The Tennis Thread - 2010

[Chief77]

See you are desperate, engineer, next week I'll try to help you here

[engineer]

Thanks, Chief, but I'll be in profit sooner than you

Look at me landing the 4-fold today

[Pokoko]

I will try one tennis bet for today:

Federer - Gulbis 1 (-1.5 sets) @ 1.80 Interwetten

[engineer]

Coming early with one bet for today, but one that represents a huge value in my eyes.

Bacszinszky to beat Dulgheru @3.3 - 9 pts

Lay Dulgheru 2-0 @2, to win 10 pts

Balance till today - 61.39 pts.

[engineer]

After the crazy Wimbledon back to the ordinary tournaments and the ordinary dust (how I miss the grass ).

We have two men's events - at Bastad and Stuttgart and two ladies' - at Palermo and Prague.

No bets for me today, tomorrow we'll have more action. I'm looking forward the performance of London semifinalist Pironkova. By default clay should be her best surface, hopefully she'll keep the moment and show what she's capable of. Anyway, I'll be very cautious with her .

[engineer]

OK, several bets for today:

Phau to beat Crivoi @1.75 - 4 pts

M Gonzalez to beat Golubev @2.1 - 3 pts

Lapushchenkova to beat Dulko @3.7 - 5 pts (my heart hurts when I oppose Dulko )
Dulko to win 2-1 @4.1 - 3 pts

Skugor to beat Istomin @3.7 - 2 pts
Istomin to win 2-1 @3.75 - 3 pts

Gimeno Traver to beat Chardy @2.54 - 6 pts
Chardy to win 2-1 @3.75 - 4 pts

Sprem to beat Oprandi @2.14 - 5 pts

[engineer]

Decent results from the other day, today the coupon isn't inspiring, but:

Elescovic to beat Skugor @2.64 - 4 pts

Benesova to beat Szavay @3.85 - 6 pts

[Yezzir]

Today i'm on.

Gruel/Ferrero over 21.5 - 2pts
Montanes/Melzer over 22.5 - 2pts
Hercoq to beat Szavay - 2pts

A flu is supposedly going around the womens changing rooms and has hit Szavay, I got her at plus money, she's now down to 5/6.

[Yezzir]

Adding Pablo Cuevas +4.5 vs David Ferrer - 2pts

[edtkh]

Rezai-Hradecka Double (3.06 @ Ladbrokes)

Not touched tennis for a bit, but I'm itching to get going again with some fairly decent bets on today.

Not sure what's the fuss with Oprandi, but I don't reckon home advantage will mean much as the gulf in class is just too wide - Rezai has really stepped up a gear since her win in Madrid (reminds me of a young David Ferrer who really came on after winning a match through default against Malisse for swearing ) and should have too much for Oprandi.

Hradecka is my personal bet for the day - totally different class from the bunch of average journeywomen on clay and when she's up for it. Considering she's playing at home, I'd fancy her chances even more (she should easily be a 5/6 joint-favourite on clay against Medina Garrigues if this tourny was played anywhere else, nevermind at home). Medina Garrigues has been very mediocre lately and I don't read too much into her "win" earlier in the season when Hradecka retired a week before the French Open commenced. On the back of what I have seen this week, Hradecka has got the beating of Medina Garrigues for this...

[Yezzir]

Unlucky on Rezai, she gave up after the 1st set.

I had a shocking day, the one day I don't bet on the dogs and bet on totals, most of the dogs win.

[Gavster]

Benjamin Becker vs. Michael Russel. Russel 2.5 to win @ Ladbrokes

Head to head 3-1 in Russel's favour. Russel will also have the benefit of home support, as well as being superior on the hard surface.

[Gavster]

I've been looking down the fixtures for today and spotted Hajek vs Ferrero. Ferrero has beaten him on both occasions they met on Grass and Hard surfaces.

Hajek is an out and out clay court player who is in better form, against Ferrero who is mixed between clay, hard and grass.

At 3.75, I think it's worth a punt.

[Gavster]

I've taken a wee punt on Chardy to beat Melzer @ 2.63. He won me some money yesterday against Petzschner who is ranked above him and made it look fairly routine. So on that basis, i'm on it.

[Gavster]

Originally Posted by Gavster

I've taken a wee punt on Chardy to beat Melzer @ 2.63. He won me some money yesterday against Petzschner who is ranked above him and made it look fairly routine. So on that basis, i'm on it.

Chardy certainly gave it a good go, he broke Melzer's serve a couple of times and took the final 2nd set to a tie break. Definitly a worthwhile punt! Unfortunately Chardy just didn't make it count when he needed to.