June 2008

Live Wimbledon Blog: Day Seven

Gary Boswell / 30 June 2008 / Leave a comment

Gary Boswell is the man in the hot seat on a day where Federer locks horns with former Wimbledon champion Lleyton Hewitt, Nadal faces the dangerous Youzhny and the Williams sisters both play on the "Graveyard of Champions". Oh, and...Read more »

Wimbledon Bets, Day Seven: Zheng can march on

Joe Dyer / 30 June 2008 / Leave a comment

Ben Caudell is looking to keep the winning bets coming as Wimbledon gets under way for a second week...Read more »

Wimbledon Betting: Day Seven Preview: Murraymania takes hold

Maxliu / 30 June 2008 / Leave a comment

Support for the fuzzy headed Scot is building around the land as week two approaches fever pitch. But a dose of reality, in the form of some Spanish biceps, will be lurking in the next round....Read more »

Wimbledon Betting: What's happened in the women's draw so far and what's happening next?

Gary Boswell / 29 June 2008 / Leave a comment

The Boz is still on the hunt for an outsider in the women's draw but he's starting to get the willies about a Venus v Serena final..........Read more »

Andy Murray in to 24 to win Wimbledon on Betfair after pre-tournament high of 75

Editor / 28 June 2008 / Leave a comment

Britain's number one tennis player Andy Murray defeated German Tommy Haas on Centre Court today, and the Scot is now available to back at a best price of 24 on Betfair's betting exchange to win the Wimbledon men's singles title...Read more »

Wimbledon Live Blog: Day 6

Matthew Walton / 28 June 2008 / Leave a comment

Matthew Walton is our man in the hotseat at Wimbledon today. Email him on sw19betfairblogger@hotmail.co.uk. Welcome to Day 6 of Wimbledon. Some interesting matches in store on both sides of the draw including a number of potentially close matches which...Read more »

Wimbledon Bets: Day Six - Back them even if you can't spell them

Ben Caudell / 28 June 2008 / Leave a comment

Ben Caudell's tips for the sixth day's play at the All England Club took hours of deliberation (he should have used spell checker)....Read more »

Wimbledon Betting: Three set thrillers or five set failures?

Matthew Walton / 27 June 2008 / Leave a comment

As slams take players to the limit of mental and physical exertion, it's important for punters to know who has the stomach for the fight and who throws in the towel. Matthew Walton investigates and finds the results are not...Read more »

Wimbledon Interview: Barry Millns meets former-runner-up Judy Dalton

Barry Millns / 27 June 2008 / Leave a comment

Forty summers ago the Australian Judy Dalton finished runner-up to Billie Jean King in the first 'Open' women's final at Wimbledon....Read more »

Wimbledon Live Blog: Day 5

Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco / 27 June 2008 / Leave a comment

Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco watches and reports on the action from Wimbledon....Read more »

Wimbledon Bets: Day Five - Ancic and Ferrer's match to go the distance

Ben Caudell / 27 June 2008 / Leave a comment

In-form Wimbledon tipster Ben Caudell gives us his selections for Friday's action...Read more »

Scandal on Centre Court: how Betfair's intrepid marketing team got our message to the world

Editor / 27 June 2008 / Leave a comment

By Betfair's Ollie Bellwood - one of the "Wimbledon Four"...Read more »

Sharapova exit causes market shake-up

Joe Dyer / 26 June 2008 / Leave a comment

Massive upset as Russian is beaten at [1.02] by minnow...Read more »

Live Wimbledon Blog: Day Four

Joe Dyer / 26 June 2008 / Leave a comment

Joe Dyer is live at his desk in Betfair Towers watching the action from Wimbledon. Keep in touch with the latest happenings from SW19 here...Read more »

Wimbledon Bets, Day Four: Marvellous Melzer can get us back on hot streak

Ben Caudell / 26 June 2008 / Leave a comment

Ben Caudell has four tips for the fourth day in SW19...Read more »

