There is very little to say in the blog today except that we got EXACTLY what we said we would from the Rafa-Roger match. I recommended Rafa 2-0 @ 1.76 and also Rafa -4.5 games @ 2.10 so both of those were easy winners. I went for a 6-2 6-3 scoreline and it was actually even worse for Federer who lost 6-1 6-3. This is not a rivalry anymore. If these guys met on a grass court, at altitude, indoors, in Switzerland, packed full of Swiss, Nadal would still destroy him. Federer has no answer for him. He will never take a set from Nadal again. The only way this match today was in any way relevant was that is moved Rafa up to 4th seed for the French Open, and David Ferrer has slid down to five.
There are two tournaments on this week, The Open Cote D'Azur in Nice, and The Power Horse Cup in Dusseldorf. I will be paying very little attention to either of them. As with any tournaments in the week preceeding a slam, players will be tanking, others will be testing things out, others will be trying to win - it is just too much of a lottery. I won't even bother to predict any match winners or outright winners. It just doesn't appeal to me and is far too risky to bet on.
I think the French Open qualies begin on Wednesday and that is certainly a 'tournament' where you can bet your bottom dollar that guys will be trying their hearts out. I will do a thorough preview of the French Open once the main draw comes out Friday but the blog could be relatively quiet until then.
Thanks for reading and hope you made some easy money today thanks to Rafa and some very generous bookies and punters out there!
Over and out! :)
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