Tennis Picks 2018 (August 6th)

Last week should have been a really good week, but a poor Friday means the positive number to add to the season totals is not nearly as good as it should have been.

I didn't get a lot of luck with the final picks of the week with a couple of players having the better of things but failing to earn the cover, but ultimately having a winning week is better than having a losing one so I have to be happy with that.

This week we have the first of two Masters/Premier Event tournaments beginning in Toronto for the ATP players and Montreal for the WTA players. The next two weeks are the last opportunities for the top players to get some tennis into their legs ahead of the US Open so I was surprised to see Roger Federer deciding to skip this week.

It will mean the favourite to win the US Open will only take in the tournament in Cincinnati before the final Grand Slam of the 2018 season begins but Federer knows better than the majority of us as to what will work best for him.

Another big name out of the draw is Serena Williams who suffered the worst loss of her career last week in San Jose, while Andy Murray has decided his body needs a rest after three tough wins in Washington which will have given his World Ranking a boost.

Even with some of the players that are absent in Canada, this week still looks a big one with the likes of Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic leading the way in the men's draw and Simona Halep and Angelique Kerber looking to add another Grand Slam to the successes they have had already this season with a couple of strong runs on the hard courts in preparation for the US Open.

It should be another fun week on the Tour.


On Monday we have some of the First Round matches scheduled to get the week underway, but the number of Qualifiers who are having main draw matches meant the markets took a little time to be put together.

All in all that means I am going to begin this week by adding the Tennis Picks to this thread below.

I have also updated the season numbers.


MY PICKS: Anastasija Sevastova - 4.5 Games @ 2.00 Ladbrokes (2 Units)
Karolina Pliskova - 4.5 Games @ 2.00 Bet Fred (2 Units)
Jared Donaldson - 1.5 Games @ 1.91 Bet Fred (2 Units)
Daniil Medvedev - 2.5 Games @ 2.00 Boyle Sports (2 Units)
Pablo Carreno Busta - 2.5 Games @ 2.00 Ladbrokes (2 Units)

Season 2018 Update: + 27.54 Units (1277 Units Staked, + 2.16% Yield)