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Gasquet's day for revenge

Tennis RSS / Ben Caudell / 27 June 2011 / Leave a comment Bet Now View Market

Gasquet is yet to drop a set at this year’s Championships; Murray has relinquished two.

Richard Gasquet owes Andy Murray after the Scot knocked him out in a five set thriller three years ago. Ben Caudell, scourge of British hopes, believes the Frenchman will get his own back on Monday.

Five reasons to back - Richard Gasquet to defeat Andy Murray @ [4.6]

• The head-to-head series between these two is tied at 2-2. More importantly, in both of Gasquet's losses to Murray the Frenchman has been up by two sets.

• Gasquet is yet to drop a set at this year's Championships; Murray has relinquished two so far.

• The 17th seed has better career service statistics on grass, winning 75% of first serves and 57% of his second serves. Gasquet also has a higher first serven and service hold percentage.

• The 2007 semi-finalist betters Murray this year at Wimbledon on both break Points won and break point Conversions.

• Gasquet has won six of his last seven matches at Wimbledon and six of his last seven in five set matches. He also holds a better surface rating and match rating (match rating assesses form specific to the current tournament conditions and the opposing player, taking into account head-to-heads)


2-0 Lay of the day - Lay Petra Kvitova 2-0 v Yanina Wickmayer @ [1.90]

• Head-to-head series tied at 3-3

• All three of Kvitova's wins against Wickmayer have been won in three sets

• Only one match from their six previous meetings has been won in straight sets

• Wickmayer has hit six more aces than her opponent so far at Wimbledon this year

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