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To celebrate Wimbledon 2012, with the assistance of BCM2, here is the tennis community competition for the tournament. Betfair are offering three cash prizes.
First prize - £175.00. Second price - £75.00. Third prize - £50.00.
All you have to do to enter is reply to this thread with your answers to the questions.
This competition is divided into four different sections.
Section A - overs/unders. Do you think the answer to the question will be over or under the stated number?
Section B - multiple choice. Choose your answer from the list provided.
Section C - prediction. List your answers to the question.
Section D - tiebreaker.
The winners will be the customers who predict the most correct answers and therefore gain the most points. If there is a tie for any of the prizes, the winner will be the person who is closest to the tiebreaker answer, with the next closest to the tiebreaker receiving second prize etc. In the event of a further tie, the prize will be split.
Only one entry per person permitted - if you do submit multiple entries, only your first entry will be considered.
This thread will be locked at 11am on Monday June 25th, so all entries have to be submitted before then.
The prize will be paid directly into the winner's Betfair account. Prizes cannot be collected or paid by any other method than a credit into the winner's account. Therefore you must have an active Betfair account to receive any prize.
Scores will be posted during Wimbledon, with the winner notified soon after the Wimbledon men's singles final.
SECTION A
OVERS/UNDERS
(1 pt for each correct answer)
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1. How many sets will Novak Djokovic LOSE in the men's singles tournament?
O/U 4.5
2. How many seeded players will LOSE in the FIRST round of the men's and women's singles tournaments combined? (For the purposes of this question, retirements count).
O/U 11.5
3. How many of the top TEN seeded players in the FIRST round of the men's singles tournament will win their matches 3-0?
O/U 5.5
4. In how many women's singles matches will the losing player win 2 games or fewer? (Matches in which a player retires do not count for the purposes of this question.)
O/U 7.5
5. How many men's singles matches will involve a fifth set in which the winning player's number of games is in double figures?
O/U 2.5
6. How many matches will be won by British players in the men's and women's singles tournaments combined?
O/U 6.5
SECTION B
MULTIPLE CHOICE
(1 pt for each correct answer)
(If two or more answers are equal, a point will be awarded for each)
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7. Which of these French players will progress the furthest into the men's singles tournament?
a) Jeremy CHARDY
b) Richard GASQUET
c) Michael LLODRA
d) Gilles SIMON
8. Which of these Italian players will progress the furthest into the women's singles tournament?
a) Sara ERRANI
b) Flavia PENNETTA
c) Francesca SCHIAVONE
d) Roberta VINCI
9. Of the players in the FOURTH round of the women's singles tournament, what will be the lowest WTA world ranking?
a) 1-49
b) 50-99
c) 100-149
d) 150+
10. How many quarter-finalists in the men's singles tournament will be of a nationality from outside of Europe?
a) NONE
b) ONE
c) TWO
d) THREE OR MORE
11. Which of these players will hit the fastest serve during their men's singles tournament?
a) Kevin ANDERSON
b) Tomas BERDYCH
c) Jeremy CHARDY
d) Stanislas WAWRINKA
12. Which of the men's singles and women's singles champions will have won the same tournament previously?
a) MEN'S
b) WOMEN'S
c) BOTH
d) NEITHER
SECTION C
PREDICTION
(1 pt for each correct answer)
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Name the four players you think will be the semi-finalists in each of the men's singles and the women's singles tournaments.
MEN'S SEMI FINALISTS
a)
b)
c)
d)
WOMEN'S SEMI FINALISTS
a)
b)
c)
d)
SECTION D
TIEBREAK QUESTION
(Nearest guess wins)
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What will be the total number of aces in both the men's singles final and the women's singles final combined?
- For the purposes of question 9, WTA world rankings are determined as at the start of the tournament.
- For the purposes of question 10, Europe includes Russia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
- The named players in this competition will count as selections even if they do not compete in the tournament.
- All statistics used for the answers to this competition will be as available on www.wimbledon.com
- Standard Betfair competition terms and conditions apply:
betting.betfair.com/betfair-announcement...
First prize - £175.00. Second price - £75.00. Third prize - £50.00.
All you have to do to enter is reply to this thread with your answers to the questions.
This competition is divided into four different sections.
Section A - overs/unders. Do you think the answer to the question will be over or under the stated number?
Section B - multiple choice. Choose your answer from the list provided.
Section C - prediction. List your answers to the question.
Section D - tiebreaker.
