October 2008

Tennis Betting: Do you back the sorcerer or his apprentice?

Matthew Walton / 31 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Tennis, says Matthew Walton, pitches old against young and power against poise and the recent match between David Nalbandian and Juan Martin Del Potro presented punters with an age-old dilemma....Read more »

Tennis Betting: Burn out or fade away?

Barry Millns / 30 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Two decades of global travel might be good for the air-miles but it takes it's toll on the body and the mind, says Barry Millns as he salutes the ATP Tour's current elder statesman....Read more »

Save your knackered Nadal bets for Australia

Ralph Ellis / 30 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Rafael Nadal has played almost a game of tennis every three days this year and it's starting to take its toll on the young Spanish powerhouse, says Ralph Ellis. So backing Gael Monfils this evening and Argentina in the Davis...Read more »

Andy Murray: How did he get this good this quickly?

Simon Mundie / 28 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Three years ago we watched a talented, yet petulant and physically weak prodigy lose to David Nalbandian in five sets at Wimbledon. This week Andy Murray is looking to win his third tournament in a row from a career-high ranking...Read more »

Paris Masters Betting: Federer and Murray look to build on last week's wins

Sean Calvert / 27 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Sean Calvert talks us through the in-form players, out-of-form players, draw and best bets from the Paris Masters where Roger Federer and Andy Murray look to build on last week's tournament wins and the likes of Gilles Simon make a...Read more »

Paris Masters Betting: Back the hungriest and most motivated players rather than the best

Matthew Walton / 24 October 2008 / Leave a comment

"Magical" Matthew Walton looks ahead to the Paris Masters Series starting on Monday where we are well-advised to stay clear of the Nadals, Federers and Murrays and look for big-priced guys such as Tsonga, Roddick and Ferrer. Here's why......Read more »

ATP Rankings: On the slide

Simon Mundie / 21 October 2008 / Leave a comment

What do Djokovic, Davydenko, Blake and Ferrer have in common, asks Simon Mundie. The answer lies in a loss of form and a need to re-address their game before the young guns overtake them in the rankings....Read more »

St Petersburg Open Betting: Why my money is on Marin Cilic

Sean Calvert / 20 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Fresh from tipping Andy Murray at [12.0] to win the Madrid Masters, Sean Calvert is back to look ahead to the St Petersburg Open where he feels that back-to-back wins for Murray may be a step too far and why...Read more »

Marvellous Murray lands Madrid Masters

Joe Dyer / 19 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Simon - Nadal's [1.01] conqueror - is beaten in straight sets as Murray takes second successive Masters title....Read more »

Tennis Betting: How to back a loser...and still make a profit

Matthew Walton / 17 October 2008 / Leave a comment

"Magical" Matthew Walton takes Nadal's match against Ernest Gulbis earlier on in the week as a case study for how you can place two bets on one match and cover most of the options in order to ensure a profit....Read more »

Madrid Masters Betting: Back to watching the world's best

Barry Millns / 13 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Barry Millns talks us through what the world's best players have been up to since the US Open and who we find in good form going into the Madrid Masters....Read more »

Madrid Masters Betting: Murray to mount a serious challenge in Madrid

Sean Calvert / 13 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Sean Calvert talks us through the betting for the Madrid Masters, played during what he calls the "silly season". Rafael Nadal has a good draw and is the man to beat on home soil but our very own Andy Murray...Read more »

Madrid Masters Series Preview: Follow the formbook ... But which one?

Matthew Walton / 10 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Having taken a break after the US Open, the tennis 'big guns' are set to return to regular ATP Tour action. Matthew Walton previews the Madrid Masters Series....Read more »

Juan Martin Del Potro can overtake Nadal to dominate men's game

Simon Mundie / 09 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Andy Murray's old foe has been sensational since Wimbledon and could be a real threat to the "Big Four" in 2009, says Simon Mundie....Read more »

Michelle De Brito: Remember the name because she looks like she's the real deal

Barry Millns / 08 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Having told us all about Laura Robson last week, Barry Millns now turns his attention to Portuguese starlet Michelle De Brito and gives us the lowdown on a 15 year-old whose rise up the rankings has been lightning quick and...Read more »

Kremlin Cup Tennis Betting: Andreev on a mission in Moscow

Sean Calvert / 06 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Sean Calvert expects a home favourite to win in Moscow this week in the Kremlin Cup but his money will be on Igor Andreev rather than top seed Nikolay Davydenko. Here's why....Read more »

When tennis matches are priced up wrong you have a duty to pounce!

Matthew Walton / 03 October 2008 / 2 Comments

"Magical" Matthew Walton looks at a case study from last week's Moselle Open to illustrate how occasionally tennis matches are priced up wrongly, why this happens and what we need to do about it....Read more »