A tennis breakdown for later tonight
James Blake
vs Dudi Sela
(Opening rd)
This guy has developed a reputation as a choker, but this is a spot which we can place considerable trust in him. He's the #1 seed, in his American backyard on his favorite surface (hard court).
ATP Tour
All 10 of Blakes ATP tour Titles are on hard courts.
8/12 of his 2nd place finishes are on hard courts.
His opponent, world #78 Dudi Sela, has 0 ATP Tour Titles under his belt. He's won a few challenges and doubles honors, that's about it for the Israeli. Other than a Davis Cup win in Israel over Fernando Gonzalez, I can't find an occasion where Dudi has beaten a player inside of the top 10. I don't look for that to start today against the American on his best surface inside his backyard (Indianapolis event)...
Play on: Under 20 games, -5.5 games won, 2-0 outcome. Those should all be bankable so take your pick, the ML (-700) is almost a foregone conclusion for one of your parlays. I see a 6-4, 6-2 victory here myself.
vs Dudi Sela
(Opening rd)
This guy has developed a reputation as a choker, but this is a spot which we can place considerable trust in him. He's the #1 seed, in his American backyard on his favorite surface (hard court).
ATP Tour
All 10 of Blakes ATP tour Titles are on hard courts.
8/12 of his 2nd place finishes are on hard courts.
His opponent, world #78 Dudi Sela, has 0 ATP Tour Titles under his belt. He's won a few challenges and doubles honors, that's about it for the Israeli. Other than a Davis Cup win in Israel over Fernando Gonzalez, I can't find an occasion where Dudi has beaten a player inside of the top 10. I don't look for that to start today against the American on his best surface inside his backyard (Indianapolis event)...
Play on: Under 20 games, -5.5 games won, 2-0 outcome. Those should all be bankable so take your pick, the ML (-700) is almost a foregone conclusion for one of your parlays. I see a 6-4, 6-2 victory here myself.