
After a couple of stunning upsets, there are two unseeded players and a #21 seed in the women’s semifinals. Venus Williams lost a shocker to 82nd-ranked Tsvetana Pironkonva in the quarterfinals. Williams had reached the final eight of the past ten years and has won the tournament five times.
Jun 30 2010 | Posted in
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Match length has suddenly become an issue of concern for Wimbledon bettors. Roger Federer played a draining five set match in his opener, and had to come from way behind to win it. His second rounder was only slightly easier – he won in a tie-breaker in the fourth set in a very spirited match. [...]
Jun 27 2010 | Posted in
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Wimbledon equals Williams on the women’s side. One of the Williams sisters has won in each of the last three years and in four of the last five tournaments in London. The sisters faced off in the final in 2008 and 2009, with each of them winning one title. The two make an appearance in [...]
Jun 20 2010 | Posted in
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Roger Federer enters this year’s tournament with a chance at tying Pete Sampras’ record seven Wimbledon titles. The Swiss is one of the top players – if not the best – on grass court, and is favored to win this year.
Jun 20 2010 | Posted in
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June and July are the best months to be a tennis betting fan. The two glorious weeks of the French Open are barely over when Wimbledon, the world’s greatest tennis tournament, gets underway. Tennis is never better than during a Grand Slam tournament, and Wimbledon, which starts on Monday, promises to be a great tournament. The [...]
Jun 19 2010 | Posted in
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Let me say right from the start that I am a big Roger Federer fan. I think that he’s the best, most dominant athlete of his generation. In any sport. As much attention as he has received over the years, I think he’s still been under-appreciated. Because of that I am predisposed to think that [...]
Jun 18 2010 | Posted in
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The French Open, which starts on Sunday, kicks off a busy season of tennis. Between ow and early September we see three Grand Slam events, with each one lasting two weeks. For casual tennis bettors there is no better time to get into the sport and make some money. If you aren’t a regular tennis [...]
May 20 2010 | Posted in
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There’s a lot going on in the world today, so let’s touch on a bunch of it briefly: Aroldis Chapman – This is the Cuban left handed pitching savant who defected from the Cuban national team while at a tournament in the Netherlands this week. The hype is huge on this guy – they are [...]
I really don’t understand the Bucks. They traded away Richard Jefferson, so they have a lack of scoring to make up. They drafted a point guard, so they have some depth there. So what did they do? Offered a contract to their free agent point guard and not the solid scoring threat. Ramon Sessions will [...]
It was a game full of drama for the Yankees yesterday against the Mets. First, Chien-Ming Wang got the start, and he wasn’t a disaster. He allowed two runs in just over five innings. That’s not great, but it’s a heck of a lot better than he has been in a long while. Could this [...]
Jun 29 2009 | Posted in
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