Wimbledon Women’s Singles: Chippies On Parade

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Now that Wimbledon Women’s field has shaped we can finally focus on other things rather than Maria Sharapova’s gorilla grunting, Lindsay Davenport’s fivehead, or Venus Williams not being Serena. Oh, and there’s that other chick, Amelie Mauresemo, who we’re happy to report was not in the weird French movie. But, alas, it’s tough to find decent lines—especially on Sharapova. So we went out and did some work for you. Leave our money on the dresser and please don’t wake the poodle when you leave.

Maria Sharapova 13/10 at Intertops
Lindsey Davenport 9/5 at William Hill
Venus Williams 5/1 Intertops
Amelie Mauresmo 6/1 across the board

Wimbledon Betting: Time To Pounce on Roddick?

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It’s been a while since American tennis pro Andy Roddick has won a major title in men’s tennis. Well, if you consider 21 months a while. But that’s a significant amount of time for a player groomed to be the next big thing in professional tennis that doesn’t own a catsuit. For now, Roddick is a +500 to win the whole title with 4 matches to go—all of which he is very beatable in. But the biggest roadblock standing in Roddick’s way is Roger Federer, whom he lost to in last year’s Wimbledon final. But Federer seems to manhandle Roddick and unless Andy can summon some sort of Mandy Moore-like inspiration this time around it, Federer’s too tough to bet against

Better Than a Bump On The Head: Roddick Reaches Wimbledon Quarterfinals [Covers]

Wimbledon: Henman, Nadal Stain Grass Brown

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Welp, that was impressive. Tim Henman’s Wimbledon fairy tale ended in wimpy second-round defeat on Thursday, 3-6, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, 8-6 to 152nd-ranked Russian Dmitry Tursunov. And fourth seed Rafael Nadal also lost in four sets by Luxembourg’s Gilles Muller. (Again…who??). But this is more of a crushing defeat for Henman, as so lovingly put by the wire story right after the defeat:

Approaching his 31st birthday, his best chances of winning the title he covets most must surely be over.”I’ve certainly won my fair share of matches in that kind of environment and not being able to come off with the win is disappointing,” said the world No. 9.

Keep Henman away from ledges for the next 24 hours…

Gasquet Rolls Past Qualifier; Roddick Still to Play [Reuters]
Wimbledon Odds [Ladbrokes]

Wimbledon Betting: Viva Nadal!

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According to the line scrapers at Readabet, budding tennis conquistadoro Rafael Nadal is a great pick to win this year’s Wimbledon—even though he completely bootshit the Halle tournament after winning the French Open:

French Open champion Rafael Nadal is as pure a baseliner as you will come across and he looks to have really taken to the new Wimbledon surface…The slower courts give these guys that extra bit more time to pick their shots.”

At 16/1 for some books, this is a quesadilla-good play considering Nadal’s pedigree, popularity, and feisty Spanish demeanor. Ole!

Wimbledon Odds [Readabet]
Nadal Advances at Wimbledon [Miami Herald]

Wimbledon Betting: Sharapova’s Yeti-Like Grunting

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The clever elves at PaddyPower have struck again with another alternative Wimbledon bet for the Maria Sharapova ogler in all of us: Sharapova’s Loudest Grunt as Registered by the Sun’s Gruntometer. Yes, these Brits are serious when it comes to following the eye-candy at Wimbledon. In fact, five years ago, the Daily Mirror had a microphone attached to Anna Kournikova’s skirt and registered the decibel level of her farts.

Bet On The Siberian Siren [Paddy Power]
Tennis Referee Calls for Grunt Rule [The Aussie News]

Wimbledon: Strawberry Pile-Up

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Are you all excited about betting on Wimbledon, but fearful of the rag-tag field and its impact on your wallet? That’s understandable. That’s why the Guiness-snogging bookmakers Paddy Power have a unique line on the Wimbledon finals—how many strawberries will be sold at the event this year. The official results will come through FMC catering company before the bets are settled. The photo to the right shows a judge from last year’s event who counts the strawberries by eating them and then vomiting them back up in his hands for greater accuracy.

