Wimbledon Stat Attack: Top Tips and No thanks, Francesca

Wimbledon Betting / Ben Caudell / 20 June 2011 /

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Despite his unpromising shades, Tipsarevic is in form

"Since Wimbledon 2004, Schiavone has dropped at least one set in every single first round match she has played."

Every day during Wimbledon, tennis stats expert Ben Caudell will be providing vital insights into one to back and one to lay. Here's his day one offering...

Five Reasons to Back

Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) to beat Ivo Karlovic (CRO) @ [2.95]

• 2011 Davis Cup Winner Tipsarevic reached the final of the AEGON International on the grass courts of Eastbourne last week so comes into today's match against big serving Croatian Ivo Karlovic having won four in a row on grass.

• Tipsarevic is ranked 113 places higher than Karlovic at 30 in the ATP World Rankings.

• The Serbian has a better surface, match rating and predicted chance of winning today

• 6'10" Croat Karlovic is on a terrible run, losing four of last five in five set matches, seven in a row in Europe, and nine of last ten against big servers. So far this year he has won only 43% of his matches compared with 62% for Tipsarevic.

• Tipsarevic succeeded in their most recent head-to-head on the hard-courts of Delray Beach back in February 2011 to level the overall series at 1-1

2-0/3-0 Lay of the Day - Lay Francesca Schiavone 2-0 @ [2.74]

• 2010 French Open Champion Schiavone, has lost four of her last five matches on grass.

• Since Wimbledon 2004, the Italian has dropped at least one set in every single first round match she has played.

• Dokic has a 1-0 head-to-head series lead over the Italian stalwart, a three set triumph in Kuala Lumpur earlier in the year.

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