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[Cnut237]

Breaking News!

Berrettini is out of Wimbledon after testing positive for Covid.
He was 8th seed, but obviously a lot of people had him down as a potential winner. With both him and Hurk out, the men's draw is already starting to open up a bit.
I'm sure he'll be really disappointed, as he had a genuine chance of winning the thing. On the plus side though, it won't make any difference to his ranking points - everyone gets a 0 this year!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/61966938

[cryptofrka]

Well, besides Đoković and Nadal that basically leaves.. nobody to win it?

Berretini and Čilić are out with Covid, Hurkacz lost the 1st round. Who are the dark horses now? Aliassime and Norrie perhaps?

I should have placed a few bets on the winners - considering that other than Đoković there is no clear favorite this year. Some of these bets would have already increased in value by a lot.

[bitbollo]

Breaking News!

Berrettini is out of Wimbledon after testing positive for Covid.
He was 8th seed, but obviously a lot of people had him down as a potential winner. With both him and Hurk out, the men's draw is already starting to open up a bit.
I'm sure he'll be really disappointed, as he had a genuine chance of winning the thing. On the plus side though, it won't make any difference to his ranking points - everyone gets a 0 this year!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/61966938

I have Just read this news and I am pretty shocked too.
I mean he was in a strong condition, and last year (Just last year) he was playing the final !
As a gambler I have a question...
In this case (player suspended due Covid19) bettings for the winner Will be reimbursed ?

[Cnut237]

Well, besides Đoković and Nadal that basically leaves.. nobody to win it?

Berretini and Čilić are out with Covid, Hurkacz lost the 1st round. Who are the dark horses now? Aliassime and Norrie perhaps?

FAA definitely has a chance. Norrie maybe, but a bit of a long shot. Maybe add Kyrgios in there? But of course he's wildly unpredictable. You can probably get good odds on someone like Taylor Fritz, too. Ruud? Sinner? But I don't see them as winning the whole thing.

Alcaraz looked unconvincing, and Tsitsipas is, well, Tsitsipas, so I wouldn't bet on either of those two.

Yeah, looks like Djokovic and Nadal really.

[coinlocket$]

Berrettini is positive for covid and now he needs to skip Wimbledon 

[Cnut237]

Who are the dark horses now?

Don't bet on Dimitrov either, he's now retired injured... I don't think he was really a contender, but still, it's another big name departing in the first round. I don't know about trying to find a dark horse, we're running out of horses altogether the way this is going! At least Djokovic and Nadal are still in the tournament... let's hope Nadal doesn't retire injured later today!

[casperBGD]

Well, besides Đoković and Nadal that basically leaves.. nobody to win it?

Berretini and Čilić are out with Covid, Hurkacz lost the 1st round. Who are the dark horses now? Aliassime and Norrie perhaps?
-snip

Norrie is an obvious pick, had him weeks ago on scanner, and now it seems that SF is an easy target for him

but yeah, this one does seem as Djokovic - Nadal in final, let's see Nadal today

FAA is having Nadal on his SF way, but will interesting who will pass from Berrettini quarter - Shapovalov could be the one, but basically anyone can enter SF from that quarter

[aoluain]

Breaking News!

Berrettini is out of Wimbledon after testing positive for Covid.
He was 8th seed, but obviously a lot of people had him down as a potential winner. With both him and Hurk out, the men's draw is already starting to open up a bit.
I'm sure he'll be really disappointed, as he had a genuine chance of winning the thing. On the plus side though, it won't make any difference to his ranking points - everyone gets a 0 this year!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/61966938

I have Just read this news and I am pretty shocked too.
I mean he was in a strong condition, and last year (Just last year) he was playing the final !
As a gambler I have a question...
In this case (player suspended due Covid19) bettings for the winner Will be reimbursed ?

I would say so! the match didnt take place

Wow, thats a shocker, I'd say he is absolutely gutted after fighting to get back fit and playing
and possibly targeting Wimbledon as a possible win.

@buwaytress - your bet is safe now anyway !

With Berrettini out that leaves a bit of a void for Nadal to fill, that side of the draw favours
Nadal even more now

[cryptofrka]

Norrie is an obvious pick, had him weeks ago on scanner, and now it seems that SF is an easy target for him

but yeah, this one does seem as Djokovic - Nadal in final, let's see Nadal today

FAA is having Nadal on his SF way, but will interesting who will pass from Berrettini quarter - Shapovalov could be the one, but basically anyone can enter SF from that quarter

With Nadal there is also a factor of health. We don't have any idea about his condition - we only know it is deteriorating more rapidly recently.

If he is healthy he should reach the final - but on grass and on an off day against a good server I can see him dropping out if he is not physically at 100%.

[Trofo]

Norrie is an obvious pick, had him weeks ago on scanner, and now it seems that SF is an easy target for him

but yeah, this one does seem as Djokovic - Nadal in final, let's see Nadal today

FAA is having Nadal on his SF way, but will interesting who will pass from Berrettini quarter - Shapovalov could be the one, but basically anyone can enter SF from that quarter

With Nadal there is also a factor of health. We don't have any idea about his condition - we only know it is deteriorating more rapidly recently.

