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    Quote Originally Posted by Alright Alright View Post
    My bracket had Petra Kvitova vs. Sloane Stephens in the final. I'm done. You can stick a fork in me and apply the BBQ sauce! Is there a second chance bracket like they have with the NCAA Basketball Tournament?
    I need a second chance bracket too.

    https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/it-s-tennis-you-know-the-ball-is-round-kvitova-and-sharapova-exit-wimbledon-early-20180704-p4zpie.html

    Doesn’t really apply to ‘tennis’ as a whole, but does apply to the WTA.

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    Serena Williams a joint favourite now with Muguruza, closely followed by Kerber, Halep and Wozniacki.

    How many of these 5 lose in the next 2 rounds? I'm setting the line at under/over 1.5

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    Quote Originally Posted by pabonaparte View Post
    Serena Williams a joint favourite now with Muguruza, closely followed by Kerber, Halep and Wozniacki.

    How many of these 5 lose in the next 2 rounds? I'm setting the line at under/over 1.5
    0 will lose next round

    kerber could lose to osaka 3rd round wozzy to radwanska

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    My bracket seems to agree with you, cincinnatikid513!

    I have Serena winning 2 more then losing to Keys.

    I have Kerber winning 2 more then losing to Muguruza, who then loses to Halep!





    And I feel Wozniacki is going all the way just like England in Russia!


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    Quote Originally Posted by pabonaparte View Post
    Serena Williams a joint favourite now with Muguruza, closely followed by Kerber, Halep and Wozniacki.

    How many of these 5 lose in the next 2 rounds? I'm setting the line at under/over 1.5
    I thought better of it. Let's make it 'How many of the 5 favourites lose in the next 2 rounds?' with a total of 0.5

    Is Under still the way to go?

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    Quote Originally Posted by pabonaparte View Post
    I thought better of it. Let's make it 'How many of the 5 favourites lose in the next 2 rounds?' with a total of 0.5

    Is Under still the way to go?
    like to see madison keys win it all

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    Venus is looking pretty good. Dropped a bit in the first set but she really bounced back in the second and third. I need her to make up for some of the other flakes I picked.

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    wozzy serving stay in match

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    make that 5-5 , would hate see wozzy out

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    Quote Originally Posted by pabonaparte View Post
    Serena Williams a joint favourite now with Muguruza, closely followed by Kerber, Halep and Wozniacki.

    How many of these 5 lose in the next 2 rounds? I'm setting the line at under/over 1.5
    So out of five, two played and only one advanced. This is insane. Thanks for playing, pabonaparte!

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    Quote Originally Posted by pabonaparte View Post
    So out of five, two played and only one advanced. This is insane. Thanks for playing, pabonaparte!
    The curse of posting a play or opinion on sbr strikes again!

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    20 of the 41 entries have lost their champion, wowzers

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    Quote Originally Posted by cincinnatikid513 View Post
    20 of the 41 entries have lost their champion, wowzers
    The winner could come out of left field..I would like to see someone win their first grand slam title..

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    Quote Originally Posted by JAKEPEAVY21 View Post
    The winner could come out of left field..I would like to see someone win their first grand slam title..
    maybe it will be venus williams again, it's been a while since she won

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    Quote Originally Posted by cincinnatikid513 View Post
    maybe it will be venus williams again, it's been a while since she won
    I'd love to see Venus win another major before she retires. I do no think Serena will win. Muguruza and Kerber might be the ones to beat now. I wouldn't mind seeing Keys take it down.

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    Quote Originally Posted by pabonaparte View Post
    I thought better of it. Let's make it 'How many of the 5 favourites lose in the next 2 rounds?' with a total of 0.5

    Is Under still the way to go?
    I would've taken over .5 given what we've seen in past days, but I'm too late.

    As for Venus, I'd be shocked if she won another major. More likely Tiger Woods wins a major, IMO.

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    Thats a good bet Yis..Who wins one first..you should book that LOL

    Tiger -175..Venus +130

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    Well shit I got Kerber vs Venus I think in final..With my gambling luck Kerber goes down tomm maybe.Hope Not!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by beefcake View Post
    Thats a good bet Yis..Who wins one first..you should book that LOL

    Tiger -175..Venus +130
    odds on Tiger would be much chalkier IMO
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    As happy as I am that I didn’t get sucked in by Wozniacki again, I’m starting to think I should’ve just picked Serena and been done with it. All these women out by midway through the second round ffs!

