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TENNIS: MURRAY v FERRER TIPS
ANDY MURRAY has the perfect reason to beat David Ferrer in this afternoon's Sony Open Final in Miami. Do so and he'll become world No.2 ahead of Roger Federer, giving him easier draws in the Grand Slams. Those who took my pre-tournament advice of backing the Scot outright at...
WIMBLEDON FINAL: MURRAY v FEDERER
ALL eyes will be on Wimbledon's Centre Court this afternoon as Andy Murray tries to end the 76-year wait for a British winner. The Scot has reached the final in impressive style but standing in his way of making history is grass act Roger Federer, six times a champiosn...
WIMBLEDON: WOMEN’S FINAL
FANS are likely to be serenading Serena Williams as she bids for a fifth women’s Wimbledon crown tomorrow. The 30-year-old American, seeking a 14th Grand Slam title, is a biggest 1-6 at BetVictor to beat Pole star Agnieszka Radwanska who has been suffering with a sore throat. Radwanska is...
WIMBLEDON: BETTING LATEST
IF Andy Murray is crowned Wimbledon champion it will see UK bookmakers pay out £5million to patriotic punters. The Scot should move a step nearer his glory by beating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in today's semi-finals. After making the last four for the fourth year in a row Murray is odds-on...
WIMBLEDON: BETTING LATEST
ANDY MURRAY is a short-priced favourite to beat David Ferrer and clinch a place in the Wimbledon semi-finals. The Scot is a biggest 4-9 with Ladbrokes, Paddy Power and Skybet but I can't see him getting an easy game against world No.5 David Ferrer who play away Juan Martin...
TENNIS: WIMBLEDON LATEST
COULD it be his year? That's what everyone's asking about Andy Murray as his path to the Wimbledon final opened up following Rafael Nadal's shock defeat to Lukas Rosol. The Scot has started is campaign well with two convincing wins over tough opponents and he is a biggest 6-1...
TENNIS: WIMBLEDON LATEST
BOOKIES reckon Andy Murray’s chances of winning a first Grand Slam this year appear are on the wane after his shock exit at the hands of Nicholas Mahut at the Queen’s Club. Murray, who had won the Aegon Championships for the past two years, looked badly in need of...
JUNE 10: FRENCH OPEN TENNIS FINAL
RAFAEL NADAL can create history at the French Open today and, having backed the world No.2 pre-tournament, I remain confident he will land a record seventh Roland Garros crown. World No.1 Novak Djokovic is bidding to create his own piece of history with a victory that would see him...
JUNE 8: FRENCH OPEN TENNIS
It's semi-final day at the French Open in Paris where Rafael Nadal remains on course to capture a record seventh men's singles title. Standing in the way of the world No.2 is fellow Spaniard David Ferrer, the No.6 seed who ensured Andy Murray's Grand Slam wait goes on. The...
JUNE 6: FRENCH OPEN TENNIS
ON WEDNESDAY the remaining French Open men's quarter-finals take place at Roland Garros and expectations are sure to be high after Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer thrilled the crowds on Tuesday. World No.2 Rafael Nadal remains on course for a record seventh title and I won't be changing my...
JUNE 4: FRENCH OPEN TENNIS
ANDY MURRAY faces his toughest test yet today at the French Open in the shape of home favourite Richard Gasquet. The British No.1 looked back to his brilliant best at Roland Garros as he sent Santiago Giraldo packing in straight sets. World No.20 Gasquet is a step up in...
JUNE 2: FRENCH OPEN TENNIS
Andy Murray tackles Santiago Giraldo today in the third round of the French Open and should reach the last 16. However, the British No.1 was troubled by a back injury during his victory over Jarkko Nieminen and any further problems could result in his Roland Garros bid ending prematurely....
MAY 31: FRENCH OPEN TENNIS
World No.4 Andy Murray is in French Open second-round action today against Finland's Jarkko Nieminen. The Scot has won their three previous meetings and is 1-12 with Sportingbet and William Hill. Nieminen is 10-1 with Bet365. Murray should have few problems maintaining his unbeaten record against the world No.48....
