The odds in tennis matches can be fairly predictable ensuring nice profit if you’ve got the right attitude and just basic understanding of what’s happening on the court.

Here you can see the match between Mathieu and Karanusic in Zagreb. Mathieu is the match’s favourite and at the moment he’s serving and the underdog is the receiving player.

Common sense dictates that it’s easier to score if you’re serving and you don’t have to know tennis inside out to understand that at the moment of serving the advantage is on your side.

So let’s see how the odds behave following the players’ scoring on the court. Mathieu scores a point, and I back him immediately getting the bet matched at the odds of 1.45 using a hundred euro stake.

As you can see, Mathieu’s price drops straight away and I can theoretically lay him off at 1.42. However, I’m not in a rush of exiting the trade as if the favourite scores a few more points in this game, I can increase my profit margin a great deal!

The next point is also scored by the favourite; his price shortens even more, which is a common sense event as well. As you can see, this is not rocket science – players’ scoring is mirroring in the odds movement on the screen and my task is to open and close the trade at the right moments.

And such a moment comes when Mathieu scores another point and I don’t hesitate laying him off at 1.34 locking in 11 euro profit! 10% of the stake made in less than a minute – can you see the potential of Betfair tennis trading?

But now – another moment in a tennis match when the odds can be used to your advantage just by applying common sense knowledge of tennis scoring.

The winner of a set is decided when a player has scored at least 6 game points and is leading by at least 2 points. Can you see what’s happening now? Karanusic is just a game point away from winning the first set in this match. It’s not going to make or break the whole match for him; however, the odds will be especially sensitive in this game which allows for good profits! Karanusic doesn’t even need to score the game point; a few scored points would be enough to top up the green figure by another 10% at least!

So I’m laying the favourite player off at 1.44 and waiting on the events to unfold. Karanusic indeed scores a point and it’s getting reflected in the odds, of course – as you can see, the favourite is trading at 1.47 right now. But then the underdog scores another point which brings him just two points away from the set point! Mathieu’s odds drift out to 1.67 and I’m not going to wait for any longer – 23 euro profit!

Did you see how big the odds fluctuation was at the moment when the favourite player was facing defeat in the first set? You can also use such moments to your advantage when trading tennis on Betfair, just remember – the exit strategies play a crucial role in the trading process and I’m setting them out thoroughly throughout my Tennis Trading League Systems.

Wishing You A Successful Tennis Trading Session,

Paddy

I was watching the match and made some profits when Murray broke in the second set, but most of the times I was just fascinated by Roger’s performance. Murray was the closest of any British man trying to win a Grand Slam since 1936, but the Swiss just annihilated his hopes. Despite Murray’s brilliant defensive play Federer was just unstoppable.

As he said later on: “I played great, you know. I felt like I was invincible for a while again, and that’s exactly how you want to finish a tournament.”

Just a few stats about Federer.

He won five consecutive US Open titles. He’s become the first player in tennis history to win two Grand Slam tournaments five years straight. And he’s won 16 Grand Slam titles overall! He has smashed  Pete Sampras’ record of 14!

It’s a great time to be a tennis fan – Nadal, Murray, Federer, Djokovic. It’s a truly Golden age of tennis. To see Federer’s dominance overtaken by Nadal, who in turn had been recently outclassed by Djokovic. Amazing. Not only do I get to watch great tennis and monumental moments in sports history, I also get to make my living from watching it!

Some days I just feel blessed! If you want to experience the same, read this to find out how I do it, and how anyone can do the same!

Take care,

Paddy.

In the last few weeks I’ve told you about many aspects impacting tennis trading profits:

Controlling Emotions
Getting Rid of Gambling
Technical Preparation
Managing Your Trading Bank

So this time the final aspect – business approach. To put it simply – you have to regard the whole tennis trading process as a business rather than something to kill your time. No rush, no unrealistic expectations, just step-by-step process.

Preparation, learning and gaining experience – and you’re guaranteed to be among the top 0.5% Betfair users who work with an overall profit!

Talk to you soon,
Paddy

Watch this video and you’ll get your answers!

As you can imagine, trading staking plans differ between professional Betfair traders and novices. You just can’t start operating with 100 pound stakes right after you’ve opened your Betfair account – well actually you can, but it’s not a good idea!

No matter how safe the whole trading process may seem to you, you definitely need to develop your trading technical skills first and then increase the stakes.

And don’t forget – do it gradually! Example – so far you’ve been trading using 20 pound stakes. When you feel confident enough, increase the average stake amount to 30 pounds. Increase your stakes by £5/10 at a time and only when you’re confident. Using high stakes requires a nerve, and you can develop this special skill only by practicing.

Another thing – once you’re following a particular strategy using a certain stake level, don’t change it too frequently over time. For the tennis trading strategy to work long-term you need to use a constant stake.

Otherwise you can have a situation when you incur loss trading with a hundred pounds and make profit from a 20 pound stakes. Result – an overall negative balance. Something that we, Betfair traders, are not here for, are we? Maximise profits and minimise losses – that’s what Tennis Trading is all about.

Talk to you soon,
Paddy

You see – when the liquidity in the market is good and the money amounts are well distributed among the odds I usually use the ‘Current Close’ button for greening out. However, in the situations like I’m having right now it’s impossible to green out using the ‘Current Close’ button as there’s very little money available at the former match’s favourite Tsonga.

