Well, the surprise of Wimbledon 2009 has been the spaniard Juan Carlos Ferrero, he has already three impressive wins from which two against difficult players like Mikhail Youzhny and yesterday against Fernando Gonzalez. Well, Ferrero didn't impressed in this way since a long period as he is playing with a lot of stability and confidence, there also is so visible his huge motivation here at Wimbledon. Now he will play against the frenchman Gilles Simon who comes after a victory in straight sets against the romanian player Victor Hanescu and there are no doubts about his great victory but have to make the difference between Hanescu and Ferrero as there is a huge difference... [read the entire article]

Well, the romanian player Victor Hanescu is too overrated here as he never ever looked like a great grass-courter, there are no doubts about the fact that he possess a powerful serve but besides the serve you have to play also stable from the baseline and here I see just a big difference between these two players. Simon is a great returner, one of the best returners in the world and I think that he will read romanian's serve without too many problems. Simon is just at least one class over Hanescu, there is true that the frenchman didn't impressed with his results for a quite long period but Hanescu purely can not be on the same level with Simon. It is true also that... [read the entire article]

A very tight match at first sight and there are no doubts about that, but despite that I still see Igor Andreev as a litter bit favourite in this one as he possess just better qualities than Seppi on grass, his great forehand can make the difference. Igor Andreev is playing a aggressive tennis while Andreas Seppi is playing a deffensive tennis, there are no doubts that Seppi change a litter bit his style, as he try to be more aggressive against his opponent but still this change is difficult for him as he is a deffensive baseliner. Another fact is that Seppi is a big surprise here at Wimbledon as he could eliminate... [read the entire article]

 First game for both players and where Igor Kunitsyn is clear on a better position in the ATP rating than Grigor Dimitrov but still he is not the favourite and that only because Dimitrov's very impressive tennis as he has proved his great talent in some games from Rotterdam of this year like a victory against Berdych or a loss but very impressive tennis against Rafael Nadal. Surely Dimitrov is a young talented player but he still didn't had enough time and games for to get the right experience and I'm not going to overrate him just because of his great talent as the stability is the first sign of a big player. There is another very important factor which is the... [read the entire article]

Well, a very closed one at first sight but if we look a litter bit more watchful to the difference between these two players then we'lll see that Philipp Petzschner is just the better player with more experience of important tournaments. There are no doubts that the american can play stable at his serve and could make this one very closed but still I think that these odds represent value on the german man as I have said he has just more time spent on grass courts and not only. Ram's almost success have been proved on hrad courts and on american tournaments without, tournaments which do not a big importance. Anyway Ram didn't lost at least one set still here in wimbledon... [read the entire article]

Well, here comes and honey of today, Fabrice Santoro against Nicolas Kiefer - a match which could end very easy in a three sets victory for the german man as there is just too clear the difference between these two players certain on grass. Santoro impressed with his results recently as he has played even the semi-final of Eastbourne, but that only because of his opponents he has played against and of course of Ljubicic´s retirement. There are no doubts about Santoro´s great defence as he can always be a dangerous player if you´re not playing stable against him, but lets take a look of the importance of Wimbldeon, I´m... [read the entire article]

 First game here in Wimbledon for Radek Stepanek and not only, first game for him on grass of this year. Due to left ankle injury he has retired in his last game against Pablo Cuevas but since then he had quite long period for preparation. A Grand Slam like Wimbledon have been always approached with a lot of motivation and also success by the czech man, so I'm sure that he will give his best here. Anyway, the first game always can be a litter bit surprising, especially the first set till you find your rhythm, but despite this we have just too high odds on Stepanek as he is just much better than Alejandro Falla. Falla is a player who couldn't get too much experience... [read the entire article]

Well, Marat Safin didn't proved stability in his latest games but that can't change his class, even if at first sight looks like he is in a really bad form as besides his victory against Sidorenko he has already six losses I will still say that he has played against difficult players, no doubts about the fact that he didn't played his best tennis but I just don't think that there is the case to underrate him and offer these great odds on him against the american Levine who possess a powerful serve and surely that he will win many wasy points on his serve but besides serve he will surely be in big trouble as there is just a huge difference in class between... [read the entire article]

