Tennis

Iga Swiatek has simply been on a different level to any other female player at this year's French Open and is taken to brush aside Sofia Kenin in the women's singles final. Australian Open champion Kenin will try to turn this contest into a battle of wills, but we fear she will be totally outgunned. More...

We're continuing our French Open predictions with selections for the men's semi-finals at Roland Garros and reckon both underdogs can be competitive. Punters can get a bwin price boost of 5/2 for each of the outsiders to win at least one set and that looks a value bet in tough conditions. More...

As the world of sport continues to recover from the disruption of the first wave of COVID-19 that brought it to a virtual halt in the Spring, we’ve picked out five major sports and looked at how they responded, with regards to making changes to this year's sporting calendar. More...

Dominic Thiem heads into the US Open final in much better form than Alexander Zverev and is fancied to dominate their clash at Flushing Meadows. Both men are trying to secure a first grand slam title, but the Austrian seems far more assured of holding his nerve in the New York decider. More...

The women’s final at the US Open is a battle between former world number ones and a high-class contest is anticipated between Naomi Osaka and Victoria Azarenka. Both players came through tough semi-finals in three sets here and another close encounter seems on the cards. More...

This mouthwatering clash would have made an ideal final instead of the last four as it pits tournament favourite Daniil Medvedev against Dominic Thiem, the highest-ranked player left in the draw. A close encounter seems on the cards, with plenty of twists and turns. More...

Victoria Azarenka lost out to Serena Williams in the 2012 and 2013 US Open finals but is fancied to gain some revenge in this year's semis. The 31-year-old from Belarus has looked in imperious form at Flushing Meadows, whereas Williams has had to battle through a series of gruelling encounters. More...

The first women's semi-final at this year's US Open promises to be a classic, with Jennifer Brady and Naomi Osaka both in cracking form. Brady has not looked like dropping a set at Flushing Meadows, while Osaka seems to be getting stronger and stronger throughout the tournament. More...

Alexander Zverev is fast becoming a man for the big occasion and is tipped to reach the US Open final by seeing off Pablo Carreno Busta. The German has put a poor run of form on the ATP Tour behind him at Flushing Meadows and can have too many weapons for his game, but outgunned opponent. More...

We're continuing our US Open predictions with four picks on day 10 at Flushing Meadows in New York which will hopefully give us a 13/5 accumulator. There are no fans present at this year's grand slam tournament, but that hasn't stopped players from providing plenty of thrills and spills. More...

While Roger Federer is still going strong despite approaching his 39th birthday, the landscape in men's tennis is likely to change long before Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic - already well into their thirties - reach that milestone. We’ve run the rule over the game’s leading players who are still under 30 and looked at when they might shine on the ATP Tour. More...

Tennis is defined by moments of brilliance and excitement, and if you’re one of those fans who doesn’t want to miss a single ace or break point, then you should definitely expand your Grand Slam knowledge. The Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open, also known as the majors, are the four tennis tournaments that all players wish to conquer; they’re also the ones awarding the most points for the ATP rankings. More...

When international sport is finally allowed to resume there will be an enormous amount of world titles waiting to be decided. Even without the rescheduled Olympic games, the sporting calendar will be packed, keeping us glued to our screens as all the unfinished business is resolved. More...

Novak Djokovic is hard to oppose as he bids for an eighth Australian Open title but Dominic Thiem can hopefully give him a decent test. The Austrian can take heart from having won four of their last five head-to-head encounters, including a come-from-behind victory at the ATP Finals in November. More...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...