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The King returns to his kingdom: Nadal is back on clay

17 April 2008 | About Barry Millns

Barry Millns explains just why Rafael Nadal is so happy on the dirt and talks us through possible pretenders to his throne as the French Open approaches... Read more | Comment now

The European Clay Court Season - Finding Diamonds In The Dirt

11 April 2008 | About Matthew Walton

We all know about Rafael Nadal's love of the dirt but "Magical" Matthew Walton tells us who are the other names that will be looking forward to the clay court season, such as Tommy Robredo...... Read more | Comment now

Is men and women's tennis really that different?

2 April 2008 | About Barry Millns

35 years after Billie Jean King beat Bobby Riggs in the "Battle of the Sexes", Tennis TV commentator Barry Millns looks at where the big differences between the men and women's game lie and wonders what would happen if such... Read more | Comment now

The Betfair Contrarian - Why Andy Murray won't make the ATP Masters Cup

20 March 2008 | About The Betfair Contrarian

The Betfair Contrarian has reared his ugly head again - this time telling us why British Number One Andy Murray will miss out on a Top 8 spot in the end of year rankings and subsequently the ATP Masters Cup... Read more | Comment now

The hypothetical perfect player - Roddick serve, Federer agility...

19 March 2008 | About Barry Millns

Barry Millns goes out to try and create the perfect player. Does the Gonzalez forehand make the cut, does he take Murray or Ferrer to return serve and who features when it comes to stamina?... Read more | Comment now

Tennis friends and foes

4 March 2008 | About Barry Millns

From the friendly rivalries of Borg/McEnroe, Evert/Navratilova and Sampras/Agassi to cut-throat gestures and unsavoury bumping incidents, here are some of the famous friends and foes of tennis... Read more | Comment now

South American tennis in depressing decline

1 February 2008 | About Scott Ferguson

Scott's Spot - Scott looks at South American champions of the past and wonders where the ones for the future are coming from... Read more | Comment now

Challenger Tour results can help you find the next Tsonga

25 January 2008 | About Matthew Walton

"Magical" Mathew Walton urges us to follow the Challenger Tour to discover future contenders... Read more | Comment now

Let's see if my tennis predictions came good...

20 December 2007 | About Scott Ferguson

Scott's Spot - Scott looks back at 2007 and how his pre-season fancies fared... Read more | Comment now

So which is the toughest Grand Slam to win?

13 December 2007 | About Barry Millns

Tennis commentator Barry Millns looks at the different surfaces, time differences and weather conditions that determine which is the toughest Slam to win... Read more | Comment now

The Betfair Awards: Djokovic gets most improved player but who are the others?

29 November 2007 | About Barry Millns

Tennis commentator Barry Millns looks at who shone in the world of tennis in 2007 and who let themselves down... Read more | Comment now

Dementieva and Gasquet head the list of those who have wasted their talent

15 November 2007 | About Mandeep

Mandeep takes a look at the great underachievers in tennis... Read more | Comments (2)

Players and punters can cash in by putting in the hard graft during the off-season

15 November 2007 | About Scott Ferguson

Scott's Spot - Scott tells us why doing your research and keeping up to date with players's progress in the off-season can prove to be very profitable... Read more | Comment now

Betting on Tennis - A Resource Guide ...

7 November 2007 | About Mandeep

Mandeep tells us how to go about betting on tennis and it's no surprise to discover that preparation is key...... Read more | Comment now

Give the ATP stars a break

18 October 2007 | About Scott Ferguson

Scott's Spot - Scott looks at the ongoing issues of mental and physical burnout in modern tennis... Read more | Comment now

Game-by-game betting on Betfair

17 October 2007 | About Mandeep

Betfair's tennis man Mandeep introduces us to the fast-paced world of game-by-game betting on Betfair... Read more | Comment now

British players lack hunger, the likes of Djokovic don't

10 October 2007 | About Barry Millns

Sky Sports' Barry Millns explains why the mega rich LTA fail to produce real talent as Serbia and Russia continue to produce it in droves... Read more | Comment now

End of season tournaments require a different approach when it comes to betting

21 September 2007 | About Scott Ferguson

Scott's Spot- Scott considers which players can make an impact at this stage of the season and which have other things on their mind... Read more | Comment now

Your basic guide to in-play tennis betting on Betfair

31 August 2007 | About Tareq Quiroz

Tennis betting expert TQ guides you through the golden rules of in-play tennis betting... Read more | Comment now

Gamesmanship - the different forms and the worst offenders

19 August 2007 | About Scott Ferguson

Scott's Spot- Scott looks at how gamesmanship has crept into the game and why it happens... Read more | Comment now

 

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Events calendar

15/05/2008 | Cricket
Eng v NZ 1st Test - Lords

25/05/2008 | Formula One
Monaco - GP

26/05/2008 | Tennis
French Open (Paris)