Tennis

Roger Federer continued to dominate the tennis calendar in 2007 winning three out of the four Majors, only losing the French Open to an inspired Rafael Nadal. The 2008 season kicks off on December 31 with a tournament in Adelaide before the first Major of the year in Melbourne halfway through January. Federer finished the year miles ahead of world No 2 Nadal and won the season-ending Masters Cup but can anyone reduce the gap on the Swiss in 2008? Read this section for all the tennis betting news, guides and tips.

2008 Grand Slam schedule:

Jan 14: Australia Open
May 26: French Open
June 24: Wimbledon
August 25: US Open 

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	Tennis betting: Murray to fail in 2008 Grand Slams? 15-Jan-2008	Andy Murray's first few weeks of 2008 have been a rollercoaster ride. First came tournament victory in Qatar then first round defeat in the Australian Open before receiving the ominous pleasure of being backed by Tim Henman. Now one bookmaker has seen enough is now offering odds on Murray being knocked out in the first round of the remaining three Grand Slam events.    more
	Tennis odds: Australian Open 14-Jan-2008	With Roger Federer and Justine Henin short-priced favourites for the Australian Open it's difficult to look beyond either exceptional candidate to triumph in Melbourne. There are, however, matchbetting opportunities throughout the tournament that are worth looking out for. more
	Australian Open 02-Jan-2008	The Australian Open gets under way in Melbourne at the Rod Laver Arena on 14th January and Roger Federer is as short as 8/13 to retain his title come 27th January. more
	Tennis betting: Andy Murray's new coach 15-Nov-2007	Andy Murray has stunned the tennis world by sacking his coach Brad Gilbert after a successful 16 months together that saw the Scotsman's ranking rise from 36 to a high of eighth. One bookmaker has reacted by opening a book on what the split will do to his World ranking. more
	Doubts raised over Davydenko's Paris performance 02-Nov-2007	Question marks over Russian tennis star Nikolay Davydenko were again raised yesterday when the world No 4 was involved in yet another contentious match. more
	Venus to trap Wimbledon title 06-Jul-2007	Although this year's Wimbledon has been blighted by shocking weather, a lack of British interest since the second round and the inevitability of title number five for Roger Federer there are reasons to be cheerful as the tournament approaches its dying stages. more
	Can Federer be beaten? 01-Jul-2007	Three things always happen at Wimbledon. It rains, the strawberries and cream are too expensive and Roger Federer wins. While we can do nothing about the first two, we can shed light on why Thomas Berdych at 33/1 with could be ready to upset the odds. more

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