Analysis for Sela-Delic (ATP Los Angeles)

Head-to-head record 1:0

American qualifier Amer Delic will face Dudi Sela of Israel in the first round at LA championships. Delic is noted for his good serve and he is known as a typical American hard court player. He feels comfortable on fast surfaces as he possesses offensive style of play based on a rocket serve. He tries to win the point by hitting winners from the back of the court and attacks with fast balls that the opponent cannot reach or return properly. Sometimes, he uses the serve-and-volley style of play having solid net game and being quick around the net. He simply has fine touch for volleys. He tries to pressure the opponent to try to hit difficult passing shots. He has always been mainly challenger player but already made several good results and defeated some top opponents (Davydenko among others). His current form looks ok as he came easily through the quallies here and we believe that he will be able to add a few more wins here in the main event. His opponent, Dudi Sela from Israel, is a dangerous player who has a solid season as well. In the Australian Open, Sela won his first round match over qualifier Martin Slanar and lost his second round to Ivo Karlovic. In March at the Pacific Life Open he defeated Nicolas Kiefer. Then at Sony Ericsson Open in Miami he defeated Hyung-Taik Lee of Korea and Tommy Robredo of Spain in the 2nd round. He has also added some more wins against good players but we still think that the home qualifier with boosted self-confidence should be able to outplay the average Israeli. Odds above 2 can be taken here.