Got to post now as working early tommorrow


nadal - 250 units.

Although i will get little reward for this tip, you simply can't ignore nadal, who is arguable the greatest clay court player there has been. After losing to federer, he will be even more determined to show his class, and i would be shocked to see him lose a set.

Federer - the rest.

Confidence must be at an all time high on this surface after beating nadal. He should be refreshed after having a full days rest after breezing through his second round. Should win 3 - 0. And keep me in the competetion

Starace to beat Federer 40 units
In financial markets they say "don't fight the Fed", and for many years it applies equally in tennis betting, too. However, Federer has shown some signs of vulnerability in the last month or two. Since the clay season started he's 12-2 in matches and 26-8 in sets, and of course he's always lost at some point in each of his 8 appearances at Roland Garros (20-8). Starace is in the best form of his career and has been was very impressive in the 2nd round.

Hewitt to beat Nieminen 300 units
Hewitt is in cracking form, with reports of his reaction to an incorrect line call being the reason to him dropping serve twice to cost him the first 2 sets versus Gaudio. Luckily he recovered his composure in time and was merciless in the last 3 sets. I'll probably follow him for few more games yet. Nieminen is a quality player, too, ranked 23, but his best form is not on clay: so far this year he's 7-6 with a 1-5 record against players in the top #70.

Robredo to beat Tipsarevic 400 units
Tipsarevic beat Safin in Round 2, but I think Tipsarevic was probably lucky that Safin handed him 53 of his 108 non-ace wins as unforced errors, and Safin actually had 1 more break point opportunity but couldn't convert. Robredo won't be so kind, he's been a Top #20 player for a long time and has a good record at Roland Garros, with a 17-6 record, and its taken a player ranked in the Top #12 to dislodge him each year - Tipsarevic at #80 is not close.

Nalbandian to beat Monfils 270 units
Perhaps Monfils was also lucky to have his Round 2 match handed to him by the 55 out of 127 non-ace points being unforced errors by Chela, whilst making 49 unforced errors himself. He's up against Nalbandian who's now 18-4 at Roland Garros. I also recall Monfils was unable to back up in the Australian Open after a great win against Baghdatis, and maybe the same here. You're also pitting a player who's been a consistent contender in Slams for many years (Nalbandian) versus one who's still yet to prove himself on the big stage (Monfils).