MAY 29: FRENCH OPEN TENNIS
RAFAEL NADAL gets his campaign underway today as he bids to win a record seventh French Open title in eight years. The King of Clay is bang in form on his favourite surface and arrived in Paris buoyed by victories in Monte Carlo, Barcelona and Rome. Nadal's win in...
MAY 28: FRENCH OPEN TENNIS
THE second Grand Slam of the season is underway at Roland Garros in Paris where Rafael Nadal is bidding to land the Coupe des Mousquetaires for a record seventh time. Nadal, “The King of Clay”, is in superb form going into the tournament and will take some stopping. He...
MAY 21: DJOKOVIC v NADAL FINAL TIPS
The ATP1000 Rome Masters ends at Foro Italia on Monday with a mouthwatering clash between world No.1 Novak Djokovic and world No.3 Rafael Nadal in the men's final. Both players came through their semi-finals in straight sets on Saturday – Serbian Djokovic beating Roger Federer of Switzerland a few...
MAY 19: ROME TENNIS SEMI-FINAL TIPS
The semi-finals at the ATP1000 Rome Masters take place today and my tip to land a sixth title at Foro Italico Rafael Nadal is looking as strong as ever. He dumped Czech Tomas Berdych in straight sets to set up a clash with fellow Spaniard David Ferrer. World No.3...
MAY 18: TENNIS QUARTER-FINAL TIPS
WE are down to the last eight in the Rome Masters but the name of Andy Murray is absent from the quarter-final draw. The British No.1 suffered a shock three-set defeat at Foro Italico to Richard Gasquet and the Frenchman's reward is a meeting with Spaniard David Ferrer. World No.6...
MAY 16: ROME MASTERS TENNIS TIPS
RAFAEL NADAL, the player I'm backing for the Rome Masters, begins his quest for a sixth title today and should have few problems seeing off German Florian Mayer. The Mallorcan, who slipped to world No.3 at the weekend, is a best-priced 1-40 with Boylesports. Mayer, ranked 28, beat Nadal...
MAY 15: ROME MASTERS TENNIS TIPS
WITH the second Grand Slam of 2012 less than two weeks away it's time to kick the clay off the baseline and begin serving ace tips in the world of tennis. The French Open at Roland Garros gets underway later this month and Novak Djokovic and co are building...
APRIL 17: BAYERN v REAL MADRID
I DON'T know what Mr Fixit was on last night but he tipped me a tennis player to score first. He texted me yesterday morning and said, “Here's a good bet for tonight. Sevilla's Rebredo at 19-10 with unibet.” Him being the boss I took him at his word...
DJ SPINS HIS MAGIC
IT was another successful day at the US Open for tennis tipster David Jack. He accepted the first semi-final between Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer was too close to call so predicted a five-set thriller at 11-4 with Skybet. That's exactly what we got with world No.1 Djokovic fighting...
US OPEN TENNIS SEMI-FINALS
ANDY MURRAY is just two matches from US Open glory and I'm still backing the Scot to grab his maiden Grand Slam at Flushing Meadows. The British No.1 is facing the two biggest challenges of his career in the next three days but he has no reason to believe...
US OPEN TENNIS: MURRAY v YOUNG
MY tip for US Open glory Andy Murray returned to form on Sunday with a rampaging 6-1 6-4 6-2 victory over Feliciano Lopez of Spain. I advised mrfixitstips followers to get on the 10-11 on offer for the British No.1 to win in straight sets and Murray didn't let...
US OPEN TENNIS: MURRAY v LOPEZ
ANDY MURRAY reached round three of the US Open on Friday night but only after the Scot took his fans on a rollercoaster ride at Flushing Meadows. The British No.1 trailed world No.41 Robin Haase 2-0 and many of his followers must have been fearing he was heading for...
