Best underdog of the night!

Hurley1085 · 05-11-12, 03:27 AM

I like it. Berdych leads the series 9-4; however, they are 2-2 on clay. Ride Verdascos confidence with his win over Nadal to help him take Berdych

Pride · 05-11-12, 04:01 AM

sharapova

EaglesPhan36 · 05-11-12, 05:54 AM

Originally posted by moshi

Verdasco vs Berdych!

Haven't bet tennis in a while but I think this matchup sounds promising. Verdasco's best surface and he has won the last two times these guys faced each other on clay though he has been completely owned on hard courts.

Also just came off a big upset win over Nadal (even though it is his best surface too) so morale should be high.

Thoughts?

I actually expect Verdasco to lose and have trouble today because of the win over Nadal. #1, he didn't play all that well. How many times can you expect to win a match when you're down 2-5 on clay to Nadal in the 3rd set? Count 'em on one finger. If you saw his reaction and post-match comments, you know this was a hugely emotional win for Verdasco. Those are often situations where the next match out ... guys come out flat and/or have a difficult time maintaining a consistent level of play. I think Verdasco has to play 10x better than yesterday to beat Berdych who has been really good on clay lately.

EaglesPhan36 · 05-11-12, 05:58 AM

If I had to vote for an underdog today, would have gone with either Li or Hradecka on the ladies side although I did not think enough of either to try them. Men's side, I think the four dogs will have a tough time winning. Verdasco probably would be the highest rated of the four, but that's not rating them highly for me as the other three I don't see having a big chance to win unless Djokovic, Del Potro and Federer play C/D level matches. Possible, but I think unlikely based on what I've seen.

RoryMacdonald · 05-11-12, 08:06 AM

Bedene + Zeballos + Janowicz

moshi · 05-11-12, 04:24 PM

Wow. Not only did Verdasco get pwned but Tipsarevic bet Djokovic! I knew there was a reason Verdasco's price increased before tipoff!