Tennis Picks August 13th (Cincinnati)

It was a disappointing week last week in Canada- the full breakdown of that and the Outright Pick I have made from this tournament can be found here

Hopefully a new week will bring a change in fortunes and these are the picks I will begin with:


Donald Young v Jesse Levine: I am going only going to take a small interest in this considering Donald Young is currently 'enjoying' a terrible run of form where he has lost 16 matches in a row.

However, the layers may have had an over-reaction to that run considering he is facing Jesse Levine, a player that he has beaten in 5 of their 6 previous matches.

Levine did come through a couple of qualifying matches to get to this stage, so he will have a definite edge when it comes to feeling the conditions, but he is still 0-7 on the Main Tour in hard court matches this season and failed to make it to Cincinnati last season.

So essentially this pick is more against Levine than it is backing Young, who has at least come close in recent weeks by pushing matches to deciding sets- his confidence has to be shot to bits though so getting over the winning line will not be easy at all, but at big odds he looks worth pursuing.


Victor Troicki - 2.5 games v Ivan Dodig: Ivan Dodig had a memorable win over Rafael Nadal last season during this time of the year (it was at the Montreal Masters), but he has struggled to reach those heights in the last 12 months and could have a tough time in this battle between Serbian and Croatian players.

Victor Troicki has been a disappointment in 2012, but his recent performances may just be showing signs of a player that is going to halt his slide down the Rankings and start picking up some positive results again. He reached the Fourth Round at Wimbledon and he has had most of his success on a hard court so far this season.

The problem will be if Troicki is a little erratic as he is playing someone that can serve exceptionally well on any given day. However, I expect the Serbian to be a little more solid and may just do enough to win this match 7-6, 6-4.


MY PICKS: Donald Young @ 3.00 William Hill (1 Unit)
Victor Troicki - 2.5 games @ 2.05 Pinnacle (2 Units)