July 2008

Men's Tennis Betting: ATP Rankings; the race for number one (and two)

Simon Mundie / 31 July 2008 / Leave a comment

Simon Mundie reveals why the belief that Nadal is certain to take over as world number one might just be a little premature, and why Fed is stuck in a race for number two....Read more »

Federer to rebuild on lucky escape

maxliu / 30 July 2008 / Leave a comment

Federer stares into the abyss for the second time in successive tournaments before coming back to win. But Nadal is favourite for the Cincinnati Masters....Read more »

One Of The Great Unwritten Laws Of Tennis Betting

Matthew Walton / 25 July 2008 / Leave a comment

Matthew Walton provides some useful tips on what to consider as an in-running player....Read more »

Double Vision: What it takes to triumph in the tramlines

Barry Millns / 24 July 2008 / Leave a comment

Barry Millns looks at the top seeds who are teaming up with lesser known players in Toronto....Read more »

1.01 Fed defeated in Toronto

Joe Dyer / 24 July 2008 / Leave a comment

More than £62,000 matched on the Swiss at exchange's lowest odds before another shock defeat....Read more »

Tennis Betting Preview: Hard court triumph for Nadal would seal end of Federer's dominance

Sean Calvert / 23 July 2008 / Leave a comment

Four out of the seven last Rogers Masters winners have gone on to triumph at Flushing Meadow. So the Toronto tournament is worth taking notice of, says Sean Calvert...Read more »

Tennis Betting Preview: Federer has a point to prove as Nadal faces hard times

Simon Mundie / 22 July 2008 / Leave a comment

Nobody can be ruled out on the hard courts where the Wimbledon champion's weapons will be blunted....Read more »

Mentor, confidante, tyrant: Tennis coaches can fill all these roles

Barry Millns / 19 July 2008 / Leave a comment

Barry Millns on the strange relationship between player and coach...Read more »

Mental strength is the sole difference between good players and champions at the top level

Simon Mundie / 15 July 2008 / Leave a comment

Simon Mundie wonders why the likes of Richard Gasquet and Paul-Henri Mathieu can't close out the big matches and looks at how the likes of Lleyton Hewitt have relied on grit and determination to win some of the game's biggest...Read more »

Go West Young Men! - The ATP Tour Hits North America

Matthew Walton / 11 July 2008 / Leave a comment

"Magical" Matthew Walton crunches the numbers as usual, this time to tell us who we should be backing in the upcoming weeks as the tour moves to the hard courts of North America....Read more »

Ok Computer: Why isn't Nadal ranked number one in the world?

Barry Millns / 10 July 2008 / 1 Comments

Boris Becker asks the straightforward question of why having won the French Open and Wimbledon, Rafael Nadal isn't the number one ranked player in the world. Barry Millns explains all and tells us what Rafa has to do to get...Read more »

Back Page Betting: Federer's loss of focus makes him worth laying for U.S Open

Ralph Ellis / 08 July 2008 / Leave a comment

Ralph Ellis wonders if the man in the cardigan is losing his appetite for hard work....Read more »

Wimbledon may be over but there are plenty of betting lessons to be learned from it

Matthew Walton / 07 July 2008 / Leave a comment

"Magical" Matthew Walton praises the Wimbledon performances of super-human Rafael Nadal but is more concerned with what we as punters can learn from the tournament as a whole going into the hard-court season......Read more »

Hail Rafa! New king of Wimbledon after classic defeat of Federer

Joe Dyer / 06 July 2008 / 1 Comments

Mallorcan writes his name into the history books with dramatic five set victory...Read more »

Live Wimbledon Blog: Federer v Nadal by Sean Calvert

Sean Calvert / 06 July 2008 / 2 Comments

Live scoring and betting updates from the hotly anticipated men's final with Sean Calvert...Read more »

Wimbledon Bets, Men's Final: Prepare for an epic

Ben Caudell / 06 July 2008 / Leave a comment

Ben Caudell on the betting as the top two in men's tennis do battle...Read more »

