2012 Mens Tennis Specials With Stan James

The 2011 tennis season might be coming to an end but Stan James will keep you entertained over the Christmas period with a variety of tennis specials for the 2012 season. The Australian Open is remarkably only seven weeks away and the best players in the world will be eager to get off to a winning start Down Under.

Novak Djokovic has been the stand-out performer of 2011, winning a stunning three Grand Slam trophies and a plethora of other titles. The Serb will be looking to continue his form into the 2012 season and who would bet against him adding to his rapidly growing trophy cabinet. The 24-year-old is available at 8/1 to repeat his feat of 2011 and win three Grand Slams or go one better at 33/1 and win all four.

Such was the dominance of Djokovic that Rafa Nadal had to settle for just the one Grand Slam this season, his beloved French Open. Nadal lost an incredible six finals to Djokovic but he will surely use this as motivation to come back stronger next year. Nadal is available at 6/5 to win one Slam in 2012 or 12/1 to match 2010 and win three. He is also priced at 2/1 to beat Djokovic in a Grand Slam Match Bet.

Andy Murray may still be searching for that elusive first Grand Slam but he can look back on 2o11 as another successful year. The Scot finished as runner-up in the Australian Open and managed to reach the semi-finals in the other three Grand Slams, coming unstuck against his nemisis Rafa Nadal each time. He finished the season strongly, winning the Thailand and Japan Open before injury forced him to withdraw from the ATP World Tour Finals. Murray will be gunning for a Grand Slam in 2012 and is priced at 13/8 to win his first one next year.

Many critics have claimed that Roger Federer is now well past his best. However, he still managed to reach a Grand Slam final, two semi-finals and a quarter final this season, and has also finished well with a few titles and thumped Nadal 6-3 6-0 in just 61 minutes at the ATP World Tour Finals, in what he described as his best win ever.

To Win A Grand Slam In 2012

• 1/3 – Rafael Nadal
• 1/5 – Novak Djokovic
• 5/4 – Roger Federer
• 13/8 – Andy Murray

Djokovic v Nadal Grand Slam Match Bet

• 11/8 – Novak Djokovic
• 2/1 – Tie
• 2/1 – Rafael Nadal

Top 4 Players To Win All 4 Grand Slams
(Djokovic, Nadal, Murray & Federer)

• 8/13 – Yes
• 6/5 – No

Nadal & Djokovic To Win All 4 Grand Slams

• 3/1 – Yes
• 1/5 – No

Novak Djokovic Number Of Grand Slam Wins

• 11/4 – No Slams
• 11/8 – One Slam
• 5/2 – Two Slams
• 8/1 – Three Slams
• 33/1 – Four Slams

Rafa Nadal Number Of Grand Slam Wins

• 9/4 – No Slams
• 6/5 – One Slam
• 11/4 – Two Slams
• 12/1 – Three Slams
• 50/1 – Four Slams

Roger Federer Number Of Grand Slam Wins

• 4/9 – No Slams
• 2/1 – One Slam
• 14/1 – Two Slams
• 66/1 – Three Slams
• 200/1 – Four Slams

Andy Murray Number Of Grand Slam Wins

• 1/3 – No Slams
• 12/5 – One Slam
• 16/1 – Two Slams
• 100/1 – Three Slams
• 300/1 – Four Slams

Odds provided by Stan James

Andy Murray One To Watch In ATP World Tour Finals Betting

ATP World Tour Finals – 20-27th November 2011

The Barclays ATP World Tour Finals is the last major tournament of the calendar year where the best eight players of 2011 meet in the unofficial ‘F’ifth Grand Slam’ to see who can end the season on the ultimate high. Five places have already been decided – Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray, Roger Federer and David Ferrer – meaning there are now three remaining spots, with the likes of Tomas Berdych, Mardy Fish, Jo Wilfred Tsonga and Juan Martin Del Potro all still in contention.

As has been the case all year Novak Djokovic is the man to beat. The Serb has been in scintillating form with three Grand Slam trophies to his name as well as a number of other titles. Sky Bet have Djokovic as the 6/4 favourite in the betting odds and if fully fit it would come as no surprise to see him lift the title later next month. Andy Murray has saved his best performances till last and will be brimming with confidence following his hat-trick of titles in the past few weeks. Priced at 3/1 Murray has a very good chance of winning in London and his prospects will no doubt be boosted on home soil in front of a vociferous crowd.

Roger Federer has gone off the radar slightly in recent months and is without a Grand Slam title since the 2010 Australian Open. The World No. 4 may be on the decline but he is more than capable of winning in London next month, just as he did last year when he beat Nadal in a thrilling final. Like every player, Nadal has been in the shadow of Djokovic this year but yet he still has a Grand Slam to his name plus two runners-up finishes at Wimbledon and the US Open. Both Federer and Nadal are available at 7/2 to come out victorious in November. Elsewhere the Spaniard David Ferrer has enjoyed an impressive year and he could be a good outside bet at 20/1.