US OPEN TENNIS: MURRAY HAASE TO WIN
BRITISH No.1 Andy Murray tackles Dutchman Robin Haase in the second round of the US Open today and another comfortable win is on the cards for the Scot. I correctly predicted the world No.4 – and my tip to land his first Grand Slam this month in New York...
US OPEN TENNIS – IT’S MURRAY’S TIME
The US Open gets underway on Monday and my money is on British No.1 Andy Murray to end the long wait for that elusive Grand Slam. A victory at Flushing Meadows would turn a largely disappointing season into the greatest of his career so far. Murray has previous at...
MASTERS FINAL: DJOKOVIC v MURRAY
British No.1 Andy Murray's confidence will be soaring ahead of the US Open if he can see off world No.1 Novak Djokovic in Cincinnati today. Murray defeated home favourite Mardy Fish on Saturday to reach the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 final, Djokovic through after the first-set retiral of...
ATP WORLD TOUR MASTERS 1000
BRITISH No.1 Andy Murray continues his US Open build-up on Wednesday with a second-round clash at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati. The 24-year-old Scot, who won the event in 2008, suffered a shock straight-sets defeat last week in Montreal to the ever-improving Kevin Anderson of South Africa....
WIMBLEDON MEN’S FINAL
RAFA NADAL has lost his world No.1 spot but isn't likely to give up on his Wimbledon crown. The Spaniard has looked virtually unstoppable as he tries to left a third successive title at SW19. Nadal was at his imperious best against Andy Murray in the semi-finals and now...
WIMBLEDON: MURRAY’S AGONY
ANDY MURRAY is 2-5 with bet365 never to win a Wimbledon singles title after another semi-final defeat by Rafael Nadal. Murray is 5-6 with the firm not to win a Grand Slam before 2014 and 5-1 to be knocked out of next year’s Wimbledon by the Spaniard at the...
WIMBLEDON: WOMEN’S FINAL
MARIA SHARPOVA has looked the woman to beat the last two weeks and is a short-priced 1-2 favourite with Ladbrokes to capture the singles crown on Saturday. The Russian has stormed to the Final and instead of the Williams sisters or even world No.1 Caroline Wozniacki she will look...
WIMBLEDON DAY 11 TIPS
ONLY Roger Federer has failed to join the big four party at Wimbledon after his shock defeat to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the semi-finals. Rafa Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray all eased through but six-time champ Fed busted thousands of lines as he threw away a two-set lead. I...
WIMBLEDON DAY 10 TIPS
IT'S women's semi-final day at Wimbledon and even without the Williams sisters we have two cracking matches in store. The best could be between title favourite Maria Sharapova and wild-card hopeful Sabine Lisicki. Sharapova has powered her way to the last four with few difficulties and is a best...
WIMBLEDON: DAY 9 TIPS
IT'S men's quarter-final day and as suspected the big four remain contention. While there have been shocks galore among the women, no one has so far been able to touch Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic or Andy Murray. I predicted all four to make the semis and that...
WIMBLEDON: DAY 8 TIPS
IT was a day of drama in the women's singles with the Williams sisters and world No.1 Caroline Wozniacki all being knocked out. As a result Russian Maria Sharapova is clear favourite for the title at 2-1 with Ladbrokes ahead of Petra Kvitova at 5-2. Victoria Azarenka is third...
WIMBLEDON: DAY 7 TIPS
BOOKIES are expecting a day of frenzied tennis betting as the last 16 in the men's singles take to the courts. Ladbrokes and other firms are braced for a busy day with most of the turnover expected to be on the Andy Murray v Richard Gasquet. Murray is a...
WIMBLEBON: DAY 5 TIPS
ROGER FEDERER and Novak Djokovic were easy winners on Thursday and Andy Murray should follow with a straightforward success against Ivan Ljubicic on Centre Court on Friday. Murray is a best 1-10 with Ladbrokes to beat the former world No.3 who has never been past the third round of...
