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I am surprised that Querrey is put in the position of complete favorite in this one. Querrey is a hitter with great serve and forehand but he does not like the red clay in Europe. He lost his last three matches 2-0 set and in this first meeting between those two players I think the younger Fratangelo stand decent chances. Faratangelo reached the final on the Bordeaux Challenger beating some decent players like Q.Halys, S.Darcis and M.Gonzalez. Earlier this year he managed to win a set form Djokovic and on the red clay I think he will win two sets at least.

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I am surprised from the represented odds. Bourgue gets a wild card here and he is no better than Samper-Montana overall. Both players are competing on Challenger level and both of them are clay court specialist. It is true that the French is in form this year but in the H2H record Samper – Montana is leading with 2-0 and the last match was in 2015. More important is that the Spaniard won three matches in the qualifications and beat tough opponent like K.Khachanov in the second round. In my opinion on odds higher than 2.00 this bet is a must.

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Gasquet is leading with 3-0 in the H2H and he is playing solid on the French open after he reached the R16 three times in the last four years. He is in good form with two losses from K.Nishikori in the last six matches and won the other four. Bellucci is great clay court player but the lack of plan B is the main reason for him not to be more successful. He has good serve and very powerful serve and he is a lefty. I think for a set or maybe too at least the Brazilian will be competitive and will force 36 games here.

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De Schepper may have better match practice with three wins in the qualifications, but I simply could not trust him on clay. He holds 84/79 w/l on clay and he has pass the first round just once and it was because A.Montanes retired. Bagnis is also lefty with good serve but he loves to play on clay and only this year he is with record 28/9 w/l. He may be in poor shape lately with three losses in a row, but this is a Grand Slam and I think the Argentinean will not miss a solid check against player who does not really perform well on the clay.

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Robert is a player that handles equally well on all surfaces but prefers the clay most. He has good serve and very good strokes from back of the court. He is a veteran with huge amount of experience and on the French open he has a win against Berdych under his belt. In the H2H the results is 3-1 in favour of Anderson. The powerful South African is not bad at all on clay and especially on the Roland Garros, where he reached twice to the third round and twice to the R16 in the last four years. I think in the first round Anderson will struggle against tricky opponent and my call is for over 39.00 games.

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In the H2H record the Spaniard is leading with 4-0. The Slovakian is in poor shape with 3/13 w/l this year but she is not that bad. Schmiedlova likes the clay most and the long rallies from the back of the court in which she is most competitive. Muguruza is powerful player and she also likes the clay. In the same time the world No4 in often involving in troubles against lower ranked opponents. The last meeting between them was on the 01.05.2016 in Madrid on clay again and we saw 20 games – 6-2;7-5, so I think 18 games are quite good choice for this one.

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I am tempted to go for money line, but prefer to stick with the strategy. Klizan is clay court specialist who is very aggressive and therefore he has success on the faster surface too. He has a good serve and blistering forehand. This year he clinched his first ATP500 title in Rotterdam. The absence of match practice since the ATP Indian wells in march is the main reason for those odds. This will be the first match between them and the first match for Klizan on his beloved clay. Daniel is good clay court player and talented one, but his lack of experience I think will be the key factor and I back Klizan to win two sets at least.

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Mayer likes to play on clay at most but he is far from reliable this season. He is holding record 10/11 w/l overall this year and has lost four of his last five matches. In the H2H the result is 2-1 for Chardy. The French also likes to play on clay but he is more al l around court player. He played well in Rome on his last event before the Roland Garros, where he beat R.Bautista – Agut and D.Dzumhur. He is playing at home and last year he equals his best here with reaching the R16. Both players have big serve and their best stroke is the forehand. Mayer modest form and the fact that he never been past the third round are the reasons to back Chardy to win.

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Both players are in form and both of them are n their top ranking. Carreno – Busta is playing more aggressive and because of that he improved his game a lot. On the other hand his opponent Delbonis clinched a title on the clay(in Morocco) and beat Andy Murray in Indian Wells. In the H2H record Delbonis is leading with 4-0 and all of the matches were held on clay with one in 2016 and two in 2015. I think the match could be tight but the confidence of Delbonis due the H2H will win the match for him.

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Djere is very progressive player from Serbia. He likes to play on the clay and holds record 18/6 w/l this year. He is having strong shots from back of the courts with good serve. He won the only previous meeting between them. In the H2H record the result is 1-0 for Djere and the match was on clay. Thompson is talented player who also got good shots from the back of the courts but he does not have big experience on the red clay in Europe and lost his last two matches in straight sets. Djere has better match practice with three wins in the qualifications and I think he will not miss the chance to clinch the win in this one.

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I will push once again from Baker no matter that he disappointed me last time out. He is player with good memories from his Juniors years on the clay on the French open, where he reached the final. Baker had near to perfect draw and he will meet Tomic. The Australian is leading with 1-0 in the H2H, but he lost five matches in a row, retiring twice. Tomic does not like the clay and no matter that he is No22 in the world he is holding career record 17/42 w/l on the clay. I think the American will push as hard as he can and will win two sets at least.

