LilEagle Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 ADELAIDE - 31 December 2006 - 7 January 2007 (Outdoor Hard) Main Draw<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Name Country WR DOB Nieminen Jarkko FIN 15 23 July 1981 Djokovic Novak SRB 16 22 May 1987 Gasquet Richard FRA 18 18 June 1986 Stepanek Radek CZE 19 27 November 1978 Hewitt Lleyton AUS 20 24 February 1981 Hrbaty Dominik SVK 21 4 January 1978 Clement Arnaud FRA 42 17 December 1977 Simon Gilles FRA 45 27 December 1984 Mathieu Paul-Henri FRA 55 12 January 1982 Mayer Florian GER 57 5 October 1983 Becker Benjamin GER 58 16 June 1981 Serra Florent FRA 61 28 February 1981 Tipsarevic Janko SRB 65 22 June 1984 Goldstein Paul <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />USA 72 4 August 1976 Spadea Vincent USA 74 19 July 1974 Hajek Jan CZE 76 7 August 1983 Hernych Jan CZE 77 7 July 1979 Vassallo Arguello Martin ARG 80 10 February 1980 Dancevic Frank CAN 87 26 September 1984 Del Potro Juan Martin ARG 91 23 September 1988 Kunitsyn Igor RUS 93 30 September 1981 Delic Amer USA 96 30 June 1982 Dlouhy Lukas CZE 99 9 April 1983 Vanek Jiri CZE 102 24 April 1978 Johansson Joachim SWE 193 1 July 1982 "Adelaide will be the first tournament on the ATP Tour to trial the 32-player round-robin format. The tournament will start with a 16-man play-off involving four qualifiers plus the 12 lowest-ranked direct entrants. The eight winners will go through to a 24-player round-robin draw, involving groups of 3, from which the winners will advance to quarter-finals played under the traditional elimination format." "Recent winners include Florent Serra in 2006, Joachim Johansson (2005), Dominik Hrbaty (2004), Nikolay Davydenko (2003), Tim Henman (2002), Tommy Haas (2001) and Lleyton Hewitt in 1998 & 2000." There is a new surface on the centre court and sources say that is quicker and with a lower bounce on the ball then before. Qatar ExxonMobile Open - Doha - 1 January - 6 January (Outdoor Hard) Davydenko, Ljubicic, Haas, Grosjean, Murray, Baggy, Youzhny, Soderling, Vliegen, Wawrinka and so on.... "Recent winners include Roger Federer in 2005 & 2006, Nicolas Escude (2004), Stefan Koubek (2003), Younes El Eynaoui (2002), Marcelo Rios (2001) and Fabrice Santoro in 2000" Slow courts with high bounce on the ball. You instantly pay for misstakes and it's important to be patient, very hard to predict winners in some games. Chennai Open - 1 January - 6 January (Outdoor Hard) Nadal, Andreev, Nalbandian, Moya, Srichaphan, Malisse, Santaro, Bennetau and so on.......... "Recent winners include Ivan Ljubicic in 2006, Carlos Moya (2004 & 2005), Paradorn Srichaphan (2003), Guillermo Canas (2002), Michal Tabara (2001) and Jerome Golmard in 2000." Quick courts with high bounce and balls tends to fly. All the asian players like it here and they got a great support from the fans. Srichaphan has been in four concecutive finals from 2002-2005. Moya also likes it here and has won 14 of his last 15 matches here at Chennai. Hopman Cup - 30 December 2006 - 5 January 2007 "The Hopman Cup is an ITF sanctioned event in which 2 groups of 4 take part in a round-robin format tournament with the group winners advancing to the final. Each team consists of one male player and one female player. Each match-up between two teams consists of 1 women's singles match, 1 men's singles match and 1 mixed doubles match." Russia Spain Nadia Petrova Dmitry Tursunov Anabel Medina Garrigues Tommy Robredo Czech Republic USA Lucie Safarova Tomas Berdych Venus Williams Mardy Fish Croatia Australia Sanja Ancic Mario Ancic Alicia Molik Mark Philippoussis Germany India Martina Muller Nicolas Kiefer Sania Mirza Rohan Bopanna It sounds like a great tournament to waste some money on and the americans like it here.. I'll get back after the draws... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ridle Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 Re: Tennis Week 1 Kiefer will skip the Hopman Cup. France replaces Germany Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikho Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 Re: Tennis Week 1 wicked....tennis starting........any estimations donald? