US Open Tennis

[beast2]

Outrights:
Men
Kuerten 5.50
Has been in great form on the surface and his draw is a good one.

Women
Venus Williams 2.75
She in the easier half of the draw with her main test likely to be Capriati in the semi-final. If she wins this the only thing that could be in her way is her sister in the other and then it the winner is anybodys guess.

1st Round Plays
Men
C Rochus d Brugera 1.60
Ilie d Koubek 2.00
Srichapan d Sanguinetti 1.70
Massu d Clavet 2.25

Women
There will be no womens pick until later in the tournament when Sportodds, the book I currently have funds in, starting posting matches.


Craig

 

[Anders]

Beastie Boy - I see you've got your eyes on the top tips man

The Thai got beaten but Rochus looking good right now

 

[proline]

Beastie thanks for the tips.
I was lucky and ended 3-0. First match was off before I saw your post.
GL and may all our wagers be winning ones.

 

[Durwood]

Four for Tuesday:

T27 James Blake -200
T31 Felix Mantilla -260
T39 Tommy Robredo -240
T65 Hicham Arazi -290

parlay $100 wins $296

 

[Mr.]

great calls beast! Will have to get in on tomorrows...

cheers!

 

[beast2]

After a successful Day One here are my plays for day two:

Mens
Voltchkov d Ferriera 2.30
Prinosil d Bastl 1.80
Stoliarov d Rosset 1.90
Russell d Todd Martin 4.75
(Only a small investment advised on Russell)
Blake/Gambill/Robredo/Federer 3.34

Craig

 

[TORONTO-VIGILANTE]

hmmmmmm..maybe i should have posted my tennis picks here...LOL

darn.

good calls BEAST.

 

[Anders]

Throwing these in...

(Have already played) Stoliarov $1.90 v Rosset (2 units)

Calatarava $2.70 v Hrbaty
Pozzi $1.85 v Brasington
Vinciguerra $1.55 v Vicente
Hyung-Taik Lee $4.25 v Escude
Vanek $2.10 v Siemerink

GLTA

 

[beast2]

Another winning day on day 2. Here are my plays for day 3.

Mens
Vanek d Siemerink 2.20
Calatrava d Hrbaty 2.90
Gaudio d Miryni 2.65
Tabara/Ivanisevic/Enqvist/Haas 2.15

Craig

 

[proline]

b2 thanks again. 3-2 yesterday. My out doesn't have tennis multis so I played Federer to win a unit.
Today your three solos laying a unit each and Tabara to win a unit.
The other 3 are priced too dearly for my taste.
May all our wagers be winning ones.

 

[Durwood]

Bud Collins is touting Mirnyi as a darkhorse contender on his network's site, fwiw.

 

[Anders]

Apologies for the late post (again :rolleyes

, just got into work..

Playing...

Mirnyi $1.51
Heuberger $3.50 over Novak

Plus outstanding games from y'day's picks.. Calatarava, Vinciguerra, Vanek...

GLTA

 

[Anders]

Punters not the only ones spewing over Tabara's defeat...

TENNIS-OPEN-GIMELSTOB
TABARA SPITTING MAD AFTER LOSS TO GIMELSTOB
By Sandra Harwitt of Reuters
New York, Aug 29, Reuters - Michal Tabara was left spitting with rage today after losing a marathon US Open first round tennis match to Justin Gimelstob.
And the Czech started a war of words afterwards, upset at Gimelstob's elaborate celebrations following the American's 6-4 6-3 4-6 4-6 6-2 victory.
And to illustrate his disgust at the end of the three hour 22 minute match, Tabar admitted spitting in the direction of Gimelstob.
The Czech player was upset not just by the celebrations but because he thought the American was faking injury to take two injury timeouts during the fourth set.
Tabara said he believed Gimelstob took the timeouts because he was out of shape.
``I think he wasn't fit,'' said Tabara, who added that Gimelstob took ``injury time because he cannot breathe and cannot move.''
Tabara also said he had told Gimelstob in Czech ``(to) go to Hollywood and make some movies'' because of his over-dramatic reaction to the win.
For the 24-year-old Gimelstob, once considered the future of American tennis, winning only his second match in 11 played this year was a cause for celebration.
The 174th ranked qualifier was stunned when the media told him of Tabara's questioning of his injuries and admission that he had spat at him.
``He said he was spitting at me?'' Gimelstob asked. ``The chance is a hundred percent I didn't see it or I would have been on the other side of the net.
``So he spit at me? He better not be in the locker room when I get back.''
According to Gimelstob, he took the timeouts to have ATP tour trainer Doug Spreen tend to two bruised toes and then a hamstring injury.
The New Jersey native, who has been plagued by a disc problem for the last year, recently took up yoga and gave up painkillers as he started out on the road to resurrecting his career.
Reuters

 

[beast2]

Day 3 can only be seen a disaster with none of the four plays winning. Will be back later with day 4 plays.

 

[proline]

b2 some days we eat steak, some days we eat crow.
The sun will still rise in the east.
May all our wagers be winning ones.

 

[beast2]

Thanks for the encouragement, Proline. Here are my day 4 plays:

Pavel d Rios 1.75
Schalken d Ilie/Dent d Zabaleta 2.13
Safin/Federer/Gambill/Rusedksi 2.69

Craig

 

[Anders]

Three plays...

Taylor Dent $1.57 (2 units)
Xavier Malisse $2.12
Chris Woodruff $2.34

glta

 

[proline]

As a follower:
Pavel for a unit.
Schalken and Rusedski to win a unit.
May all our wagers be winning ones.