2010 Wimbledon Tennis Odds

The oldest tennis tournament in the world just about lost some grand slam firepower on Day 1. Six-time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer provided some early drama when he was forced to fight back from two sets down to dispatch Colombian Alejandro Falla. Needless to say, online sportsbook had Federer listed as a huge favorite in this match.

And so it all begins at the All England Club, with the start of another edition of Wimbledon.

While a Federer-Rafael Nadal final at the French Open never materialized – Federer was knocked out by Sweden’s Robin Soderling – Rafa did win the 2010 men’s singles title, defeating the aforementioned Soderling 6-4, 6-2, 6-4.

But this isn’t Roland Garros, Wimbledon isn’t being played on clay and Nadal hasn’t been able to dominate in this Grand Slam. He did pick up a title in 2008, but didn’t have an opportunity to defend his title as he was forced to withdraw from last year’s tourney (due to tendonitis in both knees).

Nadal is still one of the favorites to win this year’s Wimbledon, currently listed at +200 at SPORTSBETTING.com.

He is also listed at +300 to be the runner up.

Roger Federer has a history of successes at Wimbledon, doing on the grass courts of the All England Club what Nadal does on the clay courts of Roland Garros.

Federer has six Wimbledon men’s singles titles to his name, the most recent coming last year when he defeated Andy Roddick.

Although currently ranked No. 2 by the ATP, sportsbooks have Federer as the odds-on favorite to win this year’s Wimbledon at +105 (he’s +150 to be the runner up).

- Andy Roddick’s last grand slam win came back in 2003 when he took the U.S. Open; could it be time he won another?

Roddick was runner up at last year’s Wimbledon and he has been fairly successful in 2010 so far.

The tennis A-Rod started the season off with a title from the Brisbane International, won a title at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Sony Ericsson Open and was runner up at the ATP SAP Open and the ATP BNP Paribas Open.

He’s listed at +800 to do what he could not last year.

- Andy Murray should have the support of the home crowd as he considers himself both Scottish and British.

Murray has reached two grand slam finals in his career, the 2008 U.S. Open and this year’s Aussie Open, and both times has fallen to Roger Federer.

At least year’s Wimbledon tournament, Murray lost to Andy Roddick in the semifinals and would very much like to make it a little farther this year.

Murray is also a betting favorite, at +400 to take the 2010 men single’s title.

Good luck and enjoy the Wimbledon betting action.

Hingis rules out comeback to tennis

PARIS — Martina Hingis won't make a comeback to competitive tennis.

The 29-year old Hingis, who retired after getting a two-year ban in 2007 for testing positive for cocaine, said Tuesday in an interview with L'Equipe that she is happy with her new life.

"I've got a nice house, my four horses," Hingis said. "On the tour, I had no life."

Hingis added that even without being tested positive, she likely would have retired.

"If I had won the four Grand Slam tournaments, maybe I would have continued," she said. "But I was on downslope. And I was suspended for two years, and that was it."

Hingis, who spent 209 weeks at No. 1 in the women's rankings and won five Grand Slam singles titles, said she went through hard times during her suspension.

"I didn't have the right to play any competition, even in another Olympic sport," she said. "I didn't have the right to feature in equestrian competition, even at an amateur level. ... I'm not sure I have completely recovered."

Hingis tested positive for cocaine after a third-round exit at Wimbledon in 2007. She denied using the drug.

Hingis said she learned that her suspension was over on Sept. 30 — her birthday — a few days after undergoing a doping test at her home.

"They thought maybe, like you, that I was planning a second comeback," she said.

Hingis quit tennis for the first time in 2002 because of foot and leg injuries. When she returned to the circuit in 2006, Hingis reached two Grand Slam quarterfinals, won two smaller tournaments and finished the year at No. 7.

Source : Associated Press

U.S. Open Top Seeds Announced

The final grand slam tennis event begins on Monday with the U.S. Open at Flushing Meadows, New York.

Roger Federer, who is listed at +138 to win the Open, is the top seed on the men’s side and Dinara Safina (+1000) is No. 1 in the women’s draw.

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Tennis Betting Canadian Open-Rafael Nadal vs Juan Martin Del Potro

Rafael Nadal had the perfect match earlier in the Roger's Cup to get his knees worked in when he beat a relatively unknown (most tennis fans have not heard of him) Philipp Petzschner 6-3, 6-2. While the match was a breeze, which is good for Nadal backers, Petzschner is no Del Potro, who should be a greater challenge for sure.

The reason for that is that Del Potro is closer to Nadal’s league. He isn’t intimidated anymore by the Spaniard. He has recent momentum on his side – he won the Legg Mason Tennis betting Tournament in Washington, beating Roddick in the final. Overall, Del Potro is 38-10 on the season with two titles. He is growing from strength to strength and can only get better.

