Up and down.
That is pretty much the way the first three days at the Indian Wells tournament have gone for the Tennis Picks as the conditions have been tough to deal with for the players.
It does mean a slight losing position for the week, but I've had much poorer starts in Indian Wells through the years and so I know it could have been a lot worse.
On Saturday we have the completion of the WTA Premier Event Second Round matches and the start of the ATP Masters Second Round. That means there are some top names taking to the courts during the day and the tournament will really feel like it is picking up the pace.
I don't have as many selections as on Friday, but you can read the Tennis Picks below.
Laslo Djere - 2.5 games v Guido Andreozzi: The hard courts might not be the favoured surface of either of these players who meet in the Second Round, but the match in front of them gives them a good chance to put some solid World Ranking points on the board.
Both Laslo Djere and Guido Andreozzi have been playing on the South American Golden Swing over the last month which won't surprise anyone who knows a thing about these two players. The move from the clay onto the hard courts is not the most testing and I do think both Djere and Andreozzi won't mind the speed of the court as one of the slower hard courts out there which will suit clay courters like these two.
Guido Andreozzi has already upset the odds by coming through his First Round match against Ilya Ivashka, but he will have to do the same if he is going to win this match.
The numbers on the hard courts are not that impressive from a player that doesn't play on this surface all that much, but Laslo Djere's are not jumping off the page either. The latter is perhaps someone who can hold onto serve with a little more consistency than Andreozzi, but the Argentinian has found his return to be a little more effective on the surface.
However confidence could be a factor and Djere should be full of it having had such a strong run on the clay courts in the last month. He won his first title ont the Tour and he is someone who has played at a higher level than Andreozzi for the most part and the confidence could be the difference maker on the day when the two players are matched up as closely as these two seem to be.
I do think a strong serving day from Djere could be the key reason he is able to come through this match and I will back him to win and cover.
MY PICKS: Laslo Djere - 2.5 Games @ 1.85 William Hill (2 Units)
Gilles Simon - 3.5 Games @ 1.72 Bet Fred (2 Units)
Philipp Kohlschreiber + 2.5 Games @ 2.00 Bet Fred (2 Units)
Angelique Kerber - 4.5 Games @ 2.00 Bet Fred (2 Units)
Indian Wells Update: 8-8, - 1.54 Units (32 Units Staked, - 4.81% Yield)
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