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The Courtsiding Issue
With the current media obsession on gambling and fixing, the latest story to hit the headlines is that of Daniel Dobson, a British man that was arrested at the Australian Open for ‘courtsiding’. As...
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Australian Open Junior Boys Preview
The top seed and tournament favourite is the German, Alexander Zverev. The younger brother of former world number 44, Mischa Zverev, he won the title in Traralgon last week, so comes into this...
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Minor Tennis Bets - January 28th
Fiona Ferro v Jasmine PaoliniITF $50k BurnieAdvice:Â Back Fiona Ferro at 1.76 (Pinnacle) - 3/1016-year old Fiona Ferro had a very impressive win over sixth seed, Erika Sema, in the first round, dropping...
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Elizaveta Kulichkova - Star of the Future?
It may have been a relatively weak tournament, but that will not have bothered Elizaveta Kulichkova. The fourth seed had been one of the favourites going into the tournament having reached the...
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Junior Tennis Review - 10/02
Sandra Samir won her sixth junior title in Hammamet this weekITF Juniors Tennis Club Hammamet (Tunisia) – Grade 2It was a tournament that Sandra Samir was expected to win and the 16-year old Egyptian...
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Junior Tennis Review - 16/02
Paula Badosa Gibert won the MediterraneeAvenir Grade 1 event in MoroccoMediterranee Avenir (Morocco) – Grade 1A huge shock in this Grade 1 event as unseeded Spaniard, Paula Badosa Gibert, came through...
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Junior Tennis Review - 24/02
Jodie Anna Burrage won her first Grade 4 title in Oslo this weekITF/CAT African Closed Junior 18 & Under Championships (Morocco) - Grade B2Sandra Samir lifted her second junior title of the year as...
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Bookmakers and Obvious Errors
Everyone has certain gripes about how the bookmakers operate. For me, the aspect that particularly frustrates me is the handling of what the bookmakers refer to as ‘Palpable Errors’ or ‘Obvious...
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Analysing an ITF Match for Betting
Over the past five months, I have had great success betting on ITF tennis. For those that do not know, the ITF Tour lies below the ATP/WTA Tours and the Challenger Tour and generally represents the...
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Solving the Wildcard Issue in Tennis
The wildcard system in tennis is one that often causes much debate among both fans and pundits. Which players will receive wildcards to Grand Slam tournaments prompts discussion each time the...
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Laying the Attractive WTA Players
For many years, I have had a theory that the ‘attractive’ players in the WTA are overvalued in the betting markets. If this were true, then there might be a valid strategy in laying these players....
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Betting on Tennis Handicaps
The games handicap market is a popular market when it comes to tennis betting. As with other sports, it is a market designed to give two selections around the 50:50 mark by giving the favourite a games...
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CiCi Bellis: Future Tennis Superstar?
The week started with cold and gusty conditions, but ended in bright sunshine. However, while the weather in Carson might have been rather inconsistent through the week, the performances of Catherine...
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Aston Villa 2013/14 Season Review (Part 1)
There has been a lot of talk recently about the future of Paul Lambert as the manager of Aston Villa. There is a feeling among the fans that the performances this season, and particularly in the later...
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French Open Junior Girls Preview
As much as any of the Junior Grand Slams, the winner of the French Open has tended to go on and establish themselves as a solid upper level WTA player. Last year’s champion, Belinda Bencic, has been...
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French Open Juniors Day 1 Review
An eventful day saw seven of the sixteen seeds crash out of the French Open juniors on the first day of competition, but several of the title favourites progressed after a series of tough first round...
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Andy Murray v Gael Monfils: The Analysis
With it being a Grand Slam, there are more statistics and graphics for these matches than you would find in the average ATP or WTA match. As a result, it seemed like it might be an interesting exercise...
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Big Servers on Grass
Big servers and grass courts are often seen as perfect companions. We remember the way that Pete Sampras dominated with his big serve at Wimbledon for so many years. We remember Goran Ivanisevic...
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2014 Wimbledon Preview
The 2014 edition of Wimbledon has the potential to be one of the most open Grand Slams for a long time. With niggling doubts surrounding the traditional big four, the established second tier players...
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2014 Ladies Wimbledon Preview
Last year's Wimbledon saw all the big names tumble out early on, leaving the field open for Marion Bartoli to come through to win her first ever grand slam title against Sabine Lisicki in the final. If...
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