The Tennis Tipster - Best Bets

WTA Sydney Final: Angie Kerber v Ash Barty

2018-01-12T20:25:00.000+00:00

Angelique Kerber 4/7 to defeat Ash Barty

Barty is many tennis fans tip to go far at this year's Australian Open after a breakthrough season in 2017 and with some big scalps. However Kerber in 2018 is a different player to 2017 Kerber and she looks like she wants to win, move back up the rankings and challenge for big titles again. Barty will have the Sydney crowd by this may hinder as expectation is high. I think Angie has been solid all week and can take the Sydney title and start her ascent on the WTA rankings again

Women's Australian Open 3rd round Match Predictions

2017-01-19T23:33:00.001+00:00

G Bouchard 4/9 to defeat C Vandweghe

A Kerber 2/9 to defeat K Pliskova

V Williams v Y Duan over 21.5 games 10/11

Barthel v Barty over 21.5 games 10/11

Svitolina v Pavlyuchenkova over 21.5 games 10/11 & over 2.5 sets 13/8

Men's Australian Open 3rd Round Match Predictions

2017-01-19T23:28:00.000+00:00

A Seppi 8/13 to defeat S Darcis

R Federer 4/7 to defeat T Berdych

J Tsonga v J Sock 1/2 over 3.5 sets

B Tomic v D Evans 4/9 over 3.5 sets

Women's 2nd Round Australian Open: Thursday's Matches

2017-01-18T23:09:00.001+00:00

B Strycova 1/2 to defeat A Petkovic

A Cornet 2/5 to defeat M Sakkari

H Watson 4/7 to defeat J Brady

E Vesnina 2/7 to defeat M Minella

C Garcia 4/11 to defeat O Dodin

Men's 2nd round Australian Open: Thursday Matches

2017-01-18T23:06:00.002+00:00

D Goffin 2/7 to defeat R Stepanek

D Thiem 1/5 to defeat J Thompson

P Kohlschreiber 2/5 to defeat D Young

D Ferer 1/4 to defeat E Escobedo

Australian Open Mens Thursday Matches: Over 3.5 sets?

2017-01-18T23:02:00.000+00:00

Paire v Fognini over 3.5 sets 4/9

Monfils v Dolgopolov over 3.5 sets 4/6

Australian Open Tennis: Ana Konjuh v Kristina Mladenovic

2017-01-16T18:45:00.001+00:00

A Konjuh 4/5 to defeat K Mladenovic - A very close battle could commence here. Kiki on her day has the serve and ability to mix it with the best, however very rarely achieves in the big matches. Inconsistency could be an issue again today.... However Konjuh can have the same problems and still needs to control her raw power as there is no doubt she has the ability. It may all come down to who hits the most winners but also who makes the least mistakes !!! I think the Croatian will be on an upward curve in 2017

Australian Open tennis: Y Putintseva v L Arruabarrena

2017-01-16T18:37:00.001+00:00

Y Putintseva 4/7 to defeat Arruabarrena - tough match to call here. Lara had a good win over Gavrilova in Hopman Cup a few weeks ago while Putintseva has been struggling a little. I think Yulia is the better player though and will take the game to the Spaniard and try and end rallies quickly with winners.

Australian Open Tennis: Elena Vesnina v Ana Bogdan

2017-01-16T18:33:00.001+00:00

Vesnina 4/9 to defeat A Bogdan

The Romanian qualified but I think Vesnina is a different level ahead of Bogdan in this match. The Russian though needs to find some early season form here in Melbourne and hasn't shown it in singles yet in 2017. She has the game to mix things up against Bogdan and should run out a comfy winner and a nice price.

