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This is match from the quarter finals of the Santiago Challenger. Daniel won two matches in a row for second time this year. The other case was on Maui Challenger. He is crafty player on clay and has great potential but often does not hold on mentally. In the direct encounters Bolelli is leading with 1-0 and the match was on clay last year. The Italian is overall the better player and he is very aggressive with good serve. He waited patiently to fully recover and this is his second event for 2017 on singles. On doubles he already played eight matches and reached two semifinals – in Buenos Aires and Sao Paulo. He won against L.Mayer in the previous round and I think he will win this one.

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I think here Lorenzi is underrated. Haase has played lower amount of matches on hard courts outdoors 91/77 w/l against 145/111 w/l for the Italian. Both prefer the clay and the game of both suits the clay most. On the other hand Haase is more passive in the rallies and prefers to keep the ball with good depth. He is more patient and often way too passive. The Italian has more aggressive game and mixes up his game with drop shots and attacks to the net. In the H2H the result is 2-0 for Lorenzi with both matches on clay. I think here Lorenzi will win a set minimum.

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Kovalik eclipsed on ATP Chennai and beat M.Cilic but afterwards he is far from impressive. He is having excellent footwork and good shots from both sides but he likes to play mostly on clay. Trungelliti is the same type of player but his serve is stronger and last year he played more matches on hard courts outdoors than any other surface and finished 20-12 with second round on the Australian open and two semifinals on Challenger events. Moreover he won both matches against Kovalik in straight sets and one of them was this year. I think the Argentinean will win this one.

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De Schepper is 8-2 in his last ten matches and he is looking forward into this game, but I doubted there will be some easy times for him. Melzer is leading with 2-0 in the H2H and he won the sole meeting indoors in straight sets. Moreover Melzer just handled with much more dangerous J.Janowicz with 7-5;7-6. The Austrian is the more experienced player and he showed that he knows how to get the job done against the French so I back Melzer to win.

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Cuevas is back to back champion here in the last couple of year and going against him is looking harsh especially on those odd. If we look closer we will notice that he is having modest year with just 2/4 w/l and sole win on clay here. He lost from De Greef in Rio and this is not speaking well for him. Schwartzman is 5/2 w/l on clay this year with the losses came from top 10 opponents – K.Nishikori and D.Thiem. The Argentinean can be very aggressive and he is leading with 3-1 in the H2H. On clay the results are 1-1. In the moment Schwartzman is looking more confident and with clear game plan than Cuevas so I back the Argentinean to win.

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This is match from the R16 of the ATP Dubai. Monfils is player who seems to get finally playing percentage tennis not to entertainment the audience. Still he is counting to win his points either after good first serve or in long exhausting rallies. This will be first match between them. Evans raised his level of play and for sure will be additionally motivated after the eliminating of S.Wawrinka. Evans is very consist from the base line but he also uses every chance to attack to the net and finish off the points fast. I think the Briton could even win this one but I prefer to stick with the bet for win of a set.

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Janowicz won the sole previous meeting which was indoors too but lost a set. The Polish has huge first serve and very powerful shots from the back of the court. Also he mixes up his game with drop shots. Gerasimov is also player with strong first serve and good shots from the back of the court. He is really competitive only in indoors in my opinion. I was very impressed with his win over L.Lacko in the previous round. Gerasimov played final here last year and will be very motivated to defend his points. Janowicz is still on the comeback trail and Gerasimov already won five matches here, so my call is win for Gerasimov.

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I still estimate Golubev as shaky player who can play super bad or excellent tennis. His serve is good and the forehand will win most of his points. His problem is the modest footwork and the total lack of abilities in defence. Still he will face Ivashka who is youngster form Belarus and had never been in the first 160 of the word. Ivashka is ball basher and can be machine for winners or unforced errors. Golubev showed some signs of improvement against Nedovyesov. I see bigger chances for Golubev than the odds and priced him at 2.50 tops so on that odd he deserve a small bet.

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This is match from the R16. It is a big risk to back Fognini because the talented Italian can decide in any moment that he will abandon the whole match but also when he is focused and his game is on he is one of the most dangerous players on clay. He has all of the shots and can play well in the long rallies but also can finishes the points fast near the net. In the H2H the Spaniard is trailing with the devastating 1-6 but all of the five clashes on clay has been won from Fognini. Ramos is lefty with good serve and excellent forehand but sometimes lacks of confidence. He is not playing bad this year but he is also far from impressive. I think Fognini will win this one.

