A-Rod and Hewitt Collide in the quarters for spot in the Wimbledon semis

July 1, 2009 by admin
Filed under: Tennis Betting 

London, Great Britain – Even before the Wimbledon Championships began Andy Roddick announced his Wimbledon intentions. The seasoned American feels his best chance at another major title is on the hallowed grounds of the All England Club. Roddick is only two victories away from reaching the Wimby final and realizing his dream of winning the Wimbledon title. He was a finalist twice before, losing to Roger Federer on both occasions in 2004 and 2005. Standing in his way of taking a step closer towards Sunday’s finale is Lleyton Hewitt – the 2002 Wimbledon champion. The Aussie hit a fine run of form at Wimbledon; a culmination of a lot of hard work and commitment since returning to the ATP tour after taking a long stint off to have hip surgery (and recovery) last season.

Tennis Betting Line: Lleyton Hewitt +185 Andy Roddick -250

Match Time: 06:00 A.M. Eastern Time Wednesday July 1 2009

Head-to-head Analysis: Hewitt owns the slim 6-5 edge lifetime; whereas, Roddick owns the 2-0 edge in 2009. Most recently, Roddick beat Hewitt at London Queen’s Club R16 7-6(2), 7-6 (4).

Lleyton Hewitt : Lleyton Hewitt accounted for one of the biggest upsets – on paper at least – when he felled Juan Martin Del Potro in straight sets in the second round. He carried the momentum into the second week, beating Philipp Petzschner of Germany in the third round, and Radek Stepanek in the fourth round. The last match was a bit of a dramatic affair in that it went the distance; it also featured loads of injury time outs.

Andy Roddick: Love him or hate him, one cannot deny that Andy Roddick has had an enduring career in the game. True, he carries the one-hit wonder moniker and has been overshadowed by the achievements of both Federer and Nadal, and more recently, by Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic some, but despite all that, he has remained amongst the elite echelons. He gives it his all. It doesn’t always yield the results he (and his fans) desire. But there is something in the effort he gives. This season, Roddick looks the best he has in a long time. Larry Stefanki has worked wonders with Andy and his game. His fitness is better and his game has seen some improvements. All this hard work has positioned him well at Wimbledon. He is through to the quarters relatively untroubled. Two victories away from the title match.

Tennis Betting Verdict: When Hewitt beat Del Potro and showed what that victory meant to him with undisguised enthusiasm I could not help but wish him well. When he managed to build off that win to reach the R16, he seemed to be on his way to a Cinderella run at the All England Club. I wished it even more for him. After his R16 match against Stepanek, wherein he dropped the first two sets before storming back to win the match (the injury timeouts off the charts), I realised that from here on now it is but wishful thinking. Hewitt looked spent during his match. Even with the day off and irrespective of Wednesday’s schedule, one has to like Roddick’s chances.

Tennis Free Picks: Roddick in four sets

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