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Gonna head over to NY for the final, so thought I'd stick up my picks early for the final match of the tourny.

200pts Federer to beat Djokovic (1.20 @ William Hill)
75.50pts Federer -5.5 Games (1.90 @ William Hill)

As Federer bids to become the first man to win 4 consecutive US Opens, he needs little incentive on this one - all the more so considering the last meeting between the pair ended in a Serb victory in Montreal.

That said, Grand Slams are an entirely different matter and I can't see Djokovic repeating his feat in Montreal against Federer. For a start, the lack of big match experience in the form of Grand Slam finals and Djokovic's suspect consistency (through both fitness and mental toughness) over best-of-5 encounters would render this as pretty much Federer's to lose IMO.

On the back of what I've seen over the past fortnight, I have got a hunch Federer would nick this one fairly comfortably with more than 6 games to spare as Djokovic isn't exactly one of the strongest (not yet anyway) mentally on the tour - there's every chance the Serb could fold if Federer walks the first two and 1.90 for a -5.5 handicap is certainly worth a shout.

Cheers & Good Luck!

Starting Bank : 100.00pts
Current Bank : 275.50pts
Profit/Loss : 175.50pts