Michael Llodra plays recent Los Angeles champion Ernests Gulbis for a third round berth in Montreal.You can watch and bet on Llodra v Gulbis live for free at bet365 > live tennisYou never ever know what to expect with Gulbis, he’s either brilliant or dismal, rarely in between but when he gets it going he’s worth watching as Juan Martin Del Potro found a couple of weeks ago. Gulbis put him to the sword in Los Angeles, on the way to winning his second career title.
Rather fittingly, it followed a run of four straight losses. Predicting the results of Gulbis’ matches is a little bit like the tennis version of Russian Roulette.
He’s received a wildcard this week, a combination of his recent form and few Canadian players with realistic prospects of winning a round in a field this strong. He ground out a tough win over Juan Carlos Ferrero, 7-5 in the third.
It was a similar case for Michael Llodra who stunned Mikhail Youzhny, one of many players ranked between 10 and 20, struggling for form right now.
Llodra is at his most effective indoors but his unorthodox style has the potential to be successful at this tournament where the steepling bounce helps the tall serve-volleyers.
Llodra leads 2-1 on the head-to-head but they have not played since 2008. Look for Gulbis to pull through and make round three.
