The second round of the French Open concludes on Thursday with Iga Swiatek the headline player in the women’s draw, while Holger Rune and Casper Ruud are among those taking to the clay courts in the men’s competition. Swiatek is up against American Claire Liu, while tournament fourth seed Elena Rybakina faces Linda Noskova. Rune is tasked with taking down experienced Frenchman Gael Monfils in the second round, while Ruud takes on Giulio Zeppieri. French Open day five betting tips Holger Rune to win 3-1 v Gael Monfils @ 13/5 Nicolas Jarry to beat Tommy Paul @ 8/11 Diane Parry to beat Mirra And ..read more

There are plenty of stars on show on day three of the French Open with defending women’s champion Iga Swiatek the headline act as her pursuit of a third Roland Garros crown gets underway against Cristina Busca. Swiatek’s final victim of last year, Coco Gauff, is also in action against Rebeka Masarova, while 2021 champion Barbora Krejcikova tackles Lesia Tsurenko. Last season’s Wimbledon winner Elena Rybakina is another of the women’s leading lights set to play on Tuesday with the classy Kazakh a red-hot favourite to overcome Brenda Fruhvirtova. In the men’s event, second seed Daniil Medvedev ..read more

World number one and defending champion Iga Swiatek heads the star-studded field for this year’s WTA BNP Paribas Open, which gets under way after a couple of days of qualifying on Wednesday. One of the best-known events on the tour, aside from the Grand Slams, Indian Wells always delivers and this year looks set to be no different with Polish ace Swiatek clearly the woman the rest must try to beat again. Women’s BNP Paribas Open Betting Tips Iga Swiatek to win Victoria Azarenka to make semi-finals Bet on Tennis with Betfred Here Iga Swiatek to win tournament outright Swiatek won here last ye ..read more

The ATP Tour heads to the United Arab Emirates this week for the Dubai Tennis Championships and it is no surprise that a world-class field will be serving it up at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre. World number one Novak Djokovic will be the star attraction for the ATP 500 event, but the five-time winner is not the only big name on show, with defending champion Andrey Rublev and a returning-to-form Daniil Medvedev among the other big names. There is also plenty of British interest with Andy Murray – fresh from his run to the final of this month’s Qatar Open – and Dan Evans both hoping to enjoy ..read more

A decent field has assembled for the Open 13 Provence with world number 10 Hubert Hurkacz the highest-ranked player and top seed. He is joined by the man he beat in the 2021 Miami Open final, Jannik Sinner, while Alex de Minaur and Grigor Dimitrov have also entered the event at the Palais des Sports de Marseille. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was the last French player to win the indoor tournament, claiming the title for the third and final time in 2017. However, the talent of the top four seeds, all of whom have received byes to the second round, hints that it could prove to be an ultimately disappointi ..read more

The Rio Open begins on Monday and some of the world’s top players will be in attendance, including world No.2 and defending champion Carlos Alcaraz. With the number one in the world, Novak Djokovic, not taking part, this could provide Spanish ace Alcaraz with the perfect chance to take another ATP title and once again master the field in Brazil, just like he did 12 months ago when he became the youngest-ever winner of the tournament at just 18 years and 10 months old. The other contenders this week include Briton Cameron Norrie, Austrian Dominic Thiem and Argentinian Diego Schwartzman. Rio Ope ..read more

The 2023 Qatar Open gets underway on Monday and could represent a perfect opportunity for Felix Auger-Aliassime to land his first ATP Tour title of the year. Auger-Aliassime is one of four players from the world’s top 20 descending on the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex this coming week for the ATP Tour 250 event. Top seed Andrey Rublev, Daniil Medvedev and Alexander Zverev are the other big names that will be serving it up in Qatar, as well as defending champion Roberto Bautista Agut, while there is also plenty of British interest, with Andy Murray, Dan Evans and Jack Draper a ..read more

Novak Djokovic has the chance to match Rafael Nadal’s tally of 22 Grand Slam titles when he takes on Stefanos Tsitsipas in Sunday’s Australian Open final. The mercurial Tsitsipas won two of the pair’s first three meetings but has failed to defeat his rival in their nine matches since, including going down in the final of the 2021 French Open. On that occasion, he raced into a two-set lead, only to be overwhelmed by his opponent, who roared back to become the first man in the Open Era to complete multiple Career Grand Slams. Djokovic’s first Grand Slam success came in Melbourne in 2008 and with ..read more

Saturday sees the final of the Australian Open women’s singles as Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina battle it out for the first Grand Slam title of the year. Although she has yet to win one of the big four events, Sabalenka goes into the final as the favourite having not dropped a set en route to Saturday’s showpiece. Australian Open Women’s Final Tips Aryna Sabalenka to beat Elena Rybakina @ 8/11 Sabalenka to win 2-1 @ 11/4 Sabalenka to win @ 8/11 Aryna Sabalenka went into tournament as fifth seed but wasn’t been talked about as one of the favourites to take the title, but she has been imp ..read more

It’s the men’s semi-finals that take centre stage at the Australian Open on Friday with two places in Sunday’s Grand Slam final up for grabs. Karen Khachanov and Stefanos Tsitsipas go head-to-head in the first semi-final of the day, before nine-time champion Novak Djokovic takes on American surprise package Tommy Paul in the second match. Australian Open Betting Tips Stefanos Tsitsipas to beat Karen Khachanov 3-0 @ 15/8 Novak Djokovic to beat Tommy Paul 3-0 @ 1/2 Stefanos Tsitsipas to beat Karen Khachanov 3-0 @ 15/8 With just two matches between them and the first Grand Slam title of 2023, T ..read more