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The best players at any sport are never at their best all the time. This is very much true for tennis players. The team at betting.betfair often have a look at how some of the players are doing and what they need to do better. By doing this sometimes we can get an insight as to how to bet on tennis as by knowing whose hot and whose not we can bet on tennis with just that little bit more confidence.

Andy Murray: 2011 in review and what will happen in 2012

Will Andy Murray get 2012 off to a flyer with victory in Melbourne?

From reaching the Australian Open final to being humiliated in straight sets, from losing to Donald Young to winning three touranments in a row at the end of the year. It's been an up and...

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Sean Calvert

18 Dec 2011

WTA Betting: Radwanska on the rise

Rivalries are put aside for a while at the recent China Open as Radwanska (right) is joined by Andrea Petkovic on a makeshift dancefloor

Agnieszka Radwanska has been the standout performer on the WTA in recent weeks, winning in both Tokyo and Beijing. Guy McCrea asks if the Pole can now become a Grand Slam threat in 2012......

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Guy McCrea

16 Oct 2011

Women's Tennis Betting: Serena's return

Serena is [4.2] to triumph at SW19 this summer

She hasn't played competitively since winning last year's Wimbledon, but Serena Williams is back in training and eyeing a return to action. Guy McCrea considers four key questions surrounding her comeback ......

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Guy McCrea

17 Apr 2011

Monte Carlo Masters Betting: Don't forget about the forgotten man

Is Nicolas Almagro the second best clay court player in the world?

Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal will battle it out on the dirt over the next few weeks for the right to be French Champion and World Number One but it's not necessarily just about those...

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Ed Hawkins

10 Apr 2011

Miami Women's Final Betting: Vika to vanquish Maria

Guy believes Azarenka could be in contention at the Slams

Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka meet to decide the coveted Miami Open title this weekend. Guy McCrea considers who might come out on top of this intriguing clash ......

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Guy McCrea

1 Apr 2011

Australian Open Betting: Never rule out Justine

Justine in relaxed mode at the Hopman Cup but will she still be smiling at the end of 2011?

Justine Henin's 2010 return was cut short by injury. But the former world number one is now back again ahead of the Australian Open. Guy McCrea assesses her chances ......

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Guy McCrea

6 Jan 2011

Elena Dementieva: Class act or underachiever?

Elena Dementieva - could have done better

Sean Calvert considers the career of a likable Russian who ultimately failed on the biggest stages. But why?...

Women's Tennis Betting: Looking out for Number One

Wozniacki - A worthy number one?

There is likely to be a change at the top of the WTA rankings this week, with Caroline Wozniacki set to take over from Serena Williams as world number one. Guy McCrea discusses if this...

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Guy McCrea

4 Oct 2010

US Tennis Players: Who's the next star of American tennis?

Sam Querrey and John Isner are the US players most likely to succed Andy Roddick as their country's big Grand Slam  hope

With Andy Roddick slipping out of the world's Top 10, USA are now without a player in the world's elite for the first time since the rankings system began. Sean Calvert looks at who the...

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Sean Calvert

12 Aug 2010

Tennis Betting: The game's worst bottlers exposed

Kohlschreiber, or is that  Choke-schreiber, in action

Sean Calvert alerts us to the players we should think twice before backing at short prices...

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Sean Calvert

15 Jul 2010

Women's Tennis Betting: Serena is 13 not out

Hitting like you mean it. Serena thrashes another winner.

Having taken yet another Wimbledon title with minimum fuss a couple of weeks ago, Serena Williams has moved swiftly on to thirteen Grand slam titles. And she isn't done just yet, says Guy McCrea.abe...

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Guy McCrea

13 Jul 2010

French Open Betting: Demi-goddess or underachiever?

Dementieva stretches on the clay of Roland Garros

The debate rages on as to whether Elena Dementieva is a success story of women's tennis or an underachiever for never winning a Slam. It's also up for debate if she ever will, Guy McCrea...

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Guy McCrea

4 May 2010

Tennis Betting: No excuses for Murray's performance and he's not making any

Andy Murray is frustrated with his game at present

Andy Murray crashed out of the Monte Carlo Masters yesterday in the first round, his game loaded with unforced errors and lapses of concentration. Ralph Ellis worries about his prospects for the rest of the...

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Ralph Ellis

15 Apr 2010

Tennis Betting: Ferrero looks back to his best

Juan Carlos Ferrero can have more of an impact in Monte Carlo than the odds suggest

Back in 2003 Juan Carlos Ferrero was to clay court tennis what Rafael Nadal has been for the past five years - virtually unbeatable. Simon Mundie looks at where it all went wrong and how...

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Simon Mundie

13 Apr 2010

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