ATP Washington, Round 2

The action continues in Washington with Round 2 taking off tonight. Yesterday's picks turned out nicely, with a single pick lost and a returned stake. I have updated the results table which can be seen on the Results page.

1. Matthew Ebden(#140) vs Nikolay Davydenko(#30).

I am very tempted to bet on Ebden in this game... Davydenko is has a losing streak recently, and he has proven that by losing to Cedrik-Marcel Stebe (#148) two times in a row. His form lately has nothing to do with the Davydenko of the beginning of the year, when he has beaten top players, including Nadal on hard court, one of his favorite surfaces. On the other hand, for Matthew Ebden, hard court is almost the only surface he has played this year, with a 24W/13L record, compared to Davydenko's 7W/7L, but of course the difference is the quality of opponets that both players have faced.
I am not sure when Nikolay Davydenko's streak will end, but I will lay him in this game and see where this all goes.

Prediction: Matthew Ebden to win @2.90 (2/5) - Betfair

(Nikolay Davydenko, Credit: Photograph: Jacques Demarthon/AFP/Getty Images)

2. Marcos Baghdatis(#26) vs Somdev Devvarman(#65)

Somdev Devvarman has been playing a lot of hard court games this year, having a 16W/9L record,
whereas Baghdatis has a 4W/6L record, with the last 5 games on this surface lost. Their head to
head statistic is 1 to 1, with their first game in 2009, when Baghdatis won in 3 sets, and their
last encounter at Indian Wells this year, where Devvarman won 7-5, 6-0.

Prediction: Somdev Devvarman to win @2.38 (2/5) - Stan James

3. Radek Stepanek vs Wayne Odesnik

Prediction: Radek Stepanek to win @1.36 (4/5) - Paddy Power

4. Tommy Haas vs Thomaz Belluci

Prediction: Thomaz Belluci to win @1.49 (3/5) - Betfair

5. Gael Monfils vs Ryan Sweeting

Prediction: Ryan Sweeting to win @3.40 (2/5) - Ladbrokers

6. Michael Llodra vs Grigor Dimitrov

Prediction: Grigor Dimitrov to win @2.38 (2/5) - Stan James