Top Tips for Cincinnati Day 2 | Thebigtip

The ATP World Tour continues in Cincinnati this week with the Western & Southern Financial 1000 Masters taking place. Here are TennisMan’s selections for Day 2 action.

$2.08 Denis Istomin (UZB) v James Blake (USA) $1.86
A first career meeting between the pair and a very tough one to call. Istomin has improved this season and should not be taken lightly, but I think Blake is still good enough to win this. His results this year have been well below par but the conditions are quick and if his error count can be kept down, he can come out on top.

$3.95 Alejandro Falla (COL) v Gael Monfils (FRA) $1.33

Another first career meeting here and Monfils looks a class above in this match. Falla is gritty and always dangerous, but he struggles against the world’s best. Monfils can rally or attack and his exciting shot making should see him breeze into the next round with a straight sets win over the Columbian.

$4.50 Horacio Zeballos (ARG) v Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) $1.27
Kohlschreiber leads the series 2-0 and looks certain to make it a third here. The German hammered Zeballos at the Aus Open in similar conditions earlier this year. Both have the same game style but Kohlschreiber’s has a little more class about it and I cannot see the Argentine rocking the boat in this match.

$2.54 Gilles Simon (FRA) v Mardy Fish (USA) $1.63
Fish is in career-best form and I think he is a special against the Frenchman. The American’s game has shifted up a gear in recent months and he should overpower Simon here. The crafty Frenchman has had a terrible 2010 with some poor losses and although he beat Roddick in Washington, I don’t think he can beat the red-hot Fish.

$2.78 Richard Gasquet (FRA) v Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) $1.55
Take the Russian here. Youzhny always performs well in the States and he has beaten Gasquet three times in their four meetings. Class and court smarts are on par, but the Frenchman’s mental fragilities still continue to haunt him. He gets into winning positions and then falters at the vital stage. Youzhny is an all-rounded pro and he will move into the next round with a strong win.

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