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Heather Watson had a bad start to the season but found her groove here and recovered mentally to beat Kenin and Kudermetova. Bucsa also managed to beat Wang in three sets. Obviously, we are facing an even match. It should be an enjoyable match.
Rybakina is back on court for the first time since the Australian Open. Danielle Collins, who seems to have recovered from injuries, looked in fine form against Osaka, winning her last three matches without a set. Rybakina is the favorite for victory, but Collins will not give up with her good serve.

Rybakina v Collins live now. The American is in the lead right now 3:2. Was watching Sevastova v Avanesyan in Cluj-Napoca, quite an exciting match and superb play by the Latvian veteran returning from a maternity leave: Sevastova is winning 6:2, 6:5.

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Quarter finals are set for the Open 13, Marseille and there are no straight forward betting
opportunities IMO.

Humbert v Davidovich Fokina - seeds 4 and 5 play off, I have an itch to back Humbert
again but IDK, he is favourite @ 1.59 and is playing at home...

Hurkacz v Machac - is there an upset coming here? can the french player beat the no.1 seed?
The odds are 1.49 v 2.90, I'm not going to do it but i give Machac a closer chance.

Zhang v Khachanov - I'm surprised to see Zhang big outsider here @ 3.20. He played
great today to beat Felix AA.

Rinderknech v Dimitrov - Dimitrov the second seed is going great in this tournament,
he might even win it outright.

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Quarter finals are set for the Open 13, Marseille and there are no straight forward betting
opportunities IMO.

Humbert v Davidovich Fokina - seeds 4 and 5 play off, I have an itch to back Humbert
again but IDK, he is favourite @ 1.59 and is playing at home...

Hurkacz v Machac - is there an upset coming here? can the french player beat the no.1 seed?
The odds are 1.49 v 2.90, I'm not going to do it but i give Machac a closer chance.

Zhang v Khachanov - I'm surprised to see Zhang big outsider here @ 3.20. He played
great today to beat Felix AA.

Rinderknech v Dimitrov - Dimitrov the second seed is going great in this tournament,
he might even win it outright.

I would avoid the first match as well. Too risky, too close. As to the remaining ones, there's pretty high probability that guys like Hurkacz, Khachanov and Dimitrov are going to win. Dimitrov is sooo freaking good, it should be easy for him. He has good chances to win the entire tournament. Hurkacz has also improved lately, I guess working with that Isner's coach is benefitial for him. Big serve!

P.S. Tomas Machac is Czech not French

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So we are all set for the semi finals at Marseille for tomorrow. The matches today went
as most people expected because the favourites won. Its looking more and more like a Hurkacz
v Dimitrov final.

I thought Zhang would have troubled Khachanov today bt the Russian won easy enough,
4-6 & 1-6.

Hurkacz v Humbert - odds are 1.56 v 2.45 - Humbert has been really good this week, I
might do a small bet on him to beat Hurkacz, I imagine it will be a close one.

Khachanov v Dimitrov - odds are 2.60 v 1.50 - eventhough the odds are essentially the same,
I dont expect Khachanov to beat Dimitrov, it will be hard to break Dimitrov's service game.

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At WTA Abu-Dhabi no surprises today as well: all favourites are through to the semis and all matches were won in straight sets. Semi-finals tomorrow:

Kasatkina v Haddad Maia
Rybakina v Samsonova

Second semi is much much more competitive and interesting in my opinion. Rybakina is a favourite, but Samsonova played flawlessly in Abu Dhabi, she hasn't lost a set yet! This is going to be a real battle! 

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They were both 3 set semi finals. Haddad Maia put up a fair fight against Kasatkina but
failed to pull through. So its a Rybakina v Kasatkina final, I fancy the top seed Rybakina @ 1.29.

Over in Marseille its a Humbert v Dimitrov final!

My guess on Humbert beating Hurkacz came true, he got the job done in 2 sets 4-6, 4-6.
Dimitrov had a tough battle against Khachanov over 3 sets with 2 tie breaks.

Dimitrov is still favourite but I have a thinking Humbert could pull off a surprise victory!

