January 2009

Australian Open Men's Final Tips: Nadal fatigue will favour Fed

Ben Caudell / 31 January 2009 / Leave a comment

Ben Caudell rounds off 14 days of tennis tipping with his suggested bets for the Federer v Nadal final....Read more »

What have we learned from the 2009 Australian Open?

Simon Mundie / 31 January 2009 / Leave a comment

When Federer says something even mildly controversial we should listen, according to Simon Mundie....Read more »

Australian Open Men's Final Betting Preview: In-depth statistical breakdown of Federer v Nadal

Matthew Walton / 31 January 2009 / Leave a comment

Matthew Walton has looked at the results of the last 20 Australian Open finals and all 18 clashes between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal to help you decide on potential bets for Sunday's duel....Read more »

Australian Open Men's Final Preview: Prepare for another classic instalment of Roger v Rafa

Barry Millns / 31 January 2009 / Leave a comment

Sky Sports tennis commentator Barry Milns is highly excited by the prospect of the two giants of the men's game going head-to-head again, and you should be too......Read more »

Australian Open Women's Final Review: Smiling assassin Serena bludgeons Safina into submission

Sean Calvert / 31 January 2009 / Leave a comment

Nowhere for Safina to hide as Serena cruises to final success. Sean Calvert looks back on a highly one-sided Australian Open final....Read more »

Serena finds it all too easy as she waltzes to 10th Grand Slam win

Joe Dyer / 31 January 2009 / Leave a comment

Straight sets win for American who dominates Safina to take title....Read more »

Australian Open Betting: Women's Final Preview

Ben Caudell / 30 January 2009 / Leave a comment

After today witnessed one of the greatest contests in Australian Open history, what can we expect from the women's final? For Ben Caudell, there is only one winner....Read more »

Australian Open day 13: Nadal and Verdasco go flat out but Verdasco crashes out

Sean Calvert / 30 January 2009 / Leave a comment

"Tennis marathon", "five-set thriller", "modern-day classic": Nadal and Verdasco's semi-final earlier today was all those things and more. Sean Calvert talks us through it all....Read more »

Australian Open Final Betting: Serena to slay Safina

Mandeep / 30 January 2009 / Leave a comment

It's been a tough old tournament for these two stars of the women's game with extreme temperatures and plucky upcoming players just two of their challenges. Mandeep Dhanoa tells us why Serena's mental strength and experience will ultimately split the...Read more »

Australian Open Day 12 Tips: Unpredictable Slam could send surprise Spaniard to first final

Ben Caudell / 29 January 2009 / Leave a comment

Ben Caudell sees Friday's all-Spain semi at the Australian Open being closer than the betting suggests....Read more »

Australian Open Day 11 Review: Top players care about Slams

Sean Calvert / 29 January 2009 / Leave a comment

Serena may have lost to her Russian opponent in their last three meetings but they were in minor events and, as Roger Federer demonstrated too, the Slams are a very different story......Read more »

Australian Open Tips Day 11: A battle of serve and sensibility

Ben Caudell / 28 January 2009 / Leave a comment

Will 'A-Rod's' A-game be enough to get him past the Swiss master? Can Dementieva topple Superpower Serena? Ben Caudell picks the best bets from the first round of semi-finals......Read more »

Australian Open Day 10 Review: Serena stays cool on hottest day yet

Sean Calvert / 28 January 2009 / Leave a comment

Temperatures soar to their highest levels so far, Eurosport offer banal speculation about Tsonga's inspiration, Sean Calvert's concerns about Verdasco's love life prove unfounded and Serena comes back from the brink again....Read more »

Australian Open Tips Day 10: Expect long rallies when Nadal meets Simon

Ben Caudell / 27 January 2009 / Leave a comment

Another scorcher in prospect as two of the stars of the tournmanent so far meet and Ben Caudell recommends laying the world number one......Read more »

Australian Open Day Nine Review: Federer into the semis without breaking sweat

Sean Calvert / 27 January 2009 / Leave a comment

Sean Calvert looks back at day nine of the Australian Open where Djokovic felt the power of the Roddick serve, not to mention the heat, and retired. Roger Federer in the meanwhile, reminded everyone that he has only once retired,...Read more »

Australian Open Tips Day 9: Will Roddick bring his A-game?

