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Well again 3-3 makes for a rough start too the week and at 6-6 overall. On to Day 3 .
R. Schuettler -218 over Sela- Schuettler lost last year at Wimbledon to Nadal in Semifinals here, with points to defend you expect him to come out motivated and focused to take on Sela. However, Sela is ahead all time H2H 2-0 with one of those wins coming this year at the Australian Open in 4 sets. The difference is this, Schuettler is a little more suited for grass as his 33-24 record shows on grass 7-3 in last 10 and 16-8 overall at Wimbledon vs a 4-9 overall grass record for Sela. Schuettler has a big first serve and is solid from behind the baseline, he is not the most agile guy in the world which is where Sela has a slight advantage. The weakness in Sela's game is that his serve can leave him at times and that will tend to create openings for Bp's. Schuettler will take this in 4.
A. Pavlyuchenkova -161 over Vinci- The up and comer Pavlychenkova should be able to take out the elder Vinci. Both players have had success on grass but in her short career at Wimbledon Pavlyuchenkova has made the round of 32 here last yea and shown the tools to go deeper here in the draw. With a good serve and solid opening round win 6-2 6-2 over Petra Cetkovska, Vinci is not without weapons herself as she has a good serve and managed to take out Rybarkova who won a grass warmup to Wimbledon. Palyuchenkova to get through in 3 is my predicition largely based on confidence and the fact she did so well here last year.
Urzela Radwanska -105 vs D. Cibulkova- Radwanksa has a nice serve and plays an aggresive style suited for faster surfaces Cibulkova is 1-4 on grass and prefers playing more on Clay. Radwanska at 8-4 on grass has shown a bit of success on this surface. Expecting Radwanksa in 3 to move on.
4th match that is more of a personal play then anything else.
Jie Zheng -119 over Hantuchova- Hantuchova has a really good serve and a very good career record on grass, Hantuchova struggled with the young Robson in the 1st round where Zheng won in 2 tie breaks vs a good player in Barrios who is a scrappy type player. I think Zheng who has a great overall game will be able to dictate alot of points on Hantuchova's 2nd serve as she is a gifted returner and has a pretty decent serve herself. If Hantuchova is able to land alot of 1st serves in it will be alot tighter match as she relies heavily on her big 1st serve, if that percentage is around 50-60% as opposed to high 70-80% range then this could be straights for Zheng
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