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Re: ATP Barcelona/Munich & WTA Fes/Prague 28th Apr - 4th May
Tip Detail Sport Tennis Event Zvonareva - Azarenka Selection Zvonareva Strength 10/10 Date 04/05/2008 Bookmaker/Price Pinnacle Sports @ 1.33 (Back) Reasoning This is fourth final for Vera during this season and she should finally get the job done.She losed her three previous finals.In the first one she had to retire and in the next two she gave a really good fight to Sharapova and Serena.She is playing great tennis whole season and I don't see any reason why she shouldn't be such a strong favourite here.She is more consistent player, more experienced and for me still more classy than Azarenka.She leads h2h with two comfortable wins and today she should make it 3:0. -
Re: ATP Estoril/Valencia/Houston & WTA Charleston/Estoril 14th-20th March
Tip Detail Sport Tennis Event Vesnina - Govortsova Selection Vesnina Strength 10/10 Date 15/04/2008 Bookmaker/Price Betfair @ 1.80 (Back) Reasoning Govortsova seems to be a little to overrated in this match.Vesnina seems to be in red hot form recently.Good performances at Miami and Amelia Island.Govortsova is in rather mediocre form during whole season.Nothing special really.Vesnina should have the edge in this one.Maybe a close match but in the end Elena should win this. Tip Detail Sport Tennis Event Rezai - Sequera Selection Rezai Strength 10/10 Date 15/04/2008 Bookmaker/Price Betfair @ 1.41 (Back) Reasoning Rezai should at least play some good tournament.She came back after AO and played some matches to get into match rhythm so it's about time to make some good performance.And the ocassion is great.She is playing on her favourite surface and against poor Sequera who played only 7 matches this year and won 2 of them.Rezai should do the thing here.She is at least one level above Sequera imho. Tip Detail Sport Tennis Event Medina - Perebiynis Selection Medina Strength 10/10 Date 15/04/2008 Bookmaker/Price Betfair @ 1.30 (Back) Reasoning Medina is coming into her favourite surface.She played good tournament last week pushing Sharapova into hard 3 set battle.Tatiana shouldn't cause her any problems imo. Tip Detail Sport Tennis Event Kleybanova - Cetkovska Selection Kleybanova Strength 10/10 Date 15/04/2008 Bookmaker/Price Betfair @ 1.36 (Back) Reasoning Awesome talent from Russia Kleybanova is playing average Cetkovska.Kleybanova in great form for the whole season.She played some good tournaments and beat few top players.Cetkovska on the other hand plays nothing special from the beginning of the season.Just a mediocre player.Favourite is one here. -
Re: ATP Estoril/Valencia/Houston & WTA Charleston/Estoril 14th-20th March
Tip Detail Sport Tennis Event Szavay - Fedak Selection Szavay Strength 10/10 Date 14/04/2008 Bookmaker/Price Pinnacle Sports @ 1.25 (Back) Reasoning Szavay is a clear favourite in this one imo.She gained some form last week beating Makarova, Srebotnik and losing after tough match against Davenport.Fedak is nothing special really and I believe that Szavay will beat her easilly.Fedak seems to be in crappy form.She even can't make it through qualies in most tournaments she was playing this year.Szavay is great on clay and I smell a revenge from her in this match as Fedak already won against Szavay at the beginning of the year on hard. -
Re: ATP Estoril/Valencia/Houston & WTA Charleston/Estoril 14th-20th March
Tip Detail Sport Tennis Event Cirstea - King Selection Cirstea Strength 10/10 Date 14/04/2008 Bookmaker/Price Pinnacle Sports @ 1.48 (Back) Reasoning I just can't see any other result here than a Romanian girl winning.King is just pure crap on clay and she is barely even playing on this surface.She is 2-8 on this surface in previous three years.On the other hand Cirstea is rather good on clay and last season she had some respectable results on this surface.Last week she gave some good fight in the first set against Mauresmo but she losed that matches probably because of the lack of experience.Today she will play against another youngster whose favourite surface is hard so I see her as a strong favourite in this match. -
