Tennis League All Thread

[buwaytress]

Right guys, so the one time I actually couldn't put anything on Tsitsi seems like the time he finally might make good on himself. Fokina the giant killer doesn't seem to be fazed at all, but the Greek should still see himself as the favourite. Anyone know what his pre-tourney outright odds were?

(Or I've just jinxed him to kingdom come heh).

[aoluain]

Dont have a clue buwaytress what the previous outright was on on Tsitsipas, I dont
normally seek those out and I definitely wouldnt have looked it up for Tsitsipas. I
wonder if even Trofo would know this?

I dont know which way to bet on this, Tsitsipas is obviously favourite so him to
win and Fokina +4.5 @1.9, thats what i'm thinking offhand.

[Kemarit]

And then on the Zverev vs Sinner, maybe I will go with the underdog Sinner 2.6 ML.

That's quite a good one, actually. I think Zverev has been below his usual standards, and Sinner is rising fast and is still under-rated. Those are decent odds for Sinner to win, in what would not be a huge upset at all.
They have played each other once before on clay, at Roland Garros in 2020... which Sinner won in 4 sets.

Almost mate, Sinner won the first match and then Zverev the second.

It comes down to the third wherein it goes to the tie-break.

So 2/3 for me, won the other two matches as I have bet on the Over points.

Semi-finals, Zverev vs Tsitsipas and then we have Fokina vs Dimitrov. I'll go Under 23.5 on the Zverev vs Tsitsipas and then Over 22.5 between Fokina and Dimitrov.

The same situation I have seen with Alcaraz here in Montecarlo I also see here with Sinner... the lack of experience during the key events of a match or tournament.
both are certainly growing their capabilities and they are reaching to be top players who regularly win even difficulty games...

I got both this time, I said the under for Zverev vs Tsitsipas because I predicted that Tsitsipas will win in 2 sets and he did.

For the Fokina vs Dimitrov, another classic for the giant killer, but I doubt that he can continue his run against the defending champion in the finals.

So in this match will go Over 21.5 at 1.94, good enough for me.

[bitbollo]

surely it will be an interesting match and Fokina is in a moment of really good form ... it will be my impression but he really had a lot of difficulty games before reaching the final...

the greek Tsistipas starts as a strong favorite @1.22 but I think they will fight also during this match

[Daniel91]

Does anyone follow Raducanu, the great hope of women’s tennis?
The latest news about that girl is not very promising, and she seems to have major injury problems:

''If bathing her blistered feet in surgical spirit every day is what it takes, Emma Raducanu will do it as she bids to stop physical issues hampering her tennis.''
''Raducanu, who retired with a leg injury from a lengthy opening-round match in Mexico in February and and struggled with a blister on her racquet hand in her Australian Open second-round defeat in January, said the physical issues were frustrating and she was doing everything she could to overcome them.
"My physio Will is bathing my feet in surgical spirit every day - it's definitely painful," Raducanu, who is scheduled to play in Stuttgart next week, told BBC Sport.
"We did it after the match [on Saturday]. I was literally screaming but you've got to do what you've got to do and try and get ready for Stuttgart."
"I think my tennis level is pretty good, it's just about being able to repeat it or maintain it or not be hampered by any kind of physical issues and as soon as I sort all these out and keep building on my tennis level, then I think I will be able to put out good matches back to back."

Source: https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/61129492

Too bad, after winning the GS in America, she seemed to have a great tennis career ahead of her, but then she changed coaches first, so injuries came, bad tennis matches etc.
Will Raducanu return to the old level of tennis and start winning tennis tournaments again?

[Jating]

^^ I guess it's better for her to take a break and let that injury heal first before making a comeback, otherwise it will just haunt her down and maybe it will have a toll on his mind and body and won't be able to get back to her old form. Maybe it was the 'curse' of the US Open for women, or just maybe bad luck on her side for having that blisters on her hand.

[aoluain]

^
Poor Emma, there was a lot of expectation on her and she probably pushed herself too
far and too hard. I think she still has a very bright future if she looks after herself and
has the right team around her.


Tsitsipas won today against Davidovich Fokina in two sets. The second set went to
a tie break which was the decider.

I felt Fokina's confidence/performance dipped half way in the second half and was beaten
3-6. With the first set score and the tie break in the second my handicap bet just about made
it (+4.5)

[Trofo]

surely it will be an interesting match and Fokina is in a moment of really good form ... it will be my impression but he really had a lot of difficulty games before reaching the final...

the greek Tsistipas starts as a strong favorite @1.22 but I think they will fight also during this match

Tsitsipas won it in the end without much problems. It looked a couple of times that Fokina will manage to make it more competitive but it was just for the spell of couple games. Not enough to really challenge Tsitsipas. I had a bet of +5.5 on Fokina so it passed and another one on his win which did not. Great tournament for both of them.