His odds were 1.7 before the match and when he lost the first set I backed him at 3.55 using a hundred euro stake. Both players are playing very evenly in the second set scoring the game points in turn and when Tsonga scores a few points taking Haas’s serves I decide to close the trade using the ‘Current Close’ button and go for 36 euro profit.

But the next moment the odds shoot up due to the lack of money in the market and even though Tsonga is still leading the game the gap between the back and the lay sides is huge. Not the best Betfair tennis market to trade in, right?

Well, just have a look how easily you can set the odds and place a bet next to the matching point and close the trade still making a decent profit.

I’m setting the odds to 2.78 and by hitting the ‘Manual Close’ button the stake becomes available for the backers to take. In a few moments time I’m greening out and making more than 27 euro profit!

Talk to you soon,

Best wishes,

Paddy

I’ve received plenty of e-mails from my customers who are very concerned about one thing in general.
They can grasp all the tennis trading concepts and apply them in the real life. However, staying focused and calm even if you’re forced to accept losses seems to be the hardest thing of them all. And even if you don’t want to, you start placing completely stupid bets and eventually your Betfair account is dry.

So this is the first video about the importance of controlling your emotions while trading tennis on Betfair.

Please don’t underestimate the importance of these videos – they will make and save you money. Until next time!

Talk to you soon,
Paddy

Hi Betfair traders,

Here you can watch Betfair tennis trading videos performed by me using BetAngel Basic and BetAngel Pro versions.

I don’t post the videos here regularly as it takes a lot of time and effort to create them and I’d rather spend my time focusing on executing profitable trades!

However, every now and then I’ll post new Betfair tennis trading videos here and you’re more than welcome to watch them, leave comments and ask me any questions you want!

Watch Betfair Tennis Trading videos HERE!

Now I’m going to show you how I made nice 44 euro profit on a tennis match where many would probably lose as much. To be honest – I was also on the verge of trading out and taking a loss. However, Williams had to score just one point and the whole situation turned upside down and I could start reflecting on how to maximize the profits instead of minimizing the losses!

So here you can see that I’ve backed the favourite player Williams at odds of 1.66 using a hundred euro stake. As you can see her price is shortening and I could make around 15 euro profit had I closed the trade at the current odds. But there’s an essential part of every trading strategy – and it’s the minimum necessary profit per trade. In other words – unless the odds have reached the critical level – don’t get out of the trade!

Of course, no two tennis matches are the same and you always have to add that human factor to the trading process. But generally speaking – you just can’t afford to close trades as soon as the odds are moving in your favour and taking big losses at the same time, waiting until the last moment to see if the price is going the opposite way.

The second match ends with a tiebreak and it’s a very special moment for traders – a great opportunity looms. The price fluctuations are very large – especially if a player can win the whole match by winning the tiebreak.

In this tiebreak such a player is Na Li – if she wins the tiebreak, the match point is hers. Therefore I have to watch the game very closely in case if the underdog pushes Williams’s odds too high and the potential loss figure that’s showing in red gets too big.

But Williams manages to win this set point and the odds slip out of the critical zone. However, even by scoring the set point she doesn’t secure the minimum profit needed in this match. So I’m waiting a bit into the third set to see how the players perform. If Williams manages to break, it will most likely insure the profit margin I’ve calculated for this match.

And indeed – as Williams breaks in the third game of the third set, her odds shorten to 1.15 and I can close the trade with 44 euro profit! Not bad for less than an hour’s work. Do that 3 times a day and you’ll probably earn more than you do now in your day job. All you need is the right strategies at the right times.

Thanks and talk to you soon,

Paddy

It’s simple – have a few pints before you trade and invite your mates to see how you trade!

Did you know pro traders don’t look at money as the instant result to their trading activities? Traders concentrate on making correct decisions safe in the knowledge that each decision makes profit. Alcohol seriously impairs decision making – and bad decision making will cost money!

Other essential elements of a well managed Betfair tennis trading process are:

* Technical preparation
* Self-discipline

You really need to separate trading from leisure. Although Betfair trading CAN be time well spent, it still requires strong nerves and concentration – things which are easy to lose if you’re distracted by something else.

By no means do I mean to scare you with the seriousness of Betfair tennis trading. It IS nice looking at your Betfair account after the trading session and see it grow. And it’s an amazing feeling when you’re withdrawing a few hundred from it!

Nonetheless,  read or watch what I think about decent preparation before you start trading and risking your money.

Remember, alcohol impairs judgement and decision making – don’t drink and trade!

Best of Luck,

Paddy

It’s me – Paddy – and this time I’m going to tell you some stuff about gambling. To be more precise – you’ll find out what it really takes to go bust and empty your Betfair account in no time!

You know, even though Betfair trading seems to be quite innocent and the very concept of greening out makes the risk factor insignificant, it’s still there. But I’m not talking about the actual risk when placing the bets and assessing the price fluctuations.

I’m talking about the little devil that whispers into your ear – ‘Hey bud, wait a bit longer, don’t close the trade with a loss! You can still make some profit here, don’t you see?’ And eventually you end up having lost even more than you could have! Does this situation sound familiar to you? Then watch my video about getting rid of the gambling spirit – useful stuff for every Betfair tennis trader.

Please understand – it doesn’t matter whether you go to Betfair and follow some betting plan or try to green out. The real difference between a gambler and a trader is in your mind. If you try to green out and perceive every next attempt as a chance to win what you lost before – your mate gambler who follows a good betting plan is still much better off than you, did you know that?

So this is the second video in the video series about successful Betfair tennis trading. If you missed the first one – watch it here.

Wishing you profitable trading next season,
Paddy