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    Quote Originally Posted by JAKEPEAVY21 View Post
    The curse of posting a play or opinion on sbr strikes again!
    I don't believe it works quite like that. To prove it, here's another opinion: Johanna Konta won't play her best because of the circumstances. Unlike the robotic, ruthless likes of Nadal, Sharapova or Serena, Konta is a nice girl. In the back of her mind, she remembers how unfortunate Cibulkova was to end up with her current draw. She may even feel sorry for her opponent who is, and quite rightully, very pissed off by the creative seeding courtesy of LTA who chose to give world's number 480 Serena Williams a better seed and apparently, Cibulkova was the one who got the worst of the shift that occured because of this decision.

    For her sake, I hope Johanna saw a specialist and taught herself to remain calm regardless of how grand the stage is. Can she demolish her opponent in straight sets like the current line indicates? I believe a scoreline of 7-5 7-6 or even 4-6, 6-4 6-3 is far more likely. If you want a punt, try Cibulkova +1.5 sets or over 20.5 games. She is +4.5 on the Games handicap which pays less but provides insurance for the somewhat likely 6-4 6-4 for Konta. I see a competitive match where the London crowd goes mad for her but it hurts Konta more than it helps.

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    Quote Originally Posted by pabonaparte View Post
    I don't believe it works quite like that. To prove it, here's another opinion: Johanna Konta won't play her best because of the circumstances. Unlike the robotic, ruthless likes of Nadal, Sharapova or Serena, Konta is a nice girl. In the back of her mind, she remembers how unfortunate Cibulkova was to end up with her current draw. She may even feel sorry for her opponent who is, and quite rightully, very pissed off by the creative seeding courtesy of LTA who chose to give world's number 480 Serena Williams a better seed and apparently, Cibulkova was the one who got the worst of the shift that occured because of this decision.

    For her sake, I hope Johanna saw a specialist and taught herself to remain calm regardless of how grand the stage is. Can she demolish her opponent in straight sets like the current line indicates? I believe a scoreline of 7-5 7-6 or even 4-6, 6-4 6-3 is far more likely. If you want a punt, try Cibulkova +1.5 sets or over 20.5 games. She is +4.5 on the Games handicap which pays less but provides insurance for the somewhat likely 6-4 6-4 for Konta. I see a competitive match where the London crowd goes mad for her but it hurts Konta more than it helps.
    I guess sarcasm goes over your head

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    On a side note... what the hell, Marin Cilic

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    Quote Originally Posted by JAKEPEAVY21 View Post
    I guess sarcasm goes over your head
    lol I just really want Konta to win

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    Quote Originally Posted by pabonaparte View Post
    lol I just really want Konta to win
    Konta has lost her mojo the past year or so.

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    nice to see Bethanie Mattek-Sands playing doubles here at Wimbledon after that gruesome injury last year.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JAKEPEAVY21 View Post
    nice to see Bethanie Mattek-Sands playing doubles here at Wimbledon after that gruesome injury last year.
    what happened to her? I follow the big events but not all of the time and don't get updates on injuries.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JH076 View Post
    what happened to her? I follow the big events but not all of the time and don't get updates on injuries.

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    adios Garbine Muguruza

    only 17 of 41 entries have their champion still in


    Fried Cheese- Serena Williams

    Chaz22- Jelena Ostapenko
    CoolCanuck- Simona Halep
    mmanick - Serena Williams
    Shari91- Simona Halep
    Hoss Wilbur- Karolina Pliskova
    leovegas- Serena Williams
    Mikejamm - Simona Halep
    wikkidinsane- Serena williams
    ncrossley- Madison Keys
    Ovakul- angelique kerber
    beefcake13 angeliquie kerber
    samsncharge serena williams
    cincykid513 Madison Keys
    sam losco Simona Halep
    dhristov02- Angelique Kerber
    jrgum-3- Simona Halep
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    My bracket is fricken done.


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    Dear Shari91 - I'm really looking forward to your United States Open Tennis contests! Can I go ahead and send you
    the 20 points entry fee for both the men and women? Thank you very much for running the Wimbledon challenges for us!

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    Quote Originally Posted by JAKEPEAVY21 View Post
    Odds on Tiger would be much chalkier IMO
    Tiger Woods is 25 / 1 to win The British Open Championship. I'm not sure if that is chalk?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Alright Alright View Post
    Tiger Woods is 25 / 1 to win The British Open Championship. I'm not sure if that is chalk?
    Tiger would be chalk on a bet of him vs. Venus to next win a major.

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    Quote Originally Posted by yisman View Post
    Tiger would be chalk on a bet of him vs. Venus to next win a major.

    if venus is going to win a slam it's this one

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