Looking forward to Barca and Belgrade next week. Some nice matches in store for us. We should finally see Thiem back in action.

[bitbollo]

surely it will be an interesting match and Fokina is in a moment of really good form ... it will be my impression but he really had a lot of difficulty games before reaching the final...

the greek Tsistipas starts as a strong favorite @1.22 but I think they will fight also during this match

Tsitsipas won it in the end without much problems. It looked a couple of times that Fokina will manage to make it more competitive but it was just for the spell of couple games. Not enough to really challenge Tsitsipas. I had a bet of +5.5 on Fokina so it passed and another one on his win which did not. Great tournament for both of them.

Looking forward to Barca and Belgrade next week. Some nice matches in store for us. We should finally see Thiem back in action.

in the end Tsistipas won in two sets even if in the second there was a tighter competition.
Fokina has achieved a great result given his current ranking and the opponents he has met so far

[Rabi3]

Tsitsipas won today against Davidovich Fokina in two sets. The second set went to
a tie break which was the decider.

I felt Fokina's confidence/performance dipped half way in the second half and was beaten
3-6. With the first set score and the tie break in the second my handicap bet just about made
it (+4.5)

it was an easy win for Tsitsipas to defend his title and points, Fokina is a moody guy you can't trust him in every match, ee haven't seen Tsitsipas winning a title since quite some time, seems like Monte Carlo is his favorite tournament now, I hope he keeps the same spirit on other tournaments and stop taking long time toilet breaks after sets and get some decent shoes lol

[Kemarit]

surely it will be an interesting match and Fokina is in a moment of really good form ... it will be my impression but he really had a lot of difficulty games before reaching the final...

the greek Tsistipas starts as a strong favorite @1.22 but I think they will fight also during this match

Tsitsipas won it in the end without much problems. It looked a couple of times that Fokina will manage to make it more competitive but it was just for the spell of couple games. Not enough to really challenge Tsitsipas. I had a bet of +5.5 on Fokina so it passed and another one on his win which did not. Great tournament for both of them.

Looking forward to Barca and Belgrade next week. Some nice matches in store for us. We should finally see Thiem back in action.

Yeah, I thought that the match will go on a three set specially on how Fokina made a comeback in the second to force a tie break. I'm glad he did because I have a Over 21.5 bet on the match at 2.03 boosted, and I thought that I have lost it already because Tsitsipas is taking control already.

Oh so Thiem will come back? That's good news for his fans.

And congrats again for those who won some sats in this tournament. Overall, it was a good one for me.

[Cnut237]

^^ I guess it's better for her to take a break and let that injury heal first before making a comeback, otherwise it will just haunt her down and maybe it will have a toll on his mind and body and won't be able to get back to her old form. Maybe it was the 'curse' of the US Open for women, or just maybe bad luck on her side for having that blisters on her hand.

I don't think the blisters is luck really, she has been suffering from them a few times this season. We have to remember that her body is not used to the rigours of the professional tour yet, it will take time for her to get used to it not just mentally, but also physically. Remember her matches this week were her first ever on clay at the top level, which just sounds crazy. She doesn't even really know how to move on the surface, it is a huge learning curve.

I'm confident we will see her back up near the top, and I'm sure she is capable of being a top 10 player and challenging regularly for slams... but what she needs now is time. It may be a year or two before we start to see her potential in anything other than brief flashes.

[Daniel91]

^^ I guess it's better for her to take a break and let that injury heal first before making a comeback, otherwise it will just haunt her down and maybe it will have a toll on his mind and body and won't be able to get back to her old form. Maybe it was the 'curse' of the US Open for women, or just maybe bad luck on her side for having that blisters on her hand.

I don't think the blisters is luck really, she has been suffering from them a few times this season. We have to remember that her body is not used to the rigours of the professional tour yet, it will take time for her to get used to it not just mentally, but also physically. Remember her matches this week were her first ever on clay at the top level, which just sounds crazy. She doesn't even really know how to move on the surface, it is a huge learning curve.

I'm confident we will see her back up near the top, and I'm sure she is capable of being a top 10 player and challenging regularly for slams... but what she needs now is time. It may be a year or two before we start to see her potential in anything other than brief flashes.

Personally, I’m not so optimistic about her future tennis career and I wonder if we’re looking at another Osaka case?
Ever since she won the GS in America she seems to have lost her confidence and no longer plays at that level.
She does not seem to be able to withstand the great public pressure and expectations from her.
Immediately after the greatest success of her tennis career, she fired her coach and since then she has not achieved any major tennis results.

