[francepes]

After yesterday's rest, here's my pick for today:

SCHOOREL x MONTANES @ 1,55 (Bet365)

Schoorel had good results on Italian clay challengers; he won the last 2 tournaments in Rome and Napoli. The guy has good service and amazing backhand. Is opponent, Bemelmans, isn't a claycourter at all. Last year played just 4 tournaments on clay: he won just 2 matches against the unranked Bruno Soares and the World n° 730 Marco Viola. Schoorel @ 1,33 looks really good on this surface and in this great condition's moment for Thomas.

Stakhovsky too, is not a claycourter. Last season he lost all his matches on clay, except in Nice, where he defeated Nieminen and Seppi, and in Barcelona where he def. Zverev. Montanes is good on this surface, so he should win easily this match. In his official website, Albert said that his Madrid's aim is to win at least the first round, he has some ATP point to defend, so he'll be enough motivated to beat a weak opponent.

The Sheet advices us to stake 1,58 Units for this bet.

Good Luck!!!

 

[francepes]

Here it comes the first LOSS!!

Stakhovsky def. Montanes 76(6) 36 76(5).

Montanes served really good, specially in the first set, but he was unable to capitalize the superiority in the tie breaks. He lost both TB, so it comes the bad loss against a non-specialist on this surface.

This is not a big trouble, we still have 2 mistakes available, and just 3 events to win to close the progression.