Tennis Picks August 5th Washington and San Diego

It was a good day all round yesterday as both picks came in and all the outright picks from this week continued their progress through the draws.

Marcos Baghdatis had to do a bit of double duty yesterday as he finished his 2nd and 3rd Round matches in around 7-8 hours. Both matches went to 3 sets but hopefully he can continue his run in the bottom half of the draw that has really opened up in the last few days.

John Isner is fortunate to still be in this tournament after struggling in his match with James Blake- I have to say it is nice to see Blake playing to a much higher level than this time last year when he was losing to Denis Istomin on the hard courts of Cincinnati with little fight.

Agnieska Radwanska faces a big test in the form of Daniela Hantuchova today, but I am hopeful the Polish player can continue her march to the Final against an opponent she has beaten in 3 of the last 4 matches they have played. Radwanska has looked the more efficient in her matches so far this week and her crushing of Christina McHale looks better considering the American's recent form.

Now on to the Picks:

Marcos Baghdatis - 3.5 games vs Donald Young: This is a pick that is kind of risky considering I already have Baghdatis e/w in the outright market.

However, I feel Baghdatis is the better player of the two and I think he is good enough to come through this match in straight sets. I would like to see the Cypriot serving as he did for the majority of yesterday as that will make life so much easier for him here and he is rightly the favourite to come through.

Donald Young has flattered to deceive for much of his career but is having a decent week- but it has to be said that he has not faced the toughest of opponents this week and this is definitely the biggest challenge Young will face.

It is very possible that Young is having a really high week as recent losses to Alex Bogdanovich and Michael Russell are disappointing, but I think his time in Washington comes to an end tonight.


Victor Troicki vs John Isner: I am going to make this play as I think there is a real chance that Victor Troicki can knock out one of my outright picks in this match.

Isner looked mentally exhausted in his win over Blake yesterday and it was concerning to see his serve as ineffective as it was in the final two sets. Victor Troicki has made serene progress through the draw and holds a 2-0 head to head record over Isner and is definitely capable of winning this match.

We could see a couple of tie breaks and those can be a lottery and so I think a small pick of Troicki to cover the outright pick would be beneficial.


MY PICKS: Marcos Baghdatis - 3.5 games @ 1.91 Sporting Bet (2 Units)
Victor Troicki @ 1.80 Paddy Power (1 Unit)


WEEKLY UPDATE WASHINGTON/SAN DIEGO: + 3.58 Units