WIMBLEDON: DAY FOUR TIPS
I HAD to settle for a single on Wednesday after tipping a double. Confused? Well let me explain. Andy Murray duly beat Tobias Kamke 3-0 but Milos Raonic retired hurt in his opening set against Gilles Muller so that part of the bet was voided. I'm hoping for better...
WIMBLEDON: MURRAY HURRY
ANDY MURRAY has been forced out to Court One for his second-round clash with Tobias Kamke. But the Scot shouldn't be too concerned at the snub by Wimbledon organisers as he shouldn't have linger around for too long. The Scot needed four sets to see off Daniel Gimeon-Traver in...
WIMBLEDON PREVIEW
THERE are only four men worth talking about when the action starts at Wimbledon on Monday. Bookies fear the big four and they're the players everyone wants to back. Outside of the world's top four the fifth favourite is 20-1 shot Juan Martin del Potro so you can see...
WIMBLEDON COUNTDOWN
DAVID JACK gave everyone a cracking lift in the French Open final by predicting the correct set score. He made a compelling argument for Rafael Nadal to beat Roger Federer by three sets to one at 14-5 and now punters will be desperate to hear his Wimbledon tips. That...
FRENCH OPEN FINAL – NADAL v FEDERER
RAFAEL NADAL is just one victory from a record-equalling sixth French Open titles and it's hard to see the world No.1's dreams being destroyed. The 25-year-old Mallorcan, who is looking to match Bjorn Borg's six Roland Garros crowns, comes up against the mighty Roger Federer. Nadal got there after...
FRENCH OPEN: NADAL v MURRAY
ANDY MURRAY will attempt to reach his first French Open final today – against “The King of Clay” and five-time champion Rafael Nadal. Given his Roland Garros record, world No.1 Nadal is the big favourite while British No.1 Murray has nothing to lose. For me, that is the key...
FRENCH OPEN: FEDERER v DJOKOVIC
ROGER FEDERER will stump the bookies today if he defeats Novak Djokovic in their French Open semi-final showdown at Roland Garros. Serbian world No.2 Djokovic is the 4-11 favourite with William Hill, 888sport, Blue Square and Boylesports, world No.3 Federer available at 5-2 with Skybet. This will be the...
FRENCH OPEN: MURRAY v CHELA
ANDY MURRAY booked his place in the French Open quarter-finals after winning the one-set shoot-out against Serbia's Viktor Troicki. I backed the British No.1 to prevail in the final set – and doubled up with 19-20 shot Roger Federer to beat Gael Monfils in straight sets. But it was...
FRENCH OPEN: NADAL v SODERLING
WORLD No.1 and five-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal is back in action today at Roland Garros – in a repeat of last year's final. Twelve months ago the Mallorcan captured his fifth title in Paris, beating today's opponent Robin Soderling 6-4 6-2 6-4. Nadal has won five of...
MURRAY v TROICKI – TO A FINISH
WORLD No.4 Andy Murray will bid to complete a stunning fightback today at the French Open when he resumes his last-16 clash with the ever-improving Viktor Troicki. Pre-match I would have taken British No.1 Murray to see off the world No.15 from Serbia comfortably, maybe giving up a set...
MAY 31: FRENCH OPEN TENNIS
THE quarter-finals of the French Open get underway today with world No.3 Roger Federer in action against home favourite Gael Monfils. Parisien Monfils, the world No.9, upset the form book and myself on Monday when he sent David Ferrer packing in a five-set thriller. Some you win some you...
MAY 26: FRENCH OPEN TENNIS
BRITISH No.1 Andy Murray is back in action at the French Open on Thursday and should have few problems reaching round three in Paris. The Scot cruised to a 6-4 6-1 6-3 over French qualifier Eric Prodon on Tuesday and standing in his way today is Simone Bolelli of...
