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Tennis Betting: Blood, sweat and cheers on the ATP Tour

9 May 2008 | About Matthew Walton

"Magical" Matthew Walton reviews April on tour, updating the findings of former articles and telling you 'Who's Hot' and 'Who's Not' on tour right now.... Read more | Comment now

Surface tension - Who cares for clay and who hates hard?

25 April 2008 | About Matthew Walton

"Magical" Matthew Walton invites us to scratch beneath the "surface" to find astounding discrepancies amongst the different players depending on the surface they're playing on... Read more | Comment now

Winning Titles - It's all between the ears!

18 April 2008 | About Matthew Walton

"Magical" Matthew Walton talks us through the value of knowing which players reach the final and close the deal, and which don't. Important knowledge to have when you're betting on tennis...... Read more | Comment now

The good, the bad and the ugly from the ATP Tour

7 April 2008 | About Matthew Walton

"Magical" Matthew Walton recaps what we've learned so far this year and whether our findings would have earned a profit on the tennis betting front... Read more | Comment now

Federer & Nadal - What Are You Doing To The Formbook?

28 March 2008 | About Matthew Walton

"Magical" Matthew Walton tells us why the "decline" of the world's top two players has opened a window of opportunity for us tennis punters... Read more | Comment now

Break Points - Are They Really That Important?

20 March 2008 | About Matthew Walton

"Magical" Matthew Walton tells us why McEnroe once said that tennis, when all is said and done, it boils down to break points. But which players best handle the pressure of having and facing break points?... Read more | Comment now

Let's recap what we've learned so far on the tennis betting front

7 March 2008 | About Matthew Walton

"Magical" Matthew Walton invites us to look back at what we've learned so far this year... Read more | Comment now

Match betting - Head-to head form is essential

28 February 2008 | About Matthew Walton

"Magical" Matthew Walton tells us why head-to-head records are the most important tennis stat to look at and how a close examination can lead you to find real betting value... Read more | Comment now

Match Betting: Value is more available than you think

15 February 2008 | About Matthew Walton

"Magical" Matthew Walton tells us how knowledge of stats relating to winners of the first set allows us to cash in... Read more | Comment now

A recap of what we've learned so far....

1 February 2008 | About Matthew Walton

"Magical" Matthew Walton talks us through the valuable lessons we've learned so far that will help us with our tennis betting... Read more | Comment now

Is Tennis betting as easy as A-B-C?

4 January 2008 | About Matthew Walton

"Magical" Matthew Walton looks at how to manipulate stats when studying the form in tennis betting... Read more | Comment now

Will 2007's tennis winner be 2008's winners?

20 December 2007 | About Matthew Walton

"Magical" Matthew Walton looks at the players who won tournaments last year and wonders whether their names wil be on the trophies again next year?... Read more | Comment now

Knowing which countries produce the most winners helps us with our betting

13 December 2007 | About Matthew Walton

"Magical" Matthew Walton tells us who are the most successful tennis nations and what we can learn from studing this... Read more | Comment now

A select few "qualifiers" in tennis can make you profit

7 December 2007 | About Matthew Walton

"Magical" Mathew Walton advises tennis punters to not completely dismiss qualifiers as no-hopers... Read more | Comment now

Bet against "average" players defending their titles

29 November 2007 | About Matthew Walton

"Magical" Matthew Walton tells us why top players defend their ranking points and why average players don't...and how this helps you with your betting... Read more | Comment now

New kids on the block - are first time tour winners becoming a rarity?

22 November 2007 | About Matthew Walton

Matthew Walton investigates the declining rate of virgin winners on the men's tour...... Read more | Comment now

Volandri the most "volatile" player on the Tour but how does this help you?

2 November 2007 | About Matthew Walton

"Magical" Matthew Walton looks at which players offer the best opportunities for trading on tennis and which don't...... Read more | Comments (2)

Djokovic king of the tie-breaks but who let themselves down at 6-6?

26 October 2007 | About Matthew Walton

"Magical" Matthew Walton looks at who the side with and who to oppose in the penalty shoot-outs of tennis... Read more | Comment now

So who's the world's best server then?

24 October 2007 | About Barry Millns

Tennis commentator Barry Millns looks at the big servers of the men's game and finds the stats don't lie... Read more | Comment now

Blink And You've Missed It! How To Take 'Big Price' Match Betting Opportunities

18 October 2007 | About Matthew Walton

"Magical" Matthew Walton looks at how you can use long-term stats to your advantage during in-play matches... Read more | Comment now

Those who backed Murray at 1.11 on Sunday weren't wrong to do so

11 October 2007 | About Matthew Walton

"Magical" Matthew Walton tells us why the stats suggest Andy Murray was a fair price at 1.11 to beat Robredo after winning the first set 6-0... Read more | Comment now

The perfect age for a tennis player

4 October 2007 | About Matthew Walton

"Magical" Matthew Walton tells us why Roger Federer can be said to be over the hill... Read more | Comment now

Set Betting - How Playing The Percentages Can Net You Bigger Profits

27 September 2007 | About Matthew Walton

"Magical" Mattew Walton looks at whether there is any value in consistently backing your player to win in straight sets... Read more | Comment now

Who says home advantage doesn't matter in tennis?

20 September 2007 | About Matthew Walton

"Magical" Matthew Walton looks at whether playing in your home tournament gives you an edge... Read more | Comment now

Defending champions - what are the chances of lightning striking twice?

13 September 2007 | About Matthew Walton

"Magical" Matthew Walton looks at whether there's long-term value in backing previous winners of the different tournaments and is so, which ones?... Read more | Comment now

 

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