Ivanovic wins - but not before drifting from 1.01 to 11.0 on Betfair

Tony Calvin / 25 June 2008 / Leave a comment

Lucky net-cord spares the blushes, and saves the millions, of her backers......Read more »

Marat Safin rolls back the years to "shock the Djok"- Russian matched at [14.0]

Tony Calvin / 25 June 2008 / Leave a comment

And the Russian is backed at [80.0] on Betfair for the set whitewash...Read more »

Wimbledon Tennis: The dos and don'ts of coaching players on court

Barry Millns / 25 June 2008 / Leave a comment

Tennis commentator Barry Millns has spent more time courtside than most and is well acquainted with the tennis rule books. So who better to explain to us the rules regarding courtside coaching?...Read more »

Live Wimbledon Blog: Day Three

Sean Calvert / 25 June 2008 / 1 Comments

Betting.betfair.com regular tennis columnist Sean Calvert is the man in the hot seat today keeping us up to date with all the scores, news and betting from Wimbledon. If you have any questions or comments e-mail him at sw19betfairblogger@hotmail.co.uk....Read more »

Venus encounter will offer Sharapova chance to show substance behind style

Ralph Ellis / 25 June 2008 / Leave a comment

Ralph Ellis on the challenge facing the favourite at Wimbledon this year...Read more »

Wimbledon Bets, Day Three: Big serving Del Potro can keep streak going

Ben Caudell / 25 June 2008 / Leave a comment

Ben Caudell has made a winning start with his Wimbledon tips, can he continue on day three?...Read more »

Wimbledon Betting: Are you brave enough to bet against a Federer/Nadal final?

Sean Calvert / 24 June 2008 / Leave a comment

Sean Calvert looks at the stats, the form and the draw and reaches a clear conclusion: it all adds up to a repeat of last year's final between the world number one and two....Read more »

Wimbledon Bets, Day Two: Has Davydenko got the stomach for Wimbledon fight?

Ben Caudell / 24 June 2008 / Leave a comment

After a successful first day's betting from SW19, Ben Caudell goes in search of more Wimbledon winners......Read more »

"Back Andy" - Murray's cheerleaders hit Centre Court

Editor / 24 June 2008 / Leave a comment

The Betfair mobile 'Odds-o-meter' gives our Andy the ultimate courtside support......Read more »

Wimbledon Ladies Singles Guide 2008

Ben Caudell / 23 June 2008 / Leave a comment

Choosing winners in women's tennis can be difficult. Unlike the men's game, where the short priced players inevitably end up winning, the women's game can throw up unexplainable victories for lesser known figures. Ben Caudell give his guide to this...Read more »

Briton makes the second round but not before suffering a Wimbledon wobble

Joe Dyer / 23 June 2008 / Leave a comment

Baltacha backed at [8.0] before beating Kerber...Read more »

Llodra v Ancic has the makings of a classic

Ben Caudell / 23 June 2008 / 1 Comments

Betfairian Ben Caudell will provide daily tips throughout the championships - he kicks off the Wimbledon fortnight with three bets from the men's draw...Read more »

Murray tries to get the crowd on side but is he cut out for flag carrying?

Ralph Ellis / 23 June 2008 / Leave a comment

Poor preparation and a public perception of petulance lead Ralph Ellis to fear that the British hopeful may not make it into the second week....Read more »

Wimbledon Betting: The days of "clay-courters" not being able to win at Wimbledon are over

Matthew Walton / 20 June 2008 / Leave a comment

You can always count on "Magical" Matthew Walton to crunch some numbers ahead of a big tennis tournament. This time the stats tell him that these days the top players can win on both....Read more »

Wimbledon bets: Potential upsets in the first round of the women's draw

Gary Boswell / 20 June 2008 / Leave a comment

Gary Boswell looks through the first round of the women's draw in serach of potential upsets. Patty Schneider might struggle, Alize Cornet may come unstuck against a promising teenager and even Jelena Jankovic may have her work cut out....Read more »

Borg: Federer may be the best ever but Nadal is no. 1 for Wimbledon

Maxliu / 20 June 2008 / Leave a comment

The five-time champion also believes Andy Murray is a future grand slam winner. But not yet....Read more »

Wimbledon Betting: Two halves of the same whole but which Williams should you be backing?