Australian Open tennis: Naomi Osaka v L Kumkhum

2017-01-16T18:31:00.000+00:00

N Osaka 2/9 to defeat L Kumkhum

Naomi played against Azarenka in last years tournament and played some stunnig stuff. Now WTA top 50 and gaining lots of experience the Japanese player should simply be too powerful for her Thai opponent. Luksika has played well here before (just ask Kvitova) and will be motivated by her WC into the draw, however Osaka is a different level

Australian Open Tennis: Men's Matches over 3.5 sets

2017-01-16T18:27:00.001+00:00

Fabbiano v Young Over 3.5 sets 1/2

Tiafoe v Kukushkin Over 3.5 sets 1/2

Albot v Berlocq Over 3.5 sets 1/2

Nishioka v Bolt Over 3.5 sets 1/2

Dolgoplov v Coric Over 3.5 sets 4/9

Muller v Fritz Over 3.5 sets 4/7

Sousa v Thompson Over 3.5 sets 1/2

Youzhny v Baghdatis Over 3.5 sets 1/2

Australian Open Tennis: Dominic Thiem v Jan-Lennard Struff

2017-01-16T18:20:00.001+00:00

Dominic Thiem 1/3 to defeat Struff

The Austrian youngster will want to do better at this years Australian Open than in 2016 when he faltered against Goffin. He has the power, the shots and is gaining experience at this level. Struff can be a tricky opponent and did well in the Bangkok Challenger last week but consistency and belief is often the Germans downfall. I cant see Strugg winning 3 sets against Thiem and I think this will be fairly routine.

Australian Open Tennis: Reilly Opelka v David Goffin

2017-01-16T18:16:00.002+00:00

Reilly Opelka v David Goffin

Tie-break in match Yes 4/7

Over 3.5 sets Yes 5/6

Over 34.5 games Yes 8/11

The American is a rising start and breezed through qualifying with a dominant serve that should find plenty of cheap points even against Goffin. Nerves could play a part though and if Reilly doesn't start well then Goffin has the experience to be able to deal with the American youngster. Opelka could force a tie-break and so over 3.5 sets is a possibility.

Australian Open: Irina Khromacheva v Sorana Cirstea

2017-01-15T23:19:00.002+00:00

Irina Khromacheva 11/8 to defeat Sorana Cirstea

The Russian has a breakthrough season in 2016 and finally broke the WTA top 100 and will make her debut here in Melbourne. Sorana Cirstea is very inconsistent and a shadow if her former self. When on form she can beat the best but can also lose tamely to lesser ranked players. It could be a good battle and a win would be big for both. Not much of either in 2017 so lets see how pre-season training worked out. Again I go for value and the better player

Australian Open: Anna Tatishvili v Jaimee Fourlis

2017-01-15T23:11:00.003+00:00

Anna Tatishvili 13/10 to defeat Jaimee Fourlais

The young Aussie a big talent but is it a year too early? Tatishvili has plenty of experience on her side and can play some very good hardcourt tennis with power. However Anna is not Miss Consistency and therefore Jaimee will always have a chance, especially if the crowd get behind her. This is a big chance for both players but I am going with value and experience

Australian Open Tennis: Destanee Aiava v Mona Barthel

2017-01-15T23:09:00.000+00:00

Destanee Aiava 12/5 to defeat Mona Barthel. - All depends on how the young Aussie starts. If she is nervous then Mona will take advantage, if she she continues where she left off in Brisbane then she could cause the German problems. Nerves are bound to play a part, the world is now looking and the expectation is there, ultimately it could be her downfall..... Mona though all her injuries and illneses is back and has qualified here in Melbourne. That gives her match fitness and plenty of time on court, she has experience but even she will be nervous.... Heart says Destanee, head Mona... I am going heart... low stakes only.

Australian Open Tennis: Jelena Jankovic v Laura Siegemund

2017-01-15T23:04:00.000+00:00

J Jankovic 4/7 to defeat L Siegemund - This is a tough one to call and Laura won the battle here in 2016 in 3 sets a match that set up her whole year of success. I think Jankovic now as Serbia's number 1 will want to gain revenge and take this match.

