My predictions for the Australian Open wasn’t very good ahead of the tournament, but round-by-round they’ve been pretty decent. And now it’s really getting mouthwatering with both Federer and Nadal in the semi-finals, only one step from another classic Fedal final. Can it be? Federer vs Wawrinka is the battle of the Swiss and it’s one where maestro Federer has an overwhelming head-to-head record (18-3), but their last Grand Slam match in the Roland Garros quarter-finals 2015, Wawrinka won in straight sets (he later won the tournament). Wawrinka is ranked three in the world and has won a slam the …
Australian Open predictions
It’s getting closer. After a topsy-turvy Australian Open where both Djokovic and Murray went out early, we have a quarter-finals setup that is really interesting with three matches that are very hard to pick. The bookmakers at Bet365Â seem to agree. But hey, you say, there are four matches! Well, judging by Zverev’s comments about the moment his playing one of his idols, Roger Federer, and that he was crushed four years ago 6-0 6-0, I think Federer will just be too strong for him. But if there’s something this Australian Open has taught us it’s that I can be completely …
After the big shock of the reigning champion Novak Djokovic going out to Denis Istomin, there hasn’t been any big upsets in this year’s Australian Open. Is Murray still the favorite to win the whole thing? Can Federer get nr 18 or Nadal nr 15? Let’s have a look round 4, courtesy of the bookmakers at Bet365. Andy Murray hasn’t been tested in the tournament so far and I can’t see how Mischa Zverev is going to change that. Andreas Seppi has been fighting for his life successfully in two five-set contests, but Stan Wawrinka has been on top of his game …
After the big howler of the tournament so far, where Denis Istomin beat reigning champion Novak Djokovic, I’m sure the Australian Open draw looks far more interesting for a few players. Let’s look at the next round through the lenses of the bookies at Bet365. First up is big hitters Jack Sock vs Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Sock has looked like he’s in great from so far with some impressive wins, but we know how capable Tsonga is when he’s seeing the ball as big as a bowling ball. I still think Jack will sock it him. Andreas Seppi came back from the …
The first round of the Australian Open 2017 didn’t have the upsets that perhaps the punters or journalists were looking for, but was still full of spectacular tennis. What about Dr Ivo Karlovic breaking the ace record (75!) in his five hour match against Zeballos! Or juniors Alexander Bublik or Frances Tiafoe showing their talent with impressive wins. But this is now old news – now we prepare for round 2 and look at what the bookies at Bet365 think about the draw. The first match on tomorrow is Chardy vs Nishikori. Nishikori got through a tough five-setter against Kuznetsov …
It makes you sad to read stories about players fixing matches to make a buck from betting. One of the latest most shocking stories was about Oliver Anderson, previous Australian Open Boys’ Champion, who was charged with match-fixing by the Tennis Integrity Unit. Besides the match fixing you also see a lot of rage from losing punters directed to the sports stars who just do their best to win a match. Tennis betting can just be a fun past time and you should obviously never bet more than you can afford to lose. This is common sense. And social media shaming …