The winners will be the customers who predict the most correct answers and therefore gain the most points. If there is a tie for any of the prizes, the winner will be the person who is closest to the tiebreaker answer, with the next closest to the tiebreaker receiving second prize etc. In the event of a further tie, the prize will be split.
Only one entry per person permitted - if you do submit multiple entries, only your first entry will be considered.
This thread will be locked at 11am on Monday June 25th, so all entries have to be submitted before then.
The prize will be paid directly into the winner's Betfair account. Prizes cannot be collected or paid by any other method than a credit into the winner's account. Therefore you must have an active Betfair account to receive any prize.
Scores will be posted during Wimbledon, with the winner notified soon after the Wimbledon men's singles final.
SECTION A
OVERS/UNDERS
(1 pt for each correct answer)
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1. How many sets will Novak Djokovic LOSE in the men's singles tournament?
O/U 4.5
2. How many seeded players will LOSE in the FIRST round of the men's and women's singles tournaments combined? (For the purposes of this question, retirements count).
O/U 11.5
3. How many of the top TEN seeded players in the FIRST round of the men's singles tournament will win their matches 3-0?
O/U 5.5
4. In how many women's singles matches will the losing player win 2 games or fewer? (Matches in which a player retires do not count for the purposes of this question.)
O/U 7.5
5. How many men's singles matches will involve a fifth set in which the winning player's number of games is in double figures?
O/U 2.5
6. How many matches will be won by British players in the men's and women's singles tournaments combined?
O/U 6.5
SECTION B
MULTIPLE CHOICE
(1 pt for each correct answer)
(If two or more answers are equal, a point will be awarded for each)
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7. Which of these French players will progress the furthest into the men's singles tournament?
a) Jeremy CHARDY
b) Richard GASQUET
c) Michael LLODRA
d) Gilles SIMON
8. Which of these Italian players will progress the furthest into the women's singles tournament?
a) Sara ERRANI
b) Flavia PENNETTA
c) Francesca SCHIAVONE
d) Roberta VINCI
9. Of the players in the FOURTH round of the women's singles tournament, what will be the lowest WTA world ranking?
a) 1-49
b) 50-99
c) 100-149
d) 150+
10. How many quarter-finalists in the men's singles tournament will be of a nationality from outside of Europe?
a) NONE
b) ONE
c) TWO
d) THREE OR MORE
11. Which of these players will hit the fastest serve during their men's singles tournament?
a) Kevin ANDERSON
b) Tomas BERDYCH
c) Jeremy CHARDY
d) Stanislas WAWRINKA
12. Which of the men's singles and women's singles champions will have won the same tournament previously?
a) MEN'S
b) WOMEN'S
c) BOTH
d) NEITHER
SECTION C
PREDICTION
(1 pt for each correct answer)
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Name the four players you think will be the semi-finalists in each of the men's singles and the women's singles tournaments.
MEN'S SEMI FINALISTS
a)
b)
c)
d)
WOMEN'S SEMI FINALISTS
a)
b)
c)
d)
SECTION D
TIEBREAK QUESTION
(Nearest guess wins)
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What will be the total number of aces in both the men's singles final and the women's singles final combined?
- For the purposes of question 9, WTA world rankings are determined as at the start of the tournament.
- For the purposes of question 10, Europe includes Russia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
- The named players in this competition will count as selections even if they do not compete in the tournament.
- All statistics used for the answers to this competition will be as available on www.wimbledon.com
- Standard Betfair competition terms and conditions apply:
betting.betfair.com/betfair-announcement...
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Just to remove any doubt, this is a Tennis Forum competition. I've provided the prizes, with SorA kindly doing all the nasty logistical stuff! Enjoy - good luck all.
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Looks like i'm the first one .
SECTION A 1. How many sets will Novak Djokovic LOSE in the men's singles tournament? Over 4.5 2. How many seeded players will LOSE in the FIRST round of the men's and women's singles tournaments combined? (For the purposes of this question, retirements count). SECTION C Over 11.5 3. How many of the top TEN seeded players in the FIRST round of the men's singles tournament will win their matches 3-0? Under 5.5 4. In how many women's singles matches will the losing player win 2 games or fewer? (Matches in which a player retires do not count for the purposes of this question.) Under 7.5 5. How many men's singles matches will involve a fifth set in which the winning player's number of games is in double figures? Over 2.5 6. How many matches will be won by British players in the men's and women's singles tournaments combined? Over 6.5 SECTION B 7. Which of these French players will progress the furthest into the men's singles tournament? d) Gilles SIMON 8. Which of these Italian players will progress the furthest into the women's singles tournament? b) Flavia PENNETTA 9. Of the players in the FOURTH round of the women's singles tournament, what will be the lowest WTA world ranking? c) 100-149 10. How many quarter-finalists in the men's singles tournament will be of a nationality from outside of Europe? a) NONE 11. Which of these players will hit the fastest serve during their men's singles tournament? a) Kevin ANDERSON 12. Which of the men's singles and women's singles champions will have won the same tournament previously? c) BOTH SECTION C MEN'S SEMI FINALISTS a)Roger Federer b)Novak c)Rafa Nadal d)Tsonga WOMEN'S SEMI FINALISTS a)Maria Sharapova b)Serena Williams c)Li Na d)Venus Williams SECTION D What will be the total number of aces in both the men's and women's singles finals combined? 555 |
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how can they hit 555 aces in two matches?
