January 2012 - Australian Open Betting
Shared favouritism after draw
Joe Dyer / 30 January 2012 / Leave a comment
Going forward in the FA Cup, Joe Dyer rounds up market reaction to the weekend's matches. Read more »
DjokoVictorious
Joe Dyer / 30 January 2012 / Leave a comment
Calling it a 'classic' would be an understatement, and Joe Dyer feels like he battled along with the top two men's players in the six hour marathon that saw Serbian Novak Djokovic down valiant Spaniard Rafael Nadal. Read more »
Rafa will rule
Ben Caudell / 29 January 2012 / Leave a comment
Novak Djokovic may comes into the Australian Open final with the upper hand, but Ben Caudell can't help but get behind Rafa.Read more »
Serbinator to serve it up
Sean Calvert / 29 January 2012 / Leave a comment
Sean Calvert is sure that fatigue from the Murray marathon will be a distant memory when Novak Djokovic continues his fine recent record against Rafael Nadal.Read more »
Djokovic over Murray in a thriller
Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco / 28 January 2012 / Leave a comment
Jamie Pacheco holds the Djokovic-Murray semi as the match of the tournament so far, and can't wait for the final. Read more »
'Belle' arus to take Women's Open
Andy Morris / 28 January 2012 / Leave a comment
Andy Morris can't imagine too many friendly photo opportunities for Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka going into the women's finals of the Australia Open.Read more »
Yes Murray can
Ben Caudell / 27 January 2012 / Leave a comment
In what appears on the cards to be a real showdown, Ben Caudell's stats point towards Andy Murray being a real change at a healthy price to take down Novak Djokovic. Read more »
Djokovic to hand Murray defeat
Sean Calvert / 27 January 2012 / Leave a comment
Although Andy Murray might take a set from Novak Djokovic, Sean Calvert feels the Scot may as well start packing his bags to head back home now. Read more »
Tough five-setter ahead in Men's Semi
Andy Morris / 27 January 2012 / 1 Comments
Tonight is the test for Novak Djokovic, and Andy Morris expects to find out whether 2011 will prove to be a fluke for the Serb...or not.Read more »
Rafa cannot stop the Fedexpress
Andy Morris / 26 January 2012 / Leave a comment
If you watch the match between Federer and Nadal tonight, Andy Morris has little doubt you will see two players still desperate to take the challenge up to each other and the devastatingly powerful tennis force that is Novak Djokovic.Read more »
'Aussie' Kim too strong for Azarenka
Sean Calvert / 26 January 2012 / Leave a comment
She's been there and done that, which gives Sean Calvert plenty of faith in Kim Clijsters in today's semi-final at the Australian Open. Read more »
Aza and Rafa to prevail
Ben Caudell / 26 January 2012 / Leave a comment
Ben Caudell can't wait to see two of the best hit centre court tonight in the semi-finals of the Australian Open, and for his money, it will be Nadal who progresses to the big one.Read more »
Experience over youth
Andy Morris / 26 January 2012 / Leave a comment
Andy Morris has done the math and concludes that on paper, at least, Victoria Azarenka should sweep aside Kim Clijsters and make it through to the final of the Australian Open.Read more »
Number four for good reason
Andy Morris / 25 January 2012 / Leave a comment
With the way the Brit is going, Andy Morris can't imagine Andy Murray's progress towards another final being held up for too long by Japan's Kei Nishikori on Wednesday.Read more »
Russian Roulette to Shockarova
Ben Caudell / 25 January 2012 / Leave a comment
In a duel between the Russians, it's the outsider who Ben Caudell thinks will cause shock waves across Rod Laver Arena today.Read more »
Djokovic's resolve to be tested
Sean Calvert / 25 January 2012 / Leave a comment
The tireless David Ferrer will serve up the biggest test of the Open so far to Novak Djokovic in what could be a long game.Read more »
An Italian rebellion?
