Tennis 30th Dec - 7th Jan (ATP Chennai, Doha and Adelaide ; WTA Auckland & Gold Coast

[engineer]

Something happened with my previous post, sorry, my home computer is transforming into a crate of shites...

Originally Posted by Wittmann 44

I was backing Azarenka all round last year and the Bulgarian power hitter made me a lot of money as she was consistently underpriced in her climb from 105 into the top 30.

Unfortunately Azarenka is not Bulgarian, Witt, but Belarussian
Unfortunately I mean because Bulgarian tennis lacks classy players at the mo. We used to have three great players - the Maleevas sisters, the youngest of them reached number 6 in the WTA ranking several years ago.

Now it's Pironkova the star of Bulgarian tennis, she has some skills, but due to being incosistent still can't make it to the top 50.

Another one- Cesil Karatancheva had all eyes focused on her during Rolland Garos in 2005 when reaching the 1/4 finals after destroying S. Williams .
Some months later she was found guilty of using forbidden substances and got banned for two years. Now she's back on court and will have her first official game in a couple of days. She trained and prepared herself really hard during that period and will be one to watch, in betting sence I mean.


About Nadal - Lopez - that was fecking unlucky, no more to say

[Wittmann 44]

Might not sound much, but 2008 is only 4 days old

Very industrious these Chinese . Should of course read 2007

Getting ugly last two days

1.50 Units Ljubcic @ 1.80 -1.50 Units
0.75 Units Lay Cilic @ 1.65 -0.75 Units
1 Unit Malisse @ 1.83 -1 Unit

ATP Staked 3.25 Units
ATP Loss – 3.25 Units

ATP Event Staked 21.25 Units
ATP Event Loss -0.06 Units

[Wittmann 44]

Apologies Engineer. She is indeed from Belarus. I didn't realise you were from Bulgaria. We (Ireland) drew ye in the World Cup draw.

Sesil is a bit of a character by all accounts. I'm sure she has some feud going with Sharapova from when she was in teh Bolliteri academy. Basis of which was that Sharapova was shit and she was a better player . Got to love a bit of self confidence.

[Wittmann 44]

Just read on an Oz tennis forum that Li was hobbling immediately after her match with Schynder and attended a press conference with her leg on ice and heavily strapped. She was barely running at the end of the match apparently. Sounds like her injury and rustiness might be catching up with her,

Have decided to hedge out my original bet and bump up stakes on Azarenka. Something I almost never do but my original thinking looks amiss now .

2.75 Units Lay Li @ 1.90

[Wittmann 44]

One from Adelaide

Llodra-Sirianni

Some week for veteran Aussie Sirianni who at the ripe old age of 32 makes his first ever ATP SF by casusing 3 set upsets against Mathieu, Querry and Stepanek in the preceding rounds. He is apparently a massive server and has fired down over 15 aces in his three (3 set) games to date. He saved two match points against Mathieu who did his usual choke under pressure. Llodra is serving well at the moment as well (15 aces last game) and hasn’t given up a single break in his 3 games to date. He has also won all three tie breaks he has played in and has spent nearly 2 and a half hours less on court than the Aussie whose legs will be beginning to feel the pressure surely. Llodra made the final here on his second last appearance and went out to the eventual winner last year. He should in theory have far too much for Siranni and given that Querry was going of at around 1.40 against SIranni the 1.66 looks huge. With Hewitt gone the hometown crowd should be behind Siranni but I think the French leftie just about value.

1.50 Units Llodra @ 1.66

Probably the last bet of the week for me so fingers crossed.

[Wittmann 44]

Do’h should have stuck with Li

Llodra wins easily but Azarenka loses after winning the first set. Small ATP profit for the week but a loss on the WTA (again). Nieminen beating Tsonga makes a nice little ante post 20/1 e/w profit guaranteed so will finish marginally ahead for the week even if he loses.

Llodra 1.50 Units @ 1.66 +0.94 Units

ATP Staked 1.50 Units
ATP Profit 0.94 Units

ATP Event Staked 22.75 Units
ATP Event Profit +0.88 Units

Li vs Azarenka 1.25 Units @ 5/6 +1.14 Units
Azarenka vs Li 2.75 Units @ 2.40 -2.75 Units

WTA Staked 4.00 Units
WTA Loss -1.61Units

WTA Event Staked 10.50 Units
WTA Event Loss -5.58 Units

Event Staked 33.25 Units
Event Loss - 4.70 Units (-16.48%)

No bets today but both Murray and Youznhy look very short at around 1.33 – they should win but might suffer hiccups along the way. Laying to back at a later stage the way to go there if you are watching the games and can trade. Wawrinka is incidentally one of Murray's main tour practice partner so he knows the Scots game well. The last time they met Murray traded around 1.65 .