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KEVIN ANDERSON VS DONALD YOUNG
I see this as a very interesting matchup that has the goose-pimpled feeling of producing an unexpected result. Anderson is a man very much in form which is perhaps now at its elastic limits. Of recent Anderson was able to bully his way past Vesely and eventually got beaten by Johnson in vienna (Johnson himself playing very well). I somehow believe he has resumed this week by flattering to deceive with his hard-to-weigh-up victory over the white-flag hoisting Coric. I believe that the combination of the h2h standing at 6-4 in Anderson's favour and Young's lethargic opening round display sets off a hidden alarm that spells the possibility of Young improving drastically for this match. His form is also not that bad with the advantage of being the fresher of the two. The handicap of 3.5 simply indicates that Young will be very competitive. I see this going over 21.5 games with a strong lean towards Young winning a set. Good luck every one!!!!!!

LAAKSONEN VS YOUNG
Laaksonen is a 1992 young Swedish player who I will say is in some bit of form, well.....winning form considering that a win is a win. He has played Donald young once on clay and the result was decidedly easy in favour of Young 6-1  6-4. I definitely feel that the surrounding circumstances here are different and seem to send out positive vibes about the chances of the Swedish player. There is something ominous about the motivation and chances of a young wild card, especially in a small tournament, plus at the end of a long year when most are running on tired legs. Young has been having a gloom finish to his poor season and should really lack desire. Perhaps, the most important clue lies in the fact that it has been scheduled as the last match of the day. trust me when i say that organizers always know what they are doing. Does not make any sense to schedule a match with very little potential of being a crowd pleaser in a prime time slot. Enough said! I am not saying that Laaksonen will win for certain, but for his price, a lot can be got out of him. I am going with over total games over 7.5 as my tip. In my closet and following my confidence level in the tip, I will clearly be going for to win a set at 13/8 paddy power. Good luck!

LAAKSONEN VS YOUNG
Laaksonen is a 1992 young Swedish player who I will say is in some bit of form, well.....winning form considering that a win is a win. He has played Donald young once on clay and the result was decidedly easy in favour of Young 6-1  6-4. I definitely feel that the surrounding circumstances here are different and seem to send out positive vibes about the chances of the Swedish player. There is something ominous about the motivation and chances of a young wild card, especially in a small tournament, plus at the end of a long year when most are running on tired legs. Young has been having a gloom finish to his poor season and should really lack desire. Perhaps, the most important clue lies in the fact that it has been scheduled as the last match of the day. trust me when i say that organizers always know what they are doing. Does not make any sense to schedule a match with very little potential of being a crowd pleaser in a prime time slot. Enough said! I am not saying that Laaksonen will win for certain, but for his price, a lot can be got out of him. I am going with over total games over 7.5 as my tip. In my closet and following my confidence level in the tip, I will clearly be going for to win a set at 13/8 paddy power. Good luck!

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LAAKSONEN VS YOUNG
Laaksonen is a 1992 young Swedish player who I will say is in some bit of form, well.....winning form considering that a win is a win. He has played Donald young once on clay and the result was decidedly easy in favour of Young 6-1  6-4. I definitely feel that the surrounding circumstances here are different and seem to send out positive vibes about the chances of the Swedish player. There is something ominous about the motivation and chances of a young wild card, especially in a small tournament, plus at the end of a long year when most are running on tired legs. Young has been having a gloom finish to his poor season and should really lack desire. Perhaps, the most important clue lies in the fact that it has been scheduled as the last match of the day. trust me when i say that organizers always know what they are doing. Does not make any sense to schedule a match with very little potential of being a crowd pleaser in a prime time slot. Enough said! I am not saying that Laaksonen will win for certain, but for his price, a lot can be got out of him. I am going with over total games over 7.5 as my tip. In my closet and following my confidence level in the tip, I will clearly be going for to win a set at 13/8 paddy power. Good luck!

LAAKSONEN VS YOUNG
Laaksonen is a 1992 young Swedish player who I will say is in some bit of form, well.....winning form considering that a win is a win. He has played Donald young once on clay and the result was decidedly easy in favour of Young 6-1  6-4. I definitely feel that the surrounding circumstances here are different and seem to send out positive vibes about the chances of the Swedish player. There is something ominous about the motivation and chances of a young wild card, especially in a small tournament, plus at the end of a long year when most are running on tired legs. Young has been having a gloom finish to his poor season and should really lack desire. Perhaps, the most important clue lies in the fact that it has been scheduled as the last match of the day. trust me when i say that organizers always know what they are doing. Does not make any sense to schedule a match with very little potential of being a crowd pleaser in a prime time slot. Enough said! I am not saying that Laaksonen will win for certain, but for his price, a lot can be got out of him. I am going with over total games over 7.5 as my tip. In my closet and following my confidence level in the tip, I will clearly be going for to win a set at 13/8 paddy power. Good luck!

Sharapova to Beat Radwanska
I really cannot remember any point in time when Sharapova has played badly coming back from a lay off, which always reminds me of Del potro. Chances are that she will sacrificially drop a set en route to her game picking up momentum. Then again, she is playing Radwanska where the only thing of relevance to note is that Sharapova has got her number. I will predict a Sharapova win as she will be most certainly the mentally fresher of the two. Good luck!!!

