No, my Thai wife is not having THAT operation here in Thailand, I am, of course referring to the quality tennis tournaments that are currently being played at the moment.

Tennis is an excellent sport for the betting exchange trader and , indeed, the value in-play bettor. I will recount an old article which captures the opportunities available. Currently, we have the Barcelona Open and Belgrade , the latter featuring the Donkey Cheese King, Novak Djokovic. SO below, I recount an excellent match with all of the criteria I look for in a tennis match. And remember, the Summer is the time for Tennis.

Williams V Wang.

Serena Williams is a 1.1 favourite here ( £100 wins £10) YIKES! The key to value betting in Grand Slam tennis is to wait until these seeded players find themselves in a spot of bother.

Serena Williams lost the first set 6-4.

It’s 5-4 in the second set, and Wang is serving for the match.

Cue……the traditional Serena Williams comeback. This graph below shows the story of the match from Serena William’s perspective. The market thought she would lose this match, and with good cause. She is a set and 5-4 down 2nd set and Serena MUST break the Wang serve for the match. It is at points like these that you can back a 1/10 shot at 5/1, 6/1, even 8/1 ( if lucky enough!)

Serena Williams won the 2nd set 7-6 in a tie breaker.

It is at this point that you can ‘cash out’ . You backed Serena Williams at value odds when in trouble. Now cash out as her odds drop and guarantee a profit.

Interestingly Serena Williams lost the match but you would still have profited.

The summer brings with it 3 Grand Slams and plenty more trading /value betting opportunities.