posted October 26, 2007 at 21:05 in Tennis Betting Trends

Basel, Switzerland – In the quarterfinal at the ATP Davidoff Swiss Indoor Basel World No.1 Roger Federer (-5000 favorite with BetUS Sportsbook) easily topped No.64 Nicolas Kiefer 6-3, 6-2 and No.25 Ivo Karlovic persevered over No.13 Tomas Berdych in a marathon match 6-7(5), 7-6(2), 7-6(13) to advance into the semifinal round.

BetUS Sportsbook is taking action on the ATP Davidoff Swiss Indoor Basel tournament. Check out the tennis odds that are already in full swing and start betting on tennis. To get you started, here are some tennis free picks.

(Nila Amerova is a freelance sports writer and regular contributor to the BetUS.com Locker Room. Since the start of the tournament, Nila owns a 12/ 3 winning record in choice tennis free picks for the ATP Swiss Indoors Basel tournament.)

Tennis Free Picks:

Head-to-head: Roger Federer vs. Ivo Karlovic

Tennis Prediction: This match will be Federer’s toughest contest in the tournament. Federer owns a 3-0 lifetime record over the 6’9” giant from Croatia Ivo Karlovic. The most recent win came the way of Federer at the 2007 ATP Masters Series (AMS) in Canada. Federer narrowly won the match in straight sets: 7-6(2) 7-6(3).

Federer is now two wins away from reclaiming the Basel crown – his home event. To be sure, Karlovic will try to serve up an insurmountable match and make Federer’s ascent to the final in Basel an uphill battle. In fact, Karlovic has done exactly that in all their previous contests: Federer defeated Karlovic 7-6(2) 7-6(3) in 2007 (AMS Montreal, Canada); 6-7(5) 6-3 7-6(4) in 2004 (Gstaad, Switzerland); and 6-3 7-6(3) 7-6(5) in 2004 (Wimbledon, England). Since all of their matches were close and narrow victories in favor of Federer – betting on Karlovic to orchestrate the upset would not be an outrageous play. Indeed, there is value in taking the underdog in this match.

However, in spite of Karlovic’s narrow defeats, the balance tips in favor of Federer. Further strengthening Federer’s odds is home court advantage, the fact that he is the defending champion in Basel and more importantly, the ATP points he stands to gain in winning this event would firmly secure him a fourth consecutive year-end No.1 finish.

Tennis Free Pick: Federer in three sets

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