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James Blake: 10 tips ($210 staked)
Dmitry Tursunov: 8 tips ($130 staked)
No Value: 0

Jul 24 2008 23:46:22
thedestroyer9 (Mod)
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Almost an identical scoreline to their match last week with the opposite result. Blake, again at the start of the second set and from there on in, showed why he is a big force on any given day especially on this surface and in this part of the world. It's fighting quality like this (has fought back from a set down 8 occasions this year including 4 of his last 6 matches where he has lost set one) that will keep him up with the elite. I said immediately after Fed lost that if I had the opportunity to change my Murray value bet (for the title) I would shift to Blake, and that's looking fairly do-able for the American now.

Jul 24 2008 18:38:37
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Blake, another over-rated american, who has a 3 QF appearances in slams. That's it! That is all he has accomplished. The way folks talk about, value and bet Blake you would think he was a legend. Good guy, flawed game. I'm no huge Tursunov fan. He is a well documented head case, but he should have enough to best Blake today despite James' pretty good recent form. Blake is over-priced in this spot.

Jul 24 2008 18:26:32
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Just think that Blake could respond here to Tursunov after last weeks defeat.

Jul 24 2008 17:36:40
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Jul 24 2008 14:18:58
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i took special note of catscratch the last time these guys played (just last week). he doesnt rate blake.... and quite frankly... neither do i!!
without his good athleticism he's really just another player. no wraps from me. tursunov all the way here, a repeat of their last meeting, this time no US crowd to back up blake.. although im sure there will still be some influence given its just over the border. still tursunov is in good form on this surface and will be the victor

Jul 24 2008 13:55:53
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Value Bet by Comparative.Excel.Program! (Including Dynamics per set @ http://superduper-tennis.blogspot.com/) - Stake 3/10

Jul 24 2008 13:02:31
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Im normally a very sceptical Blake backer..... But i just have a confidence in him for this one... If he turns it on like we know he can he could finish this quickly, however i am not underestimating Turs here, he is in fine form, picking up some good results but just have one of those confident feelings about Blake here....

Jul 24 2008 11:16:30
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Jul 24 2008 11:07:46
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Tursunev beat Blake recently coming back from a set down to win convincingly,and has since backed it up with wins against Lopez and Lapenti.I do not think Blake is stronger mentally at all as he has his lapses where he looks disinterested and starts spraying the ball in all directions,which they both can.But Dmitry should be confident here having already beaten him recently with the courts playing similar.

Jul 24 2008 11:05:58
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Jul 24 2008 10:57:12
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Jul 24 2008 10:33:24
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For me also Blake should do the job here.Blake just loves big servers couse he can bring his No 1 weapon and that is return.Dimitri has been in good form lately but he lacks little more creativity.Blake as always will bring power in his shoots and that could bring Tursunov in troubles.Blake has game in his hands and match will be decided on unforced errors but i think that Blake is fresh and he will dominate the play.

Jul 24 2008 09:13:19
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Tursunov is on a good run lately, value is with him.

Jul 24 2008 08:32:01
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I like Blake here because he is the better looking of the two.

Jul 24 2008 08:27:22
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Jul 24 2008 05:44:51
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Jul 24 2008 04:30:06
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Yes Catscratch, it is Tursunov's most effective surface, but the same can be said for Blake. This really could go either way this match but obvious preference to the American.

Jul 24 2008 03:24:42
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I do declare that this must be Tursonov's best surface.

I will also expect he will take care of Blake again given the American's overrated status. Should be a 5/6 take ur pick match but it won't as Blake will be priced as the favourite. I'm happy to take the money here.

I will go back to small bets based on the numerous upsets we are witnessing. Unpredictability is the fun part of this job

Jul 24 2008 03:20:41
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After a shocking first set, the light switched for James Blake at the start of the second set against the veteran Jonas Bjorkman as he really got the crowd involved and began to dominate especially on serve. The American lost just a handful of points and didn't face a break point after the first, and began dominating with his huge groundies. Tursunov has continued his rich vein of form, backing up his finals appearance in Indianapolis (included a win from behind over Blake) with two solid victories against the non-hardcourt veteran Lapentti and a jaded Lopez. He has been surprisingly strong in the big points saving the 7 or 8 break points he's faced this week, but the firepower on the return from Blake will be more than he's faced no doubt. This match is likely to be filled with more errors than winners with both players having little patience for a baseline rally but in my opinion Blake is looking sharp this week and definitely has a bit more toughness especially mentally where the Russian can really derail if he gets down.