Tennis

At one stage from 2005 through to 2007, the duo of Federer and Nadal accounted for 11 consecutive Grand Slam titles. With Djokovic and Murray later joining the party, the so-called ‘Big 4’ dominated men’s tennis. That is only something we can dream of right now as the gap between the top two (Sinner and Alcaraz) and the rest of the field is getting bigger. They have won the last 7 majors between them and have contested the final in each of the last two. BEST BET Carlos Alcaraz ($2.70) Alcaraz will have been disappointed with his performance in the…

It is the final we all wanted and expected. There is a huge gap between the top two players in the world (Sinner and Alcaraz) and the rest of the field. This is the second consecutive Grand Slam that the pair meet in the final with Sinner eager to avenge his loss to Alcaraz at the French Open after blowing three match points in the fourth set. Since being handed a lifeline when Dimitrov retired in their 4th Round clash, Sinner has been a man on a mission. He was won his last two matches in straight sets which includes…

We will have a new Wimbledon champion following a fortnight of upsets in the women’s draw. The trend continued in the semi finals with Anisimova beating top seed and world number one Aryna Sabalenka to make her first ever major final. She will face a proven performer in Iga Swiatek but the performance of the 5-time major champion comes as a surprise as she had previously never made it past the quarter finals here. Swiatek has been in devastating form at the All-England club and has a huge edge with respect to experience at this level. Having gone more than…

As has been the case over the last two years, Alcaraz is finding his best form when it matters most – in the second week of a major. Norrie had his chance to break the Alcaraz serve in the second game but after saving four break points faced in that game, the defending champion put the pedal to the metal and never looked back. He was in cruise control – winning 89% of 1st serve points and bringing out every tool in the back including the drop shot, slice backhand and backhand down the line for clean winners. Fritz needed…

We were on the money in Sabalenka’s quarter final match with Over 18.5 games saluting easily and Siegemund winning at set at $3.50. The world number one was broken 6 times in the match and won only 33% of 2nd serve points. It was the second consecutive match that she won fewer than 40% of 2nd serve points and she must now contend with her toughest opponent yet. Anisimova ran into some troubles of her own in the second set against Pavlyuchenkova but saved 5 set points in the tiebreaker to close the match out. It is not only the…

The market suggests that we will witness a Swiatek/Andreeva semi final but the duo of Bencic and Samsonova may have something to say about that. Samsonova is yet to drop a set in the tournament and Bencic has made five career finals this surface (grass) on the WTA Tour. Mirra Andreeva vs Belinda Bencic Quarter-final Andreeva -3.5 ($1.80) From her first match on tour Andreeva was touted as a future major champion and she may get to the top of women’s tennis sooner than expected. She has improved with every match at the All-England Club and in a 6-2 6-3…

We managed to get one step closer to a Sinner/Djokovic semi final but it was anything but smooth sailing. Djokovic lost the opening set against De Minaur 6-1 before finally finding his range while Sinner was a handful of games away from defeat before he was given a lifeline by Dimitrov. The Bulgarian won the opening two sets but after serving a 14th ace to level the scores 2-2 in the third set, Dimitrov sustained a pectoral injury that would force him to retire. The results will increase the belief of the other quarter finalists (Shelton and Cobolli) who both…

The tournament favourite (Sabalenka) remains the player to beat but there have been cracks in the game of the world number one. She won only 38% of 2nd serve points in her win over Mertens and a repeat against Siegemund would put her in danger of being knocked out. In the other quarter final match, Pavlyuchenkova must overcome an 0-3 record in her previous matches against Anisimova.   Aryna Sabalenka vs Laura Siegemund 12:30am, Wednesday | Centre Court Over 18.5 games ($1.91) It has been more than five years since veteran Laura Siegemund made her only Grand Slam quarter final (French…

The quarter finals have arrived and Cameron Norrie continues to fly the flag for the locals. He now faces the ultimate challenge in two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz. Fritz takes on Khachanov in the other match and both men will see it as a huge opportunity of getting one step closer to claiming an elusive major title. Cameron Norrie vs Carlos Alcaraz 1:40am, Wednesday | Centre Court Over 32.5 games ($1.80) It has been a long time between drinks for Cameron Norrie but unlike most of the other British players, he has been able to produce his best tennis on…

The duo of Sinner and Djokovic made light work of their respective 3rd Round opponents with former finalist Marin Cilic also getting through. He faces the man that beat him at the French Open (Cobolli), only this time they meet on a surface which is tailor-made for the Croatian. It could be a huge day for the Italian contingent with three players (Sinner, Cobolli and Sonego) in action. Jannik Sinner vs Grigor Dimitrov 3:20am*, Tuesday | Centre Court Under 31.5 games ($1.85) We have been exclusively backing either the Under or Sinner in the games handicap market throughout the tournament.…