Sam Querrey and Michael Llodra will meet in what looks to be the pick of the first round matches in this year’s Mutua Madrid OpenYou can watch and bet on the action from the ATP Madrid Open at bet365World No. 19 Sam Querrey narrowly missed out on a seeding in this year’s Mutua Madrid Open, but still might prove to be a dark horse here. The American hasn’t made a great start to the season, though it’s surely only a matter of time before he picks up his game and makes a lengthy run in a big tournament like this one. That said, Querrey can consider himself unfortunate to have drawn Michael Llodra in round one.
Llodra is current the world No. 24, and like Querrey hasn’t made the best of starts to 2011. He’s the more experienced of the pairing, but Querrey is a top quality player and is anything but out of his depth at this level. Statistically there isn’t much to choose between Querrey and Llodra. Despite Querrey’s capacity for firing aces, Llodra has been slightly more reliable on serve this season. Querrey on the other hand has won a greater percentage of his return points.
Querrey and Llodra have never previously met in ATP World Tour competition, and this only adds to the difficulty involved in predicting the outcome of this match. It seems like Querrey might just have the edge here, but Llodra should at least be competitive, and it would be no surprise to see the Frenchman prevail on Monday.
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