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Fernando Verdasco v Steve Darcis - ATP Barcelona odds

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Former champion Fernando Verdasco opens his 2012 ATP Barcelona campaign against experienced Belgian Steve Darcis.

You can watch and bet on ATP Barcelona from Thursday live for free at bet365 > live tennis

Verdasco has been the only man to break the Rafa Nadal streak of dominance in Barcelona since 2005. The hard hitting lefty won the title in 2010 and as a result we've been seeing a surge in bets on Verdasco to win the title again this year. While the odds might be attractive, it's hard to see it happening especially going by his straight sets defeat to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in Monte Carlo last week.

Verdasco's best performance this year came on the clay of Acapulco at the end of February where he reached the final before losing to David Ferrer.

He should have too much for Belgium's Darcis who's ranked 66 in the world and did not even make it through qualifying for Monte Carlo. Paddy Power are offering 1/2 on a Verdasco straight sets win.

Darcis does have an ATP title on clay to his name, winning the Amersfoort title five years ago and if you reckon he can pull the upset off he's 8/1 with bet365 to do it in straight sets and 10/1 to do it in three.      

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