No.8 seed Andy Roddick makes his second primetime appearance tonight, Friday August 29, when he squares off against No.40 seed Ernests Gulbis, of Latvia. Roddick wasted no time getting past Frabrice Santoro, he made the oldest entrant in the U.S. Open look OLD! Oddsmakers at BetUS.com have Andy Roddick as -300 moneyline favorite over Ernests Gulbis who is listed as +200 underdog. Get your Andy Roddick vs Ernests Gulbis US Open Prediction in now at BetUS.com
Andy Roddick dismantled Fabrice Santoro in his opening night match in straight sets, on Wednesday. He won 89% of his first serve points and he nailed 16 aces, one which was 147mph. He had just two double faults and he broke Santoro six times. Andy reached the final in 2006 and made the quarter-finals last year. He was the U.S. Open Champ back in 2003 when Federer was handed an early exit and there was no Rafael Nadal. He has reached three other Grand Slam finals (Wimbledon twice and the U.S. Open), losing to Roger Federer each time. Roddick is 34-10 SU this year with two titles, he won in San Jose and in Dubai.
Ernests Gulbis career highlights include a quarterfinal appearance at the 2008 French Open, where he lost a tight match to Novak Djokovic, and a 4th round appearance at the 2007 US Open, upsetting two seeds along the way. Gulbis is 17-16 this year with no titles.
Andy Roddick vs Ernests Gulbis US Open
When: Fri, August 29, 2008 9:00 PM ET
Line: BetUS.com
Pick: Roddick -300
Point-Spreads.com Andy Roddick vs Ernests Gulbis US Open Prediction – Andy Roddick -300
The Bottom Line: Andy played great against Santoro but Santoro hadn’t played for six weeks. This Gulbis is a young talented kid who can push Andy to the max. But Andy should be able to pull out the win with his serves. Get your Andy Roddick vs Ernests Gulbis US Open Prediction in now at BetUS.com and recieve a 10% sign-up bonus on your initial deposit!
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