FRENCH OPEN TENNIS
The French Open is up and running in Paris but the guys likely to be around the business end at Roland Garros won't be out until Monday. All the talk going into the the second Grand Slam of 2011 surrounds world No.2 Novak Djokovic but I'm sticking with the...
TENNIS: FRENCH OPEN COUNTDOWN
NOVAK DJOKOVIC'S win in the Rome Masters extended the Serbian’s unbeaten run to 39 games and edged him closer towards breaking the all-time record for an unbeaten run. Paddy Power have been forced to cut the odds to 13-8 on him breaking Guillermo Villas record of 46 consecutive matches...
ANDY MURRAY BETTING LATEST
JOHN McENROE is 9-1 with Ladbrokes to be Andy Murray's next permanent coach. Following his split with Alex Corretja the firm have opened a book on his replacement and make Darren Cahill, Bob Brett and Tony Roche 7-1 co-favourites of three. Greg Rusedski is a 14-1 chance with Jeremy...
ATP TENNIS: INDIAN WELLS SEMI-FINALS
The first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event of the season has reached the semi-final stage with three of the world's top four in action today. World No.1 Rafael Nadal, my pre-tournament tip to win the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, tackles the resurgent and unseeded Juan Martin...
TENNIS: BONKERS AT INDIAN WELLS
JUAN MARTIN DEL POTRO got Mr Fixit's Tips off to a dream start at the ATP1000 event at Indian Wells in California with a cracking 4-1 Bonkers Bet! The big-hitting Argentine fought back from a set down against Croatian Ivan Ljubicic to advance 2-1. My pre-tournament tip and world...
TENNIS: ATP1000 INDIAN WELLS
The first ATP1000 event of the season, the BNP Paribas Open, is already underway in Indian Wells and on Saturday some of the best players in the world will hit the courts. World No.1 Rafael Nadal, one of several players to receive a first-round bye, tops the 96-strong field...
TENNIS: DUBAI FINAL TIPS
ROGER FEDERER is just one victory from his fifth Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships title today – standing in his way is treble-chaser Novak Djokovic. Top seed Federer brought up my semi-final forecast with a straight-sets victory over Richard Gasquet yesterday. No.2 Djokovic was on course to bring up another...
TENNIS: DUBAI SEMI FINAL TIPS
RICHARD GASQUET had me making a racquet yesterday after he beat Gilles Simon 2-1 in Dubai – bringing up a fav 4-1 Bonkers Bet. Bookies had unseeded Gasquet as the 5-4 underdog against his fellow Frenchman (4-6) despite taking a 4-0 record into their quarter-final clash at the Dubai...
TENNIS: DUBAI QUARTER FINALS
TOP seed Roger Federer and defending champion Novak Djokovic are in action again today in the quarter-finals of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. I announced earlier this week that both are my tips to contest Sunday's final and therefore I expect them to ease into the last four....
TENNIS: DUBAI DUTY FREE PREVIEW
NOVAK DJOKOVIC returns to action today for the first time since he won the Australian Open, bidding to win his third Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships title in a row. The world No.3 from Serbia is the No.2 seed in the UAE and lines up in the latest ATP500...
WEEKEND REVIEW: HOW DID WE DO?
NEARLY all of our tipsters produced winning lines over the weekend but pride of place went to sports betting expert David Jack. Deadly DJ was rubbing his hands in glee as his snooker and tennis outright tips both won. He went for 5-1 chance John Higgins in the Welsh...
TENNIS: MEMPHIS FINAL TIPS
ANDY RODDICK and Milos Raonic were the bookies outsiders in Saturday's Regions Morgan Keegan Championships in Memphis – but I predicted victories for both and I hope you took my advice. In my semi-final preview I told you top seed A-Rod was “an appealing 23-20 with Sportingbet” despite three...
ATP500 LATEST BETTING
No.1 seed Andy Roddick reached the semi-finals of the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships in Memphis with a three-set victory over Lleyton Hewitt. The American will now face his toughest test yet in the ATP500 event – the formidable figure of Argentine wildcard Juan Martin del Potro. Del Potro dumped...
