EP36's Tennis Elbow

**Demonata** · 05-05-12, 11:50 PM

Hey man how do you feel about Challenger Tennis 801 Jan Hajek -190* vs Jonathan Dasnieres de Veigy?

I feel Hajek wins with not much trouble.Thanks

**EaglesPhan36** · 05-06-12, 12:04 AM

Both are playing very well. Be interesting to see if de Veigy learned anything last week from losing a final.

**Demonata** · 05-06-12, 12:24 AM

True man. I don't see de veigy winning at all. Hajek playing more dominant and has not given up a set this tournament. De Veigy is going to come back to earth now.

**EaglesPhan36** · 05-06-12, 10:52 PM

Alright. Stick with the rules. Make the picks. Don't add after the original picks. Let's see how the weeks unfolds. Going to keep a tally of my shitty record for the week. Bon Voyage!

Monday, May 7th

ATP Madrid
Stakhovsky -150
Stakhovsky has run through qualis on the Smurf Clay in solid fashion and ran well in this tournament last season with a quarterfinals appearance. He gets Harrison to open the main draw. Harrison looked pathetic against Sousa in Belgrade and still looks lost more times than found on clay. Staks isn't a clay beast by any means, but his serve carried him will in qualis and should give him a shot to win.

Garcia-Lopez -115
Garcia-Lopez has found some mojo at this tournament in each of the last two seasons no matter what his form heading in. Perhaps that will serve him well again here against Baghdatis. Neither is in great form at the moment, but Garcia-Lopez has a little better pedigree on dirt.

**EaglesPhan36** · 05-06-12, 11:24 PM

Forgot that I was playing this shite too.

WTA Madrid: Voskoboeva -135

**Possum** · 05-06-12, 11:28 PM

The stakhovsky line wasn't up in 5dimes initially but I now see it is up--I am going to take stakhovsky-2-120 as fading Harrison on dirt has been an auto play for me----I thought hard about ggl but he burned me last week---of course he is still the greatest Guillermo since Guillermo...Perez Roldan

Good luck tomorrow

**shimeon40** · 05-07-12, 01:27 AM

Come on eagle..lets get this week off to a good start.

**shimeon40** · 05-07-12, 01:30 AM

OMG...donald duck young vs troiki...young is an idiot of epic proportion..wouldn't berlocq have to be a lock against granollers?

**Optional** · 05-07-12, 02:42 AM

Originally posted by EaglesPhan36

Forgot that I was playing this shite too.

WTA Madrid: Voskoboeva -135

I have been making an auto play on Makarova anytime she is a first round dog for over a year now. At least one of us will win I guess.

**EaglesPhan36** · 05-07-12, 05:17 AM

It'll probably be you from the looks of things. Would not be surprising to lose my first tennis bet of the week, in fact I pretty much expect it.

**EaglesPhan36** · 05-07-12, 05:45 AM

And there's the initial L of the week. Feels great. Can't wait for the next one. Shouldn't be long.

**Enkhbat** · 05-07-12, 06:56 AM

dude get back to your winning ways, be confident

**EaglesPhan36** · 05-07-12, 08:47 AM

I smell 0-3. Par for the course. Actually, I guess that'd be a triple bogey.

**Dmoneytx** · 05-07-12, 09:27 AM

Dude!!! I see Stak is serving to win the second set & push it to 3 now. I came back in from outside & he gets freaking broken????? OMG!! What a choke job. Going 3, I think he has the adv. But now we might see another breaker??? Hold your damn serve man!!!! ARG.

**EaglesPhan36** · 05-07-12, 09:41 AM

He lost. Should just rename Monday - Donation Day for tennis betting for me.

**beefcake** · 05-07-12, 09:58 AM

Felt like taking the WC in brazil due to the fact Minar had played 9 matches in 2 weeks. Decided not to and the fukker of course wins as a +320 dog.The old I'm tired and gassed theory hold true vs lesser talent.

**Imsmarterthanu** · 05-07-12, 09:59 AM

ouch Stakhovsky

**Possum** · 05-07-12, 10:15 AM

Originally posted by beefcake

Felt like taking the WC in brazil due to the fact Minar had played 9 matches in 2 weeks. Decided not to and the fukker of course wins as a +320 dog.The old I'm tired and gassed theory hold true vs lesser talent.

