Jo Wilfried Tsonga v Gilles Simon

Simon somehow managed to win against Ljubicic the other day despite not being able to move. I will not speculate on whether I felt the result was pre-determined as many others have dicussed it at great length on the forums.

Had Simon not had a recurring knee injury then I would have given him a chance in this match. However he did have knee problems!

Tsonga is brainless at times but his coaching team will have told him what he needs to do to win this. Tsonga at 1.29 seems very generous all things considered but Simon may have the energy and strength in his knee to start strongly. Hopefully we can get to 4-4 in the 1st then may be the time to get on Tsonga at around 1.45.

Good Luck all and happy punting. :-)

Tsonga Wins 6-2 6-3

Gilles Simon v Tomas Berdych

Went in on a straight punt from the of on this. Very shaky first set from both players but Simon edged it. Berdych nicked the 2nd set but Simon in control in the 3rd decided to take the profit and run.

£4.95 on Both


Simon Wins 6-4 4-6 6-3
Profit: £4.95

Gilles Simon v Igor Kunitsyn

Gilles Simon is usually very competent indoors and imho it is his best surface and one in which I would still put him in the top 5 in the world (when fit). He still has a chance of making London and a good week here followed by a good week in Paris may see him nick that 8th spot. Unlikely I know but he will want to get there or he will drop further down the rankings as he'll lose the points he got for the semi final appearance last year.

Therefore I'm lumping on from the off here and hope he doesn't let me down.

Lay Igor Kunitsyn	6.4	£3.00	£19.20 £16.20
Ref: 9349584325 Bet matched: 10:02 03-Nov-09
	6.4	£4.97	£31.81 £26.84
Ref: 9349584325 Bet matched: 10:02 03-Nov-09

Simon draws first blood to go 3*-1 up.
Simon wobbles slightly when serving for the set offering up 3 break chances. However he serves it out to take the 1st set 6-3.

Again Simon breaks first in the 2nd set to go 2*-1 up!

Lay Gilles Simon	1.02	£50.01	£51.01 £1.00
Ref: 9349719393 Bet matched: 10:52 03-Nov-09

Out at 1.02 for £6.63 green on both.

Simon Wins 6-3 6-2
Profit: £6.63