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In my opinion the Japanese is feeling sorry for the choice to make the “Gold swing” in South America and may decide to leave as soon as possible. He lost in straight sets to Dolgopolov in the final of Buenos Aires and was also in big problems against Berlocq in the semifinal, so I see problems for him against Bellucci. The Brazilian play with left hand and his game suits the clay court perfectly. He is very aggressive and when his game is on he can beat virtually anyone on clay(from four matches against Djokovic he won set in three occasions and one of them was 6-0). In the H2H the result is 1-1 with both matches on clay. I think in Brazil Bellucci will steal a set.

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This is match from the first round of ATP Delray beach. Johnson is the better player overall so far and the more experienced one. On the other hand he did not impress with anything so far. He has record 6/4 this year and loss from Kukushkin in Memphis and drop a set against Smyczek. In the H2H Kozlov is leading with 1-0. Kozlov is just 19 years old but has evolved his game very well. He won the Columbus 2 Challenger last year and lost two other Challenger finals. He does not started the year very well but still I do not see him as such huge outsider. Due that I go for win of set of Kozlov.

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I could not miss the chance to go against Bedene. The Slovenian who is competing for England is not player who is handling well with the indoors condition. His first serve is ok and his forehand is the main weapon of him but he overall performs best on clay. In the H2H the result is 1-1 with both matches handled on clay. Mathieu is a veteran and any bet for winner is risky enough due the fact that he can retire. On the other hand the French will have the crowd behind him and he is former semifinalist and quarter finalist here. Moreover he has significantly bigger experience on indoors and he is close in the ranking to Bedene. My call is the French to win a set.

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This is match from the first round. The form of Cilic is dreadful with one win in four matches and it was against J.Janowicz on the Australian open. Overall he is big hitter with great serve and should be successful indoors. In the H2H the result is 2-1 in favour of Cilic but Paire won a set in all previous meetings. The French also has qualities which makes him dangerous indoors – great serve, sharp forehand and good game near the net. In my opinion here we will see closer match than the odds suggest and my call is the French to win a set.

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Estrella is making here in Quito once again. He won the title for third time in a row. On the other hand he has not been competitive in the past six month and I believe that change was just for this event. This will be first match between them. Monteiro did lost his opening match on clay in Quito but the conditions there are quite specific and that took its tall. Monteiro is powerful lefty with great forehand. I think Estrella will be exhausted from the run in Quito and my call is win for Monteiro.

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What I could say about this one- same bet different year. Last year I backed Estrella to win a set against Bellucci on the final and he did won the whole match eventually. Now the circumstances are not that different. Bellucci lost all of the three matches against Estrella and two of them were here in Quito. The Dominican is again in top form and I think he will steal a set minimum.

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I do not know why the odd for the Spaniard is going up instead of down. It is true that Ramos is trailing with 2-3 in the direct encounters but the two wins for Lorenzi were in the first two matches between them. Both are seeded second and third so I tight encounter is expected. The main reason to go against Lorenzi is that he will be tested for first time on this event. The Italian faced M.Ebden and R.Ram both far from competitive on clay courts. Ramos survived against Carballes – Baena yesterday and he is near to his best ranking. I think the Spaniard will win this one.

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This is match from the R16. Thois match will be vital for both of then. Both are ranked outside the first 100 and the eventual quarter final here could boost their ranking so they can be calm for entering in the main scheme of the Roland Garros. Ram is player very depended from his first serve. He does not like the long and exhausting rallies and here on the faster conditions due the high attitude he can finish off the points fast either with his serve or volleys. Kicker is more sued with the clay. He is typical pusher and he will win most of the rallies longer than 6-7 strokes. On the other hand they are not many players on the Challenger tour and especially playing on clay with that nig serve as the American. Also the players that rush to the net so often are even fewer. This will be fourth match for Ram here after one this year and two last one. It seems he is getting used with the conditions and is getting more dangerous with every match. I see real chance for Ram to win this one but I will stick with the sets handicap.

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This is match from the second round. Falla is Columbian and he has better match practice with three good wins here. Ramos is also lefty. The Spaniard is the clear favorite not only for the match but for the title too. Still this will be his first match on the red dirt and it is likely to see him struggling. This will be first match between them and my call is Falla to win a set minimum.

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I think the Belgian is set to struggle in this one. He lacks of match practice here and he may try some different things in her game to adjust it properly for the upcoming ATP500 in Rotterdam. This will be first meeting between them. Albot played one match here and he is used with the conditions. He is having excellent footwork and due his better match practice stand a good chance to win a set mostly in the first one. The odd is great and I go for it.

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I think here he American is underrated from the represented odds. Dolgopolov lacks of match practice as he was beaten from Monfils on the Australian open. He holds record 2/4 w/l this season and in spite the clay he could not be putted is the position of complete favorite. Ram played well for his level this year and the fact that he is returning to Quito after last year means that he likes the clay here. Last year he beat H.Zeballos and lost in three sets drama against A.Ramos, so I think he deserveс some credit at least to win a set.