You were right--minar had absolutely nothing in the third

**beefcake** · 05-07-12, 10:29 AM

In the next life I will be a career journeyman on the challenger tour.I will slay chicks from all around the globe while pocketing 1,500 euros and drinking cheap beer in such great cites as Ostrava, Prague and Rio Quente.

**Dmoneytx** · 05-07-12, 10:36 AM

Beefcake, that post I just read was awesome!!! Hilarious! I tell u what, I am coming back to do the same thing, how bout we hook up & play some dubs in about 50 years. LOL!!!!!
Slaying chicks from around she world while pocketing 1500 euros! Fing hilarious!!!

**Dmoneytx** · 05-07-12, 10:40 AM

That's two plays I have lost in two days with double breaker scores! Stakhovsky can suck my left one. And Granollers can use a dildo. Still pissed at Craphovsky. Arg!!!

**Imsmarterthanu** · 05-07-12, 10:40 AM

Yes Thank You Almagro!

**EaglesPhan36** · 05-07-12, 10:43 AM

Originally posted by beefcake

In the next life I will be a career journeyman on the challenger tour.I will slay chicks from all around the globe while pocketing 1,500 euros and drinking cheap beer in such great cites as Ostrava, Prague and Rio Quente.

Don't forget Uzbekistan and my personal preference ... Tampere, Finland. Slayer of the Fins!

**beefcake** · 05-07-12, 10:44 AM

Have to think Almagro has something to prove at the French after losing in the first round last year.He was the sexy pick to go far last year, so tons of value on him now.225-1.Make it to to the QF and hedge out vs RAFA or field at heavy juice, but surely not as much as -2250...

**beefcake** · 05-07-12, 10:45 AM

Yeah we could cruise bars with Istomin, during his slumming swing ever year.I am sure he pulls in tons of ASS in Tashkent.

**Dmoneytx** · 05-07-12, 11:36 AM

LOL!! Yeager Bombs with Istomin. Street women. All morning puking. Sweet!!

**EaglesPhan36** · 05-07-12, 08:18 PM

Well even though it feels bad after the first two, finished 1-2 with GGL picking up the win - so not totally fukked after a Monday.

**EaglesPhan36** · 05-07-12, 10:46 PM

Here we go mother f-ers.

Tuesday, May 8th

ATP Parlay: Ramos + Lopez [+127]Double Espanyol. Ramos draws Delbonis who isn't without skill on dirt. These guys have met a few times already and Ramos owned the last two meetings on clay. Ramos has improved whole heartedly this year and continues his breakout season on dirt. Outside of his Monte Carlo hangover after making an ATP final, Ramos has made solid runs in most dirt tourneys this season. Lopez gets Melzer who hasn't played since tweaking an ankle last month. Lopez has been pretty solid on dirt and I think still underrated. He plays well here.

Llodra +175Llodra played great at this tournament last year and draws Seppi in a possible Championship hangover situation after he won Belgrade. Llodra is 3-0 against him on a few different surfaces, but not clay. Still, give him the shot here as Seppi celebrates last week.

Tomic -105Stepanek with injury issues.

**shimeon40** · 05-08-12, 02:57 AM

Eagle..question..have you watched madrid yet?..thats not dirt..thats blue clay..somewhere between dirt and hard..more playing like hard..thats why i wouldnt be surprised if that nitwit granollers kicks berlocqs ass..i'd be going a hardcourter over a clayie on this surface.

**shimeon40** · 05-08-12, 02:58 AM

your probably right about llodra..seppi is a mug at short odds.

**Pride** · 05-08-12, 03:21 AM

i actually think this is a great surface to watch games on. horrible for players getting ready for the french though

**Pride** · 05-08-12, 04:17 AM

tomic is a punk and i think stepanek has enough experience to get him through the gimmicky play of tomic

**EaglesPhan36** · 05-08-12, 05:20 AM

I haven't had a chance to watch any matches yet, only know what I read. Most say the shit is slippery and the footing is difficult. As for the speed, I am not certain from what I've read - no one really seems to be indicating exactly how it compares other than the bounce is lower I believe.

Looks like another great start for me. Weeeeee! Tomic had the 2nd set all wrapped up at 4-1 and now probably loses it in a tie break or some shit. Ramos looks terrible, so the parlay is going to crap out early.

**EaglesPhan36** · 05-08-12, 05:45 AM

Rain today. Might be a bit of stopping and starting. Hopefully they can get a lot of this shit in.

**EaglesPhan36** · 05-08-12, 06:10 AM

Apparently this isn't a rain delay though ... scoreboards are totally jacked up.