Tennis - 16-22 August

[Atko]

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[Atko]

Re: Tennis - 16-22 August One early selection to start with in Cincinatti (or Cincy, as everyone loves to call it). - Victor Hanescu (vs Paul Henri Mathieu) at 2.00 with Stan James (3pts) Think the odds should be more in favour of Hanescu in this one. The Romanian had been having a pretty poor time of late after his Wimbledon debacle but I was heartened to see him get to R3 of Toronto, avoiding a couple of banana skins en route to being beaten by Djokovic. I think he's a man who has rediscovered his form and although his favoured surface is clay, he is capable on a quick court. He's got all the weapons: nice big consistent serve; decent forehand; good wingspan. He did lose his only meeting with Mathieu on a hard court but the Frenchman is not the player of old. He's too erratic in all departments of his game, especially his serve, and is well-known for being a choker - he was a set and a break up against Lu in Toronto last week but got tight at the critical moment (he double faulted on Lu's match point). He's only won a handful of games on Tour this year and most of them were in his mini-run at SW19. Hanescu looks in better shape for this one - happy to back him here. :hope