Gary Boswell / 20 June 2008 / Leave a comment

Gary Boswell discusses the phenomenon that are the Williams sisters and their on-court achievements and off-court "distractions". More importantly though: which of them is the value for the Wimbledon title this year?...Read more »

The Betfair Big Interview: Lleyton Hewitt

Ralph Ellis / 20 June 2008 / Leave a comment

Strawberries, cream, and the chance to make a few bob backing and laying in play during tight matches. Welcome back to Wimbledon! Betfair got to sit down with former champion Lleyton Hewitt to hear his thoughts on this year's big...Read more »

The Women's Draw Part One: The ratings system explained

Gary Boswell / 19 June 2008 / 1 Comments

In part one of his analysis of the women's draw, Gary Boswell looks at the top 8 in the betting in the women's draw and asseses their qualities across eight disciplines. These are the eight......Read more »

The Women's draw part two - Ratings say Ivanovic and Venus

Gary Boswell / 19 June 2008 / Leave a comment

In part two Gary Boswell looks at the top 8 in the betting in the women's draw and asseses their qualities across eight disciplines. His ratings suggest Safina aand Kuznetsova can be discounted whilst Venus and Ivanovic are the players...Read more »

Wimbledon Betting: What does this year's Wimbledon hold for Andy Murray?

Simon Mundie / 19 June 2008 / Leave a comment

Simon Mundie looks at the credentials of Andy Murray. Injury record and public expectation will be against him but he does have the grass court game and talent to go far. But which Andy Murray will show up?...Read more »

Wimbledon Betting: Wimbledon changes, Wimbledon stays the same

Barry Millns / 19 June 2008 / Leave a comment

Tennis commentator Barry Millns recalls first watching Wimbledon as a kid on a black and white TV. Forty odd years later it's exactly the same, or is it?...Read more »

The Betfair Contrarian: Why Roger Federer won't win Wimbledon

The Betfair Contrarian / 18 June 2008 / 3 Comments

The Contrarian's case against the fading Wimbledon champion is so compelling that it might not qualify as contrary. Like Senor Nadal, he's getting too good....Read more »

Murray must learn to play through pain like Woods

Ralph Ellis / 17 June 2008 / Leave a comment

Tiger Woods won the battle of wounded knee. And having watched him it's hard to find too much sympathy for Andy Murray as he winds himself up for the battle of battered thumb!...Read more »

Nadal matched at 7.2 to win the Artois Championship and looking dangerous for Wimbledon

Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco / 15 June 2008 / Leave a comment

Rafael Nadal has put down a serious marker for Wimbledon after being matched at [7.2] on Betfair's winner market for the Artois Championship en route to defeating Novak Djokovic in this afternoon's final....Read more »

Rafa Rules On Clay In May

Matthew Walton / 13 June 2008 / Leave a comment

"Magical" Matthew Walton reviews May on tour, revisiting previous articles and seeing which lessons should have been learned from past tour action....Read more »

"I don't think it's rocket science to figure out what I need to do to win matches" - Roddick speaks to Betfair

Editor / 12 June 2008 / Leave a comment

With two losing finals behind him, American Andy Roddick is still one of the contenders when Wimbledon starts in ten days time. Betfair got down to the Artois Championships at Queen's Club to ask how he's getting over the shoulder...Read more »

King of clay Rafael Nadal can rule supreme on grass

Ralph Ellis / 12 June 2008 / Leave a comment

Ralph Ellis tells us why he gets sick of hearing about Rafael Nadal around the house at this time of year and why he's a great bet to break Roger Federer's dominance at SW19 in a week's time...Read more »

As the tennis season gets longer and longer, the grass court season continues to be neglected

Barry Millns / 12 June 2008 / Leave a comment

Tennis commentator Barry Millns considers the disdain and indifference that certain players and the ATP continue to show towards grass court tennis and wonders whether the serve/volley approach will ever be seen again on Centre Court...Read more »

Want to see more British youngsters playing tennis at the highest level? Read on...

