Wimbledon Betting

Yesterday he defeated Andy Murray, tomorrow Rafael Nadal will take on Tomas Berdych in Wimbledon SW19. Nadal, the king of clay is on fire on grass once again, and is the favorite in our Men’s Final Wimbledon odds comparison tool – it looks like the bookmakers fancy Rafael Nadal is 1.37 in the match odds to take back his Wimbledon Crown tomorrow against a formidable opponent who has also stormed to the final.

Czech Tomas Berdych saw off both the #3 seed Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer from the tournament. Berdych has come close to the big time recently a semi-final in Roland Garros a fortnight ago – If Berdych wins Wimbledon it would be his first Grand Slam title. Get the odds for this outcome from our tennis odds comparison tool.

Nadal looked to be back to top form when he defeated Scottish Andy Murray on Friday – and if he keeps up this form he should soon be holding the trophy he has held before for the second time in his illustrious tennis career.

The statistics certainly tell you to bet on Nadal to win Wimbledon- he stands 13-0 at Wimbledon, and this is his fourth consecutive year that he has reached the final at the Wimbledon championships. Nadal had his name engraved on the winners’ trophy in 2008.

Rafa Nadal got off to a great start at this year’s Wimbledon Championship, quickly despatching his 20 year old Japanese opponent Kei Nishikori 6-2 6-4 6-4. Many critics suggested that Nadal’s knee injury would affect his game so much that he had no chance of taking down the tournament this year, however Rafa seems to be back to his peak form.

Set 1 was a tough game for Nishikori. In the first game the Japanese player had a 40-0 lead, but after 6 game points Nadal converted and took the set. In the second, Nishikori seemed to be on form, displaying a strong forehand and a wicked crosscourt backhand at the net. At 4-4 Nishikori made a double fault at and Nadal managed to break him in another Set.

The third set looked easy for Nadal, who broke Nishikori’s serve early on.Nadal fell over during a break-point making it level at 3 all, but as you would expect from the recent Roland Garros Winner, Nadal’s Victory was comfortable, and perhaps a foregone conclusion.

We expect Nadal will cruise all the way to the Wimbledon 2010 Men’s Final. Our Wimbledon Odds Comparison tool will show you the best odds for every single Wimbledon Match.

In less than a week, the 2010 Wimbledon tennis championship will kick off, and hoardes of tennis fans will descend on what many hope is a “sunny Wimbledon”. The sun *always* shines in Wimbledon, but just in case, there’s a new extendible roof to keep the English weather at bay if necessary. The Wimbledon Women’s Betting Odds are now available and anyone who bets on ladies tennis would be foolish to discount the defending ladies champion Serena Williams, who is currently the bookmakers favourite. Serena has a total of three Wimbledon titles under her belt, and no doubt hopes to edge closer in titles to her sister’s tally for the year.

The other Williams, Venus Williams is the bookmakers second favourite to win the 2010 Wimbledon Ladies Championship, as she is the holder of no less than five titles, and is currently ranked #2 in the women’s tennis tour.

Other players that the bookies are confident in include Justine Henin , Maria Sharapova and of course Kim Clijsters.

Check out our Wimbledon Betting Odds page for live odds comparison (giving you the best odds for betting on Wimbledon guaranteed), as well as our free bets page for a selection of special offers for new accounts with the top online bookmakers.

Tickets for Wimbledon are a hot item when the summer rolls around again and the tennis action gets underway in June of each year. But if you want to get in to see all the big players, how do you do it?

Every year the All England Lawn Tennis Club holds a public ballot to determine who will be lucky enough to get tickets to the Championships. There is no guarantee you will get tickets, but if you do you will find they could well be for one of the show courts, i.e. Centre Court or Court No. 1. The ballot takes place each year from around August until December. The draw for the ballot then takes place from January onwards, right up to the Championships themselves.

If you do not get lucky you can still turn up on the day, but you will need to attend as early as possible. There are usually around 6000 tickets available, which if you get one will permit you to access the grounds and all the outside courts. In addition to this you may be lucky enough to pick up a ticket for Centre Court, Court No. 1 or Court No. 2. Some five hundred tickets are available for each of these on a daily basis, so you still have a chance of getting onto a show court if you were not lucky during the public ballot.

As you can see, if you know what to do you can be in with a good chance of seeing Wimbledon from court side this year.

If you are thinking of placing one or more bets on this year’s Wimbledon Grand Slam tennis tournament, it might help to understand how the seeding system works; It could influence which player you decide to place a bet on. Our free tennis bets help too obviously :)

The seeding system basically reveals who should reach each stage of the tournament. For example someone seeded eight should reach the quarterfinals but will then be knocked out of the competition. If a player is seeded second they should reach the final but be the runner up to the number one seed.

Of course in reality things never quite work out that way. It has been known for an unseeded player to win Wimbledon. Boris Becker famously did it as a 17 year old on his first visit to the tournament. Richard Krajicek also won as an unseeded player in 1996, playing against another unseeded player in the process.

The seeding process ensures that 32 players receive a seeded position in the tournament. This does not necessarily reflect on their ranking however. The number one ranked player in the world will not always be the number one seed for Wimbledon; a lot will depend on how they have performed there before. For example in 2009 Roger Federer was the number two seed behind Rafael Nadal, who ended up having to withdraw before the tournament began.

