Mardy Fish -Gilles Simon

Mardy Fish - Gilles Simon :Fish 2-0@ 2.50 stanjames

First pick from Sydney. We have Fish , who's game is very well suited to hard, and Simon who can be described as a claycourter.

Fish already played 4 single games this season at Hopman, only loosing hard to Djokovic in a 3 set thriller 6-2 6-7(4) 7-6(4) .Is 15-9 on hard courts last season , and 6-3 here at Sydney. Has a a trong service , that helps him win easy points, and should make the difference.

Simon lost in the first round at Adelaide 7-3 6-3 in front of Llondra . Only managed to reach the second round at a tournament on hard court 2 times in this last 10 tournaments he participated in.He is 7-9 on hard court last season. His poor performances on hard courts are comming from the fact that he has a weak service , his game beeing more suited for clay where he is more solid from the baseline, and is strong in long rallies.

If everything goes normal , Fish should win easily, only being concerned if he will drop a set.
The odds are very good, so I choose

Fish 2-0@2.50 stanjames