Tennis

Few would have forecast an Australian Open final between Garbine Muguruza and Sofia Kenin at the start of the tournament Down Under, but the refreshingly unpredictable nature of women’s tennis means we could have a first-time grand slam champion in Melbourne on Saturday. More...

Dominic Thiem and Alexander Zverev have looked most likely to threaten the old guard's grand slam dominance and seem set for a good battle at the Australian Open. Both came through tough four-set quarter-finals against golden oldies and it will be a surprise if either goes out without a fight. More...

We've reached the semi-finals stage with our Australian Open predictions and are hoping to land a 14/5 treble from the 11th day of action. Ten of our last 12 tips have been successful at the first grand slam of the year and we're backing this trio of selections to do the business Down Under. More...

We’re posting ATP Finals predictions throughout the season-ending showpiece, as the sport’s top stars fight it out at the O2 Arena, and have a 3/1 Friday double. The year’s eight best singles players are taking part in a battle of the generations in London and we've already had plenty of thrills and spills. More...

Serena Williams has lost three straight grand slam finals since becoming a mother but is fancied to buck that trend when facing Bianca Andreescu at the US Open. The 37-year-old is a six-time champion at Flushing Meadows and has looked somewhere near back to her incredible best in New York. More...

Rafael Nadal has been relentless in his pursuit of a fourth US Open title and we can't see Daniil Medvedev standing in his way at Flushing Meadows. The Russian has been ultra-consistent over the past couple of months but was demolished 6-3 6-0 by Nadal in a recent Montreal decider. More...

We've reached the men's semi-finals stage with our US Open 2019 predictions and are hoping to land a near-5/1 double with these selections. There has already been plenty of thrills and spills at Flushing Meadows again this year and the excitement is set to build at the business end of the tournament. More...

Novak Djokovic was our pre-tournament pick for Wimbledon glory and he is still fancied to win the final at the expense of Roger Federer. The 32-year-old Serbian superstar beat the Swiss ace in the 2014 and 2015 deciders at SW19 and has also won their three most recent head-to-head encounters. More...

We've reached the women's final with our Wimbledon 2019 predictions and can't see past Serena Williams proving too powerful for Simona Halep. The American is gunning for an eighth title at the All England Club and a record-equalling 24th grand slam singles win, whereas the Romanian has just one French Open success. More...

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will face each other in a mouth-watering Wimbledon semi-final. The last-four clash will be the 40th meeting between the two over a 15-year period, with Spaniard Nadal currently leading 24-15 over his Swiss counterpart. More...

Wimbledon 2019 is set to be Andy Murray’s last while Roger Federer and the Williams sisters are approaching retirement age, meaning the tournament could witness a changing of the guard where the next generation of tennis stars emerge. We’ve broken down the extent to which the game’s recent giants have dominated the game and who might step up to replace them over the coming years. More...

Rafael Nadal brushed aside Dominic Thiem in last year's Roland Garros decider and we're anticipating a repeat result in our French Open 2019 predictions. The Spaniard stormed to a 6-4 6-3 6-2 triumph when lifting this trophy for the 11th time, having also crushed Stan Wawrinka in straight sets in 2017. More...

Novak Djokovic has been outstanding in London, but we're backing Alexander Zverez to give him a decent work-out. Zverev was beaten 6-4 6-1 by the world number one during the group stage, but he did have a slight chance to upset the Serbian superstar at 4-4 in the opening set. More...

For the 10th year in a row, the ATP Finals are taking place at London’s O2 Arena. We have looked at results over the past 10 years to see which players should be feared by their competitors, and how the culmination of the men’s tennis season tends to pan out. More...

If you are heading to Wimbledon this summer you’ll have plenty of choices to make: there are plenty of courts available but you can only be in one at a time. To make your decisions easier we’ve analysed every match from the 2017 tournament - singles and doubles - to identify which Wimbledon courts are likely to provide what you’re looking for. More...

Tennis punters are always on the look-out for value bets, so we're highlighting three Wimbledon 2018 dark horses fancied to fare better than their odds suggest. We've picked out lively longshots for the men's and women's singles events, as well as a rising star to follow in the early rounds. More...

