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This post is dedicated to Tennis, what with it being Wimbledon and all. And I have been collecting examples of successful tennis trades, based on a few principles.

And it's not been that difficult to be honest. Tennis trading is something you should definitely consider.

I know that I’ve recently converted a few to football trading [LINK]. And I want to convert a few to tennis trading, as it is an 11-month a year game.

Successful tennis trades made easy:

I like to focus on the majors, hence my interest in Wimbledon, and prior to that, the French Open. Other Tennis tournaments I tend to get involved in are the Australian and US Open, and any tournament, such as Monte Carlo, where there are proven clay performers likely to dominate.

Now, at Wimbledon this year, there have been many short priced red hot favourites who tend to either get broken early or actually lose the first set, and to capitalise on this you need to follow this one simple rule:

" the bigger the pickle, the better the price." That is; the bigger the mess the short priced favourite finds him/herself in, the greater their odds.

Here’s my 4-step guide to implementing that rule

1) Make a note of all matches where one particular player is ultra short odds - caveat - these matches must be in play!

2) Put these matches into chronological order.

3) Wait for a first set error, or even better, the red hot favourite losing the first set. Remember the rule! Yesterday, Soderling ( 5 in the World) was down 2-0 against Hewitt. Hewitt was layable at 1.32 and Soderling backable at double figure odds.

4) Pounce when the hot favourite is in trouble and wait for them to get out of trouble.

As well as this enhanced trading, watching the tennis markets this week has been fascinating. There seem to be key points in a match where you can back a player, and you can expect a quick drop in odds - what is generally called " scalp trading".

I know that there are many advanced strategies in tennis trading, and I really want to look into those. But I'll show you a nice and simple method where you are always be backing a red hot favourite at value.

Example Tsonga V Dimotrov


Oh Boy, Tsonga is in a pickle! He could lose the first set.

Pre match odds of 1.16 are much higher as a result, touching 1.5.



Remember this is 62nd v 19th in the World, and the Finalist at Queens the previous week.

Oh dear, The Frenchman is one point away from 1st set loss.


And now we pounce

I back 1.16 shot Tsonga at 1.62.

My secret to such successful tennis trading? Software. Here I use Fairbot. The boxes you see automatically tell me my profit and loss along with the fluctuation in odds.

I now wait for Tsonga to get an early break in the 2nd set. And luckily Mr Tsonga has read the script!

He is about to break Dimitrov, and this is my cue to trade out. Remember as a trader I don't have to wait for Tsonga to win the match (although my payout would be far greater), I can get out early and bag a small but guaranteed profit.



In this case, a guaranteed £30 profit regardless of who wins this match. I could, of course, have kept my bet running and backed a 1.16 shot at 1.63 and bagged £118 to a £200 stake instead of £32 for a £200 stake pre match!

And there you have it folks. All you need is Wimbledon for the scores, software to do your trading calculations (available Free - see geekstoy) and the ability to spot when a short odds favourite is in trouble.

And with trading, it is only 2 games to 1 in the 2nd set, lots of tennis to play, but I am sitting on a decent enough £30, enough to buy me a strawberry and a blob of cream.

Please take a look at the video too and it'll show you a few more examples.

And another bank doubled!

Second week on the trot now with the 1.14 a day experiment [LINK] with another betting bank doubled. This week has been the Wimbledon early rounds which offered a multitude of short priced favourites making life a lot easier. So to those who thought it could not be done, I have doubled a £100 bank 2 weeks on the trot! And look at doublebankin7 for an idea on how I do my research. It is not updated with the week just gone, but will be soon.

I'm off now to eat my strawberry with a little bit of cream. Thanks Tsonga for the £30 to buy said Strawberry. I will make it last!

by Clive Keeling Betting & Gambling Expert Clive Keeling is the editor of What Really Wins Money trying and testing the latest betting systems, tipsters and strategies. You can sign up for his free weekly eletter here: Recent Articles by Clive Name Email

24/6/11