Verdasco and Roddick (if you were on at a bookie who pays out after a set has been completed) were massive overlays for me, pity I didn't tell you all to jump on. Del Potro was shocking last night but at least Simon had some fight in him tonight.

Semi Final from the top half of the draw sees two leftie Spaniards go H2H, with Nadal holding a 7-0 record, Verdasco winning one set in all those matches and that was at Queens when Nadal is backing up quickly after winning the French Open a few days before.

VERDASCO, FERNANDO 2.55 vs NADAL, RAFAEL 1.65

Almost identical pricing to the other Semi with the bloke who has the massive mental edge of winning every time they meet being rated the shorter.

A Nadal vs Federer Final? Now that would be good as it's been a while since we've had a Final in Melbourne of that calibre. Would love the Fed to equal Sampras' record of 14 Grand Slam wins at the first Slam of the year - let every person know that he's not a spent force. For the record at this stage I'd rate Fed favourite over Nadal but it all depends on how they shape up in their Semis (assuming they win of course).

Happy punting and may the lady who got all the favours by having the roof closed for her today get thumped tomorrow (wishful thinking I fear).

Cheers

Tony