Atlanta Tennis championship; John Isner looking in good shape
This is a different championship, where the hard court players can discover some form and know just how much in shape they are and capable of playing for the upcoming United States Open championship which is also around the corner.
Andy Roddick is undoubtedly the hot favourite however the strongest bet is definitely his compatriot tennis ace, John Isner, says the analysts.
Conventionally, the very first hard court championship of the United States Open tournament is the US Men's Hard Court competition in Indianapolis, however that has entirely altered this year as the competition has been failed to get any sponsors since 2006.
Hence, the ATP used its rights, gave them to a unit in Atlanta and we now as a result have a different championship. The sole favourite for this tournament in none other than Andy Roddick who appeared in this competition as a result of a wild card entry and stands at 2.7 to triumph.
As far as Roddick’s past performances are concerned, he hasn’t played in any major since his stunning loss to Yen Hsun Lu at the grass court Grand Slam tournament, however with a round number one clash versus either Karol Beck or Rajeev Ram and just Xavier Malisse in his quarter, he should make his way in the last eight with comfort.
The adjoining quarter appears harder with James Blake, Horacio Zeballos, Taylor Dent Mardy Fish, as well as two times Indianapolis winner Robby Ginepri all hoping to take the American on in the final four.
Of all these, the perfect value is without any question, Ginepri, who stands at 28.0 and could be a player to come out well in this competition thus discovering his form in the French open this season where he exhibited some wonderful display of tennis.
The truth that he has triumphed in Indianapolis on two occasions implies that this is his period of the season and if he comes out well, he would be extremely difficult to match.
The American tennis player’s overall 11-1 face to face record versus Ginepri has to be a concern beyond any doubt, however Gin's single victory over A-Rod came in the Indianapolis championship, therefore it is definitely not something out of this world for sure.
A more possible result anyhow, is that John Isner will be the player to meet Roddick in the tournament clash on Sunday.
Now that the skinny player has finished dragging around the country receiving awards and attending television shows he has some flair to fight and the bottom half of the draw appears to be a nice one for John Isner on paper.
Lleyton Hewitt should be John's main hindrance on his way into the final. The Aussie enjoys a lead of 3-0 versus John Isner.
However, these surfaces favour Isner a little more as compared to other’s where he's faced Hewitt on so far.
Presuming that Isner has retrieved now from his marathon match versus Nicolas Mahut and had practiced a great deal on the hard courts, he should be capable of performing well in the tournament taking place prior to the last Grand Slam event of the year
Other prospects in that bottom half features mercurial pair Dudi Sela and Janko Tipsarevic, however neither has succeeded in a tour level series yet, where as Teymuraz Gabashvili discovered his perfect form in jamming Roddick at Roland Garros and is certainly not without little chances at around 50.0.
Overall, Roddick beyond any measure of speculations seems the strongest contender at around 2.7 however John Isner is the better value with greater price and hopefully will perform well in the ongoing Atlanta Tennis championship and can actually challenge the top seeded American, Andy Roddick.
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