TENNIS: MEMPHIS ATP 500 LATEST
CANADIAN wonderkid Milos Raonic grabbed his sixth win a row yesterday to book his place in today's Regions Morgan Keegan Championships quarter-finals in Memphis. The 20-year-old won the San Jose Open on Sunday and after dumping runner-up Fernando Verdasco in the first round of this week's ATP500 event he...
TENNIS: ATP500 MEMPHIS LATEST
Juan Martin del Potro and John Isner will close out the first round of the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships in Memphis in the early hours of Thursday in a battle of the giants. Unseeded Argentine del Potro, stands 6ft 6in, or should that be small, in comparison to 6ft...
TENNIS: ATP500 MEMPHIS TIPS
THE 2011 tennis season, like the career of Milos Raonic, is still in its infancy but that hasn't stopped the Canadian youngster storming up the ATP rankings. Raonic, 20, captured his first major title on Sunday, the ATP250 SAP Open in San Jose, with a 7-6(6) 7-6(5) victory over...
ROTTERDAM SEMI-FINALS TIPS
Robin Soderling remained on course to retain the ATP 500 World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam with a straight-sets victory over Mikhail Youzhny on Friday. He tackles Serb Viktor Troicki in the semi-finals after he upset the odds with a win over Croat Marin Cilic. But Soderling, of course, is...
TENNIS: ABN AMRO ROTTERDAM TIPS
Marcos Baghdatis dumped Andy Murray out of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam with a surprise straight sets victory. The British No.1, who was playing in his first match since his Australian Open final defeat, should have been preparing for a quarter-final clash in the ATP 500...
TENNIS: ANDY MURRAY IS BACK
BRITISH No.1 Andy Murray returns to competitive action on Wednesday for the first time since his Australian Open Final defeat to Novak Djokovic. The Scot is in Rotterdam contesting the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament on indoor hardcourts and faces a tricky first-round clash against world No.20 Marcos Baghdatis....
WHAT NOW FOR MURRAY?
POOR Andy Murray. The Scot collapsed under the weight of expectation on his shoulders – and David Jack's money – to lose the Australian Open Final in straight sets. His defeat to Novak Djokovic was painful viewing but at least he is giving British tennis a chance of ending...
AUSSIE OPEN FINAL: MURRAY v DJOKOVIC
SCOT Andy Murray is just one win from Grand Slam glory and I reckon it will be third time lucky for the British No.1 when he contests the Australian Open final early on Sunday morning. Murray, who lost in the 2008 US Open final, booked his second-successive spot in...
AUSTRALIAN OPEN: WOMEN’S FINAL
WORLD No.3 Kim Clijsters will go in search of her fourth Grand Slam title on Saturday morning when she tackles Li Na in the women's singles final at the Australian Open. The 27-year-old Belgian, who has three US Open titles, was a finalist in Melbourne in 2004 but lost...
AUSTRALIAN OPEN: MURRAY v FERRER
BRITISH No.1 Andy Murray will walk on to the Rod Laver Arena on Friday closer than ever to winning that elusive maiden Grand Slam. The 23-year-old would have been expecting to take to the court with world No.1 Rafael Nadal. However, the Mallorcan's dream of holding all four Grand...
TENNIS: FEDERER v DJOKOVIC
ROGER FEDERER and Novak Djokovic meet in the early hours of Thursday morning with a place in the Australian Open men's singles final at stake. Both players have previous in Melbourne – defending champion Fed chasing his fifth title Down Under and 2008 winner Novak bidding for his second....
WOMEN’S TENNIS: AUSTRALIAN OPEN
AUSTRALIAN OPEN women's singles favourite Kim Clijsters should book her place in the final when she tackles Russian Vera Zvonareva in the early hours of Thursday. Belgian Clijsters, a three-time US Open champion and a finalist in Australia in 2004, has beaten No.2 seed Zvonareva in six of their...