I like anything with a handicap in this tourney xpy , Pattaya killed me last night betting some small favs. This is a small tourney with just over 220 grand in prize money, and when you have players like Cibulkova getting stomped by Keothavong and Zheng losing to a player ranked 159 in the world, I dont see how you can figure out any players motivation for these small tourneys.
I also went with a few forum faves and did some research on a thai player called Lertcheewakarn, I put a small wager on her and she was crushed. The WTA has Doha coming up then Dubai, Miami and Indian wells coming up in the next month, who really wants to be here is the question. I would kill to be in Pattaya but I am a bachelor.LOL.
Zheng and Cibulkova could have won with their hands tied behind their back if they were really trying, especially Zheng. So hard to figure out motivation and who really wants to be in these tourneys with such a long tennis year and Doha next week.
Rodionovas numbers on this surface are not impressive but Dellacqua took Kirilenko to 3 sets, and nothing would surprise me in a tourney like this. I wouldnt bet this tourney unless I were taking the games on the handicap. Good luck xpy. Cheers