Tsonga never won against Julien easy, he have always big problems against him, and at this time I don't see any radical changes in this game too..
Beneteau is leading against Jo in H2H 4-3, and this year he managed to win against him 7-6(11) 5-7 7-6(3) in Marseille open..
Their game is always very strained, and there are not many breaks too, both are playing good on their serve, and I think Tsonga is overrated here a bit...
+5.5 handicap looks very good offer from bookies for me, and I'm sure benneteau is capable to win at least one set against Tsonga.. (if not the match :) ) So I'll take this handicap with high confidence here..
Last 5 meetings:
7/2010 ATP Marseille (FRA), I_Hard, Julien Benneteau Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 7-6(11) 5-7 7-6(3).
35/2009 ATP U.S. Open (USA) Hard, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Julien Benneteau 7-6(4) 6-2 6-4
21/2009 ATP French Open (FRA),Clay, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Julien Benneteau 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-4.
43/2008 ATP Lyon (FRA) Carpet, Julien Benneteau Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-6(4) 7-5,
13/2008 ATP Miami (USA) Hard, Julien Benneteau Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-3 6-3
stake: 9/10
picks: 2 (+5.5) AH
odds: 1.91
bookmaker: pinnacle
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