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manual_man

Just thought I'd offer this as a tip. Kim Clijsters to win Wimbledon 2012. Since she came out of retirement she,s been excellent. Has a really good record in grandslams recently too (won the us open 2009 & 2010, and the Aussie open 2011). She's just back from injury but chose not to play in the French open, instead getting a head start on her rivals for the grasscourt season. Also the Williams sisters don't seem to be as strong as they used to, they're getting on a bit agewise (Clijsters is a year and a half younger than the younger sister, Serena). The eastern Europeans are the bigger threat (Azarenka etc.), but they're fairly known for often choking in big finals

Anyway Clijsters is 25/1 on Ladbrokes, an excellent price I think, I've put a decent sum on e/w, just thought some of you betting folk might be interested, definitely worthy of a punt imo

finbarrk

Thanks Man, I had her last year in an ante post acc and she didn't play. Might chance her again this year.

Rjd2

manual_man wrote: »

Just thought I'd offer this as a tip. Kim Clijsters to win Wimbledon 2012. Since she came out of retirement she,s been excellent. Has a really good record in grandslams recently too (won the us open 2009 & 2010, and the Aussie open 2011). She's just back from injury but chose not to play in the French open, instead getting a head start on her rivals for the grasscourt season. Also the Williams sisters don't seem to be as strong as they used to, they're getting on a bit agewise (Clijsters is a year and a half younger than the younger sister, Serena). The eastern Europeans are the bigger threat (Azarenka etc.), but they're fairly known for often choking in big finals

Anyway Clijsters is 25/1 on Ladbrokes, an excellent price I think, I've put a decent sum on e/w, just thought some of you betting folk might be interested, definitely worthy of a punt imo

Both Kvitova and Azenka won their debut Grand Slam finals in straight sets in the last year so a bit harsh to call them chokers.

But yeah worth a bet at such odds especially if she gets a good draw.

manual_man

Rjd2 wrote: »

manual_man wrote: »

Just thought I'd offer this as a tip. Kim Clijsters to win Wimbledon 2012. Since she came out of retirement she,s been excellent. Has a really good record in grandslams recently too (won the us open 2009 & 2010, and the Aussie open 2011). She's just back from injury but chose not to play in the French open, instead getting a head start on her rivals for the grasscourt season. Also the Williams sisters don't seem to be as strong as they used to, they're getting on a bit agewise (Clijsters is a year and a half younger than the younger sister, Serena). The eastern Europeans are the bigger threat (Azarenka etc.), but they're fairly known for often choking in big finals

Anyway Clijsters is 25/1 on Ladbrokes, an excellent price I think, I've put a decent sum on e/w, just thought some of you betting folk might be interested, definitely worthy of a punt imo

Both Kvitova and Azenka won their debut Grand Slam finals in straight sets in the last year so a bit harsh to call them chokers.

But yeah worth a bet at such odds especially if she gets a good draw.

fair point. I think Sharapova came into my mind when i was thinkin about that. still I think Kim looks very sharp and focused since she came back to tennis. I think 25/1 is ridiculously good odds, I know she'll be determined to add a Wimbledon title to her cv too

Shane St.

Like the look of Stosur to beat Errani in straight sets on Thursday at 11/10.
Quick look at their Head to head shows its very likely to come in..

http://www.wtatennis.com/headtohead/samantha-stosur_2255881_7941/0,,12781~7941~10077,00.html

I watched both their 1/4 finals today and Stosur was the far more impressive player

manual_man

Shane St. wrote: »

Like the look of Stosur to beat Errani in straight sets on Thursday at 11/10.
Quick look at their Head to head shows its very likely to come in..

http://www.wtatennis.com/headtohead/samantha-stosur_2255881_7941/0,,12781~7941~10077,00.html

I watched both their 1/4 finals today and Stosur was the far more impressive player

put a few cheeky quid pre-tournament on Djokovic/Sharapova double and Djokovic/Stosur double. Looks more than likely a Djokovic/Nadal final and Sharapova/Stosur final. But we'll see

richbohs

Shane St. wrote: »

Like the look of Stosur to beat Errani in straight sets on Thursday at 11/10.
Quick look at their Head to head shows its very likely to come in..

http://www.wtatennis.com/headtohead/samantha-stosur_2255881_7941/0,,12781~7941~10077,00.html

I watched both their 1/4 finals today and Stosur was the far more impressive player

Didn't get to see much of today's play but have been really impressed with Errani so far, Stosur probably too strong for her tho. Will have a look at 2-1 Stosur.