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I wouldn't like to watch those matches, but maybe it's a 99-97 final set included
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lol , i thought its all the games from the tournaments . Nice tiebreaker written then lol
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Too much guesswork involved in this, the French Open comp was far better.
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Section A
1 - Under 2 - Over 3 - Under 4 - Over 5 - Over 6 - Under Section B 7 - Gasquest 8 - Errani 9 - 1-49 10 - Two 11 - Anderson 12 - Both Section C Nadal, Djokovic, Federer, Murray Sharapova, Na Li, Agnieszka Radwanska, Azarenka Section D 23 |
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Iamafish, if you want to change that entry, that's fine. The question has been rewritten to prevent any confusion.
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Section A
1. Under 2. Over 3. Over 4. Under 5. Over 6. Under Section B 7. Llodra 8. Errani 9. 50-99 10. One 11. Berdych 12. Both Section C 16. i) Nadal, Federer, Djokovic, Murray ii) Sharapova, Errani, Kvitova, Azarenka Tie-Breaker 26 Aces |
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can i change the tiebreaker answer then .
Lets make it 44 . |
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Section A
1: Over 2: Over 3: Under 4: Under 5: Under 6: Under Section B 7: D 8: C 9: B 10: A 11: D 12: C Section C 16: M ~ Djokovic; Nadal; Fedex; Murray. W ~ Sharapova; Petrkovic; Kvitova; Pirnkova. TB: 21 |
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Section A
1. Over 2. Under 3. Over 4. Over 5. Over 6. Over Section B 7. Gasquet 8. Pennetta 9. 50-99 10. None 11. Berdych 12. Both Section C 16. i) Nadal, Federer, Djokovic, Berdych ii) Sharapova, Serena, Na Li, Petrova Tie-Breaker 35 Aces |
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1q where 12-16 ?
but well; 1.u 2.o 3.u 4.o 5.o 6.u 7.d 8.d 9.a 10.a 11.a 12.b 13. 14. 15. 16. w/m top/seed 4 17 12 |
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hi, how would we predict the semi finalists without knowing the draws?
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You can wait until next week if you prefer, the competition does not close until the Wimbledon start time.
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1.under
2.under 3.over 4.under 5.over 6.under 7.b 8.c 9.b 10.d 11.d 12.c section c a nadal b djokovic c murray d novak a sharapova b kvitova c radwanska d s williams tiebreak 23 |
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cully63, two of your answer for Section C seem to refer to Novak Djokovic. Do you want to change one of those?
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d.del potro
sorry |
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Some of the answers on here are hilarious! Comedians
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someone tell the supertippster crowseye that petrkovic aka petkovic will not play wimbledon?
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2. Under 3. Under 4. Under 5. Under 6. Under 7. c 8. a 9. c 10. a 11. b 12. a MEN'S SEMI FINALISTS a) Djokovic b) Nadal c) Wawrinka d) Federer WOMEN'S SEMI FINALISTS a) Errani b) Kvitova c) Azarenka d) Radwanska Tiebreak 22 |
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a1.. over 4.5
a2.. under 11.5 a3.. over 5.5 a4.. under 7.5 a5.. under 2.5 a6.. under 6. b7.. b gasquet b8.. a errani b9.. c 100-149 b10. b one b11. a anderson b12. c both c... Djokovic...nadal...federer...tsonga c... Sharapova..kvitova..shvedova.kanepi tiebraker 32 aces. |
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kanepi
 non runner....il go for ...stosur. |
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2. Over 3. Over 4. Under 5. Over 6. Over 7. b 8. d 9. b 10. b 12. c Section C Men's: a) Novak Djokovic b) Roger Federer c) Andy Murray d) Rafael Nadal Women's a) Maria Sharapova b) Serena Williams c) Petra Kvitova d) Victoria Azarenka Section D 25 aces. |
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11. b
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1 over
2 under 3 over 4 over 5 under 6 under 7 B 8 C 9 A 10 B 11 D 12 A Nadal;Federer;Murray & Djokovik Sharapova;Na Li;Errani & Venus Williams TB 25 Gl all & nice one BCM2  |
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1. How many sets will Novak Djokovic LOSE in the men's singles tournament?
