Season to Date: 11-8 +21.52 units
Tennis:
Milan Open (carpet):
Stepanek $2.88 over Novak: Novak lost in the 1st rd here last year to Sargsian and was 3-4 on the carpet in 2002 including a 2-set loss to Andre Pavel in Paris in late October. He has been in reasonable form early season, making the 1/4s in Auckland when upset by Mantilla and the 3rd rd at the Aus Open when he lost in 4 sets to Youzhny. Stepanek was the big improver last year and lost to Henman in the 2nd rd in that Paris event after beating Guga. Made the 3rd rd in Melbourne and then got hammered by Hewitt but a little over the odds here.
2 units
Dupuis $1.83 over Voltchkov: Dupuis has won both times these two have met; both were on hard court in '99. Voltchkov went out in Melbourne in the 1st rd in 3 sets v Canas while Dupuis - who won a Challenger in Bratislava last year on the carpet - lost a tough 4-setter in the 2nd v Malisse.
3 units
Pless $1.83 over Arazi: Pless bt Arazi in straight sets at the 2002 Aus Open ans is more suited to the carpet, having made the semis at Lyon in Oct 2002 and lost in a 3rd set tiebreaker to El Aynaoui here in the 1st rd last year. Arazi made the 2nd rd of Milan 2002 and lost recently in Melbourne to Guga in 3 while Pless lost 10-8 in the 5th set of the 1st rd to David Sanchez.
2 units
Sanguinetti $2.50 over Santoro: Odds to good here to ignore - after all, the Italian won the tournament last yr with wins over Vinck, Ferrero, El Aynaoui, Escude and Federer. Santoro is in much better form and is the classier player but may be nursing an Aus Open hangover after winning the doubles at the weekend. Sanguinetti was hammered in the 1st rd in Melbourne by Kratochvil but runs hot and cold and got hot early last season and has hometown backing here.
2 units
GL all
Tennis:
Milan Open (carpet):
Stepanek $2.88 over Novak: Novak lost in the 1st rd here last year to Sargsian and was 3-4 on the carpet in 2002 including a 2-set loss to Andre Pavel in Paris in late October. He has been in reasonable form early season, making the 1/4s in Auckland when upset by Mantilla and the 3rd rd at the Aus Open when he lost in 4 sets to Youzhny. Stepanek was the big improver last year and lost to Henman in the 2nd rd in that Paris event after beating Guga. Made the 3rd rd in Melbourne and then got hammered by Hewitt but a little over the odds here.
2 units
Dupuis $1.83 over Voltchkov: Dupuis has won both times these two have met; both were on hard court in '99. Voltchkov went out in Melbourne in the 1st rd in 3 sets v Canas while Dupuis - who won a Challenger in Bratislava last year on the carpet - lost a tough 4-setter in the 2nd v Malisse.
3 units
Pless $1.83 over Arazi: Pless bt Arazi in straight sets at the 2002 Aus Open ans is more suited to the carpet, having made the semis at Lyon in Oct 2002 and lost in a 3rd set tiebreaker to El Aynaoui here in the 1st rd last year. Arazi made the 2nd rd of Milan 2002 and lost recently in Melbourne to Guga in 3 while Pless lost 10-8 in the 5th set of the 1st rd to David Sanchez.
2 units
Sanguinetti $2.50 over Santoro: Odds to good here to ignore - after all, the Italian won the tournament last yr with wins over Vinck, Ferrero, El Aynaoui, Escude and Federer. Santoro is in much better form and is the classier player but may be nursing an Aus Open hangover after winning the doubles at the weekend. Sanguinetti was hammered in the 1st rd in Melbourne by Kratochvil but runs hot and cold and got hot early last season and has hometown backing here.
2 units
GL all