DB74

Clijsters is 33/1 for Wimbledon with VC if you wanted to go in again

They seem to be avoiding 3 of the front 4 in the market (Kvitova, Sharapova, & Azarenka)

manual_man

DB74 wrote: »

Clijsters is 33/1 for Wimbledon with VC if you wanted to go in again

They seem to be avoiding 3 of the front 4 in the market (Kvitova, Sharapova, & Azarenka)

Actually took Sharapova at 6/1 a few days ago for 50Euro. Lucky she's down to 9/2 now

Shane St.

Getting behind Murray at 17/8 in play..... I think he can do it.. just need to cut down on the unforced errors

manual_man

Shane St. wrote: »

Like the look of Stosur to beat Errani in straight sets on Thursday at 11/10.
Quick look at their Head to head shows its very likely to come in..

http://www.wtatennis.com/headtohead/samantha-stosur_2255881_7941/0,,12781~7941~10077,00.html

I watched both their 1/4 finals today and Stosur was the far more impressive player

Dammit i went for that 2-0 bet

Shane St.

SOrry guys... got burned myself.. Ill stick to the Euro 2012 betting

Shane St.

Thoughts on the mens semis 2mrw?

richbohs

Novak @ 8/15

Nadal to win, but think Ferrer will push him hard, like the look of Nadal 3-1 @ 11/4 or 3-2 @ 9/1

richbohs

How good was Nadal today?

Shane St.

richbohs wrote: »

How good was Nadal today?

Awesome the best I've seen him in a long time.... I think he can beat Novak in straight sets on Sunday

manual_man

Anybody any bets for Wimbledon? I have Clijsters and Sharapova, but i just saw you can get 200/1 for Errani, outrageous odds for a player who got to the most recent Slam final, surely worth a few quid each way

thebison

Usually wait until the latter stages myself.

manual_man

Down to 100/1 now. Pays to get in early with these type of bets. Won 6-1 6-1 today

madma

manual_man wrote: »

Down to 100/1 now. Pays to get in early with these type of bets. Won 6-1 6-1 today

next few opponents are tricky..still alot of great players ahead of her..sharapova,williams,cleijsters and a few more.. still good odds though.. if only it was clay it would be a great bet

manual_man

madma wrote: »

manual_man wrote: »

Down to 100/1 now. Pays to get in early with these type of bets. Won 6-1 6-1 today

next few opponents are tricky..still alot of great players ahead of her..sharapova,williams,cleijsters and a few more.. still good odds though.. if only it was clay it would be a great bet

who says she's not good on other surfaces? people are only saying she's a clay specialist based on this year, but before 2012 she didn't do much on any surface, it just so happens most of 2012 so far has been on clay. she got to the quarters of the Australian in January. she's got a very tough draw, but won her first two matches very easily, i think she's a good outside shot

manual_man

Nadal 5-3 down in the fifth. Big shock on the cards there

manual_man

He's out! :eek:

BKC

manual_man wrote: »

He's out! :eek:

Rossol has some serve on him! :eek:

manual_man

BKC wrote: »

manual_man wrote: »

He's out! :eek:

Rossol has some serve on him! :eek:

Incredible. Absolutely incredible! 100th in the World and lost 5 times in the first round qualifying for Wimbledon!

madma

manual_man wrote: »

who says she's not good on other surfaces? people are only saying she's a clay specialist based on this year, but before 2012 she didn't do much on any surface, it just so happens most of 2012 so far has been on clay. she got to the quarters of the Australian in January. she's got a very tough draw, but won her first two matches very easily, i think she's a good outside shot

never said she's not good on other surfaces, im saying theres plenty of other great players ahead of her and she's probably 200/1 for that reason..

anything can happen.. nadal knows that

manual_man

madma wrote: »

manual_man wrote: »

who says she's not good on other surfaces? people are only saying she's a clay specialist based on this year, but before 2012 she didn't do much on any surface, it just so happens most of 2012 so far has been on clay. she got to the quarters of the Australian in January. she's got a very tough draw, but won her first two matches very easily, i think she's a good outside shot

never said she's not good on other surfaces, im saying theres plenty of other great players ahead of her and she's probably 200/1 for that reason..

anything can happen.. nadal knows that

Ah ok fair enough, but I just saw her referred to a clay court specialist on wiki, I thought maybe that's where you were coming from. She'll most likely be up against Serena next, so easy job :pac: (though Serena is by no means the player she used to be)

Shane St.

