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 No.8 seed Andy Roddick is back in action tonight, Tuesday September 2, when he squares off against No.11 seed Fernando Gonzalez of Chile. Roddick is 7-3 against Gonzalez, but 4-3 on hard court. Oddsmakers at SBGglobal.com have Andy Roddick as -215 moneyline favorite over Fernando Gonzalez who is listed as +175 underdog. Get your Andy Roddick vs Fernando Gonzalez US Open Prediction in now at SBGglobal.com
Andy Roddick needed two hours to get past No.31 seed Andreas Seppi, 6-2, 7-5, 7-6, in three straight sets. He pounded 19 aces past the Italian and his fastest serve was clocked at 140mph. Roddick is 29-7 all time at the US Open and 3-2 at this year’s Grand Slam events. 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. The quarterfinals will deliver a certifiably dangerous opponent. It would most likely be one of the following: Novak Djokovic, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga or Marin Cilic.
Fernando Gonzalez defeated Jarkko Nieminen, 7-5, 6-4, 6-7, 6-1, in a grueling 2hr and 40 minute match. Gonzalez only had three aces and his fastest serve was clocked at 123mph. Gonzalez is 29-10 this year with two titles; he won at his home event of Viña del Mar for the third time. In May he won his 10th ATP title at the BMW Open in Munich. He won silver for Chile at the Beijing Olympics where he was defending bronze medalist. He beat American James Blake in the semifinals in a match marred by controversy over González failure to acknowledge a ball that video clearly showed struck his racket. In the gold medal match, he lost in straight sets to Spain's Rafael Nadal. His best Grand Slam appearance this year was a quarter final appearance at the French Open, he is 7-3 this year at Grand Slam events. At the 2007 US Open he was defeated in the first round. Andy Roddick vs Fernando Gonzalez US Open Prediction
Get your Andy Roddick vs Fernando Gonzalez US Open
When: Tue, Sept 2, 2008 9:00 PM ET
Line: SBGglobal.com
Pick: Roddick -215
Point-Spreads.com Andy Roddick vs Fernando Gonzalez US Open Prediction – Roddick -215
The Bottom Line: Andy’s serve should be his main points getter, but Gonzalez has played Andy numerous times and is experienced against his serves. Expect this match to be a long hard fought out battle with Andy winning in five sets. Get your Andy Roddick vs Fernando Gonzalez US Open Prediction in now at SBGglobal.com and receive a 30% sign-up bonus on your initial deposit! Get on board for the rest of our US Open Tennis Picks; we are prepped and ready roll through the full slate of the 2008 US Open. Also, make sure you check out our live Tennis Betting Odds feed for the 2008 ATP Tennis season which provides real time point spreads from the top internet sports books in the world, all in one easy to use location. Get line moves in real time and find out which players have the best betting odds .
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