posted May 21, 2008 at 14:32 in Tennis Free Picks

Portschach, Austria – With the Hypo Group International tennis betting rained out over the first two days of the tournament; the online tennis betting community has a jam-packed day 3 and 4 to look forward to. BetUS Sportsbook is taking sports betting action on this last warm-up event, leading up to the French Open which starts this Sunday. So with so much online tennis betting action to tide sports bettors over before the ultimate tennis gambling experience of a Grand Slam starts, here is a look at some stellar second round matchups scheduled to start on Thursday May 21, 2008.

Tennis Betting Line: Dudi Sela vs. Andreas Seppi

Match Time: 05:00 AM Eastern Time, Thursday May 21, 2008

Tennis Prediction: Dudi Sela owns a 1-0 head-to-head record over Andreas Seppi, but the victory came to Sela during Davis Cup action for Israel. In terms of tournament play, this is their first-ever career meeting at an ATP level event. Sela arrived in Portschach with a 6-10 mark for the year. He improved to seven match wins when he topped Mischa Zverev in the first round.

Andreas Seppi, after reaching the semi-final of the ATP Masters Series in Hamburg, caught the attention of speculators. Considered a possible dark horse in the upcoming French Open, Seppi is a solid clay courter. Entering the second round with a 15-13 mark for the season, Seppi is the better play.

Tennis Free Picks: Seppi in straight sets

Tennis Betting Line: Blaz Kavcic vs. Igor Kunitsyn

Match Time: 05:00 AM Eastern Time, Thursday May 21, 2008

Tennis Prediction: No.357 Blaz Kavcic entered his opening round match as the +180 underdog, but despite being so disadvantaged, the young Slovenian tennis player upset Teimuraz Gabashvili to move into the next round. No. 96 Igor Kunitsyn of Russia similarly enjoyed a winning opening round match against Mardy Fish, dismissing him with an imperious 6-1, 6-1 win. Kunitsyn should enter this matchup as the marginal favourite. Although he brings a 4-4 mark for the season in ATP tournaments, on the challenger circuit, before arriving in Austria, Kunitsyn reached back-to-back finals in Bordeaux and Baton Rouge. He is the better play.

Tennis Free Picks: Kunitsyn in three sets

Tennis Betting Line: Jurgen Melzer vs. Robin Haase

Match Time: 05:00 AM Eastern Time, Thursday May 21, 2008

Tennis Prediction: Dutchman Robin Haase is one of the tours rising youngsters. With a significantly lesser playing field in Austria, this may be a chance for Haase to break out. Vying for a fifth ATP quarterfinal appearance this season, Haase is the better play. Recently, he was a quarterfinalist in Valencia and on the challenger circuit, he won the Sunrise tournament.

Tennis Free Picks: Haase in straight sets

So there you have it! A select few tennis free picks on some of the exciting online tennis betting action on the ATP Hypo Group International available in the online sports betting market at BetUS Sportsbook. Now that you are all read up, you are ready to start wagering on tennis!

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Nila Amerova is a freelance sports writer and regular contributor to the BetUS.com Locker Room.