Well, this will going to be the first game for Rainer Schuettler here at Wimbledon while for Xavier Malisse will be game number four. Anyway, Schuettler has played already enough games to get accustomed with the surface, so from this point of view I can't see any problem. There are other factors which IMO can influence much more on the fate of this one and from which the most important is the difference in class between these two players as I really can't be agree with these great odds on Schuettler's side. Schuettler always had much more success on grass courts and only, he had overall just more success s being... [read the entire article]

Marin Cilic has played just one game on grass this year against Mahut and then he even didn't proved a stable tennis as he has lost it and now he already is such a big favourite for this one against the spanish man Alberto Martin who despite being a clay-courter he has proved recently in London some good tennis. In this game Marin Cilic is just highly overrated by the bookies with this line handicap of (-9.5) GH as the croat man so many times have big problems on his return as the return is not his best quality as well, he can hold his serve very stable there are no doubts about that but when for to cover this so high handicap you have to make... [read the entire article]

Dudi Sela v Santiago Gonzalez

Well, the difference between these two players is just huge and just because Dudi Sela ovearll didn't impressed too much on grass can't change too much the thhings as the mexican player is a clay-courter. I think that in this one there will be more rallys as eithr of them can't win easy points on theri serve and in this case I think that there many chances for a victory in three sets for Dudi Sela as he is just the better player and he should dominate the play. Santiago Gonzalez is a player who don't have too much experience as he very few times is playing on important tournamnets, so there is a clear... [read the entire article]

Well, here comes and the final of this tournament and where Caroline Wozniacki in bookies vision is clear the favourite against the french player Virginie Razzano. There are no doubts about the difference in class overall between them but when you are going to play no a certain surface and which is grass in our situation the difference between them is not the same. Wozniacki is well known as a great player on clay or hard surfaces but on grass she purely can't play at the same level as her play is based on the baseline and even she possess a good serve she can't make the best advatage of it. On the other hand Razzano is in a great form at the moment and she is playing... [read the entire article]

Benjamin Becker v Raemon Sluiter

Very impressive run from Raemon Sluiter's side and totally deserved without any doubts, he has played so well till now, has proved stability at his serve and he is underdog against Benjamin Becker who can't be the favourite in this one as he could even not be here in the final if yesterday Rainer Shuettler had been converted his last game on his serve into a victory. Now Becker is the favourite and that only because he has eliminated players like Verdasco, Serra or Llodra and also that he has much more games already played on grass than Sluiter who has overall (all on grass) only four games played.... [read the entire article]

Rainer Shuettler vs. Benjamin Becker

Well, I see here just too higher odds on Rainer Schuettler as Benjamin Becker can't be the favourite in this one, first of all these two players have played recently in Halle a very closed game with three sets and secondly Becker can't change his level so fast as there are some wins surprises from his side against Verdasco, Serra or Llodra, well here I have to say that against Verdasco he didn't showed some visible improvement, just Verdasco's tennis without stability. Both players Schuettler and Becker are experienced players and I think that there are many chances for just another tight match, both should keep their serves... [read the entire article]

Well, here comes and the battle between two experienced players for a spot in the semifinals and at first sight looks like a very closed one as their recently results and the head-to-head suggest that, but these are just stats. In this one there is only one favourite and this is without any doubts Ivan Ljubicic as he is just the better player on such surface, he just possess better qualities than Fabrice Santoro certain on grass. Ljubicic couldn't show his best tennis for a long period due to his injuries in 2008 but now he is just back in form, he already has proved a clear better tennis in some tournaments before this one and he continue in the same way. Ljubicic is... [read the entire article]

 Well, here I see just too much exaggeration with these odds on a probably Ljubicic's victory as Andreas Seppi purely do not have enough weapons against the croat man on grass. Seppi is a great baseliner, a stable one but on such surface this quality don't have the same importance as on other surfaces. On grass, Ljubicic is just clear the better player than Seppi, more than that he has proved a great form recently in Monte-Carlo or Madrid for example, really impressive tennis from Ljubicic's side, he looked like back in form as he didn't played so well since a quite long period. Gass is a surface where experienced players have good success and Ljubicic will be the... [read the entire article]