Thinking of lumping on Novak outright at evens

manual_man

Lashed €20 on Kerber. Just cause I fear she could knock out either/both Clijsters/Sharapova, and I can't risk that happening

Shane St.

what are we on 2mrw? Thinking of backing Ferrer against Del Potro, has a good H2H and he looked good against Roddick

Shane St.

Shane St. wrote: »

what are we on 2mrw? Thinking of backing Ferrer against Del Potro, has a good H2H and he looked good against Roddick

won in straight sets :D

manual_man

C'mon Kerber see this one out

BKC

Anyone think Over 3.5 sets in Ferrer vs. Murray is a good bet @1.53?

Ferrer is a good player and I can't see Murray beating him in straight sets.

Tiernster7

Excellent bet if still available definetely going to tip that!

cgpg5

Got Serena at 4/1 before tournament started. Delighted, a shoe-in imo. Had Woz to go round one too.

Seriously tempted to go for Murray outright at 5/1.

BKC

BKC wrote: »

Anyone think Over 3.5 sets in Ferrer vs. Murray is a good bet @1.53?

Ferrer is a good player and I can't see Murray beating him in straight sets.

Easiest money I'll ever make!

manual_man

BKC wrote: »

BKC wrote: »

Anyone think Over 3.5 sets in Ferrer vs. Murray is a good bet @1.53?

Ferrer is a good player and I can't see Murray beating him in straight sets.

Easiest money I'll ever make!

good bet alright. saw it pretty late myself. you staked fairly big, i presume

BKC

manual_man wrote: »

good bet alright. saw it pretty late myself. you staked fairly big, i presume

Only €50, but that's relatively big for me. It was the majority of what I had in my account.

BKC

The same bet is available in the Murray vs. Tsonga match @1.50.

Another decent bet?

manual_man

BKC wrote: »

The same bet is available in the Murray vs. Tsonga match @1.50.

Another decent bet?

I'd say so. I'd be very surprised if it was won in straight sets

manual_man

tempted to bet on Federer, 4/1 outright, Novak's favourite for the semi, but have been very impressed with Fed, i think he really wants that 7th Wimbledon as well, to tie with Rafa's 7 French titles

M cebee

manual_man wrote: »

tempted to bet on Federer, 4/1 outright, Novak's favourite for the semi, but have been very impressed with Fed, i think he really wants that 7th Wimbledon as well, to tie with Rafa's 7 French titles

And tie with sampras 7 wimbledons
Cant see him beating djokovic

manual_man

M cebee wrote: »

manual_man wrote: »

tempted to bet on Federer, 4/1 outright, Novak's favourite for the semi, but have been very impressed with Fed, i think he really wants that 7th Wimbledon as well, to tie with Rafa's 7 French titles

And tie with sampras 7 wimbledons
Cant see him beating djokovic

Would be very hard to see alright. But i have a little bit of a feeling about it. First h2h on grass too. I can see it being a 5-setter

manual_man

Can get 5/1(Djo) and 7/1(Fed) to win in 5 sets. Might be worth a double punt

manual_man

lumped pretty heavy on federer/tsonga both to win a set at evens (skybet enhanced odds special). chasing losses, all my other bets went to sh*t

Formation

What do ye think of under 27.5 aces in the murray tsonga match at 4/5?

Con1110

On paddy power djokovic & murrary final is evens

Any other combination is 13/8

Is it me but if you put 500quid on each you'll at least break even?

Formation

Con1110 wrote: »

On paddy power djokovic & murrary final is evens Any other combination is 13/8 Is it me but if you put 500quid on each you'll at least break even?

no. There are 4 combinations of finalists unless im missing something like a special offer?

BKC

Con1110 wrote: »

On paddy power djokovic & murrary final is evens

Any other combination is 13/8

Is it me but if you put 500quid on each you'll at least break even?

No, you're wrong. "Any other combination" only covers two possibilities as there is also an option to bet on Federer and Murray which you never mentioned.

Any other combination is basically betting on Tsonga to beat Murray, except the price is better for Tsonga to win the match.

Con1110

BKC wrote: »

No, you're wrong. "Any other combination" only covers two possibilities as there is also an option to bet on Federer and Murray which you never mentioned.

Any other combination is basically betting on Tsonga to beat Murray, except the price is better for Tsonga to win the match.

Ahh ya knew there must be something

Thanks

manual_man

Cracking match. Anyone watching it?