Sunday, May 20th, 2012
Andy Murray steps up a gear in his return to action tonigt in the Los Angeles Tennis event, the Farmers Classic, facing Feliciano Lopez in the last four.
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1/7 Andy Murray v Feliciano Lopez 4/1
1/2 Sam Querrey v Janko Tipsarevic 6/4
Murray continues to feel his way back into competitive tennis after his break since Wimbledon but he has struggled with his serve in his first two matches, failing to get in 50% of first serves in his win over the Colombian Alejandra Falla. The Scot is happy to admit he’s not at his sharpest and is, of course, working without a coach at present. However, he did manage to produce a relatively comfortable second round victory.
Murray has been practising with Lopez, who is a good player with a big serve, and who is also comfortable at the net – and he’s looked good in making the last eight here. With the two having a good knowledge of each other, there has to be a chance that Lopez can pull of a surprise victory. While we expect Murray to win, 4/1 Lopez with Bet 365 is too good value to resist against a ring rusty Murray.
This is the first semi-final. Querrey, the defending champion, was in racket breaking mood as he managed to edge past Rainer Schuettler in is second round match and he has yet to look too convincing in either of his first two matches. His major weapon is his serve, and if that is not going, he could struggle.
Tipsarevic is a player who blows hot and cold but he’s produced some great tennis this week in beating Somdev Devvarman and then beating Marcos Baghdatis. We like him to make the final at 6/4 with Bet 365
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