Just finished trading Paris Masters semifinal, Soderling-Llodra. It was great match from a traders point of view.

I decided to lay Soderling from the start and hoping for a very tight match with one or more tiebreaks. You don't expect many break points in a match like this with these players, so no surprise first set went to tiebreak, Llodra wins 1st set tiebreak 7-0 (!!! ) :) Robin comes back in a second, still very tight, set. Both players got 2 breakpoints in this set, but only Soderling made it, after 7-5 to Robin it was still very open match and as I said many times I don't like trading 3rd set.....

This time I did some trades as I could not stay away from what I thought was a great opportunity. I post here a screen shot for this match so maybe you could understand what I mean ;)


Now it's time for Federer-Monfils and it should be great tennis show. Monfils is almost always acting like an entertainer. I recommend you watch this one if you have a chance.
I am not sure about trading but for sure i will NOT back Federer at very low odds.
I know Roger is in great form these days....let's hope we can find some value during this match.

Monfils is a very dangerous player for anyone !

I have no idea how many of you guys are using something like this. My screenshot is showing my desktop last night. I traded NFL and watching it live on ESPN HD.

Maybe my post could inspire some of you, maybe not. Anyway, it's about having access to your digital box at home using web interface. This way you could be anywhere in the world and still watch anything available from your satellite receiver at home.....here I am using my Vu+ Duo box.

Vu+ Duo box is just another Linux based satellite receiver like, maybe more known Dreambox. Using it I have access to most of European TV channels available from 1W to 28E.....

Of course you should pay for your subscriptions !

 And great news for iPhone owners, you can watch all these TV stations on your iPhone just by login to your box placed at your home........

It's time for Monday Night Football ! :)

Tennessee took a lead 7-0 in 1st Qtr and another 10-0 in 2nd Qtr, makes 17-0 at half time. Titans lost their QB Vince Young (knee injury) but still leading and probably going to win this game. I traded from start to the end of 2nd Qtr and now going to bed as I have to make my duty tomorrow or should I say today ;)

Some screenshots from this game included to this post...













I may be back with more posts anytime ;)

No, it's not about me. It's about Ana Ivanovic, she just won another WTA title after more than 2 years. Let's hope she will be back to her best 2011. This season going to the end with only 2 tournaments to play before WTA Championships in Doha.

So if you want to try betting on tennis you should hurry up :) I am still trading tennis but not as much as I did in the first half of the year for some different reasons. End of season means some tired, not motivated, injured/half injured etc.....players. Trading should be done very carefully.

Look at results from Japan this week. How many of you would pick Tamarine Tanasugarn (33! year old) as finalist and winner of WTA title in Osaka ? ;) Yeah, that's right, she beat japanese player Kimiko Date Krumm (40 !!! year old) in final. You should still know there were other top 10 players in Osaka tournament. Kimiko beat both Shahar Peer and Sam Stosur on her way to the final.

As Kimiko said after she beat Sam Stosur:


These wise words should be something to remember when you put your money on a tennis player.

Next week ATP moves to my hometown, Stockholm. I hope to do some trading and to see some live tennis. Just hoping Roger Federer is still fit and motivated enough to show some great tennis after his final today in Shanghai.

It's next week, today I am waiting for NFL to start later this evening. I am going to trade 2-3 live games.

Wish you good luck as always !

Janko Tipsarevic against Sam Querrey in semifinal last night. Another crazy tennis market. It started for Tipsarevic like on the first image. Both players holding their serve games in 1st set. Tiebreak goes to Tipsarevic and trading so far was quite easy and predictable. I could build my green on both players almost without taking any risks using small stakes.
Second set was same story, players holding serves without any big problems, only 1 break point in this set for Janko and no bp's for Sam. I am green on both when 2nd set tiebreak starts so I could enjoy watching tennis without stress.

Tipsy playing very good and when Querrey's serve not working anymore it looks like Janko is going to take this tiebreak easy when leading 5-1. It wasn't easy !!! Sam Q was back in match and wins tiebreak 7-5, could you believe it ? From 5-1 to 5-7 in tiebreak.....remember this one and expect the unexpected.  I believe Tipsy was traded at 1.02 before losing 2nd set.

What am I doing now ?
Yeah, sure....I am going to break my own rule !!! :( So many times I said what i think about trading final set and still doing same mistake from time to time.

I decided, let's go for another trade, last one when Querrey starting to serve in 3rd set...Backing Sam...0-15, 0-30, 0-40...broken !!! And from very nice green on both I am now looking at RED numbers, what a stupid mistake....

It's almost same story from night before...Querrey broken for the first time in match, Tipsy serving and holding hmm....2-0 Janko....Sam holds next and we got 2-1 when Tipsarevic is serving again....I am still red on both....0-15, 0-30...hmm....lets try backing Querrey....0-40...wow !! great !!!....I am green on Sam, hedge now ? or not ? .....not....come on !!....15-40......30-40....40-40....Tipsarevic holds !!! One more time I am not happy with myself !!! I got my chance to change red to green but...ehh....

I got strange feeling there will be more break points for Sam before it's over...so I am laying Janko at very low odds when Q serving at 1-3...holds to 2-3, next game was my next chance and this time Janko was broken !!!! I am back in match but still would like if Sam could hold his serve....0-15, 0-30, wtf ???!!! ....
I decided to go for a hedge at this moment .......no more bets please...0-40.....what is going on here in this crazy tennis match ?....suddenly Querrey start serving and playing tennis again, he is back to deuce, holds and leading 4-3 in final set...Janko holds to 4-4 and got 4 break points next time Sam was serving. It was very strong game from Querrey, 15-40 and 4 break points saved at 4-4 in final set.

I guess Janko was frustrated and not happy with himself when going to serve @4-5...Sam Q missed match point at 30-40 but another double fault and 2nd match point to Querrey, this time it was GSM...you may guess what happened to Jankos racquet.....LOL...below is picture Tipsy posted after the match ;)


And final stats from this crazy tennis match.....






I hope this post may help some new tennis traders and let's hope I will remember my own trading rules next time LOL

Wish you good luck...and remember....