AnalýzyTENIS RG 2008: Gulbis E. - Lapentti N.
This will be probably the only bet of the day. The difference in age here is 12 years, which is more than a generation in tennis. When Lapentti was starting to play on pro level - Gulbis was not even thinking about tennis. The difference is seen in their styles - old-fashioned Lapentti with a lot of topspin, ready to fight for hours from the baseline. And Gulbis - who hits the ball with maximum power and doesn't take prisoners. Lapentti will try to use all of his experience and his old mind tricks - long preparations for points, pressure on Gulbis' weak sides and trying to break opponent's rhytm. Gulbis as usual will try to blow to opponent off the court. He did it with Blake in fashion, but Ecuadorian is a completely different type of player. With Lapentti Gulbis will need a lot of consistency and the ability to maintain focused for much longer than with Blake. I can see advantage in Lapentti's experience overall and on clay.
Pick: A, Odds: 2.35
zdroj: bettingadvice.com
