Tennis Picks 2013 (July 14th)

It has been a strong week on the Tour for the picks with plenty of winners coming in as we reach the Finals in the majority of tournaments being played.

The only negative is that Newport saw their Semi Finals rained off and that means double duty for the player that will be picking up the trophy. I will also be putting up the outright picks from the tournaments that will begin on Monday later on during the day as well as the update for the season totals.


Fernando Verdasco - 3.5 games v Carlos Berlocq: Fernando Verdasco has been playing some solid tennis this week and he has also shown his character in fighting through a couple of matches that have gone the distance.

The Spaniard hasn't win a title this season, but he is playing just about as good as I have seen at any point in the last twelve months and it is no surprise that he could see his Ranking improve again this week. Verdasco will want to be seeded for the US Open and that means picking up as many points int the next month as possible and you can see he is very motivated.

That isn't to say that Carlos Berlocq will be an easy match for him in the Final as the Argentinian is very comfortable on the clay courts and he is very likely to finish with his best record on the Tour.

However, there is definitely more upside in the Verdasco game and I think his aggression is going to give him a few chances to break serve, while he has been pretty effective behind serve for much of the week. There will be breaks simply because they are on a clay court and Berlocq is comfortable on the surface, but I do believe Verdasco is going to be too strong and win his first title after a 63, 64 match.


Sara Errani - 4.5 games v Roberta Vinci: These two are best friends off the court, but that hasn't stopped Sara Errani dominating the most recent matches between them on the WTA Tour.

The Doubles partners will meet in the Final in Palermo on Sunday and I am comfortable backing Errani to come out on top again having won the last five matches between the players without dropping a set.

It seems Errani is comfortable playing against the variation that Roberta Vinci brings to the court as she is bound to have seen that many times in practice over the years and I do believe the higher Ranked Italian is very happy being back on the clay courts.

One set is bound to be tight, but you have to like Errani being a little too good at key moments and recording a 64, 62 win to take the title home again.


MY PICKS: Fernando Verdasco - 3.5 Games @ 1.85 Pinnacle (2 Units)
Sara Errani - 4.5 Games @ 2.00 Paddy Power (2 Units)
Nicolas Mahut - 3.5 Games @ 1.92 Pinnacle (2 Units) Advised yesterday and rain delayed in Newport

Weekly Update: 16-5, + 20.10 Units (40 Units Staked, + 50.25% Yield)