Events / Sean Calvert / 12 March 2011 /

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Yesterday's defeat for Japan's Kei Nishikori was hardly surprising given the news that shocked the world a matter of hours after I made the Day Two picks.

Day Three at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden sees some of the big guns begin their singles campaigns, with Andy Murray among them.

The Scot tries to get his year back on track against Donald Young and he couldn't have hoped for a much easier draw.

Once quoted by a certain high street bookmaker as low as [2.5] to win Wimbledon in his career after an incredible amount of hype as a teen star, Young is yet to break the top-75 and is currently at 143.

Murray should win this at a canter, but at [1.04] and in a slump with a dodgy wrist, I won't be touching that one.

Instead, I fancy a treble today that pays around [2.26] which involves David Ferrer, Nicolas Almagro and Alexandr Dolgopolov.

Ferrer takes on Ivo Karlovic and has a 2-0 head-to-head record over the Croatian, who broke the world's fastest serve record last week in Davis Cup. But Ivo still didn't win either of his Davis Cup games and hasn't beaten anyone of note since his comeback from a long term foot injury.

Karlovic couldn't take a set off Ferrer when he was at his best, so I can't see him winning today against the Spaniard, who has a 14-2 record this season, with two titles and is back up to number six in the world.

The Croatian also has a poor 4-7 record at Indian Wells and Ferrer is a confident selection.

Ferrer's doubles partner this week, Almagro, is in rare form at the moment, also with two titles and an 18-3 record in 2011 and he should have far too many weapons for journeyman Michael Russell.

The 32-year-old American has beaten Almagro before and had a good win over Kevin Anderson in the first round here, but the Spaniard is at the peak of his powers and should be too classy for him this time with confidence at a high.

Finally, Dolgopolov is also in fine form, boasting a 13-6 record in
2011 and is at a career high of 23 in the world following a quarter final effort in Melbourne and an excellent Golden Swing on the clay in South America.

His opponent, Victor Hanescu is on his way down the rankings after a couple of years in and around the top-30 or so and hasn't been past the third round of any tournament since New Haven last autumn.

The 29-year-old Romanian has only played five outdoor hard-court matches since the US Open last year and is much happier on clay, with a 19-32 record on hard over the last four years.

Hanescu has a 3-7 record in 2011 and hasn't won a completed match against a top-50 player since beating Michael Berrer on clay last April. And the last time he beat a top-50 player on a hard-court was over Jurgen Melzer in Canada in 2009.

Recommended Betfair Multiple Bet:
Ferrer to beat Karlovic [1.26]
Almagro to beat Russell [1.32]
Dolgopolov to beat Hanescu [1.3]

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