Category: Tennis Betting

Wimbledon 2019 is well underway, coming up on its first weekend at the time of writing. So that means a chock full weekend of tennis action, right?. Not so. As is now tradition at the championships, no play will take place on the middle Sunday of the tournament. But why is this the case, what’s the history of Middle Sunday at the world’s oldest…

[ad_1] World number four Roger Federer (28/1 – 2019 French Open Outright) says he doesn’t know what to expect going into the clay-court part of the season after deciding to feature on the red dirt this year. Federer has been carefully hand-picking which tournaments to play in over the past couple of seasons in a bid to prolong his career and made the choice…

[ad_1] Monte Carlo Masters champion Fabio Fognini admits Rafael Nadal will always be the man to beat on clay, despite his recent success over the Spaniard. Fabio Fognini beat Rafael Nadal on clay on his way to landing the Monte Carlo Masters but he says the Spaniard remains the man to beat on the surface (Fabio Fognini 33/1 – French Open Outright). Fognini, who…

[ad_1] Roger Federer is looking forward to tackling home favourite John Isner’s huge serve in Sunday’s Miami Open final (Federer 2/9, Isner 3/1 – Match Betting). Federer moved into the final with a 6-2 6-2 triumph over Canadian youngster Denis Shapovalov, while Isner needed a couple of tie-breaks to get past another young star from Canada, 18-year-old Felix Auger-Aliassime. Having dealt with two up-and-coming…

[ad_1] British number one Kyle Edmund says he is feeling good as he prepares to face defending American champion John Isner in the fourth round of the Miami Open (Edmund EVS, Isner 4/5 – match betting). Edmund set up the encounter after defeating Milos Raonic of Canada 6-4 6-4 and is hoping to carry his impressive form into the next round when he faces…

[ad_1] David Ferrer says beating Alexander Zverev at the Miami Open was a “gift” as he tries to savour the last few tournaments of his career. Veteran David Ferrer (66/1 Miami Open Outright) insists he is enjoying “every moment” after defeating youngster Alexander Zverev to progress at the Miami Open. The Spaniard confirmed last summer that he intended to call time on his career…

[ad_1] British hopes for success at the Miami Open were boosted by comprehensive wins for Johanna Konta and Dan Evans and both could go further in their respective tournaments this weekend. Konta swept aside American qualifier Jessica Pegula in straight sets to keep her on course for a quarter-final clash against 10th seed Serena Williams (11/2 Outright – WTA Miami Open 2019). The British…

[ad_1] Johanna Konta has revealed she will play three grass-court events in the build-up to Wimbledon to prepare in the best way possible for the tournament. The British number one reached the semi-finals at SW19 back in 2017, but otherwise her displays on grass have been disappointing. Her last-four showing was the only time in seven appearances she has got past the second round.…

[ad_1] Roger Federer believes previous matches against Rafael Nadal will have little bearing on the 39th meeting between the pair at Indian Wells. Roger Federer may have dominated Rafael Nadal in recent times but is taking nothing for granted despite being a 4/9 favourite to win their Indian Wells semi-final. Swiss ace Federer advanced to the last four with a 6-4 6-4 triumph over…

[ad_1] Roger Federer remains upbeat and is confident of achieving further success despite losing to Dominic Thiem in the final of the Indian Wells Masters (Federer 4/1 Wimbledon Outright). Having picked up his 100th ATP title in Dubai, the 37-year-old was looking to go back-to-back in the Californian desert but came up short against the Austrian. Thiem won 3-6 6-3 7-5 and has now…

[ad_1] Roger Federer believes he is capable of winning a second French Open title with a return to Roland Garros a possibility this year. Former world number one Roger Federer (28/1 French Open Outright) has hinted that he could return to the French Open this year after a three-year absence. The Swiss star has swerved the Grand Slam in Paris to boost his chances…

[ad_1] World number one Novak Djokovic (15/8 – 2019 French Open Outright) became the latest high-profile player to exit Indian Wells after losing in straight sets to Philipp Kohlschreiber in round three. Serbian star Djokovic struggled to find any real consistency throughout the contest and his frustrations were clear to see when he broke his racquet in anger after losing the first set 6-4.…

[ad_1] Mexico Open winner Nick Kyrgios has admitted he needs to improve his professionalism and might start by hiring a new coach. Nick Kyrgios overcame world number three Alexander Zverev 6-3 6-4 to land the Mexico Open title but the Australian believes he can improve further (Kyrgios 40/1 – Wimbledon 2019 Outright). The 23-year-old has previously been as high as 16 in the ATP…

[ad_1] World number eight Dominic Thiem (14/1 – 2019 French Open Outright) says he is hungry to break his Grand Slam duck after coming close to landing his maiden title at Roland Garros last year. Thiem is one of the rising talents in the game and, along with the likes of Alexander Zverev, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Denis Shapovalov, he is expected to form the…

[ad_1] Rafael Nadal has admitted he can improve his game for Sunday’s Australian Open final after his straight-sets victory against Stefanos Tsitsipas (Nadal 10/11 – Tournament Outright). The 32-year-old second seed has been in inspirational form at Melbourne Park – despite going into the tournament with injury doubts hanging over his head. Nadal had not played since losing last September’s US Open final and…