If you’ve been reading Line Calls over the last 12 months, you’ve probably noticed that we’ve been winning a lot more than we’ve been losing. We pride ourselves on the attention we put into each breakdown, as every match requires its own individual assessment. But there are some betting fundamentals we use across the board, which have proven valuable over time.
In this special edition of Line Calls, we want to give you an idea of how to go out and make your own best bet. Here are three things to pay close attention to before gambling on any tennis match, particularly for betting novices:
1. Recent form
With tennis such a mental sport, it’s important to find out whether the player you’re backing is in a good headspace. One way to do that is by looking at a player’s recent matches. If a player is on a five-match winning streak heading into a meeting with an opponent that has lost three of their last five, this is a battle between two players that aren’t exactly thinking the same. The player that has been winning is entering with a lot of confidence, knowing that they can go out and win matches if they simply keep playing well. But somebody that hasn’t been successful is second-guessing everything. Make sure you try and find a player that is confident—and, just as important, healthy.