Andy Morris / 25 January 2012 / Leave a comment
Aussies love a winner, make no mistake, but Andy Morris finds something particularly heartening about the unexpected victory of a name that no-one expected to see in week two of the Australian Open.Read more »
Brave Berdych to be bowled over
Andy Morris / 24 January 2012 / Leave a comment
While on the surface Thomas Berdych looks like he has cruised through to the Australian Open quarter-finals, Andy Morris can't see him going much further without digging a lot deeper...Read more »
Eastern European showdown
Andy Morris / 24 January 2012 / Leave a comment
While Andy Morris doesn't see Eastern Europe as a hotbed of tennis, there's a place in the women's semi-finals up for grabs for two of its leading lights on Tuesday at the Australian Open.Read more »
Proud bow out for Hewitt
Andy Morris / 23 January 2012 / Leave a comment
As much as he may wish it to be otherwise, Andy Morris isn't counting on any more wonders from Lleyton Hewitt.Read more »
Tireless Ferrer and Murray will progress
Sean Calvert / 23 January 2012 / Leave a comment
Sean Calvert talks you through the best bets of today's Australian Open.Read more »
Ivanovic to take it up to Kvitova
Ben Caudell / 23 January 2012 / Leave a comment
When a former world number one comes up against a pretender to the number one ranking, Ben Caudell is expecting a competitive encounter. Read more »
World number one knockout
Ben Caudell / 22 January 2012 / Leave a comment
Ben Caudell admits that it may have been awhile since Jelena Jankovic was at her best, but she will still take it right up to world number one Caroline Wozniacki, reminding her she's a former world number one herself.Read more »
Na Li upset ahead
Sean Calvert / 22 January 2012 / Leave a comment
Defending champion she may be, but Sean Calvert is expecting Kim Clijsters to go down to a rising Na Li when they play today. Read more »
Zheng will take Bartoli
Ben Caudell / 21 January 2012 / Leave a comment
Still on the hunt for some value, Ben Caudell has found it with a couple of in-form outsiders in today's Australian Open. Read more »
Clijsters up to friendly challenge
Andy Morris / 20 January 2012 / Leave a comment
It's the women who come to centre court on Friday night, with Andy Morris seeing both games as challenges of different sorts.Read more »
Home favourite to keep going
Sean Calvert / 20 January 2012 / Leave a comment
Coming up against Alexandr Dolgopolov, Bernard Tomic will feel the spotlight firmly on him as an arena full of fans, family and his girlfriend watch on, filled with hope he can progress in the Australian Open. Read more »
Trouble for Azarenka
Ben Caudell / 20 January 2012 / Leave a comment
The stats man, Ben Caudell, does not envisage a walk in the park win for Victoria Azarenka when she comes up against Mona Barthel in Day Five of the Australian Open. Read more »
Nadal on the outside lane
Ralph Ellis / 20 January 2012 / Leave a comment
With most of the top seeds breezing through the third round of the Australian Open, it's Rafael Nadal, looking his usual dangerous self, who has caught Ralph Ellis's eye. Read more »
Big guns look shoe-ins
Andy Morris / 20 January 2012 / Leave a comment
Andy Morris expects two stars who have thrilled the Australian Open crowd over the years to breeze through their third-round matches on Rod Laver Arena on Friday.Read more »
Long-shots for Day Four
Ben Caudell / 19 January 2012 / Leave a comment
Ben Caudell is here to help focus your betting mind on a couple of long shots in Day Four of the Australian Open. Read more »
Don't discount Hewitt
Andy Morris / 19 January 2012 / Leave a comment
Andy Morris won't be discounting Lleyton Hewitt as he aims to take the scalp of 15th seed Andy Roddick in the final match on Rod Laver Arena on Thursday.Read more »
Dokic aiming for the Semi's
Andy Morris / 18 January 2012 / Leave a comment
Looking over the women's tournament on Thursday at the Australian Open, Andy Morris is most intrigued by the match between Aussie Jelena Dokic and Marion Bartoli.Read more »
Task ahead for Dellacqua
Andy Morris / 18 January 2012 / Leave a comment
Andy Morris expects few of the women's seeds to fall on Wednesday at the Australian Open, on a day when most of the matches seem one-sided.Read more »
Tomic the Aussie Battler
Andy Morris / 18 January 2012 / Leave a comment
Like Australians in the crowd at Rod Laver Arena today, Andy Morris will be hoping hero Bernard Tomic can summon up the energy to get through a tough second-round match.Read more »
The Bratch is back...able...
Sean Calvert / 18 January 2012 / Leave a comment
Nina Bratchikova looks a good bet to beat Alberta Brianti in Day Three of the Australian Open, and if Sean Calvert's tipping form is anything to go by so far, Nina will win.Read more »
Shake it off Sharapova
Andy Morris / 17 January 2012 / Leave a comment
Andy Morris suggests that Maria Sharapova will need to shake off the rust if she is to overcome a stern first test in the Australian Open on Tuesday.Read more »
Long haul for Hewitt
Sean Calvert / 17 January 2012 / Leave a comment
Sean Calvert believes when the odds are seemingly against a player, it's time to take them on, and Lleyton Hewitt is his man on Day Two of the Australian Open. Read more »
Mixed fortunes for Day 2 @ Open
Ben Caudell / 17 January 2012 / Leave a comment
Aided by the stats, Ben Caudell predicts a day of mixed fortunes for some of the bigger names on Day Two of the Australian Open.Read more »
Strike time for Tsonga
Sean Calvert / 16 January 2012 / Leave a comment
Sean Calvert can see Jo-Wilfried Tsonga coming to the winner's circle at the Australian Open at the expense of one of the Big Four. Read more »
Oppose favourites in Open
Gary Boswell / 16 January 2012 / Leave a comment
It's not the favourites Gary Boswell is interested in when it comes to the Australian Open, but ask him about two former Grand Slam Winners and it's a different story. Read more »
Astonishing odds for Li Na
Ralph Ellis / 13 January 2012 / Leave a comment
Ralph Ellis has no idea why Li Na is at such a big price in the women's draw of the Australian Open, especially when considering the question marks that hang over some of the other top seeds, and has done a little investigating as to why...Read more »
How do Big Four win?
Matthew Walton / 13 January 2012 / Leave a comment
Even though it's almost a given that Federer, Nadal, Djokovic and Murray will make it to the semis in the Australian Open, Matthew Walton feels he can help you make a little money predicting how they will get there. Read more »