 A game between two americans always can be a closed one but as long as the best of them is playing just stable tennis there are big chances for a victory in straight sets. Andy Roddick overall is a stable player, he has the stability in his veins and that because he can serve very well and against many players he can play just his style of tennis, he rules the game. For Andy Roddick 2009 has been maybe the best year of his life as he is playing a very impressive tennis and faster surfaces certain like grass will always favor him. Well, now Andy will play against James Blake who didn't proved a good stability in this tournament besides he is still in the... [read the entire article]

Gilles Muller vs. Joshua Goodall

Well, this will going to be the first round here in London and there are no doubts that the first game always can be a litter bit surprising but these odds are just too exaggerated on Muller's probable victory as there is a clear difference between these two players, more than that here is grass and the difference in serve is huge here. Muller's serve have been unbreakable so many times by the best players in the world as IMO he is just the second player after Ivo Karlovic from the serve point of view. It is very simple why we have these great odds on Muller's side - he has already six games in a row without at least a victory but... [read the entire article]

 Well, here comes and the match between Fernando Gonzalez and Robin Soderling, both can hit fantastic forehands and surely this semi-final will going to be very interesting. So many impressive results from Soderling's side from which the huge surprise by beating Rafael Nadal. Besides the victory against Nadal, Soderling as well has eliminated David Ferrer who is playing a very similar tennis style as number one. Well, Soderling could compete very well with such a style as IMO when he was playing he had many times just enough time to prepare his fantastic powerful forehand. When you're playing against Nadal a big forehand can be the best think you can do and... [read the entire article]

Dominika Cibulkova is playing a attacking style and her defence is not very good, TMO this should be the advantage number one for Dinara Safina. Another reason is that Cibulkova is still in the competition only because of her opponents, she didn't impressed so much as other players like Stosur for example. As I have said Cibulkova is playing a attacking tennis and her confidence depend a lot of the success she has on the court. On the other hand Safina is playing very stable since a long period already as besides Azarenka's first set lost she had a great tournament here in France. Safina is playing her best tennis at the moment and IMO there are many chances to for her... [read the entire article]

Sorana-Mihaela Cirstea-Samantha Stosur

Well so far Sorana Cirstea impressed a lot with her great form and there are no doubts about that but when you have to play against a player like Samantha Stosur you purely have to give your best for to keep your real chances of victory. As I have said Cristea impressed a lot but lets not forget about the difference in stability, experience and class as well. Speaking about the form of the moment I can't see a more higher advantage on Crsitea's side as Stosur has proved a great form here in France, so... [read the entire article]

 Well, the best pick for me today as we have these great odds on Santoro's victory because of Christophe Rochus surprises: a victory against Chela, against Gasquet or against Fish some tournaments in the past. But have to say that all these surprises were because of Christophe's style of playing as he can cover well the court and can put you in the pressure many times, such players like Christophe Rochus will always be dangerous as they draw a lot of attention to their defence and even if the opponent is just the better player, more talented, still you have to be first of all stable when you play against a deffender like Rochus. Well, certain here I think will... [read the entire article]

Wawrinka is in good form and can play very well on clay, Federer took a wildcard and hopes to find some form but isnot at his best. The chance for his countryman to beat the fed today.

After two great matches against Verdasco and Djokovic, where in both of them Nadal has proved his great mental power and belive comes and the final of this tournament against Roger Federer who defeated Del Potro yesterday, a match where he was by all during the game in control. Today Federer won't dominate his opponent for sure as this had never happened since Nadal real improvement. Even if Rafa has a injury problem on his foot and even he has played a very lng and difficut match against Novak Djokovic I still belive that he will have no problems from these points of view as he has proved so many times his great physical. Djokovic done a incredible great job against... [read the entire article]

This is really a surprise to see favourite in this one, these odds are influenced a lot by the fact that these two players have played recently and Cilic has ended in straight sets quite easy but have to mentionate that this is just another tournament and the situation is surely another as first of all Kohlschreiber is just the better player on clay than Cilic and his recently easy victory against the german man can't change the essential things, second I have to say that Kohlschreiber impressed a lot in his game against Nicolas Almagro, a lot of confidence in his play. Cilic has played three sets and there were many peiods of ups and downs in his play, no stability... [read the entire article]

Soderling make a confident start here with a strong win over marcel granollers after a very good match. Crivoi start also very well, but his play it not so confident for the atp tour, he plays better in challengers. He play also in qual and he must be a little tired after 3 hard matches. Soder have the experience to go over crivoi and win this match. Big difference also in the atp standing, almost 100 positions between them. But this dont matter so much. Soderling will win this.

