Oracle of DelphiATP Tennis 28.07.2007.
July 28th 2007 12:57
Nishikori – Tursunov
Nishikori (17) is the youngest quarterfinalist at the Indianapolis since Becker in 1985. He played good on this tournament beating easily A.Falla in two sets and in last round recently in form M. Berrer in three. He showed good tennis and evidently he has great motivation to make best possible result in one of the first ATP tournaments for him. He will play without pressure because he is underdog here and that could be a slight advantage for him. Also, like most Japanese players he play excellent on hard surfaces while Tursunov is much better on grass. Tursunov won in first round against Russel and in second had problems with Gabashvili , wining 2:1 in sets , but losing second 0:6. Lately it’s typical for Tursunov to have drop downs in form during matches and that also could be a chance for youngster Japanese player. If Nishikori continue to play on high level like in first two rounds I believe he will be able to take at least one set against Tursunov. With bit of luck he could even win but it could be taken with small stakes only. My pick is Nishikori with sets HC 1.5. (2.5 @ interwetten)
Troicki – Pavel
It will be very interesting match because those two players trained together and they knows good each other. Troicki came to semi-final thru qualifications and then in first round made major surprise beating compatriot and first seed Djokovic. In last easily took C.Berlocq in two sets. Troicki showed good performances in Umag and especially great services and play from the base line and that will be his advantage against Pavel. Pavel also made big surprise beating Croatian Ljubicic in first round . Then eliminated Haase and in last round Volandri in three sets. Pavel is much older players and has more experience than Troicki who mainly play on challengers and that will be his advantage today. In my opinion both players have the same chances to reach the final , but I will go for the younger one here and I will support Viktor Troicki with medium stakes.
Both lost
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