[romero121]

^^ I guess it's better for her to take a break and let that injury heal first before making a comeback, otherwise it will just haunt her down and maybe it will have a toll on his mind and body and won't be able to get back to her old form. Maybe it was the 'curse' of the US Open for women, or just maybe bad luck on her side for having that blisters on her hand.

I don't think the blisters is luck really, she has been suffering from them a few times this season. We have to remember that her body is not used to the rigours of the professional tour yet, it will take time for her to get used to it not just mentally, but also physically. Remember her matches this week were her first ever on clay at the top level, which just sounds crazy. She doesn't even really know how to move on the surface, it is a huge learning curve.

I'm confident we will see her back up near the top, and I'm sure she is capable of being a top 10 player and challenging regularly for slams... but what she needs now is time. It may be a year or two before we start to see her potential in anything other than brief flashes.

Personally, I’m not so optimistic about her future tennis career and I wonder if we’re looking at another Osaka case?
Ever since she won the GS in America she seems to have lost her confidence and no longer plays at that level.
She does not seem to be able to withstand the great public pressure and expectations from her.
Immediately after the greatest success of her tennis career, she fired her coach and since then she has not achieved any major tennis results.

Being an young player she has got time to recover. Taking rest for now will help her career progress than straining. At the young age getting into the top ranking gives them the mind that they're the best and they doesn't need anyone. That is where she fired her coach. Being young is the reason why she isn't able to withstand the public pressure. With time this will change along with the better games.

[Trofo]

Oh so Thiem will come back? That's good news for his fans.

And congrats again for those who won some sats in this tournament. Overall, it was a good one for me.

It was great tournament for me, mainly because I was betting on Fokina every match after watching him against Djoković. Some handicaps, some ML, often both. He lost me just ML bet in final but +5.5 handicap covered that few times so all in all great. My biggest loss was when Zverev went out without real fight. Had that match pegged as over for sure.

Thiem plays tomorrow at 12:30 local time in Belgrade against Milman. Should be easy game for him if he was in form but after such a long pause I really don't know what to expect from him. Would love to watch that match but unfortunately I am working so will have to settle for keepning an eye on the score.

[aoluain]

^
I am looking forward to Thiem being back and he needs game time but unfortunately
Millman beat him in 3 sets. Obviously everyone wants to try and be fighting fit for RG,
hopefully he will get another tournament in before then.

The vast majority of the big names are playing Barcelona. The ones in the highlight
recently, Alcaraz, Ruud, Tsitsipas are all in action there. Unfortunately for Fokina
he had to retire from fatigue at him home tournament.

[Trofo]

It was a brutal tennis day for me. I don't think I did this badly at any point in last couple of years. I missed all my bets today. I had Goffin, Lajović, Cabbales Baena, Korda, Andujar, Ymer +4.5 and all of them lost I just got Ruusovori 2:0 correct to have some green among all the busts. Good thing I did not have time to share my picks today.

[Kemarit]

It was a brutal tennis day for me. I don't think I did this badly at any point in last couple of years. I missed all my bets today. I had Goffin, Lajović, Cabbales Baena, Korda, Andujar, Ymer +4.5 and all of them lost I just got Ruusovori 2:0 correct to have some green among all the busts. Good thing I did not have time to share my picks today.

I haven't started my picks yet for this tournament, for sure this is just a bad day for you and you can get back at it.

I'll probably start with Tiafoe vs Dellien -1.5 for Tiafoe.
FAA vs Taberner - FAA 3.5

There's so much game today, and hopefully you guys can make a good pick and carry our momentum in this tournament.

Alcaraz and Tsitsipas will also see action today, probably might be good to look at them as well.

[aoluain]

^
Both Alcaraz against Kwon and Tsitsipas against Ivashka are big favourites. I have
Alcaraz -3.5 @1.16, not great odds there. I also have Felix AA to win @1.42.

I'm not sure about backing Tsitsipas, I got burned before specially right after he wins
a tournament, maybe -2.5 @1.21?

[Cnut237]

Both Alcaraz against Kwon and Tsitsipas against Ivashka are big favourites.

I think I'm getting a bit carried away with Alcaraz now, I'm expecting him to beat everyone he plays and win every tournament (with Medvedev out and Djokovic rusty). I can't be the only one thinking like this, and I wonder if the betting odds are reflected accordingly, so odds for Alcaraz are somewhat less favourable than should really be the case.

But even having said that, of course I expect him to win his next match. 🙂