Absolue carnage over in Newport after seed after seed has gone out. This ATP tour event was always a small puntinplay but the results have been even more volatile than anticipated. Who would have thought that an British player, who didn't have surname beginning with M, would be just over Even money to make the last four. Richard Bloomfield, from Alan Patridge country, takes on the 18 year old American Ryan Harrison, he must have a chance given the results so far this week.
In today's other quarter final Mardy Fish, who made the final at Queens, is a 1/4 (1.25) chance to go through. The American is 4/5 (1.8) for the title but the last bit of value in that particular race probably rests with Olivier Rochus who can be backed at 7/2 (4.5) with Coral for the outright. Given that he is a general 4/9 (1.44) to beat Brian Dabul tomorrow we can see this price going as fast as the top seeds earlier this week. You only have to go back to his game performance against Djokovic at SW19 for a decent form guide. He took the beaten semi-finalist to five sets and should have secured a famous victory. He looks the last remaining puntinplay.
