Ben Lyttleton tells us about Argentina’s preparations ahead of their crucial clash against Brazil which include a change of venue, a change of system and the likely dropping of Carlos Tevez.
“That’s why Maradona has taken the unusual step of moving the venue from Buenos Aires’s El Monumental Stadium to El Gigante de Arroyito in [...]
It’s the opening day of the season in Italy and there are some decent bets to be had, starting with over 2.5 goals as a decent Roma side travel to Genoa, who will push them for Champions League qualification, says Dave Farrar.
“And the two games between these sides last season, were both wide open [...]
With Lisandro Lopez, Lucho Gonzalez and Aly Cissokho all now playing their football in France, the reigning Portuguese champions FC Porto will now be under serious pressure from a Benfica side who have added Javier Saviola and Javi Garcia to their ranks, says Ben Lyttleton.
“Porto’s strongest challenge, therefore, will come from Benfica, known as “The [...]
Sean Calvert is a man worth listening to at the moment when it comes to tennis betting, having predicted Juan Del Potro’s win two weeks ago and run to the final last week. We’re jumping the Del Potro ship this week and here’s where our money should be…
“Del Potro looked physically gone towards the end [...]
Fresh from predicting Juan Martin Del Potro’s win in LA last week, Sean Calvert looks ahead to the Masters Cup event in Montreal starting today. The returning Roger Federer is obviously the man to beat but Del Potro could once again be the man most likely to challenge…
“The way that Del Potro came back from [...]
After a profitable return from his tipping on the LA Open, Sean Calvert looks ahead to the second leg of the US Hardcourt swing where last year’s winner Juan Martin Del Potro is likely to make a real fist of defending his valuable ranking points.
“Del Potro has proven in the past that he goes [...]
As the ATP Tour moves to the American hard-courts, Sean Calvert tries to separate the wheat from the chaff as he tries to bounce back from last week’s disappointment.
I was due a poor week after an excellent run and I certainly had it at the German Open in Hamburg where both of my bets bowed [...]
Monday 6?July DAQMAN? GOING FOR 10 IN A ROW: Daqman, whose record run of lays is 16, tries to extend his latest sequence to 10 at Ripon tonight.
Ben Caudell thinks 2002 champ Lleyton Hewitt can do the business one last time today against fifth seed Juan Martin Del Potro. Plus another win for a Brit. Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) v Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) This is my match of the day, a battle between the old and the new. The number five seed Juan Martin Del Potro will take on Aussie legend Lleyton Hewitt on centre court at 1pm today. Surprisingly, these two have never played one another on the ATP tour. The older of the two, Hewitt, has had a magnificent career to date with the highlight being his victory at Wimbledon back in 2002, defeating David Nalbandian in straight sets. Del Potro, the 2009 quarter finalist of the Australian Open and Semi Finalist of the French Open is part of a new breed of youngsters baying for supremacy amongst the more established players such as Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Andy Roddick . Yet to reach the final of a grand slam tournament, the young Argentine will hope to fare better than his two previous second round defeats at all the All England Championships. Hewitt has had his time in the limelight and will surely think about retiring some time soon but this will not stop the Aussie from battling through every point, game and set against Del Potro. His stubbornness to win is still etched into every forehand, backhand and serve and whoever knocks him out will need to bring their A-game to the table as well as plenty of fighting spirit. The value I believe is with Hewitt purely because he has an outstanding Wimbledon record, he has reached the quarter finals twice; semis twice, the 4th round three times and has won the tournament on one occasion, all in the space of nine years. Del Potro has no such experience on the grass and will struggle to get down to the low bouncing balls because of his stature. I expect a real battle that should go the distance, or at the very least four sets. Selection: Back Lleyton Hewitt @ 3.4 to win match Lay Del Potro 3-0 @ [3.35] Elena Baltacha (GBR) v Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) One of the remaining British hopefuls left in the singles (Andy Murray the only other British player) has high hopes of reaching the third round at Wimbledon for the first time in her career in what looks to be a decent match-up against a player ranked lower than her. Baltacha (Ranked 106) and Flipkens (115) have met on two previous occasions, both matches going the way of the Brit and both matches won in straight sets and on indoor courts. This is the first time Flipkens has reached the second round at Wimbledon and she will have her work cut out against home favourite Baltacha and the British fan brigade. I expect this to be a relatively easy win for the Brit after a gutsy performance against Alona Bondarenko in the previous round. Selection: Back Elena Baltacha @ [1.84] to win match Best Bet – Lay Juan Martin Del Potro 3-0 @ 3.35
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Sky Sports commentator Barry Millns rates the chances of three long shots with potential – Juan Martin Del Potro, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Fernando Verdasco
“Physically Tsonga should be strong enough providing he avoids the kind of injuries which blighted the first part of his career. But mentally, like anyone still seeking a first major, a [...]