ATP World Tour Finals Outright Winner Odds

• 6/4 – Novak Djokovic
• 3/1 – Andy Murray
• 7/2 – Rafa Nadal
• 7/2 – Roger Federer
• 16/1 – Tomas Berdych
• 20/1 – David Ferrer
• 20/1 – Mardy Fish
• 20/1 – Jo Wilfired Tsonga
• 40/1 – Juan Martin Del Potro
• 80/1 – Gilles Simon
• 100/1 – Robin Soderling

All odds supplied by Sky Bet

Shanghai Masters Betting Special with Victor Chandler

The 2011 Shanghai Masters is now underway and Victor Chandler have a Gain Set and Match offer available where they will refund all losing match bets if your chosen player is beaten in a final set tie-break.

The man to watch this week is definitely Andy Murray who has been in blistering form during the last fortnight. The Scot won the Thailand Open which was followed by the Japan Open last week where he produced one of his best performances of the season to overcome Rafael Nadal 3-6 6-2 6-0, dropping only four points in the final set. That result will be a massive confidence boost for Murray, who often struggles against Nadal, and Victor Chandler have installed the 24-year-old as the 7/4 favourite.

Nadal can be found with odds of 15/8 but this is by no means a two-horse race with the likes of Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Tomas Berdych and Mardy Fish all in with a chance of making an impact in Shanghai. World No.1 Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer were forced to withdraw due to injury which gives other players a chance to shine and collect points ahead of the ATP World Tour Finals in London next month.

Shanghai Masters Odds

• 7/4 – Andy Murray
• 15/8 – Rafael Nadal
• 11/1 – Tomas Berdych
• 12/1 – Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
• 16/1 – Mardy Fish
• 22/1 – David Ferrer
• 33/1 – David Nalbandian
• 40/1 – Andy Roddick
• 40/1 – Stanislas Wawrinka
• 50/1 – Aleksander Dolgopolov

All odds supplied by Victor Chandler

Djokovic 12/1 to Win Every Grand Slam

Paddy Power are offering intriguing odds of 12/1 for Novak Djokovic to win all four Grand Slams in 2011. The Serbian superstar has been in sensational form so far this year, and with the Australian Open already under his belt, who says he can’t complete the clean sweep.

At the time of writing the 23-year-old remains undefeated in 2011. His incredible winning streak dates back to the previous year, in which he ended on a high having lead Serbia to their first ever Davis Cup title after beating France 3-2 in a thrilling final. Djokovic has since won the Australian Open, three ATP Masters titles in Indian Wells, Miami and Madrid, as well as tournaments in Dubai and Belgrade. Djokovic is currently looking good in the Rome Masters – an event he won three years ago – and is due to face Robin Soderling in the quarter-finals. His 6-4 6-1 demolition of Stanislas Wawrinka in the previous round takes his 2011 winning tally to 34, only eight wins away from equalling John McEnroe’s 42-0 start in 1984.

Djokovic seems to have overcome a major mental barrier concerning Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer and now goes into every match against the two tennis greats with buckets of confidence, whereas before he perhaps lacked the belief that he was really going to win. The next Grand Slam on the tennis calender is the French Open, which begins on 22nd May, and Paddy Power have Djokovic at 12/5 to win.

Novak Djokovic Specials

12/1 – Win all four Grand Slams in 2011/12

11/2 – Win three Grand Slams in 2011/12

7/4 – Win two Grand Slams in 2011/12

12/5 – Win 2011 French Open

7/2 – Win 2011 Wimbledon

11/4 – Win 2011 US Open

All odds courtesy of Paddy Power

Nadal Favourite In Rome Despite Madrid Defeat

The clay maestro Rafael Nadal is the favourite to win the ATP Tour Rome Masters despite losing to Novak Djokovic in the Madrid Open final on Sunday in straight sets. The Serbian’s impressive 7-5 6-4 win took his 2011 undefeated streak to 32 matches whilst simultaneously ending Nadal’s record of 37 consecutive wins on clay. At 2/1 with Stan James you won’t get much better odds for Djokovic to record his fourth ATP Masters Series win of the year.

Rafa’s confidence would have taken some battering following his defeat to Djokovic, and the Spaniard faces a tough draw in Rome with the likes of Roger Federer, David Ferrer, Tomas Berdych and Thomaz Bellucci in his side of the draw. He faces a possible semi-final clash with Federer, whom he beat in three sets last week. Nadal also has a 10-1 record against Federer on clay and with the Swiss struggling for form on the surface this year you would count it as a big upset for him to overcome Nadal and reach the final. Federer can nonetheless never be ruled out, and Stan James have priced him at 11/1 to win his first Masters tournament of the year.