Australian Open Tennis: Over 3.5 sets of tennis

2017-01-15T23:01:00.003+00:00

N Almagro v J Chardy over 3.5 sets 2/5

A Rublev v R Lu over 3.5 sets 4/6

J Duckworth v P Lorenzi over 3.5 sets 4/9

P Cuevas v D Schwartzman over 3.5 sets 4/9

B Fratangelo v N Rubin over 3.5 sets 8/15

Australian Open Tennis: Bernard Tomic v Thomaz Bellucci

2017-01-15T22:57:00.002+00:00

B Tomic 2/5 to defeat T Bellucci - We haven't seen much of Bernard yet on 2017 and no one quite knows what form he is in. He has done well here in the past and the crowd should get behind him when he asks for it. Bellucci can play on all surfaces but inconsistencies mean he has underachieved. Tomic to win

Australian Open Tennis: Alex De Minaur v Gerald Melzer

2017-01-15T22:53:00.001+00:00

Alex De Minaur 6/4 to defeat Gerald Melzer

Safer Option: Over 3.5 sets 1/2

The young Aussie will be hugely motivated for this match. He has progressed from ITF to ATP Challenger level with ease and although still very young is a star in the making. The Aussie crowd will get behind him also. Melzer had a solid 2016 moved top 75 in rankings but still lacks experience at these big events. The crowd could give him problems. Gerald though played well at Doha against Andy Murray so it could be a tight contest. Over 3.5 sets

WTA Hobart: Kiki Bertens v Elise Mertens

2017-01-11T22:31:00.001+00:00

Kiki Bertens 2/5 to defeat Elise Mertens - Its been a big week for Belgian Mertens and her confidence slowly continues to build on the WTA Tour with some notable scalps. However I think Kiki will be too solid and powerful in Hobart today and extra motivation is the Dutch player is looking to enter the WTA top 20 very soon.

WTA Sydney Quarter Final Match Predictions

2017-01-10T21:55:00.000+00:00

C Wozniacki 1/2 to defeat B Strycova

G Bouchard 11/10 to defeat A Pavlyuchenkova

A Radwanska 1/8 to defeat Y Duan

D Kasatkina 5/4 to defeat J Konta.

ATP Auckland Tennis: Match Predictions

2017-01-10T21:52:00.000+00:00

J Sousa 2/7 to defeat B Klein - This should be a comfy win for the Portuguese player

J Sock 2/5 to defeat R Harrison - Battle of the Americans and while Ryan has been steadily improving some aspects of his game, the consistency of Sock should be good enough

Australian Open Men's Qualifying: 1st round Predictions

2017-01-10T21:10:00.001+00:00

E Ymer 10/11 to defeat A Santillan - The Swede should be too good and has good form in qualifying for Grand Slams

M Tepavac 4/6 to defeat K Uchiyama - The Serbian has been improving and maybe more motivated here

P Sousa 3/1 to defeat M Safwat - This is just a punt but not as much difference between these two as there seems

Y Bhambri 5/6 to defeat S Kozlov - Another close match this one, I think Yuki may just sneak this

E Donskoy 2/5 to defeat D Popko - The Russian been struggling but is good enough to win this battle. However a Russian v Kazak battle could go either way

T Daniel 4/11 to defeat A Setkic - Pity Taro back in qualies after some good wins in 2016... should win this match up

M Bourgue 8/15 to defeat J Eysseric - Battle of the French players so again anything is possible. Mathias may have more motivation at the moment and can take this

WTA Sydney: Genie Bouchard v Domika Cibulkova

2017-01-09T22:25:00.002+00:00

Dominika Cibulkova 4/9 to defeat Genie Bocuhard - Could be close between these two. Bouchard has the better H2H but in the last 12 months has struggled while Cibulkova has gone from strength to strength. Genie struggled in the first week of WTA tennis last week but a better result with a win over Shuai Zhang in the first round. Cibulkova struggled against Zhang in Brisbane before losing to Alize Cornet. Its the beginning of the season and this match is anyone's, mentally though I still think the Slovakian is more prepared