Tennis Betting Verdict: On paper, Nadal reads better than Del Potro in every aspect, including owning a 4-1 edge over the Argentine. Yet in spite of all this, we cannot say that he is the sure play.

Our recommendation is to go ahead and pick Del Potro. He appears to be the healthier of the two, he's fresh off of a title, and he beat Nadal in their last encounter which was also on hardcourt and just this year.


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Tennis Betting: Nadal happy to be back on court

Rafael Nadal returned to singles action Wednesday at the Rogers Cup in Montreal but his comeback lasted just 36 minutes as his opponent, David Ferrer, was forced to withdraw with injury.

World No. 2 Nadal -- playing his first singles match since losing in the fourth round at the tennis betting French Open -- was leading 4-3 by a break in the first set of the second round clash when fellow Spaniard Ferrer was forced to quit with a knee injury.

Nadal, who had already played two doubles matches this week, said he was happy to be back on the court after spending two months on the sidelines with tendonitis in both knees.


"And the next round in tennis betting , I have another chance tomorrow to continuing to improve. Every match, every game is important to feel better for me."

Nadal faces Philipp Petzschner on Thursday after the German eliminated Spanish 15th seed Tommy Robredo 7-6, 7-6.


Seventh seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga also advanced, beating Germany's Rainer Schuettler 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 to set up an all-French quarter-final against Gilles Simon.

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Tennis Betting-Rogers Cup Picks-Second Round Matches.

Tennis-betting docket with top-notch competitors like Gilles Simon, Stanislas Wawrinka and Philipp Kohlschreiber against quality challengers. Here is a quick rundown of some of the delicious early round morsels tennis betting bettors might want to sink their teeth in – while it is still on the table that is....

Tennis Betting Line:

Gilles Simon -4 -130 -500 21 O -130 U -110
Alejandro Falla +4 -110 +300 21 O -130 U -110

Tennis Free Picks: Simon in straight sets -500 | Under 21 -110

Tennis Betting Line:

Stanislas Wawrinka -4½ -105 -600 21 O -110 U -130
Andrey Golubev +4½ -135 +350 21 O -110 U -130

Sportsbook Online SPORTSBETTING.com currently has the betting odds .

Tennis Betting Verdict: Stanislas Wawrinka eked out 2008 Rogers Cup finalist Nicolas Kiefer in his opening match. I expected Wawrinka to have a tougher time than he did – he needed two sets to accomplish the feat. Still, I can’t say that I was hugely impressed by his game. Maybe he was just playing smart and did just enough to go through. Kiefer is after all a dangerous player. Might I be reading a little too much into it all? The fact though is that Wawrinka dropped out of the top 20 this season on the heels of a mixed season. He has enjoyed some success on clay; not so much on hard.

He takes on lucky loser Andrey Golubev of Kazakhstan in the second round. Golubev took out Radek Stepanek in the first round, thereby, causing a mini-upset. Kudos to Golubev. Does that mean he can back-u- his win with a slightly bigger one? To take out Wawrinak though would be a tougher feat to accomplish.

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Tennis Betting - Federer open against Canadians

World No.1 Roger Federer will open his bid against Canadian wild card Frederic Niemeyer; meanwhile, Chilean Fernando Gonzalez will take on a Canadian qualifier in Milos Raonic.

Canadian tennis betting fans will be out in full force to get behind their local boys and cheer them on, but it is not likely that any seriously entertains the possibility either Canadian will advance. The most they can hope for is a respectable (yes, looking at you Frank Dancevic) showing. For tennis betting bettors, the advantage is that here are two matches that are an almost lock, the favourites certain to advance. Or are they? At the writing of this short betting piece, another Canadian wild card is making some noise on Centre Court. No.225 Peter Polansky is leading Djokovic in the second set, threatening to take the second set and force a third. To early to say which way the dice will fall...


Tennis Betting Gambling Line:

Fernando Gonzalez -6 -105 -3000 18½ O -120 U -120

Milos Raonic +6 -135 +1000 18½ O -120 U -120

Match Time: Not Before 07:00 P.M. Eastern Time Tuesday August 11 2009

Tennis Betting Verdict: Canadian qualifier Milos Raonic will take on the best fore-hand (or one of the best) in the business when he meets world No.10 Fernando Gonzalez. Gonzalez, 29, is having a hot season. In fact, the older he gets the better he gets – (men seem to be really peaking these days in the latter stages of their careers). Overall, he is 27-8 on the season with one title.

Gonzalez enters this match with a significant ranking edge over his opponent – No. 679 Milos Raonic. Very little is known about the 18-yera-old. It is safe to assume though that Gonzalez will give Raonic a lesson in tennis. Anything other than that would be a huge surprise.


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