Well, well. A comeback not quite in the Lazarus mould, but in terms of my betting funds, the last couple of days have been a very welcome turnaround indeed. Two bet of the day wins out of two and things are on the up.
Novak Djokovic has redeemed himself after the disaster in Umag and he will become my new favourite player if he manages to dethrone Federer later today in Montreal. The fickle nature of the sporting punter..
Last night, the young Serbian prodigy took care of Rafael Nadal in straight sets - assisted by saving each of the eight break points that he faced - and ran out a 7-5 6-3 winner. My three point single showed a nice profit and my saver outright bet on Djokovic at 14.0 now gives me the chance to trade up or lay off during the final tonight.
In order to give me a chance though, Djokovic will have to start well against Federer, who didn't have things all his own way yesterday when he faced Radek Stepanek. The Swiss was taken to a tight first set breaker before running out a 7-6 6-2 victor.
My outright bet on Djokovic for the US Open at 35.0 is looking more favourable now and may be even more so if he manages to take out Federer tonight. I think that he is in with a shout if he can get to grips early on and keep Federer close in the first set. There are far worse wagers around than the 4.5 on offer for Djokovic for claim the title and it has all the makings of a very interesting final.
Roger's Masters? I very much hope not.
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