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Two natural grass court players will square off in the London Aegon Championships second round, we should expect some vintage tennis on the green in this one.
Lleyton Hewitt started the season in unbelievable form, winning the Brisbane title with wins over today`s opponent Lopez, Nishikori and Federer. The australian was unable to replicate the same level of tennis as the season went on and did not win consecutive matches since Brisbane. Even more, Lleyton is riding a 4 game losing streak, but it has to be said that it was only natural for him to play poorly on clay. Taking sets from Giraldo and Berlocq on the red dirt in the last two matches is not an easy feat for a player who hates clay, so Hewitt is playing decent tennis right now and the grass court season will surely bring him a couple of deep runs in tournaments. The australian had an easy time against Gimeno Trafer in the London 1st round, winning 6-3 6-3.
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Feliciano Lopez had a horrible year so far by his standards. His best performances of the season are a R16 exit in Indian Wells (did not meet any top 50 players) and a quarterfinal at the Madrid masters (benefiting for a walkover to get there). Looking at Feliciano`s year, he does not have a single impressive win under his belt. Lopez will hope that grass will bring him better success, as he likes this surface, but his first round match in London was not impressive at all: a 3 set win against Dusan Lajovic, a clay courter that was playing his first main-draw match on grass in his career (including challengers and futures)!
Lleyton Hewitt owns the H2H against Feliciano Lopez, leading 4-0 (1-0 on grass) and not losing a single set! Three of those meetings were before 2007, but they met once this year in Brisbane and Lleyton easily won 7-5 6-3. Clearly the australian has a matchup advantage over the Spaniard, as his excellent returns and defensive play are neutralizing Feliciano-s biggest weapons: his serve and his attacking forehand.
Hewitt clearly is not in his best form, but he looked very good in the London first round, he proved that he still has what it takes with the Brisbane win and will meet an opponent in an even worse condition. Considering the fact that Hewitt loves grass even more than Lopez and looking at the 4-0 H2H, it`s fair to expect Lleyton to win this one. His consistent baseline game will force errors from Lopez, especially with the spaniard in poor form, and Hewitt`s excellent return of serve will not allow Feliciano to feel confident. Maybe the Spaniard can snatch a set, but he shouldn`t realistically be able to challenge for the win. My tip is Hewitt to win. The odds are just out for this bet, but are already dropping fast. Prediction: Lleyton Hewitt – Feliciano Lopez 6-4 6-7 6-3.
Pick: Hewitt
Odds: 1.73 @ Sbobet
Stake: 9
Possible profit: 6.57
Event date: 11 June