If he is healthy he should reach the final - but on grass and on an off day against a good server I can see him dropping out if he is not physically at 100%.

And we also know he took pictures with his arm around Berrettini  couple of days ago. Would not be surprised if we loose Nadal to covid as well.

With Berrettini out I feel like this Wimbledon lost last real title contender except from Djoko. Don't even want to watch it anymore and it is still first round. Worst grand slam ever on men's side gonna have to switch to women's side of a draw

[bct_ail]

Berrettini is out of Wimbledon after testing positive for Covid.

I hope that no more players will be eliminated from the tournament because of Corona. The other players will now be even more careful and also consider when they had contact with Berrettini.
It is a pity that he can not longer playing and the tension is less now. Berrettini could have gone very far.

[Cnut237]

One of the few big names left standing on the men's side, Kyrgios isn't looking too great at the moment either. He lost the first set, but won the next two and it's currently on serve in the fourth (he's 3-2 down). He's also ranting to himself about the state of the grass. He's also playing against a Brit (who is ranked 219), so the chances of the crowd rooting for Krygios seem pretty slim.

Looks like the chances of a trademark implosion are rising...

[casperBGD]

-snip
 
Don't even want to watch it anymore and it is still first round. Worst grand slam ever on men's side gonna have to switch to women's side of a draw

agree that this Wimbledon will probably be remembered as one of the worst, but for Djokovic it is just the title that counts

nevertheless, Kokkinakis could make Djokovic troubles tomorrow, if he serve well, Djokovic lost too much his serves in first round, and similar play against Kokki, with 17 aces that Kokkinakis had first round could lead to more lost sets for Djoko, hardly a loss, but even that is possible

[buwaytress]

@buwaytress - your bet is safe now anyway !

With Berrettini out that leaves a bit of a void for Nadal to fill, that side of the draw favours
Nadal even more now

Ah man! I just found out now checking on things and coming back to this crappy piece of news. Think the Nadal backers will be rejoicing, but what a shame for Wimbledon to be missing so many already after the first hurdle...

I suppose I should be happy I did put the very first outright on Djokovic. Now he'll only have himself to blame if he doesn't actually go on to win it.

[JohnBitCo]

Norrie is an obvious pick, had him weeks ago on scanner, and now it seems that SF is an easy target for him

but yeah, this one does seem as Djokovic - Nadal in final, let's see Nadal today

FAA is having Nadal on his SF way, but will interesting who will pass from Berrettini quarter - Shapovalov could be the one, but basically anyone can enter SF from that quarter

With Nadal there is also a factor of health. We don't have any idea about his condition - we only know it is deteriorating more rapidly recently.

If he is healthy he should reach the final - but on grass and on an off day against a good server I can see him dropping out if he is not physically at 100%.

Just curious to know What happened to Nadal?
By the way, he just won the first two sets round match against Cerundolo 6-4, 6-3 and was looking in good form too.
Anyways this covid thing has badly affected the tournament and we will miss some key players this season.

[Cnut237]

Just curious to know What happened to Nadal?
By the way, he just won the first round match against Cerundolo 6-4, 6-3 and was looking in good form too.

Nothing has happened to Nadal, he's won the first two sets against Cerundolo and we're heading into the third set now.

It's just there is some concern over his fitness, with the injury he's been managing, and after he effectively won the French Open on one foot, with no feeling in the other. The pre-Wimbledon surgery apparently went well, which is why he's playing now... but it's difficult to tell whether his body will be able to hold up for seven matches in a fortnight, which is what it takes to win the tournament. If he can stay fit, then he's certainly one of the favourites to win the thing... but we just don't know for sure whether he'll hold up.

[noormcs5]

Nothing has happened to Nadal, he's won the first two sets against Cerundolo and we're heading into the third set now.

Nadal won this match in for sets 6-4, 6-3, 3-6 and 6-4. Though Nadal qualified for the 2nd round but i think Cerundolo  stretched the match and gave a bit of a tough time to Nadal. I am saying this because this was just the first round which Nadal should have won more comfortably.
Also i saw Nadal slipped in the match couple of times which shows that he is not fully fit and this may be concerning when he move up in the rounds.

[Trofo]

Serena just started her match and i hope she is just rusty. At the moment her level of play is not enough to win even a couple of games against opponent like Harmony Tan. If she does not have a higher gear anymore this will be one sad final match.

it is quite possible that she only needs to put some games behind her to get the feel back. Too bad I can't watch this one live, seems like there will be some great opportunities for live betting.

[MonsterV]

Today there were some nice matches at Wimbledon. In recent years it has usually been a battle against the weather, because it often rains. It is my understanding that the Center Court and another court can now be covered in case of rain. And I also understand that tennis is again on Sunday, previously there was a Sunday in the tournament that tennis was not allowed. I don't know why, but that rule has now been abolished. That way you have an extra day to build in if it starts to rain.

[bitbollo]

About "dark horse" a tennis player who could play an excellent tournament here at Wimbledon is "the other Italian" or Jannik Sinner! He could be a really tough opponent and I wouldn't be surprised if he makes it to the semifinal... personally I love his powerfull tennis, and I think this could be a good chance for him...