Ben Caudell / 26 January 2009 / Leave a comment

The Australian Open is rapidly approaching the business end and Roddick looks revitalised, so will he overcome Novak Djokovic? Ben Caudell might just have the answers......Read more »

Australian Open Betting: Daddy's girl is darling of rowdy crowd

Gary Boswell / 26 January 2009 / Leave a comment

The Boz plots a Melbourne soap opera as outsiders Jelena Dokic and Marion Bartoli make it to the quarter-finals......Read more »

Australian Open Day Eight Review: Farewell Murray, Blake and Gonzalez as men get serious in Melbourne

Sean Calvert / 26 January 2009 / Leave a comment

Sean Calvert rounds up the latest happenings on a big day for the boys in the year's first Grand Slam....Read more »

Australian Open defeat for Murray who trades at 1.05 before crashing out

Joe Dyer / 26 January 2009 / Leave a comment

World number four trades at heavy odds-on to make quarter-finals but goes out in five sets....Read more »

Australian Open Betting Tips - Day Eight: Monfils to progress in all-French clash

Ben Caudell / 25 January 2009 / Leave a comment

An in-form Ben Caudell talks us through the best bets out there on day eight of the Australian Open, including why it won't be "simple" for Monfils against Simon but why the ATP Tour's showman should nevertheless progress....Read more »

Australian Open Review Day Seven: Fed lives to fight another day but Jankovic doesn't

Sean Calvert / 25 January 2009 / Leave a comment

Sean Calvert talks us through Sunday morning's action that included a real scare for Roger Federer, an upset that saw the number one seed in the women's draw crash out and another late finish for Marcos Baghdatis....Read more »

Australian Open Betting Tips - Day Seven: A-Rod to bring his A-game

Ben Caudell / 24 January 2009 / Leave a comment

After a good couple of days' betting, Ben Caudell is back to guide us through the best opportunities on day seven, including a win for Roddick over Robredo....Read more »

Australian Open Betting: Who can we expect to make the last four in the men's draw?

Simon Mundie / 24 January 2009 / Leave a comment

It's easy to assume the Big Four of Federer, Nadal, Djokovic and Murray are nailed on to make it to the semis of the men's draw but will that really be the case, asks Simon Mundie.If they're going to miss...Read more »

Australian Open Review Day Six: Gasquet and "Gonzo" serve up a thriller

Sean Calvert / 24 January 2009 / Leave a comment

Sean Calvert talks us through the main talking points of day six at the Australian Open including a straight sets win for Andy Murray and a match involving two of the cleanest hitters in men's tennis - Gasquet and Gonzalez...Read more »

Australian Open Day Five Review: Federer asserts title credentials with comprehensive win

Sean Calvert / 23 January 2009 / Leave a comment

Day Five in Melbourne sees two Serbs struggle, the number one seed win and perhaps farewell performances from two of the game's great characters. Sean Calvert reviews the best bits......Read more »

Australian Open Day Six Preview: Get on Gasquet at good price

Ben Caudell / 23 January 2009 / Leave a comment

The Frenchman is infamous for his failure to seal the deal from promising positions but our man believes his current price is a healthy one... Meanwhile, yesterday provided a clean sweep for Ben's bets but can he get it right...Read more »

Australian Open Betting: Polished Murray giving right messages on and off court

Ralph Ellis / 23 January 2009 / Leave a comment

Ralph Ellis thinks brilliant Brit is beginning to look the real deal ahead of his third round clash with Jurgen Melzer, but it's the least vocal member of the big four he should worry about....Read more »

Australian Open Tips Day Five: Tommy to gun down Yen-Hsun Lu

Ben Caudell / 22 January 2009 / Leave a comment

Ben Caudell talks us through the reasoning behind his three selections for Friday's matches including a win for the experienced spaniard Tommy Robredo....Read more »

Australian Open Day Four Review: Venus knocked out by sensational Spaniard

Sean Calvert / 22 January 2009 / Leave a comment

Sean Calvert reviews the day's events at the Australian Open where the number six women's seed is the first big casualty as unseeded Navarro comes from a set down......Read more »

Australian Open Tips Day Four: Home girl Stosur may be the latest Aussie to exit

Ben Caudell / 21 January 2009 / 1 Comments

Ben Caudell on the best bets for day four of the Australian Open....Read more »

Australian Open Day Three Review: A first major upset

Sean Calvert / 21 January 2009 / Leave a comment

Day three in Melbourne and it's been a bad event for the layers thus far, with only three men's seeds going out in the first couple of days. Would that continue today? Sean Calvert has the answers....Read more »

Tennis Betting: Don't be brainwashed into backing the whitewash

Matthew Walton / 21 January 2009 / Leave a comment

The early rounds of the Australian Open may give the impression that the Big Four repeatedly win in straight sets but when Matthew Walton studied their results in Grand Slams over the last two years he made some surprising discoveries......Read more »

Australian Open Tips Day Three: Profit from the fact that Mardy looks like a Fish out of water

Ben Caudell / 20 January 2009 / Leave a comment

Ben Caudell talks us through the reasoning for his tips on day three of the Australian Open, which include a potentially rough ride for defending champ Novak Djokovic and an early exit for Mardy Fish....Read more »

Australian Open Day Two Results: Tsonga impresses and can go far if his fitness holds up

