Tennis Picks June 22nd

It wasn't a good day for the picks yesterday, but I still have two matches running that were called off because of all the rain at Eastbourne- now we will really see the motivation of the players left on the Men's draw as they have to play two matches in the same day if they are to reach the Final and all just days before the tournament begins at Wimbledon.

Talking about Wimbledon, the draw for the Men's and Women's event will be released on Friday morning so I will look to get my into that tomorrow evening while watching the Germany-Greece Euro 2012 Quarter Final and I would look to have it completed, with full outright picks, by Saturday afternoon.

Monday's order of play is likely to be released on Sunday, by which time the layers should have all their markets available, and I will start making picks from the tournament then.

Picks:

Xavier Malisse - 2 games v Philipp Petzschner: I really like how Xavier Malisse has been playing during the grass court season so far, although this is not an easy test against Philipp Petzschner who has come through qualifying here to take his place in this Semi Final.

Malisse reached the Quarter Final at Queens last week before running into David Nalbandian and he has to be taken seriously on the grass courts as a former Wimbledon Semi Finalist and a player that has compiled a 21-7 record on the surface over the last three seasons.

Petzschner did reach the Final at Halle last season, although beaten early there this season, and he has the tools to cause plenty of problems for Malisse- however, I think the Belgian veteran has enough talent to get a few more returns into play and that could be the difference in seeing him through, even if the match goes the distance.


Kim Clijsters - 4.5 games v Urszula Radwanska: Kim Clijsters has been back in action in her final season on the Tour as she looks to get some sort of match fitness ahead of Wimbledon and the Olympics and it says a lot about her quality that she has breezed into the Semi Final here.

I expect she will be too strong for the younger Radwanska sister, although Urszula is not to be under-estimated considering she has won a lower-level tournament on the grass at Nottingham and has come through qualifying to earn her place at this stage. However, this is going to be the toughest challenge she has faced on the grass so far this season and it is tough to see her come through it.

Clijsters was an early loser at this tournament last season, although that was down to an injury she was playing with and the one that kept her out of Wimbledon. The year before, Clijsters reached the Quarter Final at Wimbledon and I think she will still want to get a little more match sharpness here in Holland so will look for her to win this game with room to spare.


MY PICKS: Philipp Kohlschreiber - 1.5 games @ 1.90 Pinnacle (2 Units) Advised June 21st
Denis Istomin - 1.5 games @ 2.00 Paddy Power (2 Units) Advised June 21st
Xavier Malisse - 2 games @ 2.00 Pinnacle (2 Units)
Kim Clijsters - 4.5 games @ 1.92 Bet365 (2 Units)


Weekly Update: 2-5, - 6 Units (14 Units Staked)