Tomorrow the matches on the main draw will begin at Indian Wells. This is a tournament I've been expecting, because all the good players are here. And a thing that backs up my affirmations is that seed No. 32 is ranked exactly 32 in the ATP. It has been a while since all the top 32 players were lining up at the start of a tournament (except the Grand Slams).
If it was difficult to predict the winner from the first round at the past tournament, this time i will not even try, but i will make a few notes concerning some players here.
Federer is definitely motivated enough for this tournament after losing in the first round in Dubai, and will try to capture his first title this year. Like always, it will be a surprise if he does not win this one, but i am guessing his ambition will also play a big part in this tournament.
Djokovic and Nadal will be also trying to get as many points as possible under their belt, but Nadal did not show impressive tennis these last few weeks. The Serbian is most likely not to trip against a mediocre player here, but i don't think he will go trough and actually win this one.
A player i like and i think had some bad luck here is Andy Roddick. I am impressed by the way Roddick played and his focus for the game in this season. But unfortunately for him, he is matched up to play against Federer in an eventual quarterfinal. If both players will get that far, Andy does not have great odds in defeating the Swiss Tennis Machine, but if Federer trips, Roddick becomes my favorite.
Of course, there are a lot of good players here, but my guess this one will go to a top 10 player. Just my personal feeling on this one.
I also like 3 unseeded players that may do some damage amongst the seeds :
Soderling is one of the player i like a lot for this season, and if he can defeat the Frenchman again (Grosjean and then maybe Gasquet), his path is clear for a potential quarterfinal.
Ancic received a wild card, but his first round match against Gael Monfils is one of the toughest. My guess is that the Croatian will win his first round match, but he was not very lucky and his matches will be quite difficult.
LLodra is also i think has done well this season. He is matched up against H.T. Lee in the first round and my guess is he can reach at least round 3.
There are a lot of matches, and i will post my predictions for some of them when the odds will become available.
If it was difficult to predict the winner from the first round at the past tournament, this time i will not even try, but i will make a few notes concerning some players here.
Federer is definitely motivated enough for this tournament after losing in the first round in Dubai, and will try to capture his first title this year. Like always, it will be a surprise if he does not win this one, but i am guessing his ambition will also play a big part in this tournament.
Djokovic and Nadal will be also trying to get as many points as possible under their belt, but Nadal did not show impressive tennis these last few weeks. The Serbian is most likely not to trip against a mediocre player here, but i don't think he will go trough and actually win this one.
A player i like and i think had some bad luck here is Andy Roddick. I am impressed by the way Roddick played and his focus for the game in this season. But unfortunately for him, he is matched up to play against Federer in an eventual quarterfinal. If both players will get that far, Andy does not have great odds in defeating the Swiss Tennis Machine, but if Federer trips, Roddick becomes my favorite.
Of course, there are a lot of good players here, but my guess this one will go to a top 10 player. Just my personal feeling on this one.
I also like 3 unseeded players that may do some damage amongst the seeds :
Soderling is one of the player i like a lot for this season, and if he can defeat the Frenchman again (Grosjean and then maybe Gasquet), his path is clear for a potential quarterfinal.
Ancic received a wild card, but his first round match against Gael Monfils is one of the toughest. My guess is that the Croatian will win his first round match, but he was not very lucky and his matches will be quite difficult.
LLodra is also i think has done well this season. He is matched up against H.T. Lee in the first round and my guess is he can reach at least round 3.
There are a lot of matches, and i will post my predictions for some of them when the odds will become available.
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