win a major

[Tmuston Beltics]

Will Raonic beat Nadal and Djokovic? Hell naw!

[Sport_Fish]

Guy looking good

Can he win it all??

It seems eventually he will win a major

Are you talking about Raonic? The guy is not winning a major....atleast not in this life time, lay the house on it.

And if you're talking about Gasquet.....

[jjgold]

You never no
He us getting better