Tennis (11-17 October)

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[Atko]

Re: Tennis (11-17 October) Not sure when this match will be played (it'll be either Monday or Tuesday) but want to hit this one early in case the price drops. - Gilles Simon (vs Stanislas Wawrinka) @ 1.935 with Pinnacle (6/10) This will be Wawrinka's first match since his defeat to Kukushkin in the Davis Cup. He was beaten soundly then and part of the reason was fatigue after the US Open and a wee thigh injury. Having the best part of three weeks off to recuperate will have helped him but I think it'll be tough for him to come from Switzerland to China, adapt to the conditions and beat a tough player in Simon. The Frenchman has been playing his way back to a decent level after injury and despite losing soundly to Djokovic last week, he's showing some good stuff, serving well and finding his range. He's on his best surface in hard courts and will spar all day with Wawrinka. He's a player who draws errors out of his opponents and if Wawrinka is rusty, he'll be exposed by this. Their only meeting was a number of years ago (maybe 2003) on clay, which Wawrinka won, but I'm readily discounting that because both men have changed dramatically. An up-to-speed Wawrinka would have been my slight favourite but considering he's been off for a bit, he won't like this match-up against a dangerous opponent and I feel the roles are justly reversed. :hope