Strawberries Special [Paddy Power]
Previously: Wimbledon: Attack of the White Shorty Shorts [Oddjack]

Wimbledon: Attack of the White Shorty Shorts

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As we approach Wimbledon time, many of us are busy preparing for the marathon brunching that’ll take place and setting our Rafael Nadal wigs for the annual Wimbledon dress-up contest(don’t ask). Even the most casual tennis fan gets fired up for this event. Blue-collar guys trade in their jeans and overalls for parasols, ascots and strawberries and cream for a weekend. Covers breaks down both the men’s and women’s favorites for this year’s event. At +500, Andy Roddick seems to be a great play. Yeah, we know he supposedly sucks on grass and that the field might be too tough for him to get through, but, he still seems like a great buy at that price. And for the women, we like Serena “Apple Bottom” Williams at +440. We think this is the type of bounce-back match she needs just to let people know she’s still focused on tennis and not just having sex with chubby white movie directors.

Wimbledon Preview: Best Future Bets [Covers]

Wimbledon Dudes 2005: R-Fed Once Again Heavy Favorite

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Even though perpetually angry looking Roger Federer was mightily corn-cocked by the spunky Spaniard Rafael Nadal at last week’s French Open, he is still heavily favored to win this year’s Wimbledon and recapture his number-one ranked swagger. Federer’s performance at Wimbledon will also benefit his attempts to resuscitate the Antonio Banderas-style greasy dutch boy haircut made popular for a brief moment in 1996.

Wimbledon Men’s Outright Odds [Gambling UK]

Pretty Boy Parade: R-Fed vs. R-Nad at the French Open

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So, isn’t this exciting to have one of the most anticipated match-ups in French Open history between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal is just hours away? This is the equivalent of Ali vs. Frazier, Godzilla vs. King Kong, or Kiss vs. The Phantom of the Park, even.

Right now, R-Fed has the bookie nod getting -180 with Nadal the underdog at +130. But, we here at Oddjack are completely buying into the R-Nad hype. In this French Open battle of the greasy titans we like…

The long-haired guy. (Just kidding.)

PICK!: Nadal +130

Match of the Tournament [Covers]
Tennis Lines [Bodog]

Mariano Puerta Has Argentina All Hot and Bothered

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How about this French Open lunacy? First Mary Pierce is getting her froggy comrades all fired up and now some Argenteeny man named Mariano Puerta just bombed all over the field at +150. Pretty soon, this will be the most boring French Open since…sigh. Who are we kidding?

Anyway, be happy that somewhere out there Mariano Puerta fans are flipping over cars and starting fires. And just think how they’ll act when they find out he won!

Mariano Puerta Wins at French Open [Covers]

Andy Roddick Beaten by Some Dude Named Jose

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We posted a story about French Open betting opportunities from Covers and goddammit, we took their advice. So, we took Andy Roddick, American tennis pro whose penis was once inside Mandy Moore, at -215 to win LIKE THEY SAID. No dice, as Roddick was beaten this afternoon by an Argentinian tennis player named Jose Acasuso, a former back-up singer for Menudo. Great call, dicks…

Roddick bounced from French Open [Yahoo News]

French Open Betting: Look at the Pretty Clay

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Apparently, the clay court at Roland Garros field in Paris is one that sports gamblers should looove—it slows down play to the point that pretty much anybody, no matter the seed, has a shot at coming up victorious. Plus, clay is pretty to look at. It’s red-orange hue reminds us of our trip to Spain three years ago admiring the prehistoric buildings in Minorca, sipping grappa out of a thermos, and spending the night with a vibrant little shop girl named Inez. Sigh…

But! We have an allowance to double and the smarty-pants crew at Covers gives us all the breakdowns for our French Open betting needs.

French Open Betting Day 4 Matchups [Covers]