Tennis Picks June 15th

It was another day of surprises at the tournament in London as Jo-Wilfried Tsonga became the latest player to exit the Queens Club... It was more worrying hearing that he may have broken a finger and could miss out playing at Wimbledon in a couple of weeks time.

That would be a real disappointment as I think Tsonga is someone that could have caused plenty of problems for the usual suspects at that event and, particularly after the form he showed at the French Open, I think it would be a big loss to the Men's event which will become a little bit predictable otherwise.

With Juan Martin Del Potro already struggling, Robin Soderling unlikely to play before the 2013 season, and now Tsonga, the likes of Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic will not see as many threats in the draw and that is an all around disappointment for the fans.

Picks:


Kevin Anderson v Grigor Dimitrov: I might be trying to ride the South African train a little too much, but I have serious reservations that he has been set as the underdog in this match against Grigor Dimitrov who is the up and coming player.

Granted, Dimitrov beat Anderson comfortably on the grass courts in Eastbourne last season, but he has lost the other two meetings against the big server and I think the Queens grass courts are some of the fastest ones that will be seen.

Dimitrov has a lot of shots in his armoury, but he can be a little loose in service games at times and that could be the difference here and I don't believe he is a justified favourite in this contest.

I could be wrong, but Anderson does look the call.


Tomas Berdych - 3.5 games v Tommy Haas: I have a lot of respect for Tommy Haas as he is someone who could live comfortably in retirement, but plays on on the Tour as he wants his son to be able to remember that his father played tennis as a professional.

And it is not as if Haas is taking someone else's place in the draw- he qualified for the French Open by winning three matches and I think tournaments have every right to give him a Wild Card for events as he is a draw for the fans.

However, I like Tomas Berdych in the match against him as the big Czech player is more than comfortable on the grass courts and I think he has the serve that can eventually pressure Haas into mistakes.

Haas has done very well to get to the Quarter Final and he has already been given a Wild Card for Wimbledon, but this does look a step too far for him and I like Berdych to get through to a big Semi Final with potentially Rafael Nadal.


MY PICKS: Kevin Anderson @ 2.10 Pinnacle (2 Units)
Tomas Berdych - 3.5 games @ 1.90 Pinnacle (2 Units)


Weekly Update: 5-2, + 7.76 Units (14 Units Staked)