After disappointing in Madrid, Andy Murray will be determined to bounce back and put in an impressive performance in Rome ahead of the French Open later this month. You can back the Scot with Stan James at 25/1. Elsewhere David Ferrer looks good value at 18/1, whilst Thomas Berdych, who took a set of Djokovic in the semi-finals last week, is priced at 50/1. Alternatively Gael Monfils, who bizarrely had to retire last week after an allergic reaction to cheese, has long odds of 80/1.

Rome Masters Odds

• 1/2 – Rafael Nadal
• 2/1 – Novak Djokovic
• 11/1 – Roger Federer
• 18/1 – David Ferrer
• 25/1 – Andy Murray
• 28/1 – Robin Soderling
• 40/1 – Nikolay Davydenko
• 50/1 – Thomas Belluci
• 50/1 – Thomas Berdych
• 80/1 – Gael Monfils
• 80/1 – Stanislas Wawinka
• 100/1 – Jo-Wilfred Tsonga
• 100/1 – Marin Cilic

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Gain, Set and Match – Madrid Masters Betting Special

The Madrid Open kicks off today in Spain as the top players on the men’s tour look to impress ahead of the French Open on May 17^th. The bookies Victor Chandler are offering punters a fantastic match bet deal whereby if your chosen player is beaten in a final set tie-break they will refund your losing stake as a FREE BET!

Rafael Nadal is understandably the clear favourite to win the third Masters of 2011. The Spaniard has been in sublime form in recent months, winning in both Monte Carlo and Barcelona. The clay court specialist is reaching his peak just in time for the French Open and it is difficult to look past him this week in Madrid. Another player in fine form is Nadal’s Spanish counterpart David Ferrer, who finished as the runner-up to the World No.1 in both Monte Carlo and Barcelona. Ferrer will be hoping to make it a case of third time lucky in Madrid and at 20/1 is definitely worth a punt.

Novak Djokovic, who has spent the last few weeks on the sidelines with a knee injury, will be looking to come back where he left off as the Serbian remains undefeated this year. The 2011 Australian Open Champion is the second favourite at 7/2 and looks a good bet to challenge Nadal. At 10/1 Roger Federer is always worth a bet, however it is difficult to see him getting the better of Nadal or Djokovic on his least favourite surface. The third seed was disappointing in Monte Carlo where he lost to Jurgen Melzer in the quarterfinals. Andy Murray, who lost a thrilling semi-final to Nadal in Monaco, missed the event in Barcelona due to an elbow injury but showed glimpses of his best form in Moncao and is worth backing at 20/1, although he does face a potential showdown with Djokovic in the semi-finals and we all know what happened in Australia…

Other players to keep an eye out for include Juan Martin Del Potro at 20/1, Thomas Berdych at 40/1, and don’t be fooled by Fernando Verdasco on long odds of 50/1. The Spaniard is a cracking player who can challenge anyone on his day.

Madrid Masters Winner Odds

• 2/5 – Rafael Nadal
• 7/2 – Novak Djokovic
• 10/1 – Roger Federer
• 20/1 – David Ferrer
• 20/1 – Juan Martin Del Potro
• 20/1 – Andy Murray
• 40/1 – Thomas Berdych
• 50/1 – Robin Soderling
• 50/1 – Fernando Verdasco
• 66/1 – Nikolay Davydenko
• 66/1 – Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

All Madrid Open Odds are courtesy of Victor Chandler

Monte Carlo Masters: Nadal the favourite in Djokovic’s absence

The Monte Carlo Masters marks the official start of the clay court season and with the in-form Novak Djokovic absent through injury it is difficult to look beyond the World No.1 Rafael Nadal. The Spaniard, who has a record of 34-1 at this event, is the clear favourite with Stan James at 1/4. Nadal breezed to victory here last year without dropping a single set and will be determined to kick-start his season with a commanding performance on his preferred surface.

Both Djokovic and Robin Soderling will miss the third masters of the year due to knee injuries. Djokovic has been the star performer on the men’s tour this year and has already collected a stunning five titles; Hopman Cup, Australian Open, Dubai Open, Indian Wells Open and the Sony Ericsson Open, and in the process he has taken his unbeaten streak to an incredible 26 matches. Soderling has reached the final of the French Open for the past two years and will be dissapointed to miss this Masters event.

The draw has paired Nadal with the likes of Tomas Berdych, Andy Murray and Richard Monfils. Murray is currently going through a dismal run, failing to win a single set since the semi-finals of the Australian Open back in January. However, the Scot will be  is currently working with the Adidas coaches Darren Cahill and Sven Groeneveld until he finds a permanent coach and this may just give him a new lease of life. Murray is available with Stan James at 33/1.

