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ATP US Open match preview: Simon - Kohlschreiber

Written by: Black-Shadow Published: 02-09 15:24:59

Getting back in shape

Not that long ago, Gilles Simon was hanging around the top 10 position and was one of the best and most consistent players in the world. However, he slowly started losing that consistency he was well-known for, and with a few injuries that bothered him on the way, his recognizable game slowly started diminishing. He wasn`t as tough in the rallies as he used to be, and the serve became too weak. Due to all of that, he failed to record a bigger result this season and his greatest success was actually the finals of the Sunrise challenger at the beginning of the year, which he also managed to lose. Nevertheless, he hasn`t forgotten to play well and in the last couple of tournies, he seems to be regaining his toughness and mental strength, barely losing to Youzhny and then Fish, who is in a superb form these days. He finally exploded and took it all on Young in the first round of this year`s USO, breaking him multiple times in each of the 3 sets, and eventually easily winning. Looks like he is in a great shape before this match.

Unpredictable

Philipp Kohlschreiber is a well-known all-rounder, who has been hanging around the top 30 spot for a few years now, which clearly indicates he is a quality but a bit limited player, unable to defeat the best players on the tour, and often lacking that finishing touch in his game. He is quite unpredictable as he can play really well when least expected, and disappoint when we all think he will easily win. He never had much success on the North-American hard courts, but this season he had quite a few nice matches in Toronto, getting to the quarterfinals where he was defeated to Nadal in 3 sets. In the first round, he defeated his fellow countryman in 4 sets, showing the lack of focus at times but generally never struggling to win taking all the key points. This time, however, he will have a much harder task.

Simon will remind us of his qualities

I expect a tough match between these two players, maybe similar to their last clash played last year, when Simon won in two narrow sets (7/6, 7/5). This time, I think the outcome will be the same, as Kohlschreiber is just too inconsistent to be trusted, while Simon seems to be getting back in shape and showing the glimpse of his old form when he was a top 10 player. I think he can again get there if he continues to work hard on the court, and this will be a perfect chance for him to finally beat someone more respectable after a while. Kohlschreiber showed a lot of weaknesses on his serve against Kamke, and I doubt he will have it easy against persistent Simon. The French should improve their H2H to 3-1 after this clash. The odds are just about acceptable. Good luck.

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Prediction:

Tip: 1
Odd: 1.90
Bookie: Interwetten
Stake: 8 /10
Tipster: Black-Shadow

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