Almagro, Del Potro among early winners in Melbourne

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01/15/2012 - Melbourne, Australia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Nicolas Almagro and Juan Martin Del Potro were among the first-round winners of the 2012 Australian open on Monday.

Almagro, the tournament's 10th seed, overcame a first-set defeat to take a 1-6, 7-5, 6-3, 7-5 victory over Poland's Lukasz Kubot. The Spaniard reeled off 15 aces to advance, while Kubot managed 16 double faults and 60 unforced errors in defeat.

Del Potro also battled back from an early setback to move on in Melbourne, recording a 2-6, 6-1, 7-5, 6-4 decision over Adrian Mannarino. The 11th-seeded Argentinean converted on 6-of-8 break opportunities against France's Mannarino en route to the second round.

Other matches with seeded players saw Kevin Anderson of South Africa, the 30th seed, roll past Denmark's Frederik Nielsen 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 in a match that lasted under two hours, and 18th-seeded Spaniard Feliciano Lopez, who defeated Leonardo Mayer of Argentina 7-6 (7-5), 6-3, 7-6 (7-2).

Also moving on Monday was Spain's Pere Riba, who took down fellow countryman Albert Montanes 7-6 (7-2), 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5). Additionally, Blaz Kavcic of Slovenia downed Great Britain's James Ward 6-4, 6-3, 6-4, and Italy's Flavio Cipolla outlasted Russian Nikolay Davydenko 6-4, 4-6, 3-6, 6-2, 6-1.

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An important American Idol betting lines recap from February 20 Guys episode. The 12 men came out flat overall with Blake Lewis appearing to have the early edge after the first hour and a half.

Rudy - was quite good singing "Free Ride" to start off.  Randy was not impressed though.  Paula thought he started off fantastic.  "Never had anyone stop off so lively" said Paula but Simon (who does not like Rudy) does not feel he has a distinct voice and was not impressed either. 

Brandon was a little pitchy according to Randy and Paula agreed.  Simon said he was a good singer but the song was "too safe" and he needs to make an impact.  He was listed at +1200 odds or $1200 paid out on a $100 bet should he win the competition. 

Big favorite Sundance came in with a flat version of "Knights in White Satin" and the judges let him have it, including Paula.  Randy claimed the song was out of pitch throughout.

Korean American - and a Jenny Woo favorite - Paul Kim was up next.  Another pitchy flat one but Randy said he still liked his potential.  Kim at +3000 odds was said to have sung a "third rate version of that (George Michael) song" according to Simon Cowell.  He sang "Careless Whisper".

22 year old Chris Richardson was up next.  He was listed with +1100 odds coming in.  He got the best response from the judges though Simon did not believe the vocal was that great. 

Nick was boring and pitchy.  Simon didn't think he was that bad though and predicted he would be back next week.  Nick Pedro was a big +3000 dog coming into this competition. 

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Chris Sleigh was the early favorite at +450 odds.  Great voice and a great sense of humor.  He's a real standout.  Randy felt it was on point but maybe ahead of the chorus a little bit.  Simon Cowell said he felt like he was in some "sort of weird student gig". 

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Phil - this season's military favorite - came into this competition with +1200 odds to win the competition.  He was the last to perform.  He was certainly strong enough to get through this stage of the competition and perhaps the best one after a shaky start. 

Tomorrow night, the ladies perform and I sure hope they do a better job than the boys.  Check out all the American Idol betting odds here.

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