Monday, July 25, 2011
Get the Inside Scoop on Wimbledon 2007
The Wimbledon tournament has long been a favorite with spectactors and players alike. Players come to this Mecca of tennis year after year to prove that they are the best in the world at the sport they love. Spectactors from around the world also converge on Wimbledon to watch the finest players in the world play the best tennis in the world.
While mnay of those spectators come merely for the love of the game, others prefer to make the proceedings a bit more interesting by betting on their favorite player. Unlike many casino games, sports betting allows skillful players to tilt the odds in their favor through their knowledge and insights into the game. Whether they are avid tennis players, accomplished sports bettors or just plain old fans, the Wimbledon tennis tournament offers some exceptional opportunities.
Part of the fun of betting on any sporting event is of course handicapping the players and learning as much as possible about both the experienced players and the up and coming superstars. Finding that diamond in the rough is one of the best ways to make a killing in the world of sports betting, whether the sporting event in question is the Kentucky Derby or the Wimbledon tennis tournament.
The 2007 Wimbledon tournament offers an intriguing variety of past winners, current superstars and the superstars of tomorrow. The current favorites to win this year’s tournament include such famous tennis names as Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova. These past winners are favored by many to take the tournament again this year.
Recent online sports betting activity has pushed Roger Federer, currently the top ranked men’s tennis player in the world, to his position as an overwhelming favorite. If these sports betting predictions come true, Federer will go on to win his third consecutive Wimbledon men’s singles title.
Current odds for Roger Federer stand at 1/3, making this experienced Wimbledon winner an overshelming favorite. Among potential first time Wimbledon winners, Andy Roddick stands with odds of 8/1. Many experienced tennis fans feel that 2007 will be Roddick’s year at the prestigious Wimbledon tournament.
Those bettors and tennis plans with a taste for excitement may want to take a look at some of the many longshots for this year’s Wimbledon tournament. Among these gutsy plays are David Nalbandian, Richard Gasquet, Andrew Murray, Marcos Baghdatis, James Blake, Tomas Berdych, Novak Djokovic, Marat Safin, Ivan Ljubicic and Joachim Johansson. These promising players currently stand at odds ranging from 25/1 to 50/1, making a win by any of them a potentially large payday for daring sports bettors.
The women’s side of the Wimbledon aisle offers just as much excitement, and just as mnay opporutniites for great tennis, as the men’s side. Defending Wimbledon champion Justine Henin-Hardenne is a favorite to repeat as champion. In addition, Serena Williams, fresh off her win at the prestigious Australian Open, is a favorite to win Wimbledon as well. Both women currently enjoy 3/1 odds to win this prestigious tournament. Maria Sharapova, still remembered fondly for her 2004 Wimbledon victory, is close behind at 5/1 odds.
Of course every tennis fan, and every sports bettor, will have his or her own favorite player, and the betting lines often follow these personal favorites. Placing a bet certainly can increase the excitement of an already exciting tournament, and there is already considerable interest in the outcome, and betting line, of the 2007 Wimbledon tournmamnet.
As with the men’s side of the aisle, those with a taste for more adventurous betting may want to venture beyond the perennial favorites and look for a larger payoff with some of the otherwise overlooked female players.
Among the second tier favorites are such well known names as Kim Clijsters, Nicole Vaidisova and Nadia Petrova, at odds ranging from 6/1 to 12/1. Other potential payoffs include Martha Hingis, Svetalna Kuznetsova, Ana Ivanovic, Jelena Jankovic, Anastasia Myskina, Dinara Safina, Francesca Schiavone, Na Li and Mary Pierce.
No matter what the betting line, the Wimbledon tournament is always a favorite with tennis fans. Tennis lovers from around the world travel to these famed courts to experience firsthand this most noble of sports.
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