Over 2. How many seeded players will LOSE in the FIRST round of the men's and women's singles tournaments combined? (For the purposes of this question, retirements count). Over 3. How many of the top TEN seeded players in the FIRST round of the men's singles tournament will win their matches 3-0? Over 4. In how many women's singles matches will the losing player win 2 games or fewer? (Matches in which a player retires do not count for the purposes of this question.) Under 5. How many men's singles matches will involve a fifth set in which the winning player's number of games is in double figures? Over 6. How many matches will be won by British players in the men's and women's singles tournaments combined? Under SECTION B MULTIPLE CHOICE (1 pt for each correct answer) (If two or more answers are equal, a point will be awarded for each) --------- 7. Which of these French players will progress the furthest into the men's singles tournament? d) Gilles SIMON 8. Which of these Italian players will progress the furthest into the women's singles tournament? a) Sara ERRANI 9. Of the players in the FOURTH round of the women's singles tournament, what will be the lowest WTA world ranking? b) 50-99 10. How many quarter-finalists in the men's singles tournament will be of a nationality from outside of Europe? a) NONE 11. Which of these players will hit the fastest serve during their men's singles tournament? a) Kevin ANDERSON 12. Which of the men's singles and women's singles champions will have won the same tournament previously? a) MEN'S SECTION C PREDICTION (1 pt for each correct answer) --------- Name the four players you think will be the semi-finalists in each of the men's singles and the women's singles tournaments. MEN'S SEMI FINALISTS a)Djoko b)Federer c)Nadal d)Berdych WOMEN'S SEMI FINALISTS a)Sharapova b)Na li c)Azarenka d)Errani SECTION D TIEBREAK QUESTION (Nearest guess wins) --------- What will be the total number of aces in both the men's singles final and the women's singles final combined? 20 |
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Section A
1. Over 2. Under 3. Over 4. Over 5. Over 6. Over Section B 7. Gasquet 8. Pennetta 9. 50-99 10. None 11. Berdych 12. Both Section C 16. i) Nadal, Federer, Djokovic, Berdych ii) Sharapova, Serena, Na Li, Petrova Tie-Breaker 29 Aces |
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section a
1.u 2.u 3.o 4.o 5.u 6.o section b 7. gasquet 8. pennetta 9.a 10.b 11. berdych 12.c section c djokovic nadal federer murray sharapova li na s williams v williams t/b 28 cheers! |
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SECTION A
1. How many sets will Novak Djokovic LOSE in the men's singles tournament? Over 4.5 2. How many seeded players will LOSE in the FIRST round of the men's and women's singles tournaments combined? (For the purposes of this question, retirements count). SECTION C Under 11.5 3. How many of the top TEN seeded players in the FIRST round of the men's singles tournament will win their matches 3-0? Under 5.5 4. In how many women's singles matches will the losing player win 2 games or fewer? (Matches in which a player retires do not count for the purposes of this question.) Over 7.5 5. How many men's singles matches will involve a fifth set in which the winning player's number of games is in double figures? Over 2.5 6. How many matches will be won by British players in the men's and women's singles tournaments combined? Over 6.5 SECTION B 7. Which of these French players will progress the furthest into the men's singles tournament? b) Richard GASQUET 8. Which of these Italian players will progress the furthest into the women's singles tournament? d) Roberta VINCI 9. Of the players in the FOURTH round of the women's singles tournament, what will be the lowest WTA world ranking? b) 50-99 10. How many quarter-finalists in the men's singles tournament will be of a nationality from outside of Europe? c) TWO 11. Which of these players will hit the fastest serve during their men's singles tournament? a) Kevin ANDERSON 12. Which of the men's singles and women's singles champions will have won the same tournament previously? a) MEN'S SECTION C Name the four players you think will be the semi-finalists in each of the men's singles and the women's singles tournaments. MEN'S SEMI FINALISTS a) Djokovic b) Federer c) Isner d) Haas WOMEN'S SEMI FINALISTS a) Sharapova b) Azarenka c) Stosur d) Kvitova SECTION D What will be the total number of aces in both the men's singles final and the women's singles final combined? 45 aces |
