Philip Kohlschreiber vs. Jarkko Nieminen 6:3, 6:7, 6:7, 6:3 Over 40.5 Games
After his huge win over over Roddick, the German wunderkind turned into Goldschreiber, and I think he deserves all the praise he can get, because he is playing at very high level and probably tennis of his life. That makes him a solid favorite today the Nieminen, who is displaying some good tennis. Kohli is in really great form, his serve has been serving him well so far, he is hitting all the angles, so he has a huge number of winners. If we also add agressive play, we get a lethal player capable of beating anyone; and that’s how Kohli is performing right now. Nieminen had maybe more difficulties beating him opponents regarding who they were, but he is playing very well at the moment and he could be very dangerous for the opposition. His serve is also hard to break, he has good baseline play and well-balanced groundstrokes, so he will have his weapons to beat the German. These players met 6 times; Nieminem leads 4-2, but Kohli is playing tennis of his life and I see him winning today, especially now when his confidence must be very high after winning Roddick, but I don’t see doing it in straight sets, so the best option for me is Over in Games.