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beejayville Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 Re: Tennis Week 1 Since I am an Aussie Duck, well not an Aussie duck, an Aussie, I might be able to assist you with some news from down under with regards to the tennis here. The Australian open is held about an hour down the road from me, and is a big event here nowadays, so I might get to hear some snippets of info that you might not otherwise hear. So I am happy to source out some info for you if needed, just ask and i will do what i can. I used to follow the tennis all the time but have lost touch a bit, but might get more active cos you are doing a great job with your tennis threads. :ok The tennis also gets good coverage here, especially the minor Aussie events such as the Adelaide one you mentioned and the Hopman Cup. Look forward to making some money on your suggestions Duck :cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidmphill Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 Re: Tennis Week 1 DD. Your write ups were most impressive towards the end of last season. Looking forward to more of the same from you with plenty of good winners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilEagle Posted December 21, 2006 Author Share Posted December 21, 2006 Re: Tennis Week 1 Thanks Beejayville, but I don't want you to waste your time trying to find out information for me...I got my snitches everywhere and I get news about everything, from fixed games, to anabola users, what they are eating for dinner, how they did on practice and even whos ****in who. Plus I'm watching like 1000 tennis games each year...man..it's almost impossible to be unsuccessfull...lol... This year I'm gonna bet on fewer games but they are gonna be more well thought then before. Wasted too much stakes last year on fixed russian games, chokers and on players so tired they hardly couldn't stand up at the end of the year (does the paris masters ring a bell?...hehe) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maj69er Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 Re: Tennis Week 1 good luck DD..expect a lot of shocks in the first weeks as most players wont be trying...they just want to get back into shape and get some sets behind them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiqo Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 Re: Tennis Week 1 Kiefer will skip the Hopman Cup. France replaces Germany That´s right. This HC is without Germany :cry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ridle Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 Re: Tennis Week 1 Wiliams, Venus also said she is not taking part - field changing a lot as always. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilEagle Posted December 21, 2006 Author Share Posted December 21, 2006 Re: Tennis Week 1 good luck DD..expect a lot of shocks in the first weeks as most players wont be trying...they just want to get back into shape and get some sets behind them... it's sure not gonna be many 10/10 bets first weeks ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christiano Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 Re: Tennis Week 1 good luck DD..expect a lot of shocks in thefirst weeks as most players wont be trying...they just want to get backinto shape and get some sets behind them... It's better for us as we can find more underdogs ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bet_man Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 Re: Tennis Week 1 in wta tour,there will be medibank tournoment in week 2 i think.What i want to say is we must be careful about kim clijsters this year.This is the last season of her career.I think she wants to end her career at top level.Last year was very bad season for her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilEagle Posted December 28, 2006 Author Share Posted December 28, 2006 Re: Tennis Week 1 Sania Mirza - Lucie Safarova Hopman Cup 2007 Individual Matches Sania Mirza played some great tennis in the Asian Games and won two silver medals. She had straight-sets wins over Tanasugarn, Tulyaganova, Chan, Yoo, Viratprasert and Na Li before running out of gas and falling to Zheng in the Final (according to reports) and this is what her trainer said about her performance and condition lately: "I am ecstatic about the way she is going ahead of the physical conditioning schedule. She is determined to get everything right on the court now. There is no scope for any flaws," Mirza's own comments about her play and current form: "I am a lot fitter now and am getting to play more balls. I am not leaving any space on the court for