Roddick will not receive a bye through the first round at the Cincinnati Masters.

Andy Roddick, at least for now, is in the draw for the 2010 Cincinnati Masters and he is priced at +2400 (24/1) to win the event with Bwin.  Many did not know what to expect from Roddick in terms of his immediate plans following his withdrawal from ATP Toronto.

Roddick will not receive a bye in Cincinnati as he is the 9th seed and his first round opponent will be Sergiy Stakhovsky, a fairly recent grass court titlist who went out in the second round in Toronto to Tomas Berdych.

Roddick, who is way off-form, does not look like a good pick for value priced at +2400 (24/1) as he shares a quarter with Robin Soderling and Novak Djokovic - two players that are through to the second round already by virtue of their seeding which affords them a first round bye.  Roddick, despite being in the draw, is also a risk in the sense that he may withdraw still and not all sportsbooks refund bets for players that withdraw.

American tennis fans looking to back a countrymen for the title in Cincinnati are advised to stick to Sam Querrey at +8000 (80/1; BetFred).  The big man has a recent title on the hard court from ATP Los Angeles where he defeated Andy Murray in the final.

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