Even though Muller advanced, he was losing to Fish, and it
was a freak accident that brought him here. Still, he was
keeping things close. 4-6,2-3. There is no important
H2H here, a Muller over Ebden @ Nottingham (grass) last season
is all.
Both players have played their last 2 on Hard @ Atlanta, with their
directly previous on grass. Muller lost to van der Merwe at Newport,
Ebden lost to Raonic. Muller lost to Paire at Wimble, Ebden lost
to Benneteau.
Atlanta matches thus far:
Ebden over Blake: 6-7(6), 6-4,6-4
Ebden over Bubka: 5-7,6-1,6-1
Muller over Fish: 4-6,2-3 (ret)
Muller over Matosevic: 7-6(5), 6-4
Ebden rank 82, Muller rank 63.
Ebden no inj. since 2010, Muller no inj. since 2011.
- Muller has faced the stiffer competition in this tournament.
- Muller played tight vs Fish, forced him to put great effort into the match.
- He beat Matosevic who ranks 40 & 60 slots higher than Ebden's competition.
- Ebden is ranked higher in Doubles than Singles.
- Ebden won Atlanta Doubles last year with Bogo.
- Muller was paired with Bogo this 2012 Atlanta tournament
and they lost to Fleming/Hutchins (no shame there, Fleming-Hutchins
always play together and Doubles is their career)
- Ebden is defending the Atlanta 2011 Doubles title with Ryan Harrison.
They won 2011 Newport Doubles title together. Earlier this season,
Ebden/Harrison reached the 1/4 Finals in the French Open.
- Ebden/Harrison are playing today, so Ebden's 100% focus "may"
not be on the Singles match vs. Muller, as he is defending Doubles title.
- Ebden/Harrison have played many matches as a Doubles pair.
They are (-155) favorites over Anderson/de Voest whom have only
played two matches together. Ebden/Harrison just beat Huey/Inglot
last match. That is a lot more convincing than Anderson/de Voest's win over
Lorenzi/Ram. Lorenzi/Ram were in their first pairing ever and Lorenzi
ranks 402 in Doubles.
$200 to win $382