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Kudla is a player who spends most of his time on the Challenger level mostly in USA. He is higher in the ranking than Lajovic, but his greatest success is on the hard courts. He got nice match practice on the red clay in Europe as he played on ATP1000 in Madrid and Rome and played excellent against D.Ferrer in Madrid. Still he lost his last two matches and he has never pass the first round here. Lajovic is very determined player and he is most successful and experienced on the red clay in Europe. He played very strong on the Roland Garros in the last couple of years. In 2014 he reached R16 where lost to R.Nadal and last year reaches second round and lost to S.Wawrinka(both years was eliminated from the future champion). The match may go close but I think the Serbian will find a way to prevail.

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Estrella does not have good record on the Grand Slam, but for sure he is most competitive on the clay and he has best chance for decent performance on the Roland Garros. Estrella defend his title in Quito this year and has goo record on clay 11/7 w/l. This will be the first meeting between both players. Marchek.nko is powerful player but he is more successful on the hard courts and on clay he is far away from competitive with 69/62 w/l career record. The match could go tight but the player who is with stronger mentality and more experienced is Estrella and I back him to win.

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I go for the same bet but different competition. Murray is one of the hidden favorites for the title and the big expectations from the Briton may be a little bit of burden especially in the first round against maybe one of the trickiest opponents on the tour. In the H2H balance the result is 6-2 for Murray but their last match was more than rougher for the Briton. Stepanek had a chance to win the first set but lots it in a tie break. In the second the Czech was very impressive and did not leave a chance to Murray. Stepanek is a veteran and he is still not retiring for those types of matches where he face someone from the big 4. I think the Czech will win a set at least

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Young is not a clay court player and the American has pass the first round here just once in 2014. He played few matches on the red clay in Europe and did not impress. He did beat Fognini but the Italian did not care about that match particular, something that is common for him. In the heat to head record the result is 2-0 for Gabashvili. The Georgian who is playing for Russia is not looking in good shape with 1/7 w/l record on clay this year but he likes to play on the surface and holds record 263/189 w/l on clay. Moreover last year he reached R16 where lost to K.Nishikori and I think here he has greater edge than the odds given and my call is win for Gabashvili.

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This is match from the first round. Cecchinato is clay court specialist who is spending most of his time on the Challenger events and has small amount of experience on ATP event and Grand slam. He has the drop shot and knows how to handle in the linger rallies but this match will be totally different. Kyrgios is hitting the ball hard from both wings and has huge serve. He got decent results in Europe this year and holds record 7/3 w/l(lost from N.Almagro, K.Nishikori and R.Nadal). I think the Italia will be competitive for a set or two but will abandon the match when Kyrgios get the lead. In this first match between them my call is under 29.5 games.

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Sela is player who likes to stay on the base line and win most of his points from there. His serve is modest and the Israeli holds poor career record on clay 38/57 w/l. This will be first match between them. Brown is a player who is hit or miss in general, but this year he showed improvement of the consistence and brought some positive results. Brown has huge first serve and mixes his game with drop shots and attacks to the net. He likes to push his opponent serve from the return and will have plenty chances against Sela. I see easy match for Brown.

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This is the final match from the semifinals of the Mestre Challenger. Elias is having great season and he is near to his best ranking. He has good serve and his best shot is the forehand. The Portuguese weak spot is the mentality. He simply does not hold on under pressure. In the H2H record the result is 3-1 for Lorenzi. The Italian is experienced competitor and no matter of his 35 years he is on his best ranking. He does have goof draw on the Roland Garros and will face out of form C.Berlocq, but earlier this year he did won the Canberra Challenger who also finished just before the Australian open so he will be fully into this match. He is playing at home in Italy and I think this will be a factor too an my call is win for Lorenzi.

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This is match from the semifinals. Cilic is powerful player with great footwork, but he likes the faster surface where his shots are dealing more damage. Cilic’s weak spot is the defence and if he does not hold on the initiative sooner or later he become vulnerable in the rallies. In the H2H record the result is 4-1 in favour of the Spaniard. Ferrer is very motivated and determined in those small ATP events on clay. He is in average form, but still with record on clay 10/4 w/l this season. He is yet to play a final and in my opinion he will push a lot here in order to boost his morale before the Roland Garros. Ferrer likes to involve in long rallies and can defend superb. May be that is why he won all of the five sets played against Cilic on clay, so my call here is win for the Spaniard.

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Sousa is clay courts specialist no matter that his biggest success is indoors on hard courts. His main ability is his consistence and this year he is far from reliable. He dropped a set at least in his last six matches and in this first meeting between them I think he should be an outsider. Anderson is powerful player and hit the ball hard from his forehand and backhand. He is not the typical clay court specialist but he lacks of match practice and he needs as many matches before the Roland Garros as he can play. Anderson knows how to play on clay and reached R16 on the French open in 2014 and third round in 2015. Moreover Anderson showed that he is very motivated in this event just before a Grand Slam as he won the ATP Winston Salem last year before the US open, but the five matches played were not a reason to reach a quarter final on the US open after. I see nice value bet here.