Wednesday was a mixed bag. Tomic and Brown both won, Rochus was en route to a solid win but retired up 2 sets to 1, and Klizan lost from a set up with Brands being outdone by Garcia-Lopez. After Nadal was tested by Brands in Roland Garros he remarked how was it possible that Brands' ranking be as low as it is. Well, matches like today prove why. He is too inconsistent. Grass should be his ideal surface but he loses to GGL which is hard to fathom.
I have a great feeling about tomorrow and there are a good few matches I am very interested in:
Seppi v Stepanek: When I looked at the odds for this one, I thought there was some mistake. Seppi is 2.70 and Stepanek is 1.60. I would genuinely have them the other way around. Having looked further into this one, the only reason the odds are as they are is because Stepanek has won all four previous encounters between the two. But Seppi loves it in Eastbourne. He won this title in 2011 and then went all the way to the final against Andy Roddick in 2012. He really plays well in the place and showed he is up for it with a good come-from-behind win against Ryan Harrison today. I really like Seppi @ 2.70. I am convinced he will find a way to beat Stepanek who is a player in decline. I will be backing the Italian.
Lopez v Verdasco: I will recommend a small bet on Verdasco for this one, just because he is available @ 6/4 against his best friend on the tour, and a guy who he knows how to play against, owning a 4-2 head to head, including winning their last three encounters. Lopez is more comfortable on this surface but his backhand is pathetic and he won't break Verdasco if Verdasco plays like he did against Dolgopolov and Ramos.
Tomic v Simon: Bernard Tomic is starting to hit form at just the right time. He has the potential to be a fantastic grass courter and he beat Benneteau today as we predicted yesterday. We also tipped him @ 16/1 to win the title and now his odds have been cut to 7/1. I think he will beat Simon on Thursday, who struggled against Kyle Edmund on Wednesday. Simon hates the grass and Tomic will expose it at the price of 1.88
Donskoy v Mahut: Donskoy is the dangerman in Holland this week having already taken out Isner and Robin Haase. For sure he is overpriced at 3.20 to beat Mahut tomorrow. I would have him closer to 2.50 and he is well worth a bet at these odds. In a neutral rally, his game far outweighs Mahut's.
Enjoy the tennis and enjoy the winners which I am confident we will have! :)
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