Cincinnati Masters Tennis Picks 2017 (August 14th)

Back to back Masters/Premier Event tournaments at this time of the season is all about preparation for the US Open.

Last week Alexander Zverev and Elina Svitolina took home the big titles in Canada and both have already shown they are capable of going all the way in New York. The former is one of the top young players on the Tour and looks to have taken a step ahead of some of his peers, while Svitolina will know how open the women's event at Flushing Meadows is going to be as it was at Wimbledon.

This week in Cincinnati the conditions are going to be quicker and this will play into the hands of the aggressive players, although the men's event may be missing yet another of the big names. Novak Djokovic, Stan Wawrinka and Andy Murray are already absent, but I will be surprised if Roger Federer takes part having had a few physical issues in the Montreal Final and the US Open only a couple of weeks away from getting going.

On Monday the First Round matches begin in both draws and I am going to have some picks from those matches scheduled.

Unfortunately time has been an issue so I will just have the picks from the matches below.


MY PICKS: Donald Young - 1.5 Games @ 1.80 Paddy Power (2 Units)
Kyle Edmund - 2.5 Games @ 1.91 Coral (2 Units)
Fernando Verdasco - 1.5 Games @ 1.80 Bet Fred (2 Units)
Petra Kvitova - 2.5 Games @ 1.91 Coral (2 Units)
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova - 2.5 Games @ 1.91 Paddy Power (2 Units)
Madison Keys @ 1.83 Betfair Sportsbook (2 Units)