US Open - ATP - 30/08/2010

**excellence** · 08-29-10, 08:26 PM

F Gonzalez - I Dodig Today, 18:00
Tennis - ATP Pick: Fernando Gonzalez (-1.5 set)
Stake: 10/10 Odds: 2.33
Bookmaker: 188bet

This will be the first meeting between both players.

Ivan Dodig is currently in 148th place in the world rankings, he prepared for this tournament to play in three tournaments in Europe. In Umag past the first round Ivan Navarro in two sets and was eliminated in the second round in three sets by Ivan Ljubicic. Segovia was eliminated in the first round in two sets by Adrian Mannarino and Nicolas Mahut won in Istanbul in two sets and was eliminated in the second round by Igor Kunitsyn in two sets. Qualified for this U.S. Open by a qualifier which eliminated the three athletes Juan Pablo Brzezicki, Blake Strode and Noam Okun in two sets.

Fernando Gonzalez is currently in 29th place in the world ranking, was from Roland Garros without competing until the last of these Series tournament in New Haven where he was quickly eliminated in the first round by Radek Stepanek in two sets.

In New Haven we noted the lack of competition from Fernando Gonzalez, physically is not 100% but still it for me is the clear favorite in this meeting because it is by far the better player between these two athletes and besides playing in one of its favorite tournaments where he got his best results, just play it with some patience as against Radek Stepanek he sent his famous hits almost all out but then the game was quite different than in the U.S. Open and therefore believe that Fernando Gonzalez will certainly want to avoid as much as possible to play at the very first meeting in five sets and because of the difference in quality between both players believe that this win against Fernando Gonzalez in three or four sets.

**excellence** · 08-29-10, 08:27 PM

I Andreev - H Zeballos Today, 17:30
Tennis - ATP Pick: Igor Andreev ML
Stake: 10/10 Odds: 1.67
Bookmaker: William Hill

Igor Andreev and Horacio Zeballos will be facing for the first time in their careers in a game counting for the opening round of Grand Slam American.

Andreev is a player who likes to attack the game and always be looking over the point. He owned a very good law right, there are those who say that it is more deadly than the Spanish Rafael Nadal. The Russian this year counts as the best result the semi final in Costa do Sauipe and Quarter-Final in Buenos Aires, Belgrade and Gstaad, moreover accumulated losses in the first and second rounds. With the record of 13 wins, 15 losses and the place of the 121 ATP Ranking, Russian made its debut only in the U.S. Open Series last week in New Haven, Cincinnati and Toronto failed to cure an ankle injury. Still in the process of recovery from injury tried to play the Challenger of Trani, however was defeated by our compatriot Leonardo Tavares 5-7 3-6. As I said he returned to competition last week in New Haven, began first by winning the veteran Arnaud Clement, but would soon be eliminated in the next round by a super Marcos Baghdatis 2-6 4-6 by partial, it was a game that still denoted some weaknesses physical Andreev. I hope today for a Andreev now 100% as he had a week of rest.

Zeballos is an Argentinian 25 years and currently holds the 61st position in the hierarchy of tennis. It is a player that the ATP level has little or no record. This year after four consecutive eliminations in the first few rounds, the Argentine then broke the jinx that has achieved a quarter-final in his homeland, in Buenos Aires. Also managed to reach the Semi-Finals in Houston, fell to Juan Ignacio Chela in just two sets. He is a player that the ranking fool enough seen much of his career until this year, have been made in the Challenger circuit, where last year he won five tournaments, with four of them were on dirt and the rest in hard floor. More recently, both in Atlanta and in Los Angeles was eliminated immediately in the opening round. His last two tournaments were in Cincinnati and New Haven, in both, was removed as early as the opening round.

Conclusion: It will be a tough game because they are two men who have the best results on clay, it is still part of Andreev that the transition to the type of floor of today's game is the best, Andreev in hard floor has 78 wins and 81 losses, nearly 50%, while the ATP level Argentine won only eight of the 21 matches they have played on hard floor, about 38% of games. So I believe in the superiority of the Russian because of the game in Hard Court.

