World number 3 Andy Murray has laughed off claims that he is a cheat and that he lack the bottle to win Wimbledon. Murray’s second round opponent Latvian, Ernests Gulbis, accused Murray of faining an injury at last years Queens Club tournament to try and break the Latvians rhythm. ‘In the third set he took a medical time-out when it was 4-4,’ the fact that Murray pulled out of the tournament the very next day doesn’t seem to bother Gulbis and he is convinced that he was duped. ‘Actually he didn’t have nothing, he just broke my rhythm and I wasn’t an experienced enough player to deal with that at the time.’
Murray answered him back by beating giving Gulbis a bit of a tennis lesson winning their second round tie in straight sets 6-2, 7-5, 6-3. Murray is in great form and goes in to his round three tie against little known Serbian Viktor Troicki expecting an easy win. Despite Murray’s good form most people aren’t looking past Federer to take out his 15th open title especially with Rafael Nadal’s absence (Which the sportsbetblog team predicted weeks before it happened), but we must remember that Murray has beaten Federer six times out of eight and looks to have the measure of him. And as for the question marks over his stamina and his bottle, well we will have to wait and see. My bet is looking good though so go to sportsbet now to back Murray at $3.75.
One of the great stories of this years Wimbledon has been the apparent return to form of our very own Lleyton Hewitt. Hewitt loves the grass courts of Wimbledon and it looks as though he has chosen the 2009 tournament to play some of his best tennis in years. He brushed aside USA’s Robby Ginepri in round one and also destroyed fifth seed Jaun Martin Del Potro 6-3, 7-5, 7-5 in round two. Hewitt is now hot favourite in his third round tie against Philipp Petzschner, but the bookies still don’t see him having much of a chance at lifting his 2nd Wimbledon title. Sportsbet are paying out $21.00 so if you are feeling patriotic why not have a punt.
In the women’s side of the game Venus Williams is looking great in her quest to claim her third straight Wimbledon title, and she is my tip to do so. Sportsbet are paying out $3.00 and I feel that this is a great price. Venus is just too strong on the grass and even though her sister Serena is the favourite I feel that Venus will win.
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The 2008 Wimbledon final between the Swiss master Roger Federer and Spanish star Rafael Nadal was considered by many as the greatest game of tennis ever played. A five set thriller that saw the the powerful Spaniard knock Federer off the top of world tennis and start a new era in the mens game. But the hope for a 2009 rematch under the new retractable roof on center court has been dealt a blow, with Rafael Nadal reportedly under going intensive treatment on a knee injury that could threaten his defense of the title. Roger Federer will go in to the tournament has hot favourite after winning the French Open for the first time, and if Nadal does miss out it will be hard to look past Federer breaking the Pete Samprass record by winning his 15th open title. So is there anyone out there who can stop the Fed Express in its tracks.
Andy Murray $3.75
Andy Murray was my pick for the French Open but once again his stamina let him down and he was dumped out in the second week by Fernando Gonzalez. Murray is ranked at number 3 in the world after he won at the Queens club tournament last week, which was his third title of the year. He is widely considered to be the most likely to break the top twos strangle hold on mens tennis, but that is only if he can take his form in to the second week at the major tournaments. Fred Perry was the last Brit to win Wimbledon, with this the year of his 100th birthday and Nadal’s injury maybe, just maybe the omens are on Andy’s side. He is my pick again so go to Canbet now to get your free bet on Murray making history.
Robin Soderling $26.00
The Swede will be on a massive high going in to this years Wmbledon championships after shocking the world by beating the clay Court master Rafael Nadal on his way to the French Open final. But if you take in to account that Nadal was carrying an injury and that Federer easily disposed of him in the final the effort suddenly doesn’t look so great. There is no doubt that Soderling played well above himself at Roland Garros, but can he do it again on the faster grass courts of Wimbledon? I seriously doubt it. If you think I am wrong and that Soderling has something else up his sleeve go to canbet now and receive your free bet.
Lleyton Hewitt $151.00
There is no doubt that grass is Hewitt’s favourite surface to play on. He won Wimbledon in 2002 don’t forget and always performs pretty well in the grass court season. There is also no doubt that he always plays with all of his heart and soul, thats why we all love him of course. But is heart enough for Lleyton to climb back to the top of world tennis? As much as I would love to say it is, it probably isn’t. I do predict Hewitt getting in to the second week but anything else is probably beyond him. So if you want to get behind an Aussie I think that Samantha Stosur would be a better bet, canbet are paying $26.00 for Stosur to cause what would be a massive upset
So lets all hope and pray that Andy Murray stops making me look like a total idiot and finally wins me some money.
Internet betting is becoming massive business all around the world thanks mainly to their free bet sign ups and generous odds on almost every sporting event that you can think of. With Sportsalive.com fast becoming known as the premium sports betting site. Although they do offer bets on all kinds of horse racing there are some restrictions. Bets of $2000 are the max for Metropolitan racing , while limits of $1,000 and $500 for are in place for Provincial and Country racing. This makes Sportsalive a good place to bet on the ponies on a whim, but not so great if you are a serious horse punter.
Sports alive was born after the amalgamation of Sports Acumen and Global Sportsbet business with idea of offering punters a wide range of sports betting opportunities. The site itself is packed with news, reviews and tips, and in 2009 Paul “Fatty” Vautin and Robert Walls signed up to give their weekly thoughts on the NRL and AFL.
But the one thing that Sportsalive have monopolised here in Australia and New Zealand is spread betting.
Sports Alive & Spread Betting
Spread Betting has become very popular in the UK because it offers an exciting betting option that can deliver you greater rewards while keeping you involved for every second of every sporting occasion. Sportsalive is Australia’s leading spread betting agency, offering a comprehensive range of markets on the most popular sports and racing events.
Spread Betting allows you to back your judgement and your pick doesn’t have to win for you to win on the bet. If you think that a player or team will do better (or worse) than the Sportsalive quote, then the more accurate your prediction the more you will win.
For example if Sportsalive predict that there will between 30 or40 goals in an AFL match then this is the spread 30 -40. The punter has two options to buy or sell against the spread. If you buy you are betting that there will be more than 40 goals in the game. If you sell you are betting that there will be less than 30.
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Apart from special offers to previous Sports Acumen and Global Sportsbet business clients Sportsalive are offering up to $125 if you refer a friend to their site. This will include $25 paid directly in to your betting account while your friend will recieve the same as their first deposit up to $100. So if they deposit $100 in to their acount when they first sign up Sportsalive will match it.
Go to Sportsalive now for early betting on Wimbledon. My hot tip is Rafael Nadal with Sportsalive paying $5.00 for the Spaniard to instantly get over his French Open nightmare. But if my prediction of Andy Murray winning at Roland Garros is anything to go by you are probably best off ignoring me and betting on the Australian elections instead. Sportsalive are offering $2.50 for the Coalition to bounce back from last times embarrasment.
