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I'm not sure if the knockout stage is a random draw or not. If it's not then I have England v Australia semi-final and Wales taking on either Holland, Belgium or Germany) 
however, it could be a random draw other than the 4 seeded. So with that in mind, I'll just take these 3 as my main bets and 2 outsiders.
Germany 11/1 WillHill
Australia 25/1 Bet365
Belgium 28/1 Bet365
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Poland 66/1 Bet365
Sweden 250/1 Ladbrokes

Should have won opening set from 4-1 up but lost the tie break and folded tamely in the second set

I like this version of the World Cup, it's unique. 
I quickly browsed through the teams... no Ilagan for the Phillipines, and no Jeff Smith for Canada... these are surprise misses for me. Razma usually plays well in this tournament, it's a shame he doesn't have a similar level partner.
As for the big(ger) guns, Nothern Ireland might be interesting with Rock and Dolan for a semi-surprise.

Will get this up nice and early for end of month. Been away for a week on holiday so have missed the last few events. 

Well I threw some small change on him for my sins but I'm not that confident! 😁

Well I threw some small change on him for my sins but I'm not that confident! 😁

Soutar wins his first PDC title at PC11 (with an amazing performance), and then VDB strikes again from nowhere at PC12...
A World Series event, a ET event and two PC's still up in June, and then the World Cup!
 

yeah he was poor today going out in straight sets, is only 19 still so hope yet

Come on Sascha, lift your #1 major trophy 🏆 in Paris 🙏

Can't see past Alcaraz tomorrow honestly, but the price is too short and I'm slightly afraid of his fitness.

Was a lot closer to coming in than that price suggested.

Swiatek to win the match without losing a service game, 6/1 with Skybet. If Paolini is overawed by the occasion, and doesn't perform(which could happen), then this has a chance of coming in. 

Tennis is such a strange game. Rybakina you can kind of understand. She is not a clay court player. Great serve and forehand, but her movement (on clay) is below average. She does not get the 1st ball setup that she does on grass or hard court. When she runs for a wide ball, she can't slide, so there is little chance she gets positioned for the next ball that comes back.
But some players are just great athletes and really poor in the mental/strategy parts of the game. Hurkacz, Auger-Aliasimme, Zverev, Rublev, Paul, Taifoe, Sakkari, Garcia  ...  and Andreeva. She is only 17 and will learn, but a 17 year old with skills and mental fortitude ... like Monica Seles is a generational talent..

The women's final is bound to be a letdown though, I can't see Paolini doing much.

Agree. Bagels and breadsticks most likely. Might get a decent price for that though so there might be something worth taking.

She is 17 so inconsistency isn't a surprise - although so many of the players are inconsistent regardless of age - and as you say it's a huge match with a place in the final on the line so there's nerves to deal with as well. Paolini as the older player and with so many years on tour and all the experiences she's had is possibly better equipped to deal with the occasion.
It's interesting to see that both Swiatek and Paolini won and kept unforced errors to a minimum. It's such an important part of the game and gives such an edge when it comes to getting wins. It's like a high first serve percentage - it increases your chances of winning a point and in the longer run a match so much.

Beat me to it - just 

Complete implosion from Andreeva.. 
I wonder has the big occasion gotten to her? She's playing even worse than Rybakina did yesterday. Paolini playing solid but nothing remarkable but Andreeva just hasn't showed up at all, particularly in this second set, could be a breadstick at this rate. 😕

17yr old after such a big win. 

It's amazing with Djoko.
He was out on his feet against Musetti. Has a tablet from his bag and a sip from that little white plastic cylinder and he's as good (actually better) as new.
Against Cerundolo he was done and dusted in the 4th set. At 4-3 2 sets up Cerundolo comes to the net and makes a simple volley into the open court  to be 30:15 up. Djoko is motionless on the other side of the court. Yet an hour and and 15 minutes later Djoko looks as fresh as a daisy (again see him sip from that little white cylinder).
At age 37 his 'recovery' is off the charts, a complete outlier...
Could Djoko possibly be the Lance Armstrong of tennis?
What was the quote from Eddy Merx on the tour de France? Was something like ...
"Nobody goes up Alpe d'Huez  on a cup of tea and a biscuit"

Women’s tennis 💩 lol

In the interests of balance you see that kind of thing plenty of times in the ATP also.

apparently, Sabalenka had some kind of sickness bug? could be an excuse, who knows?

Or she could go and lose her serve the very next game! 🤣 Womens' tennis ftw!!! 😁😆

I don't know what the heck happened to her, 🙈 completely unfocussed out there, dreadful performance, Paolini did well but Rybakina pretty much handed the match to her with that shocking effort.