Thursday, 26 July 2012

Olympic tennis

At Wimbledon of course. However unlike the grand slam event played here not that long ago, the men play best of three sets until they reach the final. In theory this should mean surprise results are more likely. I've had a couple of each-way bets in the hope that this proves to be the case. In the men's second quarter David Ferrer is a warm favourite to reach the semis. His main rival for that berth is del Potro whom the Spaniard beat at the All England Club. His opponent in the semi-final is very likely to be Federer so that may be as far as he gets. The 33/1 though still makes each-way appeal.

In the bottom half of the draw I like the odds available on Berdych, in Murray's quarter. The Czech is 4-2 HTH with the Scot so 40/1 from Boyles has been taken.

I don't know what to make of the ladies. This may well be Serena's second trophy within a month. However I cannot resist a tiny each-way bet on a 100/1 shot.

Here are the wagers:

David Ferrer 1.5pts ew @ 33/1 Paddy Power (1/2 odds 1,2)

Tomas Berdych 1pt ew @ 40/1 Boylesports (1/2 odds 1,2)

Yaroslava Shvedova 0.5pt ew @ 100/1 Paddy Power (1/2 odds 1,2)


I have a ticket for semi-finals day so it would be rather splendid if at least one of the above were in action then.

Total six points

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