Re: WTA Amelia Island 7/4/08 - 13/4/08
Tip Detail Sport Tennis Event Sharapova - Cibulkova Selection Sharapova Strength 10/10 Date 13/04/2008 Bookmaker/Price Pinnacle Sports @ 1.26 (Back) Reasoning I don't believe that Cibulkova can beat Maria.Of course she can take a set here but I think that it would be max she may gain in this match.I watched her yesterday gainst Cornet and she had to give all her best to win that match as Cornet really gave her a great fight.Imo she will for sure feel that match today as at the end she was really tired.Sharapova is more fresh, more experienced and has more power overall.Her strong baseline game should do a lot of damage to Dominika.And Maria for sure will give her best to win her first WTA Tour clay tournament. -
Re: WTA Amelia Island 7/4/08 - 13/4/08
Tip Detail Sport Tennis Event Cornet - Cibulkova set hc Selection Cornet +1.5 (Asian Handicap) Strength 10/10 Date 12/04/2008 Bookmaker/Price Pinnacle Sports @ 1.56 (Back) Reasoning I don't get these odds in that match.Imo Cibulkova shouldn't be rated as such big favourite in this match.Of course she beat Chakvetadze and Mauresmo here but let's be honest.None of these two is in good form.Both Chakvetadze and Mauresmo are pure crap at the moment.And Dominika is playing Cornet who is in red hot form beating her opponents in straight sets.I believe that she can easilly take at least one set in this match. -
Re: WTA Amelia Island 7/4/08 - 13/4/08 I'm going for some dogs today :)
Tip Detail Sport Tennis Event Szavay - Srebotnik Selection Szavay Strength 10/10 Date 10/04/2008 Bookmaker/Price Betfair @ 2.32 (Back) Reasoning I don't know what's happening with Szavay.She is just not playing at her normal level from the beginning of the year.She had only one good tournament this year and I really hope that her performance here at Amelia Island will be better than her other appearances this season.I still think that Srebotnik is nothing special and Szavay has all it takes to beat her.Good value for me. Tip Detail Sport Tennis Event Radwanska - Mauresmo Selection Radwanska Strength 10/10 Date 10/04/2008 Bookmaker/Price Pinnacle Sports @ 2.17 (Back) Reasoning I just can't trust Mauresmo with the form she is in at the moment.She is just pure crap.Maybe Radwanska had some problems against Dulko but today she should be better for sure.She probably adjusted to the surface already and I expect that she will give a great fight in this one.50/50 match for me. Tip Detail Sport Tennis Event Cibulkova - Chakvetadze Selection Cibulkova Strength 10/10 Date 11/04/2008 Bookmaker/Price Pinnacle Sports @ 2.26 (Back) Reasoning Cibulkova simply in better form in this one.Anna is in crappy form for a few weeks now and I don't believe that something changed drastically as against Morita she had some problem at the beginning of the match.Against Cibulkova she will have even harder task to deal with.Anything above 2.00 is worth a shot imho. -
Re: WTA Amelia Island 9.4. to final :)
Tip Detail Sport Tennis Event Safarova - Srebotnik Selection Safarova Strength 10/10 Date 09/04/2008 Bookmaker/Price Pinnacle Sports @ 2.41 (Back) Reasoning Safarova had some injury problems lately but it seems thatshe is finally over it and she should be getting better with every week.She has a huge talent and when she is fully fit she is surely not worse player than Srebotnik.So I really don't understand these odds as imo Safarova has much more chances to win this one than the odds are suggesting.Worth a shot imho. -
Re: WTA Amelia Island 9.4. to final :)
Tip Detail Sport Tennis Event Hantuchova - Sprem Selection Hantuchova Strength 10/10 Date 09/04/2008 Bookmaker/Price Betfair @ 1.33 (Back) Reasoning Sprem is back after injury and she surely lacks match fitness.Against Hantuchova she should have really hard time and I don't believe that Hantuchova can lose this match.Daniela should win this one. -
Re: ATP & WTA Miami 26th Mar - 5th Apr
