MARCOS BAGHDATIS fell at the final hurdle of the Atlanta Open to John Isner on Sunday and today he begins his attempt to go one better in Washington.
The Cypriot opens his tournament with a first-ever match against world No.100 Guido Pella and is 4-9 at William Hill against the Argentine who is an 11-5 chance at Paddy Power.
Sam Groth – beaten by Baghdatis in the last 16 in Atlanta – faces a tough opener against Thomaz Bellucci, who is 5-4 at Sportingbet to upset the Aussie (13-19, Unibet).
Aussie veteran Lleyton Hewitt takes on John-Patrick Smith and there's also plenty of women's action from Washington as the build-up to the US Open gathers pace.
There's top-class cycling with the Tour of Poland stage three and opening stage of the Tour of Denmark while on the cricket front the One-Day Cup takes centre stage.
Other sporting highlights include Major League Baseball and the World Swimming Championships so let's hear your tips and thoughts and good luck with your bets.
In December 2020 we sadly 
Large stake on a relatively safe 4 fold tomorow.
Surrey (cricket)
New zealand (cricket)
Muller (tennis)
Lajovic (tennis)
Pays 2/1 – 10 points
And cause im in that dangerous mood i’ve had the following trixie:
Sangakarra most runs for surrey
Lochte to win the mens 200m freestyle swimming
JohnBs NAP – Bithe Spirit
£50 total stake.. Potential returns £1946.88
tennis 4fold
simonsson (inplay)
mertens
brown
kohischreiber
2.54 /1 @betfair
*WON*
I’m on that trixie DK! Goodluck!
after losing so cruelly at the hands of Sock last week I’m hoping to make some money back from him today.
Bevel and d Sock @ 4/1
I don’t know enough about the ins and outs of Brmelmans game to give much tactical insight here, but I do know that Sock was a relative disgrace in his last match against Kudla and if he brings even echoes of that attitude or level here, he’s going to get beaten. Brmelmans upset Matosevic in the first round comfortably, and having a win under his belt in Washington may give him a slight edge over Sock who must still be steaming from Kudlas win over him slightly,
Brmelmans also made 78% first serves and won 94% of those, and those numbers suggest he should be comfortable and confident going into this
12:30, Liberec challenger, 1. round, clay
Jan mertl To win 2-0 8/11
Also set 1 to be even amount of game 4/5
(Odds with sky bet)
TENNIS NAP:
Vesely WIN vs Almagro @ $2.25
This is all a bit strange, Almagro in shocking form since injury comeback, way down the rankings yet he is short prince fave?? Veswely not in great form but still much better arm than Almagro.
Chips in Vesely!!!
Looking good Attila
Great shout on Vesely there Atilla looking good so far, any thoughts on the matches in the US later tonight?
Washington ATP
Kevin anderson 16/1 ew
Thoughts on this? He doesnt have to play murray untill the final and toughest opponent in his quarter is cilic.
Christ Vesely, up a set & 5-2 in the second, now looks like losing…never seen a bet go from so good to so bad. Hope he pulls it back!
Spoke way too soon – serving at 5-2 for the match and loses the next 5 games and then the 3rd set unbelievable
Ridiculous, sangakarra caught on 76 by a stunner with roy on 82 at the other end. Treble down, have to rely on the double.
4fold going well though:
New zealand – won
Surrey – now 1/8
Lajovic – now 1/5
Muller – playing later
not backing it but for anyone intrested I feel youzhny looks a good bet @ 5/1 in play the way this game is going
just as well I didn’t back it im done advising for the day but had a good 4 fold winner so I hope you accept my apologies
Afternoon guys
Just back from the land of no wifi or 3g!
Getting back into it and had a look over the tennis and really like the look of this
***NAP*** mladenovic v stosur 7.15 ko
Mladenovic win 7/4 Skybet
Good luck all.
***Posted Yesterday***
MLB Bets For Tonight
4 Fold @ 9.44/1 (£5) LOST
Pittsburgh Prates ML (Void) Postponed due to rain was 1-1
San Francisco Giant ML (Lost 9-8)
San Diego Padres ML (Win 13-5)
LA Angels ML (Win 5-4)
Giants beat bet when winning 7-5 going into bottom 9th,then in 12th 8-7 up lose to 2 run home run walk off
Underdog teams
Treble @ 7.4/1 (£5) LOST
Miami Marlins ML (Lost 12-1)
Texas Rangers ML (Win 12-9)
Tampa Bay Rays ML (Win 5-4)
Should of picked Dimondbacks over Miami
My 2 killers to my bets for mlb at the min with 1 team lets acca down,then extra innings too
Thanks DK on your 4 fold i only done low stakes, I swapped Muller out on mine, do think he will win, wanted a earlier match up
4 Fold @ 2/1 WON
Surrey (cricket)
New zealand (cricket)
Kohlschreiber (tennis)
Lajovic (tennis)
Know the feeling well – I rarely even risk a treble on baseball these days. Tonight I’m on Pittsburgh Pirates ML 6/5, also value in Pirates+1.5 at 4/6 (both Paddy Power). May have a wee punt on over 8 runs in the Dodgers/Phillies game at 10/13. Good Luck.
Atilla- unlucky! So close. That’s what covers for eh. Tennis can burn you from winning positions like no other though!
Lleyton Hewitt?!
Who fancies him to win
Dazid, MLB multiples can be ruined by extra innings, or by relief or closing pitchers who are not on their game. I’m on Pirates ML tonight at 6/5 (paddy power), also a small stakes treble with Pirates +1.5
Nationals -1.5
Dodgers/Phillies +8 runs
Good Luck.
sorry, that should read:
Pirates +1.5
Nationals ML
Dodgers/Phillies +8 runs
Treble pays 7/2 at Paddy Power.
Not sure Ellis haven’t seen much of his opponent….i know Hewitt hasn’t been playing much….maybe over 22.5?
MLB For Tonight
Treble @ 6.56/1 (£10)
NY Yankees -1.5
Toronto Blue Jays -1.5
NY Mets ML
5 Fold @ 27.06/1 (£5)
Seattle Mariners ML
San Diego Padres ML
Texas Rangers ML
LA Angels ML
Braves/Giants over 7.5 runs
Few games inplay or about to start, late post due to internet problem
paddy gooner was watching the Giants game, into my baseball.
Dazid, I’m a Giants fan as well a Gunners fan, on account of having lived in USA for a couple of decades. And yes Juan it does seem harder to predict – lost both my single and treble last night/this morning. I agree with Dazid about NBA being easier to predict, however its more boring to watch – I’ve been to a few NBA games as well as NCAA (college) basketball. NCAA seems even easier to predict – I usually make some money during March Madness and April leading up to college basketball finals – methinks one can trust the players more as they are always trying to play their best and prove themselves good enough to continue at NBA level.
Juan,,
I’ve gone with Hewitt. Hope the old dog does it
Old dog doing ok Ellis..
MLB guys…..is it just me or is this sport the hardest of them all to predict the outcome?
Juan, 1st season I have bet on MLB, can be hit and miss, just when you think a pitcher is on a bad run and you pick the other team they have a great game. Fav’s don’t always win match ups, sometimes they price a team up wrong as a underdog and can be easy money. Found the NBA easier to predict than MLB.