Wimbledon 2011
Such a pity that the football season is currently over but fear not, Wimbledon is upon us and its certainly started off to a flying start!
Venus and Date-Krum played an exhilarting match on Centre court that was almost as good as the Godfather, after a patch of poor British weather, Murray dominated his game with a great grasp of the court, and Berdych showed he is a worthy contender this year too. Or is he?
Well, such is the dominance of tennis recently that only Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic have won a major tournament in the past 5 or so years. Incredible! So I thought it might be an idea to place a bet on 1 of them to win. It turns out that you can place a bet on all 3 of them at Betfair and still generate a profit. Now that surely has to be a good solid safe bet? If you dont believe me lets do the math together...
The following example is based on spending £100 on all 3 to be outright winner
Live odds on Betfair as of 08:36am Thursday 23rd June 2011
Federer is 11/5 to win
Nadal is 11/4 to win
Djokovic is 7/2 to win
If Federer wins Revenue = £320 (includes stake money)
Cost = £200
Profit = £120
If Nadal wins Revenue = £370 (includes stake money)
Cost = £200
Profit = £170
If Djokovic wins Revenue = £450 (includes stake money)
Cost = £200
Profit = £250
So by betting on all three of these hot shot #1 #2 and #2 seeds, you will still generate a profitable revenue. The question is how much are you willing to risk?
Before you do anything though just remember;
Andy Murray is British and #4 seed
Tomas Berdych knocked out Federer last year
Juan Martin Del Potro is back on form
Robin Soderling can beat anyone on his day
Even so, for none of the top 3 seeded players to win the Wimbledon 2011 mens singles title this year would be an absolute shock.
Your gain is my aim so good luck!
Dave
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