New Posts For Thread: How straight is Tennis ( honest views welcome ) ?https://community.betfair.com/tennis/go/thread/view/94186/30739801/how-straight-is-tennis-honest-views-welcomeWe all know bans have been handed out for several reasons in the sport and Maria Sharapova came as a big shock to many of us. Betting wise it can be a minefield at times.I'd like to think the top 20 players in either the male or female game IS straigI think people here need to recognise the difference between fixing and tanking.https://community.betfair.com/tennis/go/thread/view/94186/30739801/how-straight-is-tennis-honest-views-welcome?post_id=550233343#550233343I think people here need to recognise the difference between fixing and tanking.Sat, 22 Oct 2016 08:10:14 -0500yes it has always happened in tennis...these people are human too and the season is long...contrary to what some people might think, it is not always a setup when favorites have a bad day or simply don't feel like giving their best effort in a match.https://community.betfair.com/tennis/go/thread/view/94186/30739801/how-straight-is-tennis-honest-views-welcome?post_id=550226929#550226929yes it has always happened in tennis...these people are human too and the season is long...contrary to what some people might think, it is not always a setup when favorites have a bad day or simply don't feel like giving their best effort in a match.Fri, 21 Oct 2016 13:26:35 -0500and some cynical people would say they're turning up exhausted just for their appearence fees. probably true for some of them. tanking has always happened in tennis.https://community.betfair.com/tennis/go/thread/view/94186/30739801/how-straight-is-tennis-honest-views-welcome?post_id=550225143#550225143and some cynical people would say they're turning up exhausted just for their appearence fees. probably true for some of them. tanking has always happened in tennis.Fri, 21 Oct 2016 09:00:09 -0500he didn't do that for money though did he? he was just very tired. Monfils lost to Elias. Simon lost to JLS. if they're tired, they may not try their very best/give their best effort. think about ithttps://community.betfair.com/tennis/go/thread/view/94186/30739801/how-straight-is-tennis-honest-views-welcome?post_id=550225131#550225131he didn't do that for money though did he? he was just very tired. Monfils lost to Elias. Simon lost to JLS. if they're tired, they may not try their very best/give their best effort. think about itFri, 21 Oct 2016 08:58:49 -0500I thought at the higher lvl's it was straight until lastnight. Roberto Bautista-Agut last week he beats Dok this week moonballing up smashes for a Russian kid outside the top 200..... total BS only explanation I can come up with is that someone madehttps://community.betfair.com/tennis/go/thread/view/94186/30739801/how-straight-is-tennis-honest-views-welcome?post_id=550225091#550225091I thought at the higher lvl's it was straight until lastnight. Roberto Bautista-Agut last week he beats Dok this week moonballing up smashes for a Russian kid outside the top 200..... total BS only explanation I can come up with is that someone madeFri, 21 Oct 2016 08:54:09 -0500i thought this thread was about sexual orientation lolhttps://community.betfair.com/tennis/go/thread/view/94186/30739801/how-straight-is-tennis-honest-views-welcome?post_id=550219423#550219423i thought this thread was about sexual orientation lolThu, 20 Oct 2016 14:18:00 -0500Well since Nick Krygios has to go see a special person who will teach him how to tank properly and get away with it. Thats really telling something!!https://community.betfair.com/tennis/go/thread/view/94186/30739801/how-straight-is-tennis-honest-views-welcome?post_id=550195863#550195863Well since Nick Krygios has to go see a special person who will teach him how to tank properly and get away with it. Thats really telling something!!Mon, 17 Oct 2016 17:34:45 -0500Davydenko 100% used to fix matches. I saw it with my own eyes and then later on there were rumblings about him. He would throw certain matches, 100%.https://community.betfair.com/tennis/go/thread/view/94186/30739801/how-straight-is-tennis-honest-views-welcome?post_id=550194511#550194511Davydenko 100% used to fix matches. I saw it with my own eyes and then later on there were rumblings about him. He would throw certain matches, 100%.Mon, 17 Oct 2016 15:16:16 -0500top ATP matches aren't bent. at least not nowadays. but the challenger events you have to wonder as the players could make more money betting against themselves than they would receive for winning the tournamenthttps://community.betfair.com/tennis/go/thread/view/94186/30739801/how-straight-is-tennis-honest-views-welcome?post_id=550194503#550194503top ATP matches aren't bent. at least not nowadays. but the challenger events you have to wonder as the players could make more money betting against themselves than they would receive for winning the tournamentMon, 17 Oct 2016 15:15:30 -0500Kei Nishikori, his backers got lucky today he was trading as low as 1.03 . Best thing they ever introduced void all bets if 1st set is in complete.https://community.betfair.com/tennis/go/thread/view/94186/30739801/how-straight-is-tennis-honest-views-welcome?post_id=550093069#550093069Kei Nishikori, his backers got lucky today he was trading as low as 1.03 . Best thing they ever introduced void all bets if 1st set is in complete.Wed, 05 Oct 2016 03:10:59 -0500