Tennis - WTA Predictions, News and Surprises

Good luck ChokeDee! Usually there are a few surprises in the first round of Grand Slams. In the women's tournament that is, not so often in the men's competition.

A good bet for first round i think it's Alison Riske.

B. Bencic - A. Riske 2 @3.7 Unibet

H2H it's 1-0 for Riske.

Bencic retired in last match this year against Puig so probably for tomorrow it's not 100%.  I will bet at a sportsbook that validates the winner of the match, maybe Bencic will retire again.

A good bet for first round i think it's Alison Riske.

B. Bencic - A. Riske 2 @3.7 Unibet

 

H2H it's 1-0 for Riske.

Bencic retired in last match this year against Puig so probably for tomorrow it's not 100%.  I will bet at a sportsbook that validates the winner of the match, maybe Bencic will retire again.

Yeah people sort of talk about this match as well but I don't know. She still has one more day off. I wouldn't really put money on this match. Maybe during the match but not prematch.

First round and 4 seeded girls are out already and the first day is still going. Too bad I couldn't keep up with the live bet. Too many good matches at the same time. :(

Well, talking about seeded players - Wozniacki is out, beaten by Putintseva.

Well, talking about seeded players - Wozniacki is out, beaten by Putintseva.

Luckily I was able to tune in this match before the tiebreak starts. The odd were 8 so I took it and got rewarded. And btw Noah Rubin played so well and confident. It was the right decision to take him over Paire. Wanted to put 5€ on it but was too scared but I still could win more during the match. Now I am exhausted. Went to sleep at 11 am and up at 2 pm. So 3 hours of a nap. :)

Bonus: Here is what Paire said to the press

Ben Rothenberg ‏@BenRothenberg 1m1 minute ago

"Not a good player, but I was very bad today...Yes, he's not a very good player. I was worse than him today" -Benoit Paire onRubin. #AusOpen

WOW

Alison Riske lost in two sets.

For tomorrow i have a nice odd to bet in match Azarenka - Van Uytvanck. I like how the belgian is playing, probably Azarenka will win because she had a good start this year, but for me Van Uytvanck +1.5 sets @ 6.97 Pinnaclesports it's value bet.

Good luck

Well, talking about seeded players - Wozniacki is out, beaten by Putintseva.

 

Luckily I was able to tune in this match before the tiebreak starts. The odd were 8 so I took it and got rewarded.

WOW

Nice one mate, congrats :-bd You've had place that one in the right moment :)

Tonight if a couple of top players will fail. Ivanovic might be one of them. It doesn't matter who she plays. She is so random nowadays. One day she plays good, another day she plays like a top 300.

And I hope Mitu will play goat Tennis against Goerges. (Wishful thinking)

I think that Kvitova might lose to Gavrilova tomorrow.  :z

I think that Kvitova might lose to Gavrilova tomorrow.  :z

I will def put some money on this match. :) Too bad they have a night session. It won't be too hot. The chance of Kvitova for losing is more likely if they'd play during the day. She HATES hot weather.

And too bad I didn't put my money on Halep's match. I woke up and was able to watch the first two games and the chinese girl was on fire but I just thought she wouldnt be able to play in that level the whole match but she proved me so wrong. :( Toooo bad.

I think that Kvitova might lose to Gavrilova tomorrow.  :z

It's a pretty decent odds for Gavrilova 3.75 at the moment in Bet365, I'm not decided yet if I'm going to bet on that one but it looks like a possibility for an upset so maybe I will in the end :)

oh wow only 3.75?! I expected more.

oh wow only 3.75?! I expected more.

I expected to see a higher odds too, probably they've been dropped down in the last few hours, Bet365 doesn't offer the highest odds too.

I thought for a moment that Gavrilova is going to choke. She stayed firm and won the match.

So I didn't bet on Kvitova's match. I just didn't like the odds. But I did hope that Kvitova would win the first set, then i am gonna put money on Gavrilova to win the next 2 sets but Kvitova lost the first set. I was like whatever I am gonna pass now.

Anyway I had a successful day still betting on ITF matches and a bit from the ATP. I love live bet. :)

Tomorrow I am gonna bet against Ivanovic again. I've heard she was a mess from the first round and she also has lost to her next opponent before. Odds are higer than 5 seems really good to me.

Ivanovic was sooo bad and yet Sevastova couldn't take advantage of it. She had her chances but made silly errors.

When I bet on Ivanovic, she loses and when I bet against her, she wins.

Ivanovic was sooo bad and yet Sevastova couldn't take advantage of it. She had her chances but made silly errors.

Did you watch the match? I've just seen the highlights and it didn't look good, indeed.

When I bet on Ivanovic, she loses and when I bet against her, she wins.

If that is the case, I would like to ask you to continue betting against her. Thank you. :)

Yes I did watch the match. She was not the same player she used to be no more. The good thing is I decided to watch the match on Jankovic and after she won the first set I put 3€ on Siegemund to win the match and that was soooo good. Won 30€ from 3€. Withdrew 30€ immediatly. :)

Tonight no Live Tennis for me. My body is half dead now. Gonna do only pre-match.

Serena was scary today. Her performance was almost like her peak. I am glad that I could see that kind of performance again. Sort of giving me an Olympics feeling where she killed every opponent left and right. I hope she keeps this form up and win it all. 4 more matches still and I want to see Serena vs. Maria again. Might not be fun for Tennis fan but will be fun for me. :)

I couldn't believe that Jankovic lost that match, good call!

