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Tennis
As tennis has increased in
popularity both in terms if the number of people watching
televised matches and the number of people playing tennis,
there has also been an increase in the number of people
betting on tennis matches.
Tournaments such as the Davis cup and Wimbledon send the UK
public into frenzy each year with the nation being
transfixed on British players such as Tim Henman and Greg
Rusedski. This pattern is repeated in Australia, America,
France, Spain and with the development of tennis in so many
different countries round the world, almost anywhere. In
addition, Women's tennis is now increasingly dominated by
players aged in there teens. As the stakes become higher for
players and in many cases players� careers become shorter,
the prospect of betting on the outcome of a tennis match can
become more exciting.
The major tennis Tournaments such as Wimbledon, and
especially the Australian Open, typically have shock exits
during the first week of the tournament. Seeded players that
many would consider a sure thing lose out on a stake in the
price money and can dramatically alter the betting odds for
the successful outsiders.
We believe that Tennis is one of the best sports for making
money. �Why?
Firstly,
there are only two outcomes. This may sound obvious, but it
should not be underestimated. The draw in sports like
Football can be a major obstacle to long term profits.
Secondly, most bookmakers concentrate on sports with a high
`margin` or profit like Horse racing. The average margin is
around 25% on a big horse race, but only around 5% on a
Tennis match! No wonder so many big bookmakers have stopped
taking tennis bets on nearly all tennis matches apart from
Grand Slams. This is not the case at our recommended
bookmaker, Victor Chandler.
Thirdly, it is quite common for the odds compilers to make
mistakes, due to the large amount of variables that have to
be considered. Ask yourself this: How many male players can
you name outside the top 20? Most people can only name a
few, but all matches have to be considered, so the workload
to study the statistics is just too great for the majority
of bookmakers. The net result is that there is often a wide
variance in odds from different bookmakers, ideal conditions
for Punters!
We have found that the best tournaments for a Tennis Bet, to
be the four Grand Slams - Australian Open, French Open,
Wimbledon and the US Open. Of these the Australian Open is
the most unpredictable, as it comes at the beginning of the
season, and can produce a lot of surprising results. The
first two rounds of these tournaments are usually the most
profitable and therefore we recommend you concentrate on the
early rounds where there is usually a solid Tennis bet at
good odds.
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