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They were both 3 set semi finals. Haddad Maia put up a fair fight against Kasatkina but
failed to pull through. So its a Rybakina v Kasatkina final, I fancy the top seed Rybakina @ 1.29.

Over in Marseille its a Humbert v Dimitrov final!

My guess on Humbert beating Hurkacz came true, he got the job done in 2 sets 4-6, 4-6.
Dimitrov had a tough battle against Khachanov over 3 sets with 2 tie breaks.

Dimitrov is still favourite but I have a thinking Humbert could pull off a surprise victory!

Rybakina should have no issues with Kasatkina, one way traffic expected. Kasatkina's defensive playing style is very physically demanding and I'm sure she doesn't have much fuel left in her tank. 

As to Marseille, I somehow suspect Dimitrov is going to win. Yes, he wasn't particularly convincing yesterday against Khachanov. The Russian had pretty good chances to win, his serve let him down a bit. He was even leading 4:2 in third set tie-break but managed to lose somehow. Some psychological barrier most probably.

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And Rybakina indeed won that final, and quite easily too, 6-1, 6-4. She isnt 5th in the WTA
world rankings for nothing!

Over at Marseille in todays final my hunch about Humbert actually became a reality, unfortunately
I didnt back up my hunch with a bet. Humbert won in two somewhat easy sets, 6-4, 6-3. Dimitrov
to be fair to him looked tired after his 3 setter yesterday.

Humbert also has won every final he was in, 5 from 5, if he keeps going and can perform well
outside France he could be a top10 player.

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And Rybakina indeed won that final, and quite easily too, 6-1, 6-4. She isnt 5th in the WTA
world rankings for nothing!

Over at Marseille in todays final my hunch about Humbert actually became a reality, unfortunately
I didnt back up my hunch with a bet. Humbert won in two somewhat easy sets, 6-4, 6-3. Dimitrov
to be fair to him looked tired after his 3 setter yesterday.

Humbert also has won every final he was in, 5 from 5, if he keeps going and can perform well
outside France he could be a top10 player.

Yes, Humbert winning the title was a bit surprising to me. Dimitrov has been showing exquisite performance so far, but it seems that 32 yo Bulgarian veteran was exhausted by previous intense matches. 

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In Tennis Doha, several top players are not playing like Jessica Pegula and Aryna Sabalenka, this will make Iga Swiatek very favorite to defend the title and make it three in a row, but Swiatek is often not very strong when playing on hard courts so this is still doubt because several other top players can break their targets, such as Elena Rybakina and Cocco Gauff where both of them has success won the title this year in difference tournament. Also, if Jelena Ostapenko performs well, she will be the one who can thwart Swiatek because she is often a hassle for Swiatek..

Rotterdam Open, Jannik Sinner will return to play after a few weeks of rest and he is the top seed in this tournament, and if he is still at his best when he wins the Australian Open then it will be difficult for other players to stop him from becoming champion in this tournament and continuing winning streak, especially Daniil Medvedev as the defending champion will not play.

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In Tennis Doha, several top players are not playing like Jessica Pegula and Aryna Sabalenka, this will make Iga Swiatek very favorite to defend the title and make it three in a row, but Swiatek is often not very strong when playing on hard courts so this is still doubt because several other top players can break their targets, such as Elena Rybakina and Cocco Gauff where both of them has success won the title this year in difference tournament. Also, if Jelena Ostapenko performs well, she will be the one who can thwart Swiatek because she is often a hassle for Swiatek..

Rotterdam Open, Jannik Sinner will return to play after a few weeks of rest and he is the top seed in this tournament, and if he is still at his best when he wins the Australian Open then it will be difficult for other players to stop him from becoming champion in this tournament and continuing winning streak, especially Daniil Medvedev as the defending champion will not play.

Currently a lot of matches are going on in the Qatar open. A lot of matches are also going to start very soon. This is the round of 64. And as this is the women's singles, I am expecting a lot of surprises in this tournament.