**excellence** · 08-29-10, 08:29 PM

B Phau - R Mello Today, 16:00
Tennis - ATP Pick: R Mello ML
Stake: 10/10 Odds: 1.68
Bookmaker: Pinnacle

It's a game that pits play a Germanic and a Brazilian, and Mello Phau not faced since 2003, when they went for the only time in their careers, the Germanic won that game 7-5 6-1.

Ricardo Mello is a Brazilian player of 29 years of age who currently holds the 81st position in the hierarchy of World Tennis. Ricardo Mello is a player whose favorite surface to dirt, but still manages to adapt quite achieved his tennis when he has to play on the floor duro.É a left-handed player and has as its strong point game from the bottom of court, they also have a variation of that game is nothing to throw away, is not a masterpiece at the technical level, but fulfilling. With a record of 5 wins and 8 losses at ATP and Challenger level 27-7. Mello has had a reasonable season, was champion of the Challenger of São Paulo at the beginning of the season, then was semi-finalist in the ATP Costa do Sauipe. Opted to make his preparations for the U.S. Open with a succession of Challenger in Brazil, all in Hard Court, first in Campos do Jordao finalist, follow the Challenger of Brasilia where he was semi-finalist and recently won the Challenger Salvador.

Across the court have the Germanic Bjorn Phau, as trintão and the current 97 Ranking ATP is a player who can not take much for it, has a good service given the stature of it but it is technically very poor, leading him to commit many errors. It is a player who has not won any title in singles, and prefers Challenger circuit. Currently with 10 losses and 6 victory at 14-4 in ATP and Challenger circuit, Phau not win two consecutive games in one main table from Winnetka Challenger, and still the ATP level did not succeed on any occasion this season. His last tournament was in New Haven where he lost once in the opening round of the qualifying tournament against Philip Bester, a mediocre player who occupies a place accessible and number of the 383 ATP Ranking.

Conclusion: It will be a game for me one way, Ricardo Mello will want to continue the momentum created to win one or two rounds and nothing better than facing a crush Bjorn Phau not win anything and anyone. For me the best you can get Phau is possibly a set, and yet I foresee many difficulties.

**ochenta y cinco** · 08-29-10, 08:36 PM

Originally posted by excellence

Igor Andreev and Horacio Zeballos will be facing for the first time in their careers in a game counting for the opening round of Grand Slam American.

Andreev is a player who likes to attack the game and always be looking over the point. He owned a very good law right [...]

Thank you very much for the write-ups, it's very appreciated, valuable info in there.

Gotta say though, this "very good law right" had me bursting in laughs when I realized that it's probably a literate translation of "coup droit" from French.

Best of luck with your plays! I am liking Igor Andreev ML too.

**Jrod124** · 08-29-10, 08:56 PM

Love the Tipsy bet. Saw Rochus play a challenger this guy is a quitter and has zero heart. Good Luck bud

**excellence** · 08-29-10, 09:58 PM

ochenta y cinco

Sorry, I'm from Portugal and I write Portuguese Picks and don't have time to translate all my picks to English, so I use the translate program who make some errors but the most can be understand by all people.

But I can in the future just put the Tips without any text.

**excellence** · 08-30-10, 07:05 PM

Igor Andreev ML = WON
Janko Tipsarevic -1,5 sets = WON
Ricardo Mello ML = WON
Fernando Gonzalez -1,5 sets = VOID

**JNic** · 08-30-10, 07:10 PM

love the writeups and the solid 3-0 start

**jojo85** · 08-30-10, 07:19 PM

excellent start your excellence

**excellence** · 08-30-10, 08:39 PM

Thanks

**Fthenorm** · 08-31-10, 01:36 AM

great writeups and results...keep it up!

**binomial** · 08-31-10, 02:14 AM

great start