ANDALUCIA Tennis has started this week as the red clay season kicks off and a match that could just be interesting is Flavia Penetta V Laura Pous Tio - Tio is 100% a clay court specialist but she is also ranked 248 in the world and basically is punching well abover her weight here going up against Pennetta who is hovering just outside the worlds top 10. Tio is currently ranked 248 in the world after being up to a high of 74 some 5 years ago but has regined some of her form back on the ITF Circuit. Her form dipped badly during 2006 and she did not recapture any kind of form until 2009 and this year on clay she has a 13-3 record including a quarter final appearance at Acapulco where she narrowly lost to Venus Williams in 3 sets. Pennetta had started the season well but has not been in the best of form of late and is always vulnerable at the start of the tournament now while today I dont think she will lose I think she might be a decent lay at around the 1.25 mark as even if she starts well her price will probably not move in any more than around 10 ticks during the first 2 or 3 games and just on the offchance the lesser ranked player starts well.
As I have typed this the game has just started a little sooner than I expected and Pennetta has broken first game! Which renders my write up pretty bloody useless!
As I have typed this the game has just started a little sooner than I expected and Pennetta has broken first game! Which renders my write up pretty bloody useless!

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