August 2008

US Open Betting: Marathon men Murray and Wawrinka reward their backers

Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco / 31 August 2008 / Leave a comment

It was a case of " once bitten, twice shy" for the Andy Murray layers as the number six seed touched just 5.3 on Betfair whilst threatening to go out in straight sets to the unseeded Jurgen Melzer at the...Read more »

US Open Day Six Review: Murray, Nishikori and Wawrinka are the victorious marathon men

Sean Calvert / 31 August 2008 / Leave a comment

There was no respite for our man at the US Open Sean Calvert as he skipped from one court to another at Flushing Meadows to report on all the action - which included Andy Murray coming from two sets down...Read more »

US Open Day Five review - A venue like no other as Safin loses the plot

Sean Calvert / 30 August 2008 / Leave a comment

Sean Calvert was shocked by the atmosphere, fans and noise that are all part and parcel of Flushing Meadows as he made his first trip to the US Open last night. Then there was the usual drama that characterises any...Read more »

Betfair Radio 2: Live from Flushing Meadow

/ 29 August 2008 / Leave a comment

Hear the views of Betting.Betfair's Barry Milns live from Flushing Meadow as the US Open reaches its crucial stages......Read more »

Set Betting: Don't be brainwashed into the whitewash!

Matthew Walton / 29 August 2008 / Leave a comment

The straight sets victory isn't as common as you might think, says Matthew Walton....Read more »

US Open Betting: Barry Milns at Flushing Meadows

/ 28 August 2008 / Leave a comment

Barry Milns continues to keep Betfair Radio bang up to date from New York, where Anne Keothavong is going from strength to strength. With Schiavone ousted, next in the firing line is Olympic champion Elena Dementieva....Read more »

US Open Day Three Review: Tsonga back on track

Sean Calvert / 28 August 2008 / Leave a comment

Sean Calvert takes you through the third day's action at Flushing Meadows....Read more »

US Open Day Two Review: Mattek livens up the viewing

Sean Calvert / 27 August 2008 / Leave a comment

A first gear Thomas Berdych scuppers Sean Calvert's punting and Ana Ivanovic's thumb nearly adds to his misery. But Gasquet backhand and Bethanie Mattek's racy fuscia arrive to raise the spirits....Read more »

US Open Update: Barry Milns: Our Englishman in New York

/ 26 August 2008 / Leave a comment

Barry Milns is at Flushing Meadows and he'll be keeping us up to date with all the news from the ground. Today, a routine win for Murray, and another step in the development of Britain's other number one, Anne Keothavong....Read more »

US Open Day One Review: Unimpressive Nad kicks precedings off in New York

Sean Calvert / 26 August 2008 / Leave a comment

Sean Calvert is on the ground at Flushing Meadows. You can catch his day one review here......Read more »

US Open Women's Betting: Five to defy the odds

Gary Boswell / 26 August 2008 / Leave a comment

The Beijing tips were not The Boz's finest hour but he saved his blushes with two first round upsets out of four and gave the type of first round banker treble that he will be hoping to replicate at Flushing...Read more »

US Open Betting: Men v Women at Flushing Meadows

Matthew Walton / 22 August 2008 / Leave a comment

No, it's not the mixed doubles. It's men's singles or women's singles. Matthew Walton pits the ladies against the gents at this year's US Open and asks, "where is the value?"...Read more »

US Open Betting: Murray has high hopes on his favourite surface

Barry Millns / 22 August 2008 / Leave a comment

Despite his first round Olympics exist the Brit has made good progress this summer. But he must learn to dictate play, says Barry Millns...Read more »

US Open Betting: The Russians are coming!

Gary Boswell / 22 August 2008 / Leave a comment

The Cold War may have officially finished years ago, but that doesn't mean the USA shouldn't be wary of the threat posed by Russian dominance. Gary Boswell looks at a women's draw where Dementieva and co will look to carry...Read more »

US Open Betting: How will Federer cope with being the underdog?

Sean Calvert / 22 August 2008 / Leave a comment

Will the ignominy of being seeded No.2 inspire Roger Federer to win a fifth consecutive Flushing Meadow win? Sean Calvert analyses the men's draw....Read more »

The 'art' of gamesmanship and a long list of players who use it

Sean Calvert / 21 August 2008 / Leave a comment

Dastardly Fernando Gonzalez's Olympic fakery against James Blake was the latest in a very, very long line of unsporting behaviour in the game of tennis......Read more »

Tennis Betting: Betfair Radio 2 salutes Nadal

/ 18 August 2008 / Leave a comment

Sky Sports' tennis commentator Barry Milns joined the Betfair Radio team on channel 2 to pay tribute to Olympic champion and new World number one, Rafael Nadal....Read more »

Tennis Betting: Modern day players can perform on all courts

Matthew Walton / 15 August 2008 / Leave a comment

"Magical" Matthew Walton dispels the myth that players can only win tournaments on one or two surfaces by looking at who's won on what over the last couple of years....Read more »

Olympics Tennis Betting: Olympic spirit is one thing, making money betting on tennis is another....

Matthew Walton / 08 August 2008 / Leave a comment

"Magical" Matthew Walton looks back at the past winners of the Olympic gold medal in a bid to find out who will be walking away covered in glory in 2008....Read more »

What a tall order it is to beat...Ivo Karlovic

Barry Millns / 08 August 2008 / Leave a comment

Tennis commentator Barry Millns tells us all about big-serving 6ft 10 Ivo Karlovic, who having beat Roger Federer in Cincinatti last week has reached a career high of 22 in the ATP rankings. Keep an eye out for him when...Read more »

ATP Tour Betting: All change at the top in July

Matthew Walton / 04 August 2008 / Leave a comment

July saw some intriguing results in men's tennis. Matthew Walton's here to tell you why, with a little bit of help from Betting.Betfair.com, you could have seen them coming and had a very profitable July....Read more »

US Open Betting: Welcome to the zoo, welcome to Flushing Meadows

Barry Millns / 01 August 2008 / Leave a comment

With the smell and smoke of fast food stalls in the vicinity, aeroplanes flying overhead and adjacent motorways, Flushing Meadows is a million miles away from the leafy, quintessential surroundings of SW19. But that's not to say its any less...Read more »

King of Spain prepares to rule the world

Ralph Ellis / 01 August 2008 / Leave a comment

Rafael Nadal could be the world number one by the end of the week, says Ralph Ellis....Read more »