2. Round at the Barclays Dubai Open

I have to give credit to Santoro, the fact, that he´s still on the tour having a lot of fun and showing from time to time some amazing display, is amazing. I rarely bet against him, but today I do. He plays against the prince of world tennis (the king is still the king).

Djokovic had a break, after the loss in Marseille vs. Simon. Now he is rested, fit and highly motivated. And that´s my main argument for this bet. It´s all about Djokovic. If he plays like yesterday against Cilic (I rate the young Croatian as a future Top10-player), it would be enough to win in two, although he didn´t give 100%, it wasn´t necessary.

He played last year against Santoro, it was an easy 2-set-win for Santoro in Paris, but Djokovic was tired and not very motivated. Today is a different story.

Santoro has 9-6 (w-l) this year, but all 6 losses were without getting a set (vs. Davydenko, Tursunov, Federer, Seppi, Beck and O. Rochus), Djokovic has 9-1 (without Hopman Cup).

Santoro won yesterday ag. Youzhny, he likes to play in Dubai, he won here 6 years ago but, as I said, it´s all about Djokovic, he wants to close the gap to Nadal and Federer, so I expect a two-set win, something like 6-4, 6-2.

As Santoro´s style of play don´t "suit" Djokovic (with a lot of slices and net-play) my stake will be moderate.

Pick : Under 20,5 games
Odds : 1.85
Stake : 6 / 10
Bookmaker : 10bet
Date : 2008-03-05
Match Result : 22 Games
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