Rafael Nadal's Roland Garros record makes him hard to oppose in our French Open 2018 betting tips when taking on Dominic Thiem in this year's final. The Spaniard is going for title number 11 at this grand slam event and has incredibly lost just twice in 87 matches on his beloved Paris courts. More...

Roger Federer is yet to drop a set on his way to his 11th Wimbledon final but will surely find it much tougher when he faces Marin Cilic. Federer is 9/50 to win a record eighth title at the All England Club and to become the oldest men’s singles Wimbledon champion of the open era. More...

The Wimbledon women’s final has been won by one of the Williams sisters for 12 of the last 17 years but Venus Williams goes into the 2017 showpiece against Garbine Muguruza as the underdog. The American has rolled back the years over the last fortnight, brushing aside British hope Johanna Konta in the semi-finals to More...

The Wimbledon semi-final between Sam Querrey and Marin Cilic is a battle of the big servers and could be a lengthy affair. The last time they met at the All England Club back in 2012, it was a five-and-a-half-hour marathon before Cilic eventually won the last set 17-15. The first of our Querrey vs Cilic More...

Wimbledon is now Roger Federer’s to lose and he is the clear 7/20 favourite to win his second grand slam of the year ahead of his semi-final against Tomas Berdych. The Swiss beat Milos Raonic in straight sets in the quarter-finals while the rest of the ‘big four’ – Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray and Novak More...

Johanna Konta is now just 9/4 in the Wimbledon women’s singles outright betting as she prepares to face Venus Williams in the semi-finals. Konta is bidding to become Britain’s first female winner at the All England Club since 1977 and it now looks a very realistic prospect after her 6-7 (2/7) 7-6 (7/5) 6-4 victory More...

Wimbledon saw the dark side of Novak Djokovic yesterday and the three-time champion looks in the mood to brush aside Tomas Berdych with ease today. A combination of the Wimbledon scheduling, the condition of the grass on Centre Court and a shoulder problem meant there was plenty for Djokovic to be frustrated at as he More...

Milos Raonic ended Roger Federer’s Wimbledon hopes last year but looks unlikely to repeat that performance in Wednesday’s quarter-final. Raonic edged a five-set thriller 12 months ago to reach his first Grand Slam final and that result will give him confidence that he can cause another upset at odds of 16/5. The Swiss star looks More...

Andy Murray faces a conventional opponent at last when he takes on Sam Querrey in the Wimbledon quarter-finals and that should mean we finally see the best of the defending champion. The world number one has dropped just one set in reaching the last eight at the All England Club for the 10th successive year, More...

Rafael Nadal has prevailed in straight sets in his last 10 Grand Slam matches but we’re backing Gilles Muller to end that streak at Wimbledon. After being totally dominant at the French Open, Nadal has brushed aside John Millman, Donald Young and Karen Khachanov with 3-0 victories. However, Khachanov did take the 2008 and 2010 More...

Andy Murray laboured through Friday’s win over Fabio Fognini at Wimbledon but we’re backing him to be more impressive against Benoit Paire in round four. The top seed had to come from 2-5 down in the fourth set to prevail 6-2 4-6 6-1 7-5, putting in a performance that could be described as patchy at More...

Roger Federer had to overcome a stuttering start in the second round at Wimbledon and may also be stretched a bit by Mischa Zverev in the early exchanges. Federer surprisingly admitted to suffering from a few jitters before eventually overcoming Croatian Dusan Lajovic 7-6 6-3 6-2. “It was definitely more acute than I normally feel,” More...

Novak Djokovic appears determined not to waste any more energy than is necessary in the early rounds at Wimbledon and that spells trouble for Ernests Gulbis. The 2011, 2014 and 2015 champion moved through the gears in ominous fashion when brushing aside nervy Czech Adam Pavlasek 6-2 6-2 6-1 with an aggressive display. Djokovic said: More...

Karen Khachanov has established himself as one of the more promising youngsters in men’s tennis and could give Rafael Nadal something to think about in the third round at Wimbledon. The 21-year-old Russian was only beaten 6-4 7-6 by Roger Federer in the Halle semis last month and has battled through two decent tests at More...