Tip Detail Sport Tennis Event Williams - Jankovic set hc Selection Jankovic +1.5 (Asian Handicap) Strength 10/10 Date 05/04/2008 Bookmaker/Price Pinnacle Sports @ 1.70 (Back) Reasoning I understand that Serena is favourite in this one but imo she is a bit overrated.Jankovic is in top form and she plays really great tennis here so I really don't see any reason not to back her to take at least one set here.We've seen against Kuznetsova that Serena isn't untouchable and against Jelena she had always tough time.H2H is 3:2 for Janovic and only once she losed 0:2.Their last meeting was at this year Australian Open and then Jankovic won comfortably 6:3 6:4.Worth a shot imo. -
Re: ATP & WTA Miami 26th Mar - 5th Apr
Tip Detail Sport Tennis Event Roddick -Davydenko Selection Davydenko Strength 10/10 Date 04/04/2008 Bookmaker/Price Betfair @ 2.96 (Back) Reasoning Way too high odds on Davy imo.I don't give a sh** about their H2H which is 5:0 for A-Rod.Kolya is in great shape here at Miami and she should give a great fight today against Andy.Davydenko is great on his serve so far in this tournament and he looks really solid and full of confidence.I don't see any special reason not to try him in this one.Valuebet for me.I hope it will be great game as the first semi final really dissapointed me... -
Re: ATP & WTA Miami 26th Mar - 5th Apr
Tip Detail Sport Tennis Event Davydenko - Tipsarevic Selection Davydenko Strength 10/10 Date 03/04/2008 Bookmaker/Price Betfair @ 1.60 (Back) Reasoning I just rate Kolya as a better player in this one.I watched him against Ancic and he was really good.Great baseline game and some good tennis by the net.Tipsarevic maybe is playing well here but this is his first good tournament after AO and I don't believe that he will make it through to the semi final.Especially that Davydenko at this stage will surely give his best to advance further.He won 5 straight quarter finals.And he won their previous meeting in two straight sets.Kolya for me. Tip Detail Sport Tennis Event Jankovic - Zvonareva set hc Selection Zvonareva +1.5 (Asian Handicap) Strength 10/10 Date 03/04/2008 Bookmaker/Price Pinnacle Sports @ 1.69 (Back) Reasoning I don't believe that Jelena will win this one 2:0.Zvonareva is in great shape and she should give a really tought fight here.H2H is 2:2.And when the played on outdoor hard Vera gained at least one set each time.Maybe three seter in this one. -
Re: ATP & WTA Miami 26th Mar - 5th Apr
Tip Detail Sport Tennis Event Zvonareva - Safina Selection Zvonareva Strength 10/10 Date 02/04/2008 Bookmaker/Price Betfair @ 1.85 (Back) Reasoning Zvonareva is clear favourite form me in this match.She is in superb form.Safina on the other hand won against Davenport but I don't believe that Lindsay was at her best in that match.Safina plays nothing special whole this season and against Vera who is clearly in great shape she will have really tough time.These two played not so long ago against each other and Vera won comfortably in two sets. -
Re: ATP & WTA Miami 26th Mar - 5th Apr
Tip Detail Sport Tennis Event Jankovic - Dementieva Selection Jankovic Strength 10/10 Date 02/04/2008 Bookmaker/Price Betfair @ 2.00 (Back) Reasoning Imo Jankovic is better player.Dementieva maybe is in good form but Jankovic is too.Last two meeting between these two ended with comfortable Jelena wins.Maybe today it wouldn't be such an easy victory but I still believe that Jankovic will win this one. -
Re: ATP & WTA Miami 26th Mar - 5th Apr
Tip Detail Sport Tennis Event Lisicki - Koryttseva Selection Korytsseva Strength 10/10 Date 29/03/2008 Bookmaker/Price Pinnacle Sports @ 2.63 (Back) Reasoning I don't get this odds at all.At Australian Open it was Koryttseva who was favourite at about 1.80-1.90.And now suddenly Lisicki is strong favourite in their match.Something changed drastically???I don't think so.Maria is leading H2H 3:1.Two matches were played on clay but the other two were on hard and Maria managed to win against Lisicki slighty before Australian Open.At AO Lisicki was in great form and on a great run and that's why she won against Koryttseva so comfortably.Today it will be another story and Maria surely has more chances to win this one than the odds are suggesting.Lisicki was not impressive at all in her first match against young american player Vandeweghe.Maria also played some matches here already in qualies.She losed her second match but she already knew that she will play in main tournament so she just gave away that match.She was serving well so far and if today she will keep that up she can win against Sabine.Value imo. -