Sean Calvert / 20 January 2009 / Leave a comment

Sean Calvert talks us through day two of the Australian Open where Andy Murray was far from tested, Gonzalez beat Hewitt in a marathon slog and Jo Wolfried Tsonga looks a lively contender....Read more »

Australian Open Tips Day Two: Side with home favourite Hewitt

Ben Caudell / 19 January 2009 / Leave a comment

Ben Caudell picks out three selections from day two of the Aussie Open where he expects home support and the street-fighting qualities of Lleyton Hewitt to be too much for 2007 Australian Open finalist and the man they call "hands...Read more »

Australian Open Day One Review: Ivanovic is through but fails to impress

Sean Calvert / 19 January 2009 / Leave a comment

Sean Calvert pulled an all-nighter to report back to Betfairians on all the action from day one of the Australian Open, including easy wins for Berdych and Djokovic, a not-so-easy win from Ana Ivanovic and heartbreak for British hope Anne...Read more »

Australian Open Betting Tips: Hot, hot, hot

Ben Caudell / 18 January 2009 / Leave a comment

Things are reaching boiling point in Melbourne but has Ben Caudell got any hot tips for day one of the year's first Grand Slam?...Read more »

Australian Open Betting: Keovathong amongst a number of unlikely first round winners in the women's draw

Gary Boswell / 16 January 2009 / Leave a comment

The Boz posted a strong score on these pages last year when asked to identify potential first round upsets in the Women's Tennis. Betfair woke him in the small hours UK time to witness the draw for the upcoming Australian...Read more »

Australian Open Betting: Your complete guide to betting on the first Slam of the year on Betfair

Ben Caudell / 15 January 2009 / Leave a comment

Looking forward to betting on the Australian Open? Want to know which markets are going to be available and when? Don't know your handicap markets from your total games markets? We leave you in the safe and knowledgeable hands of...Read more »

Australian Open Betting: Murray/Jankovic or Djokovic/Ivanovic - it all depends on whether you believe in form or stats

Matthew Walton / 15 January 2009 / Leave a comment

"Magical" Matthew Walton considers whether the key to finding the two winners of the Australian Open lies in following the form, or the stats. Because depending on which you believe in, you'll find very different results......Read more »

Australian Open Betting: Federer feels the heat

Ralph Ellis / 15 January 2009 / Leave a comment

Formerly a model of gentlemanly conduct, Roger Federer has resorted to the type of mind games which would make Sir Alex Ferguson proud in a bid to hold off the challenges of Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal....Read more »

Australian Open Betting: Who will be this year's Dark Horse?

Barry Millns / 14 January 2009 / 1 Comments

The first major of the season seems to throw up more surprises than other Grand Slams and, if the last three years are anything to go by, another 'dark horse' could ride all the way to the final of the...Read more »

Australian Open Women's Draw: Keep Elena and Jelena on your side

Gary Boswell / 14 January 2009 / Leave a comment

Gary Boswell hasn't left the house for days in order to study the stats and watch tennis in a quest to find the most likely winner of the women's draw at the Australian Open this year. Here are his findings......Read more »

Australian Open Betting: Melbourne glory an excellent springboard for Murray to finish the season as world number one

Simon Mundie / 14 January 2009 / Leave a comment

Simon Mundie tells us why Djokovic, Nadal and Federer all have several tricky hurdles to overcome if they are to finish the saeson as world number one. Which opens the door to Andy Murray, specially if he wins the first...Read more »

Australian Open Betting: Murray is "the" man to beat in Melbourne

Barry Millns / 12 January 2009 / Leave a comment

Tennis commentator Barry Millns talks us through the different chances of men's tennis so-called "Big Four" in Melbourne. And the conclusion he arrives at is that is that Federer, Nadal and Djokovic have a mount to climb at the Australian...Read more »

Medibank International Betting: Dodge Djokovic and take the Michael

Sean Calvert / 12 January 2009 / Leave a comment

Sean Calvert tells us why siding with Novak Djokovic is out of the question this week and why backing a big outsider like Michael Llodra is the way forward....Read more »

Australian Open Betting: Murray moves to the head of the market

Joe Dyer / 10 January 2009 / Leave a comment

Scot star's hot form takes him to favouritism for year's first grand slam....Read more »

Tennis Betting: Players are only as good as their weaknesses

Matthew Walton / 07 January 2009 / 1 Comments

Knowing where players strengths lie will enable you to make quick in-running trades whilst others are fumbling through their form books, says Matthew Walton....Read more »

Qatar Open Betting: Murray should be the man this week

Sean Calvert / 05 January 2009 / Leave a comment

This week the Big 3 of Federer, Nadal and Murray are all in action at the Qatar Open but it speaks volumes of Andy Murray's progess that Sean Calvert makes him the man to beat this week....Read more »