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/ Ben Caudell / 21 March 2012 / Leave a Comment 
Marinko Matosevic has hit a good streak
"My bet of the day is to back Marinko Matosevic of Australia to defeat Robin Haase of the Netherlands @ [1.9] in the match odds market."
Ben Caudell begins a week of tipping with a look at the first round of this Masters Series event in Miami and an Aussie on a hot streak is his first bet...
A stomach bug swept through the locker room in Indian Wells last week with eight payers falling victim to the virus during the early rounds of the tournament.
That event was hit by a number of withdrawals and that has continued on the other side of the US with six players retiring on day one of qualifying in the Miami Masters Series, followed by two more yesterday.
As a heads-up, remember that if a player retires before the first set has been completed all match odds bets will be voided. Should a player retire at any stage after the completion of the first set all bets stand.
Although we are unsure about the true circumstances surrounding any retirement, having sifted through many of today's matches there a couple of players to keep an eye on due to illness or injury.
The first player to look out for is Philipp Petzschner of Germany who has lost six of his last seven matches overall and five of his last six when priced as a favourite (2.00 - 2.99) therefore consider backing Ivan Dodig @ [2.1] especially seeing as the German recently stated the following on twitter:
14 March - Hey guys, I am injured since a couple of weeks, as some of you already realized...
Tommy Haas is another player to oppose. He retired from the Dallas Challenger event only last week due to a stiff back and has poor form in Miami and at Master Series level losing four of his last five matches. His Opponent, Guillaume Ruffin should be considered @ [2.86].
The Frenchman has won through two rounds of qualifying without losing a set and has won four of his last five matches in the USA.
My bet of the day however is to back Marinko Matosevic of Australia to defeat Robin Haase of the Netherlands @ [1.9] in the match odds market.
Twenty-six-year-old Matosevic has risen from 203 to a career high of 122 in the world rankings since the start of the year and has won 15 of his last 17 matches. Since February Marinko has triumphed at the Caloundra Challenger tournament as well as reaching the final of Delray Beach, an event he had to qualify for.
Although this will be the first competitive match between the two, Matosevic comes into the match with a superior surface rating and match rating (Match Ratings assess form specific to the current tournament conditions and the opposing player). Moreover, Haase has lost six of his last seven matches in Master Series events and 50% of his last ten matches on tour and is in dire form. The [1.9] currently on offer for a Matosevic win in my view represents a decent value bet.
Recommended Bet
Back Marinko Matosevic to defeat Robin Haase @ [1.9]
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