Sports Betting

Robert Harting        @$1.90        9/10

This is a hot tip given to me by one of Australia's best throwers Dale Stevenson. He believes Harting should be around $1.20 and can't lose. He has the World leading mark for the year so far, and is metres clear of the next best in the field.

Roger Federer +6.5 games                             @$1.85            8/10
Roger Federer has looked the better of the two in the French Open so far. Federer is yet to drop a set and has beaten some very good players on his way to the semi's such as Lopez, Tipsarevic, Wawrinka, Gasquet and Monfils (who beat David Ferrer). Novak has not lost a game in 2011 with his record sitting at 41-0, yet has had a disrupted French Open with getting through one match with a retired hurt and getting a walk over in the quarters against Foggers. He is yet to be tested, and could struggle to pick up the pace of Federer's shot, especially after having a 6 day break. It is clear that both players are at the top of the game. Neither player will wipe the other off the court, and giving Federer over a set in games is very good. The scoreline could be 6-4 6-4 7-5 Djokovic's way and the bet clears. 
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Games total in match over 36.5 games             @1.70             8/10
For similar reasons to the above, based on the form, class and serves of both players, this match should go over the line. I would expect there to be some very toughly fought sets going close to (if not in to) tiebreaks. Novak is playing for the world number one spot and if he gets past Roger he will clinch it (even if Nadal wins), also to continue his 41 match winning streak. Roger is flying massively under the radar, it seems all the attention is on Nadal and Djokovic, which is very unusual for him - but makes him deadly. Both players have the experience to hold serve in crucial times, and the fire power behind them to get some cheap points. Again, even if this match is over in straight sets (unlikely) this can even clear the line with a scoreline such as 7-5, 7-5, 7-6.
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Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova + 3 games  @ $1.75       8/10
Great value for Pavlyuchenkova here. Let's disregard the fact that Schiavone is the defending champion for a second. Schiavone played one of her best fortnights of tennis of her career last year when she took the title, but based on current form, if anything Pavlyuchenko comes out slightly ahead. After impressive wins in the lead up tournament in Madrid where she defeated Bartoli and Stosur quite comfortably, her form so far at Roland Garros has been impressive, defeating Vera Zvonareva in the fourth round. She's a player on the rise and has a decent chance of knocking off the defending champ. I'll like the win, but a three game line makes this a safe bet.
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Ivan Dodig       @ $2.14         8/10
I am slightly confused by these odds here! Despite Dodig struggling in his last match up against Petzchner, he made the semi final in Barcelona last month on clay, beating opponents such as Soderling, Lopez and Raonic. Riba on the other hand has only beaten a couple of average opponents in the past month, and lost quite easily in matches against Tsonga, Cuevas and Andreev. I also would say that Dodig is a better player in general. He also has a better win loss ratio on clay than Riba.
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