Studying the seeding process can influence how you bet and it can also affect the odds that are offered on a particular player.

Rain is something that tennis fans are used to at the Wimbledon tennis tournament. While some years have been mercifully rain free, others have seen varying amounts of rain that can easily mean play is suspended for various lengths of time. Occasionally there has been no play at all in a single day.

The All England Lawn Tennis Club has a policy in place in the event of wet weather. Centre Court is the only court that can be covered where play can still take place; the roof can be closed in less than ten minutes. However it may still prove necessary to acclimatise the surroundings inside Centre Court before play can resume.

In cases where rain has meant that only an hour or two of play has taken place, ticket holders can apply for a full or partial refund. Full details of this can be obtained from the venue on the day.

In the event that you bet on a match that is suspended for a day and then completes on the following day, your bet should still be perfectly valid. You are wagering money on the match, not on when it is played. If you have any questions about the effects of likely bad weather ask before you place your bet.

Of course the other thing you could do is to bet money on having a fully dry Wimbledon for once. The odds might be long enough to make it worth a try!

The time for the famous Wimbledon tennis competition is nearly here once again. Its imminent arrival means that many people will be considering placing a bet on one or more players during the tournament. Tennis betting is always very popular and since Wimbledon is generally regarded as the world’s greatest tennis tournament, it is no big surprise that it attracts a lot of attention from gamblers.

Before you place straightforward ‘to win’ bets on particular players you should be aware that there are different types of wager that you can choose. For instance some people like trying to guess the eventual winner in the ladies’ and men’s singles tournaments. Others prefer to bet on the winner of a particular match. And of course the odds on who may win outright are likely to change as the tournament progresses.

You might decide that you prefer one particular type of betting to the others; for example you may only wish to place a bet on who you think will win before the tournament actually gets underway. Alternatively you may wish to place several bets throughout the two weeks of the Wimbledon tennis championships. You may even try to guess the outcome of one set of play in particular.

As you can see those that love betting will have plenty of potential winners to go for once the Wimbledon fortnight begins. No matter who or what outcome you want to bet on, you have a chance of winning if the right player wins, or you predict the right closing score.

The order of play at Wimbledon for the following day is announced at the end of each day’s play. Once all the matches have been decided for that day, the referee decides which players will be playing on which court and at what time on the day following.

It sounds simple, but you should consider that some players are competing in more than one tournament. For example a player could be competing in the ladies’ singles and also in the mixed doubles. In this situation changes could occur if it is found that two matches with the same player involved would clash.

The order of play generally has three matches played on any one court in a single day. Sometimes it will be four, particularly if women’s or mixed doubles matches are played. This is because these can only run to a maximum of three sets rather than five for the men.

Play usually starts at 12 noon on the outside courts, with play commencing an hour later at 1pm on the show courts (but, given the English weather, you might not bet on this!). These include Centre Court and Court No. 1. Since the retractable roof was put over Centre Court play there can no longer be disrupted by rain. But bad weather can still stop play on the other courts, which means changes can occur to the order of play to accommodate matches that have not been completed on time.

If you are thinking of betting you will need to keep an eye on the order of play for the 2010 Wimbledon Championships.

Because of the nature of the game of tennis there are lots of different ways that you can bet on Wimbledon tennis. For instance if you think Serena Williams will lift the trophy this year in the women’s draw, you can place an outright bet on her to win.

Wagering on the outcome of the tournament is always a popular bet, the further you go into the tournament the more exciting it becomes if your chosen player is still in with a good chance of winning. If you got good Wimbledon odds early on and the player walks out onto Centre Court for a final, things can get very exciting as you cheer them on.

Another popular type of bet is to wager on the outcome of a particular match. If you have a favourite player you could bet on them to win the match. Alternatively you may do your research into what the form of the two players has been, and make an informed decision from that.

Some people like to place a bet depending on the odds they will get for it. Instead of going for a popular and expert player like Andy Murray for example, they might bet on a lesser known player to cause an upset instead. The odds will be longer but it will pay out more money if you get it right.

Everyone has their favourite way of betting on the Wimbledon tennis tournament; which kind of bet will you be placing this year?

As the date for the Wimbledon tennis championships draws closer, we will get a better idea of what matches we will have to look forward to. The schedule of Wimbledon 2010 matches is organised once the seedings have been agreed and the draw has taken place. This draw decides who will play each player in the first round of the tournament, and it is split into the top and bottom halves.

Before Wimbledon begins you should be able to gain access to the schedule of matches for the first day of play. This will obviously consist of the first round matches, but from day two onwards the schedule may include matches from more than one round. It all depends on how quickly certain matches are completed, and whether or not they are interrupted by bad weather.

The schedule traditionally sees the men’s singles tournament get underway on the first Monday, although some ladies’ matches also take place on this day. In contrast the Tuesday is traditionally known as Ladies’ Day, as many ladies’ matches take place on the Centre Court.

The provisional schedule can sometimes be changed according to how events play out. For example if a match is running late on one court and another court is free, the players waiting to play on the first court could be moved to the second one so that the matches are completed on time.

In short, the provisional schedule of 2010 matches is just that – provisional. You can find out more on the day of play.