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SECTION A
OVERS/UNDERS (1 pt for each correct answer) --------- 1. How many sets will Novak Djokovic LOSE in the men's singles tournament? O 4.5 2. How many seeded players will LOSE in the FIRST round of the men's and women's singles tournaments combined? (For the purposes of this question, retirements count). O 11.5 3. How many of the top TEN seeded players in the FIRST round of the men's singles tournament will win their matches 3-0? O 5.5 4. In how many women's singles matches will the losing player win 2 games or fewer? (Matches in which a player retires do not count for the purposes of this question.) O 7.5 5. How many men's singles matches will involve a fifth set in which the winning player's number of games is in double figures? O 2.5 6. How many matches will be won by British players in the men's and women's singles tournaments combined? O 6.5 SECTION B MULTIPLE CHOICE (1 pt for each correct answer) (If two or more answers are equal, a point will be awarded for each) --------- 7. Which of these French players will progress the furthest into the men's singles tournament? b) Richard GASQUET 8. Which of these Italian players will progress the furthest into the women's singles tournament? a) Sara ERRANI 9. Of the players in the FOURTH round of the women's singles tournament, what will be the lowest WTA world ranking? c) 100-149 10. How many quarter-finalists in the men's singles tournament will be of a nationality from outside of Europe? c) TWO 11. Which of these players will hit the fastest serve during their men's singles tournament? a) Kevin ANDERSON 12. Which of the men's singles and women's singles champions will have won the same tournament previously? c) BOTH SECTION C PREDICTION (1 pt for each correct answer) --------- Name the four players you think will be the semi-finalists in each of the men's singles and the women's singles tournaments. MEN'S SEMI FINALISTS a)Federer b)Nadal c)Djokovic d)Murray WOMEN'S SEMI FINALISTS a)Sharapova b)Kvitova c)Serena Williams d)Azarenka SECTION D TIEBREAK QUESTION (Nearest guess wins) --------- What will be the total number of aces in both the men's singles final and the women's singles final combined? 35 |
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Section A
1. over 4.5 2. over 11.5 3. under 5.5 4. under 7.5 5. over 2.5 6. over 6.5 section B 7. B 8. D 9. C 10. B 11. B 12. D section C nadal djokovic federer murray Sharapova S. Williams Azarenka Kvitova 24 |
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Section A
1. over 4.5 2. over 11.5 3. under 5.5 4. under 7.5 5. over 2.5 6. over 6.5 section B 7. B 8. D 9. C 10. B 11. B 12. D section C nadal djokovic federer murray Sharapova S. Williams Azarenka Kvitova 24 |
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Section A
1 - Under 2 - Over 3 - Under 4 - Over 5 - Over 6 - Under Section B 7 - Gasquest 8 - Errani 9 - 1-49 10 - Two 11 - Anderson 12 - Both Section C Nadal, Djokovic, Federer, Murray Sharapova, Na Li, Agnieszka Radwanska, Azarenka Section D 24 |
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1. O 4.5
2. U 11.5 3. O 5.5 4. U 7.5 5. O 2.5 6. O 6.5 7. b) 8. d) 9. c) 10. a) 11. b) 12. c) Men's SF: Djokovic, Federer, Del Potro, Nadal Women's SF: Sharapova, Kvitova, Azarenka, S. Williams Total aces: 23 |
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2-under 3-over 4-under 5-under 6-under 7-b 8-d 9-c 10-b 11-b 12-c mens semis-nadal,djokovic,federer,murray womens semis-kvitova,sharapova,bartoli,azarenka tiebreak-43 |
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2. Under 3. Over 4. Under 5. Over 6. Over 7. b) Gasquet 8. c) Schiavone 9. d) 150+ 10. a) None 11. a) Anderson 12. c) Both Men's Semis Nadal Federer Berdych Djokovic Women's semis Sharapova Kvitova Azarenka S. Williams T/B. 31 |
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1. OVER
2. OVER 3. OVER 4. UNDER 5. OVER 6. OVER 7. GASQUET 8. PENNETTA 9. 1-49 10. TWO 11. ANDERSON 12. BOTH MEN'S SEMI FINALISTS DJOCKER NADAL FEDERER MURRAY WOMEN'S SEMI FINALISTS SHARAPOVA AZARENKA SERENA NA LI 33 |
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Are Irish clients welcome to enter?
One cannot be too sure given who Betfair have chosen to run the competition. |