Re: ATP & WTA Indian Wells 12th - 23rd March
Tip Detail Sport Tennis Event Kuznetsova - Ivanovic set hc Selection Kuznetsova +1.5 (Asian Handicap) Strength 10/10 Date 23/03/2008 Bookmaker/Price Pinnacle Sports @ 1.47 (Back) Reasoning Both players in good form and I expect close match up in this one.Maybe three sets.Bot I don't believe that Ivanovic will win this one 2:0 so I will go with Sveta taking at least one set here.She looks great here at Indian Wells.Full of confidence and her game seems to be on really high level.H2H is 4:2 for Ivanovic.2:2 on hard courts.And in all of this matches Sveta won at least one set.Last year she was beaten in final by Hantuchova so maybe this time she will win the title :) -
Re: ATP & WTA Indian Wells 12th - 23rd March
Tip Detail Sport Tennis Event Kuznetsova - Radwanska Selection Kuznetsova Strength 10/10 Date 19/03/2008 Bookmaker/Price Betfair @ 1.42 (Back) Reasoning Kuznetsova looks simply better here at Indian Wells.Radwanska looks tired as hell after these tournaments she played in the previous weeks.And we have all seen at US Open and Australian Open how she plays when she is tired.She is just losing heavily then.Like against Peer at US Open or against Hantuchova at AO.More to that Kuznetsova is just better player and she is last year finalist.She feels great here at IW and I just can't see her losing this match.She shouldn't lose two times in a row against Agnieszka imo. -
Re: ATP & WTA Indian Wells 12th - 23rd March
Tip Detail Sport Tennis Event Hantuchova - Mirza Selection Hantuchova Strength 10/10 Date 18/03/2008 Bookmaker/Price Betfair @ 1.37 (Back) Reasoning Hantuchova simply looks more solid here.Mirza played already two three set matches here and despite the fact that she managed to win that match against Peer she is not in her best form I believe.Hantuchova on the other hand is rock solid here.Great serving and hitting from baseline.And more to that she always feels great here.I'm simply backing better player imo.H2H 1:0 for Daniela. -
Re: ATP & WTA Indian Wells 12th - 23rd March
Tip Detail Sport Tennis Event Schiavone - Pennetta set hc Selection Pennetta +1.5 (Asian Handicap) Strength 10/10 Date 17/03/2008 Bookmaker/Price Interwetten @ 1.50 (Back) Reasoning You can get 1.55 at bet-at-home and maybe later at pinnacle will be even slighty better odds.Both players in good form and I don't really see why Schiavone is such a big favourite in this one.Pennetta won two tournaments on clay lately which surely bosted her confidence.Her results on hard before that clay tournaments were not that bad either.I must say that Flavia is enjoying a great episode in her career.Her form is on a great level from the end of the previous season when she played some nice tournaments in Asia.And during this year she managed to keep her game on a high level.Schiavone is also playing really good tennis at the moment and this is the only reason why I'm not betting on straight Pennetta's win in this match.All in all this is a match of two Italians and they will be surely fighting to death :) as in their previous matches which all ended with Francesca wins but after tough 3 set matches.Maybe today we will be seeing another thrilling three seter :p -
Re: ATP & WTA Indian Wells 12th - 23rd March