Swiatek has a match in the round of 32 which will be played today and I don't think it is going to be a big problem for her. She should be able to win the match without too many problems. I can definitely see her playing in the finals. But as I said, it is the women's competition. So unexpected things can happen on a regular basis.

I think that Sinner will do very well in this tournament. He is expected to do well. Even though some players who could be very good competition for him or not playing, it will still be hard. But he definitely has the capability as well.

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Raducanu's attempt to get back in form and deep into a tournament gets hampered again as she falls short against Kalinina, in the Doha 1000 event. She just can't catch a break from injury ever since she won Wimbledon. Only thing going for her is that she's still very young (21 years old) and if she can fix her workout and conditioning in a way that optimises longevity. She still has the capabilities to become top 10 in the world again.

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Currently a lot of matches are going on in the Qatar open. A lot of matches are also going to start very soon. This is the round of 64. And as this is the women's singles, I am expecting a lot of surprises in this tournament.

Swiatek has a match in the round of 32 which will be played today and I don't think it is going to be a big problem for her. She should be able to win the match without too many problems. I can definitely see her playing in the finals. But as I said, it is the women's competition. So unexpected things can happen on a regular basis.

I think that Sinner will do very well in this tournament. He is expected to do well. Even though some players who could be very good competition for him or not playing, it will still be hard. But he definitely has the capability as well.

In the women singles Qatar Open, several matches have been completed in the round of 64 and only 2 matches remain to be completely finished and advance to the round of 32 tomorrow.
But this is championship that many people may not really participate in because women tennis is still not as popular as men tennis, maybe some tennis fans can find more interesting matches in men tennis.
It just that in this championship I quite interested in the Navarro vs Mertens match because they are two players who are capable of meeting directly in the round of 16, I looking forward to which of them will lose and who will have the right to advance to the next round.

Swiatek will meet Cirstea and this match will start the match for the round of 32, I also think she will not have any problems that could affect the game.
If you don't experience the slightest problem then it is clear that Swiatek is the favorite and has the chance to win.

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Currently a lot of matches are going on in the Qatar open. A lot of matches are also going to start very soon. This is the round of 64. And as this is the women's singles, I am expecting a lot of surprises in this tournament.

Swiatek has a match in the round of 32 which will be played today and I don't think it is going to be a big problem for her. She should be able to win the match without too many problems. I can definitely see her playing in the finals. But as I said, it is the women's competition. So unexpected things can happen on a regular basis.

I think that Sinner will do very well in this tournament. He is expected to do well. Even though some players who could be very good competition for him or not playing, it will still be hard. But he definitely has the capability as well.

In the women singles Qatar Open, several matches have been completed in the round of 64 and only 2 matches remain to be completely finished and advance to the round of 32 tomorrow.
But this is championship that many people may not really participate in because women tennis is still not as popular as men tennis, maybe some tennis fans can find more interesting matches in men tennis.
It just that in this championship I quite interested in the Navarro vs Mertens match because they are two players who are capable of meeting directly in the round of 16, I looking forward to which of them will lose and who will have the right to advance to the next round.

Swiatek will meet Cirstea and this match will start the match for the round of 32, I also think she will not have any problems that could affect the game.
If you don't experience the slightest problem then it is clear that Swiatek is the favorite and has the chance to win.

Naomi Osaka has just defeated Garcia 7:5, 6:4. Nice play by 3 time GS champion!

Swiatek v Cirstea starting in a moment! Perhaps high time to place your late bet?

On ATP tour, apart from Rotterdam tournament, we have at least 2 more spectacular tournaments going on this week: Delray Beach and Buenos Aires. In Buenos Aires top seeds are Alcaraz and Norrie. In Delray Beach mostly US players: Taylor Fritz, Tiafoe and Paul. This is going to be fun!

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Rotterdam Open, Jannik Sinner will return to play after a few weeks of rest and he is the top seed in this tournament, and if he is still at his best when he wins the Australian Open then it will be difficult for other players to stop him from becoming champion in this tournament and continuing winning streak, especially Daniil Medvedev as the defending champion will not play.