Well, this will going to be a very difficult match for both players as both are playing some amazing tennis these days but still there is a difference in class between these two players as Verdasco is more stable from the baseline and against the offensive style of Gonzalez he should disentangle very well. Gonzalez can play great offensive tennis but when you play against a player like Verdasco you simple have to have the stability in defence. It wasn't just a appearance when Verdasco has impressed from this early on new start of the season, he is showing the same great tennis with stability in continuation and IMO he is one of the best players on clay, the one of few... [read the entire article]

A match between two spaniards and where I expect many long rallys, fight for almost every ball. David Ferrer didn't impressed with his recently results as he has lost in Monte-Carlo first from Verdasco very easy and here in Barcelona already two sets lost against not difficult players. While Ferrer is not showing stability these days Robredo has a similar situation as he he still is not playing at his best. No one of these two players look on fire at the moment and is only the class difference the single reason. Even if the rating position suggest a clear balance between these two players I have to say that Ferrer is just more talented and his questionable recent results... [read the entire article]

Well, Igor Andreev didn't played his best level since a quite long period, I will say since the new 2009 season, he don't play at the moment the same tennis as in the last season when he did so well in a row of tournaments. Now the russian will play against the spaniard Tommy Robredo and I expect a very difficult match for Andreev as besides the fact that he is not in a great form IMO there will also be an advantage for Tommy as Andreev's backhand has been so many times a big problem for the russian player, Robredo can play a stable baseline tennis and can cover so well the court and I'm sure that he will throw the ball as many as possible times to Andreev's... [read the entire article]

 Well, after the big surprise with the victory against the frenchman Richard Gasquet, the belgian player will play against number one Rafael Nadal and despite he has eliminated a great player like Gasquet I see a really different story in today's game as Gasquet is the guy who can lose by himself a match, there are gaes when he purely miss a of of shots, no stability at all. Well, I think that against Nadal will going to be surely another story as the spaniard is one of the most stable player in the world. Rochus is a good defender, certain this is his quality and with that he could surprise Gasquet, but when he is playing against a player like Nadal who is so... [read the entire article]

 Well, this will going to be just the first game for Marat Safin on clay since a very long period and I'm sure that there will be some problems frm point of view for him while Hewitt comes after a great tournament where he didn't lost at least one set, he is full of confidence at the moment thing that I can not say about Marat. Despite Hewitt's advantage that he has played already a whole tournament on clay while Safin didn't at least one in this new season there is also the difference in form between these two players as well and here I mean the form since a long period where I can say that Safin is not the same payer he used to be in the past since a long period.... [read the entire article]

Well, David Ferrer has improved visible in this new season, he has got his form from the past and now that he will play on clay I expect just high quality tennis from his side as I remember very well how he was playing against Novak Djokovic or Viktor Troicki in Davis Cup, Ferrer has shown a great stability in these two games and I'm wonder what will going to be happen against Feliciano Lopez who besides his great serve purely can't compete with Ferrer in rallys as there is clear a huge difference in class between them. I don't see many problems for Ferrer on Feliciano's serve David is a great returner and Feliciano's powerful serve won't have the same effect on clay for... [read the entire article]

Well, it will always going to be a tough match when you are playing against a player like Ivo Karlovic as he possess a fantastic serve but as long as he won't make the same effect on his serve his play is in really huge problems as besides his few times good shot from his forehand he purely can't compete in rallys with a player like Florent Serra. Here is clay and there is surely a huge difference when you're playing for example on Hamburg or here in Monte Carlo, well the difference of surface should have the final word here as Serra is a great returner and I jsut think that he will be able to retrun Karlovic's serve. Another point of view is that Serra comes after many... [read the entire article]

A long time since the clay season and you never know how will going to be the first game but despite that I see just a too big difference in class between these two players and here I mean certain on this surface as Stanislas Wawrinka can play so well at the net while Viktor Troicki best qualities are his great serve and forehand. Troicki is always playing a offensive tennis and he needs to dominate his opponent for to get the success thing that I doubt he will as IMO Wawrinka will be the player on the court who will dominate the play. when you're playing a offensive tennis and it doesn't work you will always be predisposed to those errors and you could lose the... [read the entire article]