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Marion Bartoli: 4 tips ($41 staked)
Lindsay Davenport: 9 tips ($460 staked)
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Aug 30 2008 07:13:45
Richard007
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I had confidence in Bartoli and I was the only one on this page to give her a decent bet, Bartoli may not be the fittest or skinniest player but she is a quality player and I wish people would cut her a brake for once.

Aug 30 2008 02:14:42
kingkoubek (Mod)
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davenport is atleast competitive now, i havent backed her but always like her to do well at the US open - hope she can take it to a third.

Aug 30 2008 01:22:07
kingkoubek (Mod)
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davenport must surely be having problems with her body she's a better player than this.

Aug 29 2008 18:29:35
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Aug 29 2008 15:12:42
supersi (Mod)
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I like bakcing Bartoli, and on any other service, would give her a fighting chance. But on hard in front of home crowd, Davenport will maul her. The power play coupled with Bartoli's lack of mobility will frustrate her, and any sloppy serves will be whacked back for winners also

Aug 29 2008 12:10:19
uta281
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hard game but with the crowd i think she ll go through

Aug 29 2008 10:33:46
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Aug 29 2008 09:57:28
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Aug 29 2008 08:44:38
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Aug 29 2008 03:50:25
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I was behind Marion in her last match an i will be again against Davenport.Bartoli playing good of late an her an i see her causing many problems for Lindsay she will definitely need her home crowd cheering her on but i feel that won`t be enough either

Aug 29 2008 02:53:46
y2w902
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The injury plagued and overweight Bartoli will get beaten here by the lindsay.

Aug 29 2008 01:46:08
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I smell an upset here. But the smell is very faint, hence the size of my bet.

Aug 28 2008 22:21:33
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Lindsay Davenport was delighted after her match with Alisa Kleybanova to prevail in straight sets despite not "serving too well" as she claimed, but the happiness etched in her face shows she is really enjoying what is sure to be her last Open. She fired down 8 aces and won 79% behind his first serve, whilst taking all 6 break opportunities she conjured up on the big Russian's service games. Even though it was rusty at times, the fact the American didn't slump her shoulders as she would in year's past and instead focused on the next point says to me she is really enjoying her tennis right now. She also declared she was "fully fit and healthy" and vowed to improve on winners-to-unforced error ratio (26/23) in her next match with Marion Bartoli. The much-maligned Frenchwoman came from a break down in the first set to win 9 of the last 11 games to eclipse veteran doubles speciallist Ruano Pascual in an hour and a half, though she did win just 62% of all service points and made a host of unforced errors in the opening set. 2 of the pair's 4 meetings have been withdrawals or walkovers, but the two completed matches were a narrow win for Davenport on her most-hated clay surface in 2004 followed by a most important routine win at Indian Wells on hardcourt earlier in the season where she amassed 17 aces, won 76% behind the first serve and broke Bartoli's suspect serve on 4 occasions. Bartoli is often at a hiding-to-nothing when she comes up against the big-serving and powerful and penetrating hitters such as Davenport - it's the fact that she is double-handed off both sides and players like Lindsay who dictate baseline rallies and send the ball from corner to corner are going to benefit from her comprimised reach. Add to this that Davenport is sure to have done some work on that serve to get it back to its peak which is so dangerous, and also the fact that Marion can really struggle with her percentages not to mention her second serve is often a shank. Davenport has the whole crowd behind her - in fact the whole of America - and she's never been one to disappoint with the expectation on her shoulders. The fact she is "ecstatic" to be in the 3rd round says to me she'll go out there a license to kill and should knock over the injury-plagued Bartoli in 2 sets but just take the win as the odds are good.

Aug 28 2008 15:10:30
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Aug 28 2008 05:40:47
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Aug 28 2008 04:03:06
Richard007
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I would love to see a Bartoli win here but Davenport has had the best of her in their previous outings, Bartoli generally dismantles hard hitting players like Davenport but in saying that apart from the Williams sisters no1 in the current top20 possess a better hard hitting game as Lindssay Davenport does, both players have crushed their opponents in the opening rounds and I would expect a thrilling match that could see Bartoli on top. Bartoli has improved her game tremendously and I would like to think she is at least a Quaterfinals prospect, Davenport is such a great competitor so Bartolis going to have to fight for every point but she is gunning for a good showing here and I'm hoping she can get past the fierce American.