Tennis Betting: Zurich and Madrid
Tips on Today's Bets at the WTA Zurich Open and ATP Madrid Masters
For fans of tennis and bettors, there are a host of matches today with good value as the ATP and WTA tours wind down for the season.
The concept of season ending championships on both the ATP and WTA tours has made this time of the year much more interesting for fans and bettors. Players tend to be more competitve during this period of the year to secure good ranking for the next season and a possible place in the top 8 to fight it out for the ultimate prize money for the year.
The schedule for today will be very appetizing to fans of tennis betting and rightly so as there is an angle for profit in many of the matches.
WTA Tour: Zurich Open
Marion Bartoli vs Michaella Krajicek: These two are coming into this match from different angles. Krajicek is just finding her form since Wimbledon and Bartoli is building on her amazing run at Wimbledon where she put her opponent today out in the quarterfinals. Bartoli leads 2-0 but the matches have always been close although the third set at Wimbledon which Krajicek lost 6-2, suggests otherwise. If you are thinking of an angle on this match, the best approach will be to bet Krajicek to win +4.5 games handicap . Bartoli with her good form has lost some easy matches to players that can grind out points, Dushevina in Moscow and Radwanska in Stuttgart.
ATP Tour: Madrid Masters
David Ferrer vs Feliciano Lopez: The guys are fighting for a place in the race to Shanghai, the season ending championship. One of such players is David Ferrer and he is in good form after winning at Tokyo earlier this month. He faces his compatriot, Feliciano Lopez who is 35 places below the 7th ranked Ferrer. Even with the huge gap in rank, their encounters is always a close one as they are familiar with eachother's tennis style and both predominantly clay court players. Ferrer should win, he is on a charge to make Shanghai and in superb form but Loez will make it a tight game all the way. Head to Head is 2-2, the last meeting was won by Ferrer in two sets on his way to the title at Tokyo two weeks ago. A good bet will be Lopez +4 games handicap.
Other good bets today.
James Blake to defeat Mario Ancic : After losing to Thomas Johansson in Stockholm last week for a second consecutive match, Blake will hope to take advantage of Ancic who is coming back from an injury lay off. And Jelena Jankovic, who is always tournament ready, to beat Nicole Vaidisova, a player yet to find rhythm and has slipped down the ranking.
