Thursday WTA Tour 19/03/2009

19.00 Agniezka Radwanska - Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

The junior champion has made her first big breakthrough. Pavlyuchenkova is a great talent and is red hot at this tournament. She's the biggest upset over the course of this years Indian Wells and there are nice chances for her to go even further.
Radwanska is not top form. She's playing just above average and was very lucky with the draw up until now.
She has not been at her best this season suffering losses from players that she beat with ease last season.
Pavlyuchenkova is still a little mistery for me cause I'm not entirely sure of her abilities and since this is female tennis anything can happen.
She's a great returner with a great baseline game. Since Radwanska is not a player who goes to the net very often Anastasia will have good chances of winning as long as she can keep the point long. She'll need to change the pace very often as well.
I think she can do it, but will she; we'll see tomorrow.

Pick: Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 2.50 5/10

03.30 Fernando Verdasco - Roger Federer

I don't like to bet against Federer, but i think we should consider Verdasco as a top 5 world player at present and at this odds i would give him a little change with a small stake.
The two players faced each other early this year and Federer won 7/6 on the tiebreak in that occasion, it was before the Australian Open.
Verdasco as it has already mentioned in this site days ago, is completely another player, he has been trained by great coaches and supported by Andre Agassi during the winter to prepare the new season.
He clearly has shown a big improuvement especially mentally where the spanish was weak in the past.
I think he can make a nice performance tonight against Federer, and i would give him a chance.

Pick: Fernando Verdasco 3.80 2/10 3-6 6-7

snemet wrote:

19.00 Agniezka Radwanska - Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

The junior champion has made her first big breakthrough. Pavlyuchenkova is a great talent and is red hot at this tournament. She's the biggest upset over the course of this years Indian Wells and there are nice chances for her to go even further.
Radwanska is not top form. She's playing just above average and was very lucky with the draw up until now.
She has not been at her best this season suffering losses from players that she beat with ease last season.
Pavlyuchenkova is still a little mistery for me cause I'm not entirely sure of her abilities and since this is female tennis anything can happen.
She's a great returner with a great baseline game. Since Radwanska is not a player who goes to the net very often Anastasia will have good chances of winning as long as she can keep the point long. She'll need to change the pace very often as well.
I think she can do it, but will she; we'll see tomorrow.

Pick: Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 2.50 5/10

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