Fabrice Santoro looks good value at 10/3 in-running

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Fabrice Santoro has won 14 of his last 16 grass court matches against players ranked outside the top 40 but is available at 10/3 with 888sport heading into a first set tie-break.

UPDATE: After winning the first set, the Frenchman is now 5/4, so hopefully you got on early. 5/4 is still a fair price though; the bookmakers tend to stand by their initial favourite even after they lose the first set. This habit also allowed us to profit from Lleyton Hewitt earlier. The Australian was still available at evens after going a set up on Juan Martin del Potro and eventually won in straight sets.

Posted: June 24th, 2009 by Michael Lintorn | Add Comment

Murray is now just 5/2 to win Wimbledon with two bookies

Ladbrokes and 888sport cut Murray’s price after Queen’s victory

Andy Murray has been slashed to just 5/2 to win at Wimbledon after sealing his first ever grass court title at Queen’s yesterday.

The world number three triumphed without ever being seriously tested so his price shift may owe just as much to the fact Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer are heading to SW19 without having competed on grass while Novak Djokovic failed to win in Halle.

Posted: June 15th, 2009 by Michael Lintorn | 1 Comment

Andy Murray odds-on to win at Queen’s after reaching last eight

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World number three Andy Murray has been slashed to just 10/11 to become the first ever Brit to win the singles’ tournament at Queen’s.

The 22-year-old secured a spot in the quarter-finals with victory over Guillermo Garcia-Lopez earlier today and his position as favourite has been strengthened by the withdrawals of Gael Monfils and Marat Safin with injuries and the surprise early exit of Marin Cilic.

Murray’s chances are soon to be further boosted when one of the two most successful Queen’s players on the tour eliminates the other, with Andy Roddick currently a set up against Lleyton Hewitt. Click here for more stats.

Posted: June 11th, 2009 by Michael Lintorn | 1 Comment

Andy Murray is 6/4 to make history by winning at Queen’s

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Reigning champion Rafael Nadal is injured and runner-up Novak Djokovic has opted to join Roger Federer in Halle so Paddy Power have made Andy Murray the 6/4 favourite to win the AEGON Championships. Before last year, it was Andy Roddick and Lleyton Hewitt who ruled the roost at Queen’s, sharing the title between them for eight consecutive years and both will be eager to regain it. Here are some stats about the leading contenders:

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Andy Murray (6/4): There’s no such thing as home advantage at Queen’s, with no Brit triumphing in the men’s tournament’s 37-year history. During that time, local heroes have had their dreams crushed in the final six times.

Andy Roddick (4/1): A-Rod is the King of Queen’s, having won four of the last six AEGON Championships, reaching the semis of the other two. The American has won just two tournaments in the last 15 months however.

Posted: June 8th, 2009 by Michael Lintorn | Add Comment

Murray knocks Federer out of the Masters Cup

Four-time winner fails to make the final four for the first time

It took eight match points to get the job done but Andy Murray managed to knock Roger Federer, the winner of in four of the last five seasons, out of the Masters Cup. The Swiss world number two had never been knocked out at the group stage in any of his six previous appearances at the end-of-season event before his narrow 4-6 7-6 7-5 loss to Murray. The good news for the Scot is that on the two previous occasions where Federer has been eliminated from this tournament the player that has beaten him - Lleyton Hewitt in 2002 and David Nalbandian in 2006 (well, it was the final!) - have gone on to be crowned champion.

Murray is now down to 2.34 on Betfair. Click here for all the latest odds.

Posted: November 14th, 2008 by Michael Lintorn | Add Comment