Olympic Tennis Day 6 Picks 2021 (July 29th)

After more criticism of the Tennis schedule at the Olympic Games, the organisers have finally decided to delay the start of each day and that is good news for those of us in Europe with the matches now beginning at a more manageable time.

It is a shame it has taken the organisers so long to change the schedule and it might have been the sad sight of seeing Paula Badosa having to be taken off the court in a wheelchair that prompted it. Daniil Medvedev went as far as to ask the Umpire in his match who would be responsible if he was to die in the heat that Tokyo experienced on Wednesday, but it did feel like stubbornness had taken over and the players were not going to be listened to.

Things have changed as we are down to the Quarter Finals of the Men's event, while the four Women remaining will decide whether they are playing for a Gold Medal later this week or having to pick themselves up for a shot at the Bronze. The two winners on Thursday will guarantee their Medal opportunity with the Final deciding the Gold and Silver and it does mean one player is going to miss out completely, but it is up to the players to focus on the match in front of them.

Like many of the WTA draws over the last three or four years, new faces are getting to the business end of tournaments all the time and the winner of the Gold Medal looks like being as surprising as the last one when Monica Puig took home the top prize.

At this moment the Men's draw looks more clear as Novak Djokovic continues to brush aside all in front of him as he looks to add the Gold Medal to the three Grand Slams he has won in 2021. Alexander Zverev, Karen Khachanov and Daniil Medvedev may be the biggest threats left in the draw, but Novak Djokovic has been on easy street for much of the tournament and looks like there are still gears to move through as he peaks towards the weekend.

After a poor Day 4, it was a much stronger Day 5 at the Olympic Games for the Tennis Picks and hopefully the start of a strong end to this tournament.

I have not had the time to write out full analysis of some of the Tennis Picks for Thursday, but I have researched these selections and will look for the momentum to carry through another day.

MY PICKS: Novak Djokovic - 5.5 Games @ 1.75 Bet Victor (2 Units)

Karen Khachanov-Ugo Humbert Over 22.5 Games @ 1.72 Bet365 (2 Units)

Jeremy Chardy + 4.5 Games @ 1.90 Bet Victor (2 Units)

Daniil Medvedev - 3.5 Games @ 1.72 Bet365 (2 Units)

Elena Rybakina - 2.5 Games @ 1.80 Bet Victor (2 Units)

Elina Svitolina - 2.5 Games @ 1.87 Bet Victor (2 Units)

Olympic Games: 19-14, + 3.42 Units (66 Units Staked, + 5.18% Yield)