ATP TMS Monte Carlo 17th - 23th April

[Mr Intensity]

Main draw: (1) FEDERER, Roger SUI v Qualifier KARLOVIC, Ivo CRO v MARTIN, Alberto ESP ROCHUS, Christophe BEL v HAAS, Tommy GER VERDASCO, Fernando ESP v (13) GROSJEAN, Sebastien FRA (11) FERRERO, Juan Carlos ESP v TURSUNOV, Dmitry RUS CHELA, Juan Ignacio ARG v RUSEDSKI, Greg GBR HRBATY, Dominik SVK v Qualifier MASSU, Nicolas CHI v (8) FERRER, David ESP (4) LJUBICIC, Ivan CRO v ANDREEV, Igor RUS SRICHAPHAN, Paradorn THA v SERRA, Florent FRA (WC) SIMON, Gilles FRA v Qualifier SANTORO, Fabrice FRA v (16) BERDYCH, Tomas CZE (12) GONZALEZ, Fernando CHI v MOYA, Carlos ESP HANESCU, Victor ROM v LOPEZ, Feliciano ESP Qualifier v Qualifier SODERLING, Robin SWE v (5) DAVYDENKO, Nikolay RUS (7) GAUDIO, Gaston ARG v HENMAN, Tim GBR ACASUSO, Jose ARG v VOLANDRI, Filippo ITA Qualifier v WAWRINKA, Stanislas SUI Qualifier v (10) STEPANEK, Radek CZE (15) ROBREDO, Tommy ESP v HORNA, Luis PER MONFILS, Gael FRA v ROCHUS, Olivier BEL SANGUINETTI, Davide ITA v SEPPI, Andreas ITA MALISSE, Xavier BEL v (3) NALBANDIAN, David ARG (6) CORIA, Guillermo ARG v YOUZHNY, Mikhail RUS MATHIEU, Paul-Henri FRA v SAFIN, Marat RUS PASHANSKI, Boris SCG v (WC) LLODRA, Michael FRA MIRNYI, Max BLR v (9) KIEFER, Nicolas GER (14) NIEMINEN, Jarkko FIN v VLIEGEN, Kristof BEL Qualifier v (WC) BENNETEAU, Julien FRA (WC) LISNARD, Jean-Rene MON v MURRAY, Andy GBR CLEMENT, Arnaud FRA v (2) NADAL, Rafael ESP And outright prices from Stan James: Tournament Outright Masters Series Monte Carlo-Outright 17 Apr 10:10 Live on EW: 1/2 1,2 All in, compete or not

Selection	Price
Federer, Roger	6/4
Nadal, Rafael	6/4
Nalbandian, David	16/1
Safin, Marat	20/1
Coria, Guillermo	22/1
Davydenko, Nikolay	25/1
Ferrero, Juan Carlos	40/1
Ljubicic, Ivan	40/1
Gonzalez, Fernando	40/1
Moya, Carlos	40/1
Gaudio, Gaston	40/1
Mathieu, Paul Henri	50/1
Haas, Tommy	66/1
Chela, Juan Ignacio	66/1
Andreev, Igor	66/1
Berdych, Tomas	66/1
Acasuso, Jose	66/1
Volandri, Filippo	66/1
Robredo, Tommy	66/1
Murray, Andrew	66/1
Verdasco, Fernando	80/1
Grosjean, Sebastien	80/1
Massu, Nicolas	80/1
Ferrer, David	80/1
Wawrinka, Stanislas	80/1
Hanescu, Victor	100/1
Rochus, Olivier	100/1
Seppi, Andreas	100/1
Nieminen, Jarkko	100/1
Hrbaty, Dominik	125/1
Serra, Florent	125/1
Simon, Giles	125/1
Henman, Tim	125/1
Horna, Luis	125/1
Monfils, Gael	125/1
Santoro, Fabrice	150/1
Stepanek, Radek	150/1
Malisse, Xavier	150/1
Youzhny, Mikhail	150/1
Martin, Alberto	175/1
Sanguinetti, Davide	175/1
Kiefer, Nicolas	175/1
Srichaphan, Paradorn	200/1
Lopez, Feliciano	200/1
Soderling, Robin	200/1
Benneteau, Julien	200/1
Clement, Arnaud	200/1
Rusedski, Greg	250/1
Pashanski, Boris	250/1
Vliegen, Kristof	300/1
Rochus, Christophe	350/1
Karlovic, Ivo	500/1
Tursunov, Dmitry	500/1
Llodra, Michael	500/1
Mirnyi, Max	500/1
Lisnard, Jean-Rene	500/1

First big clay event of the year, and I really can't be bothered choosing between Federer and Nadal at this stage:eyes

[Mr Intensity]

Re: ATP TMS Monte Carlo 17th - 23th April

Sport	Tennis
Event	ATP Monte Carlo
Selection	HENMAN v Gaudio
Strength	10/10
Date	17/04/2006
Bookmaker/Price	Bet365 @ 3.25 (Back)
Reasoning	Nothing like a piece of Henmania to start the week! This may seem a little crazy, but here me out. Henman was playing well in Miami picking up wins against Hewitt and Safin before putting in an awful performance against Gruel. I think this is the situation to bet on Henman for the rest of his career, when he isn't really fancied, as he's still able to put in big time performances. He's also playing doubles and practicing with Murray this week, and I think that will help him, mentally more than anything else; I think he'll like the sort of 'mentor' role. He's got a great record hear in Monte Carlo, reaching the quarters in 2001 and 2004 and the semis in 2003 (lost poorly in 1st round last year to Zabaleta). He's had some big wins in those runs and clearly this is one of his favourite clay court events. Gaudio, considering how good a clay courter he is, has an average record here, with his best result a quarter final last year. He's in average form this year, struggling last week in Valencia eventually going out to Safin. We've all seen the success Henmans slices and angles have had against the South Americans (notably Massu, Chela, Coria etc) and it's the same against Gaudio; H2H is 3-0 to Henman including 2 straight sets wins on clay in 2000 and 2001. I fancy Henman to roll back the years and give us a great performance tomorrow!