On the other side of the draw is Roger Federer, who similarly to Nadal has had a subdued start to 2011, although this is predominantly due to the excellence of Djokovic. Although clay is Federer’s least favourite surface he is always a threat and is worth a punt at 11/2. The clay court specialist and on-form David Ferrer is available at a very tempting 16/1 whilst Nicolas Almagro looks good at 22/1 and last year’s runners-up Fernando Verdasco is at odds of 40/1.

Monte Carlo Masters Odds with Stan James

• 1/4 – Rafael Nadal
• 11/2 – Roger Federer
• 16/1 – David Ferrer
• 22/1 – Nicolas Almajro
• 33/1 – Andy Murray
• 40/1 – Fernando Verdasco
• 50/1 – Tomas Berdych
• 50/1 – Gael Monfils50/1 – Marin Cilic
• 50/1 – Viktor Troicki

Nadal and Federer ready to lock horns in Miami

Tennis superstars Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer will fight it out for a place in the Miami Masters semi-final in what promises to be a pulsating encounter. This is the first time the pair will compete against each other on American turf for six years, having last met in the 2005 Miami Masters final, with Federer clinching it.

World no.3 Federer has breezed through the tournament so far whilst Nadal was made to make hard work of Tomas Berdych in his quarter-final, edging it 6-2 3-6 6-3. The Spaniard appeared to be suffering from a shoulder injury and required treatment from the trainer. The players last met in the final of the 2010 World Tour Finals, which was won by Federer in the deciding set. However, it is Nadal who leads the head-to-head record between the pair with 14 wins in 22 matches and is also the favourite to progress through to the final with Victor Chandler at 4/6, whilst Federer is 11/10.

The winner will meet either Novak Djokovic or Mardy Fish in the final and both Nadal and Federer will be hoping Fish pulls off a stunning upset as Djokovic is on a phenomenal run of 22 consecutive wins. Fish is the rank outsider for the Miami title but has shown signs of brilliance in 2011 and could be worth a cheeky punt at 28/1.

ATP Miami Masters Winner with Victor Chandler:

• 4/5 – Novak Djokovic
• 15/8 – Rafael Nadal
• 4/1 – Roger Federer
• 28/1 – Mardy Fish

Will Soderling win the ATP Rotterdam for the second year in succession?

The 38th ATP in Rotterdam is billed as the Abn Amro World Tennis Tournament and it comes from the Ahoy Rotterdam indoor sporting arena and runs from the 7th – 13th February.  The games here are played indoors on hard courts and the tournament is currently part of the 500 Series of the ATP tour.

There were hopes that the UK’s Andy Murray would continue his good form from the Australian Open and regain the title he last won here in 2009 but he was dumped out of the first round by Marcos Baghdatis, the Cypriot is now at odds of 6/1 to win the tournament after defeating the Spaniard Feliciano Lopez in the second round.

Last years winner was the Swedish player Robin Soderling who is the current world number 4 player is also the favourite to win this year and retain his title.

ATP Rotterdam Outright winner
All odds for this tennis betting market come courtesy of internet bookmakers Boylesports.

• 2/1 – Robin Soderling
• 9/2 – Tomas Berdych
• 6/1 – Marcos Baghdatis
• 7/1 – Marin Cilic
• 9/1 – Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
• 14/1 – Viktor Troicki
• 14/1 – Ivan Ljubicic
• 20/1 – Mikhail Youzhny
• 28/1 – Philipp Kohlschreiber
• 66/1 – Thiemo De Bakker

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Free bet offer on the 2010 ATP Bank Austria Tennis Trophy from Betfred

The 2010 ATP Bank Austria Tennis Trophy begins tomorrow and takes place from the beautiful city of Vienna in Austria at the Wiener Stadthalle for this ATP World Series game, this event first came into fruition in 1974 and has been won twice by Swiss hero Roger Federer.

Bookmakers Betfred are running a cash back offer on this tournament. If you place a bet for £5 or more before 8:00am on Tuesday morning on the outright winner of the ATP Bank Austria Tennis Trophy and if your chosen player is beaten in the final then they will refund your losing stake into your account for you to use as a free bet. Check the Betfred for the full terms and conditions of this great offer.

ATP Bank Austria Tennis Trophy outright winner

All odds for this market come courtesy of Betfred, the top 10 players are listed for the full list of odds go to the Betfred site. Last years winner Austrian Jurgen Melzer looks set to hold his title this year in what could be a replica of the 2009 final against the Croation Marin Cilic

• 5/2 – Jurgen Melzer
• 5/1 – Marin Cilic
• 6/1 – Ernests Gulbis
• 13/2 – Marcos Baghdatis
• 7/1 – Philipp Kohlschreiber
• 10/1 – Nicolas Almagro
• 11/1 – Florian Mayer
• 12/1 – Guillermo Garcia Lopez
• 16/1 – Juan Ignacio Chela
• 16/1 – Thiemo De Bakker

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