After lousy results with the previous round of predictions, I have decided to stay away for a few days, relaxing and enjoying good quality tennis. Montreal has been surprising if you look at the game between Ivan Dodig and Rafael Nadal. Montreal has also confirmed so far that Novak Djokovic is truly worth of being no. 1. Nole, in my view and probably many others, is the most likely to win here in Montreal. He will have to beat Tsonga for that to happen and I think it is not going to be a facile victory. Given that the French is in very good form this season, I expect at least a close match and I will go for the over 20.5 games bet. I am also considering Tsonga +4.5 handicap.
Prediction: Novak Djokovic vs Jo-Wilfried Tsonga over 20.5 games @1.66 (3/5) - bet365.
However, the first semifinal is the one between world #8, Mardy Fish and #24 Janko Tipsarevic.
Fish has had an execellent summer so far, reaching finals in Atlanta, where he won against Isner, and Los Angeles (l. to Gulbis).
Tipsarevic managed to link 4 consecutive victories that got him to the semis, beating Alejandro Falla (#109), Fernando Verdasco (#20), Ivan Dodig(#41) and Tomas Berdych(#9).
Boths players records on hard court are similar, with 19W/ 6L for Fish and 18W/7L for Tipsarevic. The Serbian is looking for his first career title and this should be an extra motivation for him tonight. His negative record 3 loses and 1 victory against Fish does not make him the favorite, however, I believe that if he is playing is game, Fish can be beaten.
Prediction: Janko Tipsarevic to win @2.38 (2/5) - StanJames
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