Editor / 11 June 2008 / Leave a comment

As Britain's hopes of having a player in the draw for week two of Wimbledon rest solely on the shoulders of Andy Murray once more, betting.betfair.com spoke to Paul Jessop of the TennisForFree charity who are trying to change all...Read more »

Artois Championship Betting: Bogdanovich Out

Editor / 10 June 2008 / Leave a comment

But the British number three is determined to take his Wimbledon chance...Read more »

Artois Championship Betting: Roddick king of Queens

Simon Mundie / 09 June 2008 / Leave a comment

Simon Mundie thinks the big serving American is a good bet to take his fourth Artois title...Read more »

Tennis Betting: Prepare for the short, sharp shock of the grass court season

Matthew Walton / 08 June 2008 / Leave a comment

Matthew Walton has the statistics you need to know before betting on tennis during the grass season...Read more »

Federer humbled as Nadal storms to fourth French Open title

Joe Dyer / 08 June 2008 / Leave a comment

Spaniard never goes higher than [1.37] on Betfair in hugely impressive performance...Read more »

Ivanovic ousts Safina to land French Open title

Joe Dyer / 07 June 2008 / Leave a comment

Serbian star lands odds of [10.0] on way to Roland Garros triumph...Read more »

French Open Men's Final: Fed has own personal Mount Everest to scale

Barry Millns / 07 June 2008 / Leave a comment

Greatest player of his generation will probably never lift title at Roland Garros and that's a great shame, says Sky Sports tennis commentator Barry Milns...Read more »

French Open Betting: Federer to spoil French Party

Sean Calvert / 06 June 2008 / Leave a comment

Victory for Monfils would cap a wonderful fortnight for the French but Federer is still "formidable!" says Sean Calvert...Read more »

French Open Betting: Does remarkable Djokovic have enough to trouble history maker Nadal?

Sean Calvert / 06 June 2008 / Leave a comment

Djokovic may take a set from the imperious Nadal. But three? Unlikely says Sean Calvert....Read more »

French Open Betting: Women's Final

Gary Boswell / 06 June 2008 / Leave a comment

Gary Boswell reckons Dinara Safina has the bottle to triumph in tomorrow's French Open Final.But Ivanovic is confident she can go one better than last year...Read more »

French Open Betting: Ivanovic heads for top of the world

Barry Millns / 05 June 2008 / Leave a comment

Barry Millns expects the hard hitting Serb to triumph in Paris...Read more »

French Open Betting: Super Safina defies the odds...again

Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco / 04 June 2008 / Leave a comment

Dinara Safina matched at [1.02] or lower for the second time in two days. Next up Kuznetsova....Read more »

French Open Betting: Nadal will need to be at very best in semi

Editor / 04 June 2008 / Leave a comment

King of Clay anticipates "very tough" semi-final....Read more »

French Open Betting: The classics so far and the upsets about to happen

Editor / 03 June 2008 / Leave a comment

John Talbot nominates David Ferrer's win over Lleyton Hewitt as the match of the tournament so far with Ljubicic's win over Davydenko comig a close second. But which upsets are just around the corner?...Read more »

Sharapova downed and out in Paris at 1.01

Joe Dyer / 02 June 2008 / Leave a comment

Top seed exits at the hands of fellow coutrywoman - Ivanovic now favourite...Read more »