Roddick hoping to prove he is still a major player on the ATP tour

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Andy Roddick started the ATP Indian Wells tournament as a peripheral threat or afterthought to win in the outright winner's market.  SkyBet, pre-tournament, had Roddick coming in at +2000 (20/1) to win the title as the 7th favorite.

Now, he's the heavy favorite as Roddick's odds to win the final have shortened all the way to -300 (1/3) while Ivan Ljubicic, his opponent, is coming in at +225 (9/4).

Roddick leads the head to head series between the two players however the historical matches have not totally been a one sided affair.  But over the years, as both of these players are veterans, they have met 10 times and Roddick leads 7-3 overall and 5-2 on hard court.

Incidentally the last time these two players met was 3 years ago in Indian Wells and Roddick took the match in two close sets.

It is very difficult to envision Roddick losing the final in Indian Wells, even though Ljubicic took out Nadal.  Nadal has been a question mark for a long time now and if the Spaniard had made the final, Roddick likely would have taken him out there anyways.

The best value on this match appears to be with bet365 and their set betting feature.  Our recommendation is to take Andy Roddick at -110 (10/11) to win in exactly straight sets.

As a sidenote, now might also be a good time to sprinkle Roddick in the futures market for Wimbledon 2010.  He is priced long at +1600 (16/1) and may be a little bit below the radar for a player on top form and a finalist from last season.  Do not take Roddick for the French Open no matter how he does in the Indian Wells final because he has nightmares on clay and won't come close to the final in Roland Garros.

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