Hey,


I think I have 65 units to bet on.

Here are my bets for day 2:

MURRAY, Andrew (GBR) 1.65 15 units
He must save Bristish proud.


HINGIS, Martina (SUI) 1.80 50 units
1.80 is a good bet.

I'm taking 10 units on 2. PRATT, Nicole (AUS) 8.00 because the odds are pretty high and she's in her home country.

I'm also taking 30 units on HINGIS, Martina (SUI) 1.80 because she used to be great and hopefully can cling onto some of that talent

Azarenka 2.6 5 units
The young Bulgarian talent (winning 3 qualifying rounds) will be a hard task for Mirza, who has to confirm the hints of good tennis showed throughout 2005. Small stakes for a surprise here.

Levy 1.90 5 units
2-1 up on h2h and already warmed up by winning 3 qualifying matches, the Israeli gets my vote to defeat Kim, who has so far only one first round qualifying loss in Sydney.

my tips for day two are:

Grosjean 15 units @ $1.42 to beat Philippoussis, The Scud,s been firing blamks for a while now and this will be his last wildcard for an Aussie Open.

Chela 15 units @ $2.10 to beat Murray, another great white British hope to go the way of Henman and Rusedski.

So far no losses, can't see any change today.

Just a question, if and when will there be a ladder to indicate how everyone is going?

OK, 26.5 units to play with…

Philippoussis @ 3.10 def Grosjean - Hate the guy but he's got a shot. They've had some great matches in the past, but this is home soil and Poo seems to be at an all time low! He can’t get much worse, can he? To get knocked out first round will pretty much do it for his career... either way, it's win-win! ( 17.5units)

Vik @ 9.00 def Hewitt - Lleyton is playing some pretty crap tennis at the moment and even has the excuses to boot. It's definitely possible for Robin to win such a match, but not the likeliest of outcomes. Either way, i'm happy to take a shot at this one. (2 units)

Karlovic @ 3.10 def Davydenko - Nikolay is a great player, but guys such as Ivo, who posses big serves, are tough to get around once there on. It's 2-1, in favor of Davydenko, but the odds seem like there just worthy enough for a bite. (7 units)

Yep, going with the same picks as yesterday. Slight change in units...

Carlos Berlocq - Bjorn Phau

pick: Bjorn Phau

odd: 1.35

stakes: 20Units

Phau can handle hardcourt well, and much better than Berlocq on this surface. Berlocq who has not played one ATP level match on hardcourt, and certainly lacks the experience.

Kristof Vliegen - Christophe Rochus

pick: Kristof Vliegen

odd: 1.5

Stakes 15 units

The most talented players is Vliegen by far. Can play better and serve better.

Peter Luczak - Ivo Minar

pick: Peter Luczak

odd: 1.65

Stakes 25 Units

local guy. He fought really hard in a 1st round encounter with Malisse in Adelaide. The week after that he got his revenge on Malisse, taking the match home 7 6 7 6 this time. After that he only went out to Andreev. Malisse said that he really has big respect for the way Luczak can keep getting balls back, and the way his serve works almost perfectly, hit with much topspin. So the result of this game is obvious.

WTA
Anna Chakveatdze - Jie Zheng

pick: Ana Chakvetadze

odd: 1.72

Stakes;5units

Jie Zheng had to leave court during her match vs Vaidisova in the exhibition tournament in Hong Kong, and I don't think she'll be entirely fit to start this match. That's a pretty bad fact, knowing that as a player you're already facing an uphill task vs the Russian.

Tamarine Tanasugarn - Jamea Jackson

pick: Tamarine Tanasugarn

odd: 1.95

Stake ; 5units

Tamarine has been on form lately and jackson;s serve is not as good as her, so this game should be no problem for her.

1. 20 units on Sebastian Grosjean to beat the poo at 1.37. Unfortunately Im predicting another disappointing exit for Phillippoussis, I think hes just about finished.

2. 25 units on Martina Hingis to beat Zvonereva. I think Hingis will be quite impressive in the first couple of rounds before fatigue starts to play a part, also the crowd will be right behind her.

1. KARLOVIC, Ivo (CRO) 3.10
2. DAVYDENKO, Nikolay (RUS) 1.37 @ 20 units

Davydenko will be far to strong for karlovic. Davydenko coming into this event as the 5th seed


1. HINGIS, Martina (SUI) 1.80 @ 30 units
2. ZVONAREVA, Vera (RUS) 1.95

No doubt has the ability and now has some match fitness behind her. Can certainly get this done

SANGUINETTI - 5 units - the old veteran should frustrate the hell out of his younger opponent with his deft touches around the court.

SAFINA - 3 units - im taking this one based on form and reputation.

Later

maxi your a crackup.

mark my words barney.
i can speak from experience.
does not help sporting prowess!