4 more matches still and I want to see Serena vs. Maria again. Might not be fun for Tennis fan but will be fun for me. :)

I would like that to happen, too. Their matches are the best entertainment.

Tomorrow night/morning Serena will play Sharapova. Let's see if Sharapova can change anything. ;)

Tomorrow night/morning Serena will play Sharapova. Let's see if Sharapova can change anything. ;)

I doubt she can stop Serena but I'm quite curious to watch the match.

Yes, nothing has changed. Sharapova put up a fight in the first set, but then, from 4-4, it just went Serena's way. Next up Radwanska, who seems to be playing nicely though it is questionable what he can do against Serena.

Yes, nothing has changed. Sharapova put up a fight in the first set, but then, from 4-4, it just went Serena's way. Next up Radwanska, who seems to be playing nicely though it is questionable what he can do against Serena.

The difference between Serena and all the others is just too big. I think even if she would retire and come back 5 years later she would still beat 99% of the top 100.

I agree Johnny, it's just incredible how dominant she is, and for such a long time.

Kerber beat Azarenka very comfortably  63 75. I think that Azarenka was 5-2 up, with double break up. I know this is a women's tennis, but I still thought that Azarenka would bring this match into the third set.

And congrats to Johanna Konta.... wow, she's in the semifinals! Yes, she beat Venus in the first round but after that the draw opened up nicely for her, well done.

Yes, nothing has changed. Sharapova put up a fight in the first set, but then, from 4-4, it just went Serena's way. Next up Radwanska, who seems to be playing nicely though it is questionable what he can do against Serena.

Probably we'll see  the  same picture against Radwansha as well. I don't think Aga has the mentall toughness to be a hard Serena opponent, especially at so late stage in the tournament. Didn't like to discuss at all the difference in strength when those two hit the ball. For my biggest regret Serena's domination will continue, probably for at least a year.

No surprises in the semifinals. It will be the final between Serena and Kerber.

Hats off to Kerber, she never gave up and always forced Serena to play extra strokes. That led to more errors than usual for Williams and to a deserved victory for Kerber.

It was a very good final, but I couldn't watched it completely, I only saw the second set. I would never have thought that Kerber would pull off a win in the third. Kudos to her.

There are two new tournaments in the WTA calendar in St Petersburg and Kaohsiung. Great news, and some good players will take a part .

The tournaments are good for all the players who wasn't playing Fedcup in between Australian Open and Doha. But a lot of people played Fedcup and they are surely not happy because the tournament in Doha is more important and flying cross through the world does not seem that great for the accievments.

You also need to take rankings into considerations. Top players will surely take a break after the AO, before Doha. I think that these tournaments are really good for lower ranked players and ones who want to gain confidence.

I guess the big news is that Henin joined Svitolina's coaching team. It started well, so let's see how it will go.

Just 18! years old Jelena Ostapenko form Latvia reach semi-finals ir Doha premier 5 tournament. She won 12 seeded Kuznecova and 5th Kvitova with is she's biggest victory in career. Well done.

Two really huge wins for  Ostapenko. Congrats to her. Really lovely news.

Two really huge wins for  Ostapenko. Congrats to her. Really lovely news.

Yeah. It is kind of surprice but see acctually are playing very well. Shes backhand was sensaitional.

Today is the day of final against Worlds 11. Spanish Carla Suarez-Navarro. Will be interesting.

Carla has just won the match for the title. Ostapenko put up a fight, and clearly showed that she has a huge potential.

She has a huge potential but sometimes she try to force events too much. She still have a lot of work to do but nice to see some Latvian to finals again. :D

She's only 18. If she continues working hard there are good chances for her. I remember she was doing very well last year against Errani on US Open, but lost at the end.

Perhaps a bit unexpected semifinal matches in Monterrey Kontaveit/Flipkens and Garcia/Watson.

In Kuala Lumpur, Svitolina is already in the final, and Bouchard is doing well in her semifinal match. It would be a good final.

It was a very intense final of Kuala Lumpur, Svitolina beat Bouchard 67(5) 64 75. Having Henin in her team seems to be working. :)

I watched the semifinal this morning between Azarenka and Pliskova and it was a very good match. I can't wait for the final on Sunday. I think that Serena will have to be more consistent throughout to win, but she's Serana so perhaps not. :)

it's been a while but I think it is worth mentioning that Aarenka captured a Sunshine Double. She's only the third player to do that, after Graf and Clisjters.

What a match was today at WTA Stuttgart between Kvitova P. and Niculescu M. Niculescu had the chance to win the match in second set where she had 3 match points. Kvitova had a lot of luck and managed to steal second set and that made Niculescu go down and loose  the match.

I can't believe it that Siegemund beat Halep 61 62! What is going on with her? Seems like she can't get herself going this season.

What is going on with her?

There's something wrong in her head, she can't seem to stay focused and she lacks the confidence that he had last year. Hope she'll snap out of it before it's too late.

@mannixx

Your post was removed due to the obvious difference between WTA and ATP.

What is going on with her?

 

There's something wrong in her head, she can't seem to stay focused and she lacks the confidence that he had last year. Hope she'll snap out of it before it's too late.

I do hope so too. She is actually very engaging and entertaining player to watch.

Halep is probably most talented girl that shown up in WTA tour in last decade,but she really doesnt look good this season.She looks like she lost focus.