A quiet summer Thursday, so not much to choose from. But gearing up for the athletics starting tomorrow in Beijing, and finally seeing the end of that gormless swimmer. Greatest Olympian? Do me a favour. Its time they got rid of all those strokes in swimming - its like Ministry of Silly Walks! Just who can swim x metres fastest gets gold. End of.
10 Gonzalez & Safina Double 2/1 (WON -0.98 - Gonzo was taken to 11-9 in the third set and Safina was taken to 3 sets but both are now in the finals)
You may by now have guessed I think Fernando Gonzalez has a chance of winning a medal. He has looked strong so far and the key to his game has been his return of serve and break point conversion as a result. Both he and Paul-Henri Mathieu, his opponent today, win 2 out of 3 points on their own serve and Gonzo has saved 66% of break points to Mathieu's 63%. But Gonzo wins 1 in 4 return games, to the Frenchman's 1 in 5, converting 44% of break points versus 35%. I expect this trend to continue today.
The value in the double comes from Dinara Safina taking on number one ranked Jelena Jankovic. But Safina triumphed in their only meeting this year, and on grass last year Jankovic won, but only by 8-6 in a 3rd set tie break. Safina has looked much more assured in this competition, so well worth your money.
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