ATP TMS Hamburg & WTA Rome 15th-21st May

[Mr Intensity]

Draw: (1)FEDERER, Roger SUI vs (WC)SCHUETTLER, Rainer GER ROCHUS, Olivier BEL vs FERRERO, Juan Carlos ESP SAFIN, Marat RUS vs Qualifier LOPEZ, Feliciano ESP vs (16)FERRER, David ESP (11)JOHANSSON, Thomas SWE vs MATHIEU, Paul-Henri FRA GASQUET, Richard FRA vs VLIEGEN, Kristof BEL BERDYCH, Tomas CZE vs SERRA, Florent FRA NOVAK, Jiri CZE vs (8)ROBREDO, Tommy ESP (4)DAVYDENKO, Nikolay RUS vs MASSU, Nicolas CHI WAWRINKA, Stanislas SUI vs SEPPI, Andreas ITA SRICHAPHAN, Paradorn THA vs ROCHUS, Christophe BEL SANGUINETTI, Davide ITA vs (13)NIEMINEN, Jarkko FIN (11)ANCIC, Mario CRO vs Qualifier Qualifier vs YOUZHNY, Mikhail RUS MONFILS, Gael FRA vs MURRAY, Andy GBR MOYA, Carlos ESP vs (5)BLAKE, James USA (7)GONZALEZ, Fernando CHI vs TURSUNOV, Dmitry RUS HRBATY, Dominik SVK vs (WC)MAYER, Florian CHELA, Juan Ignacio ARG vs VERDASCO, Fernando ESP Qualifier vs (10)CORIA, Guillermo ARG (14)GINEPRI, Robby USA vs GROSJEAN, Sebastien FRA VOLANDRI, Filippo ITA vs PASHANSKI, Boris SCG ACASUSO, Jose ARG vs (WC)GREUL, Simon GER Qualifier vs (3)LJUBICIC, Ivan CRO (6)GAUDIO, Gaston ARG vs MARTIN, Alberto ESP RUSEDSKI, Greg GBR vs Qualifier HORNA, Luis PER vs MIRNYI, Max BLR Qualifier vs (9)KIEFER, Nicolas GER (15)STEPANEK, Radek CZE vs BAGHDATIS, Marcos CYP SANTORO, Fabrice FRA vs (WC)PHAU, Bjorn GER MALISSE, Xavier BEL vs Qualifier HAAS, Tommy GER vs (2)NADAL, Rafael ESP Will Nadal/Federer pull out?:unsure :unsure Hopefully will be another good week. I'll be back with my first selection later tonight:ok.

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Re: ATP TMS Hamburg 15th-21st May Sorry the write ups are so shit:$ :$ :$

Sport	Tennis
Event	ATP Hamburg
Selection	MOYA v Blake
Strength	10/10
Date	15/05/2006
Bookmaker/Price	Blue Square @ 1.40 (Back)
Reasoning	Can't see beyond Moya in this one. He's shown decent form recently reaching the semis of Barcelona and taking a set off Nadal in Rome. His clay court game is far superior to Blakes and the American isn't playing too well. Last week he lost a shocking game against Serra and looked completely inept on the red stuff. I mentioned last weeks Blakes poor record on clay (outside America) and I can't see it getting any better. H2H is 5-1 to Moya winning the only meeting on a quick clay court in straight sets. Should be a solid way to start the week.

Sport	Tennis
Event	ATP Hamburg
Selection	O ROCHUS v Ferrero
Strength	10/10
Date	15/05/2006
Bookmaker/Price	William Hill @ 2.50 (Back)
Reasoning	I backed Rochus last week against Baghdatis and it all went wrong but I'm willing to give him another go. He should be feeling good after winning the title in Munich coming back into Germany. His style is also one that can frustrate Ferrero and force him into errors. We saw last week when getting hammered by Mathieu that he is capable of losing to anyone - this inconsistancy makes him very opposable when he's favourite. Rochus has a decent shot here and I fancy him for an upset.

Sport	Tennis
Event	ATP Hamburg
Selection	T JOHANSSON v Mathieu
Strength	10/10
Date	15/05/2006
Bookmaker/Price	William Hill @ 3.00 (Back)
Reasoning	I'm not really sure Johansson should be this much of an outsider here. He made his comeback last week and did alright, winning a match before going out to Henman - but he was struggling under the lights and to be honest didn't play too bad for a set. I'd expect him to improve and here has a pretty average opponent. I mentioned last week how Mathieu has mentally fell apart a few times recently and that makes him a dodgy favourtie. I think it's a pretty decent match up for Johansson from the back and the courts at Hamburg are a little quicker than most clay courts which should help. Mathieu beat Johansson on clay in Davis Cup last year but he was at home and it was a pretty close 4 setter. Decent odds here I think.

Sport	Tennis
Event	ATP Hamburg
Selection	BERDYCH v Serra
Strength	10/10
Date	15/05/2006
Bookmaker/Price	Bet365 @ 1.53 (Back)
Reasoning	I mentioned last week that Serra was playing badly and after beating Blake he totally fell apart against Ancic so I'm not expecting much from him this week. He's had a shocker of a year after showing a lot of promise in January and I expect that to continue. Berdych was starting to play a bit better last week before running into Gonzalez and I think he's a solid favourite. The courts in Hamburg should suit him and he could have a decent week.

I'll also be on Waske against Ancic but no prices available tonight:unsure