Rome Open ATP & WTA

[danstar]

Never punt on tennis

 

[Kaan]

Would be a massive shock. The only player close to Rafa at the moment on the dirt is Thiem and even he can't take a set off him at the moment.

Stan could be dangerous if he eases into the tournament.

 

[ozgamer]

Stan could be dangerous if he eases into the tournament.

Stan is always dangerous it's just that he is so unpredictable it's impossible to logically predict him to go all the way.

 

[vaughany]

Predictions:
Ferrer over Nishikori in 3 (injury cloud)
Del Potro over Edmund in 2
Nadal over Almagro in 2
Vesely over Sock in 3
Zverev over Troicki in 2
Thiem over Cuevas in 2
Raonic over Haas in 2
Bautista Agut over Carreno Busta in 3
Querrey over Struff in 3
Wawrinka over Paire in 2
Goffin over Cilic in 2
Halep over Siegemund in 2
Svitolina over Cornet in 2
Barthel over Wang in 3
Bertens over Bellis in 2
Pavlyuchenkova over Sevastova in 3
Dasha over Garcia in 3
Pliskova over Davis in 2
Georges over Jankovic in 3
V.Williams over Tsurenko in 2
Bacsinskzy over Strycova in 3
Kerber over Kontaveit in 2
Cilbukova over Makarova in 3
Muguruza over Ostapenko in 2

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[BobbyMorri]

Dasha has got a 5-2 lead into the 3rd. fought hard to keep in touch early in the 3rd and now is running away with it.

 

[juice t]

Kontaveit clearly trying to one up Bouchard by thumping Kerber

 

[danstar]

Kontaveit clearly trying to one up Bouchard by thumping Kerber

Good luck picking the womens french open winner about 25 players could probably win it

 

[pepsi]

Halep, Konta, Kuznetsova, Mladenovic.

Simona is the only one I'm confident will make the semis.

 

[JackNah_8]

It's so hard to predict who will win the women's FO. My pick is Halep, Kuznetsova or maybe even Pavlyuchenkova
Lucic-baroni is a tough opponent, if she remains injury-free she might have a chance. Not sure about Venus.

 

[Hamingja]

I just wasted a $5 bonus bet on a Nadal/Ostapenko double at $175

 

[vaughany]

Thursday night predictions:
Zverev over Fognini in 2
Goffin over Cilic in 3
Raonic over Berdych in 3
(Tough to pick)
Wawrinka over Isner in 2
Djokovic over Agut in 2
Del Potro over Nishikori in 3 (great match)
Theim over Querrey in 2
Nadal over Sock in 2
Kuznetsova over Dasha in 2 (hopefully proved wrong and Dashs wins)
Lucic Baroni over Kontaveit in 2
(Beat Kerber I know but can't see her winning this)
Halep over Pavlyuchenkova in 2
Konta over V.Williams in 3
Makarova over Bertens in 3
Muguruza over Georges in 2
Svitolina over Barthel in 2
Bacsinskzy over Pliskova in 3


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[JackNah_8]

Dasha v Kuznetsova is turning out to be a good match.

 

[pepsi]

Well done Gavrilova. Through to the quarters after having to get through qualifying in Rome. She forgot to enter. Maybe playing the qualies has been a blessing in disguise.

 

[juice t]

It will never cease to amaze how many players get completely exposed and wiped out on clay

 

[vaughany]

Well done Dasha!
Slightly surprising result from overnight is Isner defeated Wawrinka in straight sets!

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[danstar]

Wawrinka has being pretty up and down. I get this feeling he will have a hot streak at the french and blow alot of players off the court

 

[Hamingja]

I haven't watched any of it but usually Rome is one of the slower courts going around so Isner and Querrey doing well is a surprise. Even Anderson had his chances against Zverev so the big serving clay mugs have had a good week.

 

[vaughany]

Friday night predictions:
Isner over Cilic in 3
Zverev over Raonic in 3
Nadal over Thiem in 2
Djokovic over Del Potro on 3
Halep over Kontaveit in 2
Gavrilova over Bertens in 3
Svitolina over Pliskova in 3
Muguruza over V.Williams in 3

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[BobbyMorri]

Cilic over Isner in 3
Zverev over Raonic in 3
Nadal over Thiem in 2
Del Potro over Djokovic on 3
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Halep over Kontaveit in 2
Gavrilova over Bertens in 3
Svitolina over Pliskova in 2
Muguruza over V.Williams in 3

 

[Dannnnnnnnnn]

Having to go through qualifying has been a godsend for Dasha to be honest, just looks confident out there. Needed to beat up on some lesser players for a while to reignite that sense of belief.

 

[JackNah_8]

Wow Isner has made the semis (playing on clay)


Go Thiem! Finally he beats Nadal on clay this year.

 

[Hamingja]

Has to have been strategic tank from Rafa. Played a lot of tennis. Got the chance to freshen up nicely for the French now. Thiem couldn't win a set last 3 meetings over the last month. Hard to believe he can turn that around to a routine straights victory if Rafa was fair dinkum.

 

[BobbyMorri]

Has to have been strategic tank from Rafa. Played a lot of tennis. Got the chance to freshen up nicely for the French now. Thiem couldn't win a set last 3 meetings over the last month. Hard to believe he can turn that around to a routine straights victory if Rafa was fair dinkum.

i dont think Nadal would know what tanking is. But i agree with the sentiment that it wont hurt Nadal.

I think Theim has been the 2nd best player on clay this year and it is not like he wasnt close last week in Madrid. He has surprised me in the last month Theim and he deserves this breakthrough.



Zverev over Isner in 2
Del Potro over Djokovic on 3*
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Halep over Bertens in 2
Muguruza over Svitolina in 3

 

[JackNah_8]

I would like to see a Thiem v Zverev final

Credit to Thiem, he has played great tennis the last month or so.

 

[BobbyMorri]

If you didnt have Halep or Nadal in your fantasy team this last month, then you can kill your chances goodbye.

It will be interesting to see how Halep will cope with being THE fav at the French Open in a couple of weeks. in saying that, if Mug wins here in Rome, it wont be by much(if at all)

Isner took a set of Sascha in a TB of course. but the young german has a break in the 3rd.