Venus on cloud nine with fifth Wimbledon victory

Joe Dyer / 05 July 2008 / Leave a comment

Straight sets victory backed at [28.0] as elder Williams sister eclipses the younger...Read more »

Wimbledon Live Blog: Williams v Williams by Gary Boswell

Gary Boswell / 05 July 2008 / 1 Comments

The Boz will keep you in touch with all the action from Wimbledon as Venus takes on Serena...Read more »

Rafa v Roger: The stage is set for a titanic battle on Centre Court

Barry Millns / 05 July 2008 / 1 Comments

Sky Sports tennis commentator Barry Millns previews Sunday's hotly-anticipated men's final - Roger Federer v Rafa Nadal...Read more »

Wimbledon Bets, Ladies Final: Tight match expected

Ben Caudell / 05 July 2008 / Leave a comment

Ben Caudell rounds out the women's tournament with his preview of the Venus v Serena final...Read more »

Wimbledon Live Blog: Day Eleven

Sean Calvert / 04 July 2008 / Leave a comment

It's semi-finals day at Wimbledon and the enigmatic Marat Safin takes on the King of Wimbledon Roger Federer. That is followed by veteran Schuettler facing the mammoth task of a showdown against Rafael Nadal. Sean Calvert is with us today...Read more »

Wimbledon Bets, Day Eleven: Safin can test Federer

Ben Caudell / 04 July 2008 / Leave a comment

Having correctly predicted a safe passage by the Williams sisters into the final of the women's draw yesterday, Ben thinks Federer should have too much for the moody Russian today but there's a market worth supporting Safin on......Read more »

Live Wimbledon Blog: Day Ten

Sean Calvert / 03 July 2008 / Leave a comment

It's semi-final day in the ladies draw and the Williams sisters are looking a safe bet to be playing the final on Saturday. Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco will be in the hot seat for the first hour or so with...Read more »

Wimbledon Bets, Day Ten: No end to the Williams reign

Ben Caudell / 03 July 2008 / Leave a comment

Ben Caudell bids to get back on the winning track with his tenth day of Wimbledon tips...Read more »

Wimbledon Live Blog: Day Nine

Sean Calvert / 02 July 2008 / Leave a comment

Sean Calvert will bring you all the action from Wimbledon as the Murray-Nadal quarter-final takes centre stage...Read more »

Wimbledon Betting: Murray: "I can beat Nadal."

maxliu / 02 July 2008 / Leave a comment

Andy Murray will be hoping to generate more patriotic frenzy on Centre Court when he takes on Rafael Nadal in the Wimbledon quarter-finals this afternoon....Read more »

Even when the sun shines it's hard to keep everyone happy

Barry Millns / 02 July 2008 / Leave a comment

And if the rain does come, spare a thought for the Order of Play Sub-Committee says Barry Millns...Read more »

Wimbledon Bets, Day Nine: Murray may not beat Nadal but he could make him work

Ben Caudell / 02 July 2008 / Leave a comment

Ben Caudell has picked out two bets for the main event on Centre Court...Read more »

Wimbledon Live Blog: Day Eight

Matthew Walton / 01 July 2008 / Leave a comment

No Murraymania today but four fantastic quarter-finals in the women's draw to look forward to as a Williams/Williams final looms. "Magical" Matthew Walton is the man in the hotseat today. Email your comments to sw19betfairblogger@hotmail.co.uk And that's it for the...Read more »

Wimbledon Bets, Day Eight: Searching for an upset with Agnieszka

Ben Caudell / 01 July 2008 / Leave a comment

It was another successful day of Wimbledon tips for Ben Caudell who has one tip for the eighth day of the Championships...Read more »

75 Murray fights back to win a Wimbledon classic

maxliu / 01 July 2008 / Leave a comment

Andy Murray proved the doubters wrong when coming from two sets down to beat Richard Gasquet in a Wimbledon classic last night - but those who kept faith with the Scot were rewarded with an amazing [75.0] winner on Betfair....Read more »