Tip Detail Sport Tennis Event Mathieu - Fognini Selection Mathieu Strength 10/10 Date 15/03/2008 Bookmaker/Price Pinnacle Sports @ 1.22 (Back) Reasoning This one looks like a banker to me.Mathieu much better player who feels good on hard courts.Fognini on the other hand barely even plays on hard courts and is rather clay courter.Experience and abilities on Mathieu side and I just can't see any surprise from Fognini in this match. Tip Detail Sport Tennis Event Sela - Tsonga Selection Tsonga Strength 10/10 Date 15/03/2008 Bookmaker/Price Eurobet @ 1.28 (Back) Reasoning Tsonga on the top of his game should be just too good for Sela.Sela has 3-5 record on hard this season.Nothing special really.Tsonga will be surely looking to put some good performance here at Indian Wells.After Marseille this is his first serious tournament and he has to gain some points here if he is thinking about making it to the top 10 at the end of the season. -
Re: ATP & WTA Indian Wells 12th - 23rd March
Tip Detail Sport Tennis Event Ancic - Monfils Selection Ancic Strength 10/10 Date 14/03/2008 Bookmaker/Price Pinnacle Sports @ 1.30 (Back) Reasoning I just can't see Monfils getting anything here.He came back after a long break last week at Dubai and she was beaten by Berdych 6:3 6:2.I don't believe that much changed from last week and Monfils is not fully fit yet imo.Ancic on the other hand played two good tournaments during previous weeks and he seems to be in rather good form.H2H is 1:0 for Ancic.It was comfortable win on grass in 2005 6:3 6:3 6:1.Ancic should take this one. -
Re: ATP & WTA Indian Wells 12th - 23rd March
Tip Detail Sport Tennis Event Voskoboeva - Parmentier Selection Voskoboeva Strength 10/10 Date 13/03/2008 Bookmaker/Price Pinnacle Sports @ 2.21 (Back) Reasoning At least 50/50 match for me.I really don't know why Parmentier is favourite in this one.She has 2-3 record on hard this season.She had an injury two weeks ago and she is coming into this tournament straight from clay courts.Galina on the other hand played much more matches on hard courts and she already made it through qualies here so she is surely more familiar with the surface.H2H also points toward Voskoboeva who is leading 2:1 in their matches. Tip Detail Sport Tennis Event Ani - Oudin Selection Oudin Strength 10/10 Date 13/03/2008 Bookmaker/Price Pinnacle Sports @ 2.20 (Back) Reasoning Oudin should be rated at least 50/50 in this match.She played some good challengers in the previous weeks.She made 1/2 and final.Young and perspective player for sure.She received wild card here and she is playing Maret Ani who is just pure crap this year.0-5 record this year.Nothing special really and Oudin should cause her lot of troubles and with a bit of luck she can win this one. -
Re: ATP Buenos Aires/Rotterdam/San Jose & WTA Qatar/Bogata 18th-24th Feb
Tip Detail Sport Tennis Event Ivanovic - Radwanska Selection Ivanovic Strength 10/10 Date 21/02/2008 Bookmaker/Price Stan James @ 1.73 (Back) Reasoning I will play this in bookie which have the rule that the whole match must be played for bet to stand.In case that Ivanovic will retire at some point.Ivanovic twisted her ankle and it's not sure if she will be fully fit.But I remember similar situation with Serena Williams at previous season Wimbledon.She twisted her ankle and somehow she managed to beat Hantuchova and then in the next round she played three set match against Henin !!! Today medicine can do great things.If Ana would be fit odds would be something like 1.20-1.30 for her win.In this case this bet looks like a value as Ivanovic is at least one level above Aga imo. -
Re: ATP Buenos Aires/Rotterdam/San Jose & WTA Qatar/Bogata 18th-24th Feb
Tip Detail Sport Tennis Event Safina - Zvonareva Selection Safina Strength 10/10 Date 21/02/2008 Bookmaker/Price Pinnacle Sports @ 1.71 (Back) Reasoning With this form which Safina is presenting here at Doha she is clear favourite for me in this match.Against Srebotnik she was pure class.Awesome serve.Then she just crashed Yan.Zvonareva on the other hand in back after some long break which was caused by injury.She had huge problems against Schiavone and today she will have much tougher task imo.H2H 5:1 for Safina.
ATP Rome & WTA Berlin 5th-11th May
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