ATP Tennis - Malaysian Open

The Malaysian Open takes place in Kuala Lumpur this week and there are quite a few top class players taking part. The top two favourites are Nicolas Almagro and Victor Troicki but the likes of Janko Tipsarevic and Jurgen Melzer also have a good chance.

The first round results have not been surprising at all, the favourites won the games that they were expected to win.

RESULTS - TUESDAY, 27 SEPTEMBER, 2011

Singles - First Round

[5] N Davydenko (RUS) d R Harrison (USA) 63 62

[8] K Nishikori (JPN) d [Q] T Gabashvili (RUS) 36 64 61

A Ramos (ESP) d M Kukushkin (KAZ) 46 63 42 ret. (illness)

P Petzschner (GER) d M Zverev (GER) 75 63

L Kubot (POL) d L Rosol (CZE) 63 63

S Devvarman (IND) d [Q] M Ledovskikh (RUS) 76(5) 64

[Q] R De Voest (RSA) d R Sweeting (USA) 46 63 63

Here are the odds for today's second round games from Intertops:

Denis Istomin v Marinko Matosevic

Denis Istomin -310

Marinko Matosevic +230

Bernard Tomic v Flavio Cipolla

Bernard Tomic -260

Flavio Cipolla +200

Rik De Voest v Jurgen Melzer

Rik De Voest +265

Jurgen Melzer -370

Dmitry Tursunov v David Goffin

Dmitry Tursunov -350

David Goffin +250

Marcos Baghdatis v Somdev Devvarman

Marcos Baghdatis -330

Somdev Devvarman +240

Philipp Petzschner v Kei Nishikori

Philipp Petzschner -130

Kei Nishikori +100

Lukasz Kubot v Nikolay Davydenko

Lukasz Kubot +200

Nikolay Davydenko -260

Good luck!

There were no surprises in Kuala Lumpur yesterday either as Melzer, Tursunov and Baghdatis made the quarter finals.

RESULTS - WEDNESDAY, 28 SEPTEMBER, 2011

Singles - Second Round

[4] J Melzer (AUT) d [Q] R De Voest (RSA) 60 64

[7] D Tursunov (RUS) d [WC] D Goffin (BEL) 63 63

[WC] M Baghdatis (CYP) d S Devvarman (IND) 75 64

Singles - First Round

F Cipolla (ITA) d B Tomic (AUS) 62 62

D Istomin (UZB) d [Q] M Matosevic (AUS) 63 62

Here are the odds for today's games from Intertops:

Philipp Petzschner v Kei Nishikori

Philipp Petzschner -130

Kei Nishikori +100

Nicolas Almagro v Albert Ramos

Nicolas Almagro -470

Albert Ramos +360

Janko Tipsarevic v Flavio Cipolla

Janko Tipsarevic -480

Flavio Cipolla +335

Marcos Baghdatis v Jurgen Melzer

Marcos Baghdatis -110

Jurgen Melzer -12

Good luck!

The no-upsets policy continued at the Malaysian Open as all the favourites went through on Thursday, including top two seeds Almagro and Troicki.

RESULTS - THURSDAY, 29 SEPTEMBER, 2011

Singles - Second Round

[1] N Almagro (ESP) d A Ramos (ESP) 76(2) 76(4)

[2] V Troicki (SRB) d D Istomin (UZB) 61 64

[3] J Tipsarevic (SRB) d F Cipolla (ITA) 62 64

[5] N Davydenko (RUS) d L Kubot (POL) 63 76(2)

[8] K Nishikori (JPN) d P Petzschner (GER) 63 46 75

Here are the quarter final odds from Intertops:

Dmitry Tursunov v Viktor Troicki

Dmitry Tursunov +200

Viktor Troicki -260

Marcos Baghdatis v Jurgen Melzer

Marcos Baghdatis -115

Jurgen Melzer -115

Janko Tipsarevic v Nikolay Davydenko

Janko Tipsarevic -170

Nikolay Davydenko +133

Nicolas Almagro v Kei Nishikori

Nicolas Almagro -170

Kei Nishikori +133

Good luck!

The top favourite has fallen in the quarter finals: Nicolas Almagro was surprisingly beaten by Japanese player Kei Nishikori in three sets! Fourth seed Jurgen Melzer was also the victim of an upset as he was defeated by wild-card entry Marcos Baghdatis while Serbian pair Troicki and Tipsarevic made the semi finals.

RESULTS - FRIDAY, 30 SEPTEMBER, 2011

Singles - Quarter-finals

[8] K Nishikori (JPN) d [1] N Almagro (ESP) 67(5) 64 64

[2] V Troicki (SRB) d [7] D Tursunov (RUS) 64 64

[3] J Tipsarevic (SRB) d [5] N Davydenko (RUS) 31 ret. (left hip)

[WC] M Baghdatis (CYP) d [4] J Melzer (AUT) 63 76(3)

The first semi final, Marcos Baghdatis vs Victor Troicki is being played right now, here are the odds for the second semi final from Intertops:

Kei Nishikori v Janko Tipsarevic

Kei Nishikori +210

Janko Tipsarevic -280

Good luck!

Marcos Baghdatis continued his fantastic week with an emphatic win against second seed Victor Troicki and advances to the final where he will meet another Serbian, Janko Tipsarevic, who easily dispatched Kei Nishikori.

RESULTS - SATURDAY, 1 OCTOBER, 2011

Singles - Semi-finals

[WC] M Baghdatis (CYP) d [2] V Troicki (SRB) 63 61

[3] J Tipsarevic (SRB) d [8] K Nishikori (JPN) 64 63

Here are the odds for the final from Intertops:

Janko Tipsarevic v Marcos Baghdatis

Janko Tipsarevic -140

Marcos Baghdatis +110

Good luck!

Serbian Janko Tipsarevic clinched a massive result, a two-set victory against Marcos Baghdatis and his first ever ATP World Tour title! It's a day that he will surely remember for the rest of his life but hopefully he will be able to add even more titles in the future.

RESULTS - SUNDAY, 2 OCTOBER, 2011

Singles - Final

[3] J Tipsarevic (SRB) d [WC] M Baghdatis (CYP) 64 75