Wimbledon Day 3 Picks

Yesterday was a day of fluctuating fortunes, but one that ended in a positive manner. Wimbledon is proving to be a tough tournament to judge this year, further highlighted by the fact I have just one pick today.

I have been thinking about the picks all evening, and I just cant find a clear enough edge to pick any more than the one I settled on.


So, without further ado, on to Day 3 Picks:


Men's Treble: Stanislas Wawrinka vs Simone Bolelli, Mardy Fish vs Denis Istomin and Feliciano Lopez vs Rainer Schuettler: I have picked this treble for the following reasons-

Stanislas Wawrinka has plenty of experience on the grass courts and did what he had to do to get through one Italian, Potito Starace, already in this tournament. This time he meets Simone Bolelli, a player that has struggled for form, although can still present a danger.

Wawrinka holds a 2-0 head to head record, winning all 5 sets contested, and should come through in 3 tight sets.

Mardy Fish is looking to make his first real impact in SW19 and has all the tools to do well on the grass. His serve looked strong in the 1st Round and he meets Denis Istomin, a player struggling for form and had a 1-9 record before recording a win over Philipp Kohlschreiber in the 1st Round.

Fish should exert enough pressure on Istomin to get the breaks to win this in 3 or 4 sets.

Feliciano Lopez is a established grass court player who will feel he can go deep in this years tournament as played so well against Andy Roddick at Queens. His game is built to perform on this kind of surface and he should pose Rainer Schuettler plenty of problems.

To make matters tougher for Schuettler, he has a 1-7 head to head record with Lopez, losing the last 6 meetings. Lopez has also previously beaten Schuettler in 4 sets here at Wimbledon and I can see something similar this year.


MY PICKS: Men's Treble- Stanislas Wawrinka, Mardy Fish and Feliciano Lopez @ 1.97 Ladbrokes (2 Units)
Women's Treble- Tsvetana Pironkova, Lucie Safarova and Julie Goerges @ 3.24 BetFred (1 Unit) Still Running from Day 2 with just Julie Goerges to play


TOURNAMENT UPDATE: + 0.59 Units (+ 1.59 Units Day 2)