PETKOVIC VS HALEP This match-up certainly comes with all the right signals - a true dog fight in prospect. Both players are kind of in similar form albeit ascending. H2H is 4-1 in Halep's favour with the last meeting in Beijing last year being very close. I believe that Petkovic is now approaching that part of her year where she suddenly breaks into sublime form like confetti set loose in rampage. I see her taking a set here and perhaps a bit more. I might just play it safe and put the DJ's on standby for the commencement of the petko boogie!!! Still, safety first! Petkovic to win a set! Good luck everyone!!!!!!

PETKOVIC VS HALEP This match-up certainly comes with all the right signals - a true dog fight in prospect. Both players are kind of in similar form albeit ascending. H2H is 4-1 in Halep's favour with the last meeting in Beijing last year being very close. I believe that Petkovic is now approaching that part of her year where she suddenly breaks into sublime form like confetti set loose in rampage. I see her taking a set here and perhaps a bit more. I might just play it safe and put the DJ's on standby for the commencement of the petko boogie!!! Still, safety first! Petkovic to win a set! Good luck everyone!!!!!!

Radwanska vs Schmieldova I really love what this game has to offer in terms of sheer value. Radwanska has not really been dangerous all through this season except for Wimbledon where she tried to serve some sort of notice that was subsequently revoked by Muguruza. Since wimbledon, she has really been good to average losing in three sets to Kerber at Stanford and most recently to halep at Toronto. Schmieldova has been slowly creeping under the radar showing tremendous form on clay winning in Bucharest and reaching the semis in Bad Gastein. I have seen her many a time play on hard courts and believes she can replicate this form. ?She has begun here by brushing aside talented wild card Townsend and roughed up Govortsova amidst remaining in first gear. The h2h record with Radwanska remains at 0-1 where Radwanska won this year in Maimi 6-4 7-5. It was a match that ended up being much closer than the score suggested as Schmieldova at one time looked like running away with the second set of that exciting match. The handicap here is 5.5 Schmieldova which I really think is too much of a head start. Schmieldova came overnight from 5/1 to 7/2 after strong support. Really and truly, I never like backing market moves of this sort which always spells danger. However my instincts are telling me otherwise especially considering the additional and most important factor. It has been made the last match of the evening by the organizers. I find this quite compelling. I really think Schmieldova can do much more....like winning a set.....and possibly winning the match. Good luck everyone!!!!!!!!

Radwanska vs Schmieldova I really love what this game has to offer in terms of sheer value. Radwanska has not really been dangerous all through this season except for Wimbledon where she tried to serve some sort of notice that was subsequently revoked by Muguruza. Since wimbledon, she has really been good to average losing in three sets to Kerber at Stanford and most recently to halep at Toronto. Schmieldova has been slowly creeping under the radar showing tremendous form on clay winning in Bucharest and reaching the semis in Bad Gastein. I have seen her many a time play on hard courts and believes she can replicate this form. ?She has begun here by brushing aside talented wild card Townsend and roughed up Govortsova amidst remaining in first gear. The h2h record with Radwanska remains at 0-1 where Radwanska won this year in Maimi 6-4 7-5. It was a match that ended up being much closer than the score suggested as Schmieldova at one time looked like running away with the second set of that exciting match. The handicap here is 5.5 Schmieldova which I really think is too much of a head start. Schmieldova came overnight from 5/1 to 7/2 after strong support. Really and truly, I never like backing market moves of this sort which always spells danger. However my instincts are telling me otherwise especially considering the additional and most important factor. It has been made the last match of the evening by the organizers. I find this quite compelling. I really think Schmieldova can do much more....like winning a set.....and possibly winning the match. Good luck everyone!!!!!!!!

Radwanska vs Schmieldova I really love what this game has to offer in terms of sheer value. Radwanska has not really been dangerous all through this season except for Wimbledon where she tried to serve some sort of notice that was subsequently revoked by Muguruza. Since wimbledon, she has really been good to average losing in three sets to Kerber at Stanford and most recently to halep at Toronto. Schmieldova has been slowly creeping under the radar showing tremendous form on clay winning in Bucharest and reaching the semis in Bad Gastein. I have seen her many a time play on hard courts and believes she can replicate this form. ?She has begun here by brushing aside talented wild card Townsend and roughed up Govortsova amidst remaining in first gear. The h2h record with Radwanska remains at 0-1 where Radwanska won this year in Maimi 6-4 7-5. It was a match that ended up being much closer than the score suggested as Schmieldova at one time looked like running away with the second set of that exciting match. The handicap here is 5.5 Schmieldova which I really think is too much of a head start. Schmieldova came overnight from 5/1 to 7/2 after strong support. Really and truly, I never like backing market moves of this sort which always spells danger. However my instincts are telling me otherwise especially considering the additional and most important factor. It has been made the last match of the evening by the organizers. I find this quite compelling. I really think Schmieldova can do much more....like winning a set.....and possibly winning the match. Good luck everyone!!!!!!!!