Yes, just watched Griekspoor v Musetti at the Rotterdam Open. Griekspoor winning
in 3 sets eventhough he had 41 unforced errors compared to 14 for Musetti!

Looking forward to Sinner getting back playing. He plays home boy van de Zandschulp
which is a repeat of round 1 at AO! Sinner should win this, hopefully he is ready to rock.

Also Coric plays Bublik tomorrow - thats an interesting one, very close odds 1.92 v 1.88
...understandably ! you couldnt make it up how these have been drawn against each other,
hopefully Bublik can repeat the final result from Marseille last week?

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Currently a lot of matches are going on in the Qatar open. A lot of matches are also going to start very soon. This is the round of 64. And as this is the women's singles, I am expecting a lot of surprises in this tournament.

Swiatek has a match in the round of 32 which will be played today and I don't think it is going to be a big problem for her. She should be able to win the match without too many problems. I can definitely see her playing in the finals. But as I said, it is the women's competition. So unexpected things can happen on a regular basis.

I think that Sinner will do very well in this tournament. He is expected to do well. Even though some players who could be very good competition for him or not playing, it will still be hard. But he definitely has the capability as well.

In the women singles Qatar Open, several matches have been completed in the round of 64 and only 2 matches remain to be completely finished and advance to the round of 32 tomorrow.
But this is championship that many people may not really participate in because women tennis is still not as popular as men tennis, maybe some tennis fans can find more interesting matches in men tennis.
It just that in this championship I quite interested in the Navarro vs Mertens match because they are two players who are capable of meeting directly in the round of 16, I looking forward to which of them will lose and who will have the right to advance to the next round.

Swiatek will meet Cirstea and this match will start the match for the round of 32, I also think she will not have any problems that could affect the game.
If you don't experience the slightest problem then it is clear that Swiatek is the favorite and has the chance to win.

Naomi Osaka has just defeated Garcia 7:5, 6:4. Nice play by 3 time GS champion!

Swiatek v Cirstea starting in a moment! Perhaps high time to place your late bet?

On ATP tour, apart from Rotterdam tournament, we have at least 2 more spectacular tournaments going on this week: Delray Beach and Buenos Aires. In Buenos Aires top seeds are Alcaraz and Norrie. In Delray Beach mostly US players: Taylor Fritz, Tiafoe and Paul. This is going to be fun!

Swiatek have won the match against Cirstea in direct sets in a much more comfortable manner, 6-1 6-1. After losing against Noskova in the Australian Open 6-3 3-6 4-6 this tournament seems to be favorable for Swiatek. Buenos Aires is going to be interesting as Alcaraz won it against Norrie 6-3 7-5 in 2023, and within a week, Norrie won the Rio final against Alcaraz 5-7 6-4 7-5.

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Lots of spectacular matches await us today in Doha!
Kostyuk v Pavlyuchenkova  This is going to be very intense, as any other Russo-Ukrainian encounter lately. Pavlyuchenkova has already eliminated a top 20 player in R1 (Kasatkina)
Noskova v Sakkari  Noskova is on the rise, winning Swiatek this year and reaching some later stages at several tournaments. Sakkari is not in her best shape now. Frankly, I see Noskova winning this one.
Collins v Bouzkova  What is so exciting about this match? Collins has been playing really great lately, she is back in business after terrible performance last year. Bouzkova defeated another American player Kenin in R1 and she proved to be a dangerous opponent.
Martic v Osaka  Osaka is always fun to watch. Naomi has already proved she can play at the top level by eliminating Garcia in R1.
Badosa v Fernandez  Both players are not in their top form but it's an interesting encounter nevertheless: who will be able to win against all odds?
Potapova v Pliskova  Pliskova is getting back on track after poor performance last season. She has won a title last week in Cluj-Napoca.

This is going to be fun! 