my opponents to exploit". Her opponents ending of the season was nothing more then a dissapointmen and even though Mirza has a poor record vs lefties like Safarova she's worth betting with her current form and condition for that price. Sania Mirza - 1.83 @ Blue Square 7/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hayward2k Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 Re: Tennis Week 1 Hi Donald, thanks for the work going into this, i look forward to following your seasons predictions with success. :hope Just wondering where the best place to put a bet on such as the one above? Betfair are only offering markets based on the country betting but not for individual matches and Ladbrokes don't even have the Hopan Cup as an open market. :sad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilEagle Posted December 28, 2006 Author Share Posted December 28, 2006 Re: Tennis Week 1 you gotta wait until the day before on most bookies unfortunately...currently only Stan James, Blue Square and Bet365 have this market right now but Blue Square has the best price..IMO its not worth betting on this match at prices below 1.75... always check www.betbrain.com to see wich bookie has the event avaible at the moment and at what price....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hayward2k Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 Re: Tennis Week 1 you gotta wait until the day before on most bookies unfortunately...currently only Stan James, Blue Square and Bet365 have this market right now but Blue Square has the best price..IMO its not worth betting on this match at prices below 1.75... always check www.betbrain.com to see wich bookie has the event avaible at the moment and at what price....... Cheers fella. :ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christiano Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 Re: Tennis Week 1 Safarova - Mirza 2.41 Pinnacle I'm going the opposite way here.I don't see Mirza as a favourite hereand her wins at Asian Games don't impress me much.Pinnacle is givingSafarova about 40% chances to win.I see it more like 50/50 and value ison Safarova's side for me.H2H is 1:0 for Safarova as she won againstMirza in 3 sets at Forest Hills 2005. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilEagle Posted December 31, 2006 Author Share Posted December 31, 2006 Re: Tennis Week 1 I saw the Fish game earlier today and Fish didn't give much f*ck about the match and he was the true definition of a clown so there is a motivation question in those cup games...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garpe Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 Re: Tennis Week 1 Thanx for the money Duck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilEagle Posted December 31, 2006 Author Share Posted December 31, 2006 Re: Tennis Week 1 Wesley Moodie vs Igor Kunitsyn Moddie did well in the qualifications according to reports firing 14 aces. Kunitsyn has problems playing his best tennis outside Russia and he's 1-6 on Australian Rebound Ace. Wesley Moodie - 1.72 @ Bet365 7/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinningTipster Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 Re: Tennis Week 1 Hi guys, We start the new year with the following picks: WTA TOUR, GOLD COAST WOMENS HARDCOURT STOSUR TO D PENG @ 1.57 on sportingbet.com / sportingodds.com WTA TOUR, GOLD COAST WOMENS HARDCOURT DANIILIDOU TO D KOSTANIC @ 1.44 on pinnacle Samantha Stosur always plays great on her home courts in Australian hard court season. In 2005 she was a finalist of both Gold Coast and Sydney and last year she has reached last 16 at AOpen. The H2H is 1:0 to Stosur winning on clay in 2006, which is Stosur's worst surface. The H2H is 5:0 to Daniilidou in matches and 10:0 in sets. Daniilidou had a very improved season in 2006 reaching top 35 ranking again and probably will continue her improvement in 2007. Regards, www.WinningTipster.