Jurgen Melzer, takes on Ivan Ljubicic in first round of the Shanghai Rolex Masters and given that he has a 4-0 lead in the head to head stakes Bet365 go as short as 8/11 that the Austrian progresses, however based on current form we make Ivan a fab bet at Evens with the same firm.
Melzer is on the crest of a slump that could turn into a depression. He hasn’t won more than one game at any tournament since the middle of July and although he did push Berdych in Beijing last week he still lost in straight sets and he did check out of his hotel after day one.
Ljubicic on the other hand is playing really well. Last week in China he made the last four, losing to Cilic and the previous time out in Metz he lost in a three set final to Tsonga.
The head to head is a worrying stat but on current form even money is the value call with the Stoke based company. The match is live on Sky tomorrow morning.
