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Welcome to TDP, Fixking

My bets for today:

Parmentier v Amanmuradova @ evens 2.5pts

Can't see why Amanmuradova should be favourite here. Neither player in great form, and neither of them with much of a record on grass, but they met in the 1st round here last year, and Parmentier took it in straight sets.

Ferrero v Youzhny @ 2.3 2.5pts

Two decent players on grass, both had a good run at Queens this year, looks pretty much 50/50 to me so I'll go with Ferrero as the underdog.

Mattek v Stosur @ 5.5 0.5pts

Sure, Stosur is the favourite here, she's been in great form lately, but I don't see her as this big a favourite. Mattek had an excellent grass season last year, making the semis at Birmingham (beating Tanasugarn and Vaidisova along the way) and beating Bartoli on her way to the 4th round at Wimbledon. Stosur's record at Wimbledon is poor, only 3 wins in the last 6 years.

Hewitt/Istomin/Safin @ 1.94 3pts

I never learn. One of those will let me down. Don't know which one, just lay all 3 of them and at those prices you'll make a profit

Sevastova v K Bondarenko @ 2.75 1pt

Promising youngster rising up the rankings, came through qualifying comfortably enough. See no reason why she shouldn't be capable of causing an upset in this one.

Dubois v Errani @ 2.62 1pt

Two players with terrible grass court records - Errani 1-5, Dubois 0-8. Errani's gone out first round in 7 of her last 8 tournaments. Dubois has lost 7 of her last 10 matches. Basically it looks like it could be anyone's game.

Domachowska v Medina Garrigues @ 4 1.5pts

Domachowska has won the last 2 meetings between them, including the only meeting on grass in 2006. Has gone sliding down the rankings since then, but grass certainly isn't Garrigues' favourite surface, and Domachowska looks far too big a price here IMO.