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kewell Posted January 1, 2007 Share Posted January 1, 2007 Re: Tennis Week 1 Sammy Stosur playing tonight in the Gold Coast WTA event should have no problem accounting for Peng, whom she already defeated 6-1,6-3 last year @ Prague. Home crowd, hardcourt, I don't see her dropping this one. $1.50 @ betfair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilEagle Posted January 1, 2007 Author Share Posted January 1, 2007 Re: Tennis Week 1 Romina Oprandi - Laura Granville The price on most bookies has dropped to 1.40-1.45 but you can still bind above 1.70 @ Bet365, Interwetten & Centrebet. Not much to discuss here as it's a pure value bet as Oprandi really has no positive results on this surface and the talent and expeperience of Granville should be too much for her. Laura Granville - 1.73 @ Betfred 6/10 Elena Vesnina vs Katarina Srebotnik Elena Vesnina was lucky in last match where her opponent had 7 breakballs but couldn't convert single one while she converted her first. Srebotnik played some good matches last year and Vesnina who isn't the best returner should have problems with Srebotniks good serves. Katarina Srebotnik - 1.58 @ Centrebet 10/10 Jill Craybas vs Gisela Dulko Dulko did a great job beating a higly motivated Myskina with 6-1, 6-7, 6-2 and she broke her serve 10 times. Dulko is slightly more talented and more experienced player and should take this but since she won a little bit too easy yesterday vs Myskina I'm keeping the stakes low. Gisela Dulko - 1.95 @ Centrebet 7/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kewell Posted January 1, 2007 Share Posted January 1, 2007 Re: Tennis Week 1 EventWTA Gold Coast Round 2: Costano v Li SelectionLi to win in straight sets Strength10/10 Date02/01/2007 Bookmaker/PriceCentrebet @ 1.70 (Back) ReasoningTowards the end of the year Na Li was really hitting some great form. I am sure she will carry on that form here in Australia. The last time these two met, Li won 6-1, 6-0 at Berlin (2006). Glad tennis is back, and glad your back into it Donald. Love your tips. I live 10 minutes from the Australian Open, so it's not to late to come crash and bet up a storm. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilEagle Posted January 1, 2007 Author Share Posted January 1, 2007 Re: Tennis Week 1 hehe...I dont like the tournaments played right now...too many played at too many locations...and 90% of the games are played while I'm at sleep so I get confused with dates and times and miss games I wanted to bet on....and you know that they always turn up to be winners...somehow...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christiano Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 Re: Tennis Week 1 Tip Detail SportTennis EventAlmagro - Bjorkman SelectionBjorkman Strength10/10 Date02/01/2007 Bookmaker/PricePinnacle Sports @ 2.81 (Back) ReasoningOld man Bjorki is not so bad on fast surfaces and he can make an upset here.Especially against such players as Almagro who is rather clay player.They were playing at the end of the previous year and then match ended in 3 sets.Al of this sets were tb.This match should be more open than the odds are suggesting and I'm going to try Bjorkman here.Tip Detail SportTennis EventMirnyi - Wawrinka SelectionMirnyi Strength10/10 Date02/01/2007 Bookmaker/PricePinnacle Sports @ 2.84 (Back) ReasoningAt those odds I see value in Mirnyi.Wawrinka might have a problems against this big server and this should be really interesting match.Mirnyi has for sure greater chances here than the odds are suggesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilEagle Posted January 2, 2007 Author Share Posted January 2, 2007 Re: Tennis Week 1 I agree on Mirnyi, and I think that El Aynaoui and Rastogi offers some value too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expert Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 Re: Tennis Week 1 lol...i put down the bets on Bjorkman and Mirny yesterday... Bjorkman is just pure value bet, and Mirny if i saw right won here in the past. Also have bet pending on Grosjean, so mates good luck to us... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilEagle Posted January 2, 2007 Author Share Posted January 2, 2007 Re: Tennis Week 1 I agree on Mirnyi' date=' and I think that El Aynaoui and Rastogi offers some value too[/quote'] El Aynaoui won - 3.00 @ bet365 Rastogi won - 6.05 @ Pinnacle Mirnyi won - 2.79 @ Pinnacle And I didn't bet on single one....always same f##kin sh#it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christiano Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 Re: Tennis Week 1 ehhh I missed Rastogi :) nice odds and against poor Alves this was forsure nice valuebet.Anyway Mirnyi has won and now Bjorki is going to dothe same :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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