Short, Sharp and to the point with this one. Jana Fett is the form player of the two. Fett fell to Kenin in the first round of Auckland (who is currently deep in a third set against Wozniacki for perspective). Fett did get through Qualifying very comfortably however, and across the last 3 months in …
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ATP Playford Challenger – Kubler vs Opelka
Jason Kubler has had quite a comeback story over the last few months. If you google and have a look at just what Kubler has overcome just to be on the tennis court, it is amazing that he is even out there at Playford in the Semi Final. Kubler finds himself coming up against Reilly …
ATP Brisbane – Mmoh vs De Minaur
I think it is impossible not to like Alex De Minaur, who is providing a bright spot for Australian tennis over the last month with his solid tennis and never-give-up attitude. Working closely with Lleyton Hewitt, you can really see the work is starting to pay off. After securing the AO Wildcard last month in …
ATP Pune – Ivashka vs Ojeda
For those who followed earlier in the week, this play is along very similar lines to my play on Ramanathan to defeat Baena earlier in the week. Ivashka made me look like a bit of a fool yesterday as he systematically dismantled Nagal in front of my very eyes, giving Nagal next to no chance …
Tennis – January 2
Welcome to the tennis preview article for January 2. There are a number of tournaments on offer today, so let’s get stuck in to a big day of tennis. ATP Brisbane Damir Dzumhur vs Denis Istomin This price is short, but sweet. All it takes is a quick look at the form of both players …
WTA Shenzhen – Maria Sharapova vs Mihaela Buzarnescu
Don’t sleep on Buzarnescu Winner of 16 of her last 18 matches in 2017, she managed to be one of the form players of the latter part of the tennis season. What was most impressive about those 16 victories were that 15 of those were in straight sets. All in all however, she was favoured …
WTA Brisbane International – Madison Keys vs Johanna Konta
Here we have possibly the best opening round match you will come across for the month, potentially the year, with Johanna Konta coming up against US Open finallist Madison Keys. Madison Keys and Sloane Stephens were both all the rage in September last year after they both went on fairytale runs to the US Open …
WTA Shenzhen – Parmentier vs Diyas
Here we have another match-up between two players who finished 2017 in very decent form. Pauline Parmentier went on a indoor hardcourt run to close the 2017 season, making the semi final in Luxembourg (lost to Witthoeft, who lost to Krunic yesterday in Brisbane), before falling to Pera in Poiters ITF 2nd round, before making …
WTA Shenzhen – Niculescu vs Sabalenka
This match falls along a very similar frame of thought as my Kanepi-Watson preview earlier today (http://www.theprofits.com.au/tennis/wta-brisbane-qualifying-watson-vs-kanepi/#.WkiQ1lWWbIU). Those who have followed me for a while will know that I much prefer to be on the side of players who are able to dictate the majority of points throughout their respective matches. As a result, I …
ATP Brisbane – Hanfmann vs Polansky
This presents to me as a match I physically cannot split the two players here on form and game style. As a result, the game total going over 22.5 games at even money ($2) seems to be a great value play. Both players are quite solid on serve (slight edge Hanfmann), and I really cannot …