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Lots of spectacular matches await us today in Doha!
Kostyuk v Pavlyuchenkova  This is going to be very intense, as any other Russo-Ukrainian encounter lately. Pavlyuchenkova has already eliminated a top 20 player in R1 (Kasatkina)
Noskova v Sakkari  Noskova is on the rise, winning Swiatek this year and reaching some later stages at several tournaments. Sakkari is not in her best shape now. Frankly, I see Noskova winning this one.
Collins v Bouzkova  What is so exciting about this match? Collins has been playing really great lately, she is back in business after terrible performance last year. Bouzkova defeated another American player Kenin in R1 and she proved to be a dangerous opponent.
Martic v Osaka  Osaka is always fun to watch. Naomi has already proved she can play at the top level by eliminating Garcia in R1.
Badosa v Fernandez  Both players are not in their top form but it's an interesting encounter nevertheless: who will be able to win against all odds?
Potapova v Pliskova  Pliskova is getting back on track after poor performance last season. She has won a title last week in Cluj-Napoca.

This is going to be fun! 

In recent times, the competition has increased in women's tennis. And it also looks like the quality has also improved.

Kostyuk v Pavlyuchenkova is definitely going to be very interesting and I also believe that this match going to be competitive. I am not sure which player is going to win this match, to be honest. Both of them do look to be good competitors against each other.

Osaka might actually win the next match. She did pretty well against Garcia. And I think that alone is going to give her the confidence to actually win the next match. Of course, the match is not going to be easy. But I believe she has what it takes to win.

Pliskova should be able to win the match against Potapova. Not much strong reason for that to be honest. I personally just support Pliskova in this match.

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Lots of spectacular matches await us today in Doha!
Kostyuk v Pavlyuchenkova  This is going to be very intense, as any other Russo-Ukrainian encounter lately. Pavlyuchenkova has already eliminated a top 20 player in R1 (Kasatkina)
Noskova v Sakkari  Noskova is on the rise, winning Swiatek this year and reaching some later stages at several tournaments. Sakkari is not in her best shape now. Frankly, I see Noskova winning this one.
Collins v Bouzkova  What is so exciting about this match? Collins has been playing really great lately, she is back in business after terrible performance last year. Bouzkova defeated another American player Kenin in R1 and she proved to be a dangerous opponent.
Martic v Osaka  Osaka is always fun to watch. Naomi has already proved she can play at the top level by eliminating Garcia in R1.
Badosa v Fernandez  Both players are not in their top form but it's an interesting encounter nevertheless: who will be able to win against all odds?
Potapova v Pliskova  Pliskova is getting back on track after poor performance last season. She has won a title last week in Cluj-Napoca.

This is going to be fun!  

In recent times, the competition has increased in women's tennis. And it also looks like the quality has also improved.

Kostyuk v Pavlyuchenkova is definitely going to be very interesting and I also believe that this match going to be competitive. I am not sure which player is going to win this match, to be honest. Both of them do look to be good competitors against each other.

Osaka might actually win the next match. She did pretty well against Garcia. And I think that alone is going to give her the confidence to actually win the next match. Of course, the match is not going to be easy. But I believe she has what it takes to win.

Pliskova should be able to win the match against Potapova. Not much strong reason for that to be honest. I personally just support Pliskova in this match.

Osaka hasnt been very lucky with her draws since coming back playing this year but she seems
to be getting stronger, beating Garcia was a big step, she will be very confident now and should
beat Martic today. That has started and Osaka is 1.30 with the first game won, i'll keep an eye on
this and if the odds improve I might do a small bet.

Earlier in Roterdam Bublik in the end bear Coric in 2 sets 3-6, 4-6. He will be delighted wit that and
could go a long way in this tournament, he faces Raonic next, no odds on that one yet! but I might
back Bublik if the odds are any way decent.

There has been some really good match ups so early in both tournaments

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In recent times, the competition has increased in women's tennis. And it also looks like the quality has also improved.

Just another proof: Coco Gauff is out of Doha! American unexpectedly lost to Katerina Siniakova of Czech Republic 2:6, 4:6. Coco was half way to a comeback in the second set, she was leading 4:0 but Siniakova somehow managed to turn the tide and win 6! games in a row! I guess Gauff is the first top player losing at such an early stage in Qatar.

Tsurenko v Jabeur live now and we'll possibly see another shocking result as Jabeur is down 3:6, 0:2 atm!