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Yes, Sabalenka,s defeat is simply shocking. I watched the match and I have to say the key to success for Cirstea was her great attacking return of serve. I didn't believe my eyes how Sabalenka's play crumbled under pressure of Cirstea's return. IMO it was decisive factor but how easily the Romanian did it and such a small aspect of the game turned the tide completely. Sabalenka conceded so many double-faults at the most essential moments of the match that she simply had no chance. 

Sinner made it an easy winning 6-3 6-1. Ruusuvuori lost to Zverv in the Indian Wells and he fought till the end of the third set. This time he wasn't able to perform. Jannir got into the semifinals and all the players predicted to reach the semifinals will be performing better in the past. Tsitsipas losing the match in direct sets is completely unexpected, and remaining quarter finals scheduled for the day gives easy win as odds were completely in favour of Medvedev, Alcaraz and khachanov.

Damn thats a bummer Trofo. I think at this stage Tsitsipas has let us down on matches
he "should" have won. I bet on him earlier in the tournament but in the later stages I limit
betting on him, I've just been let down too many times.

Sinner was too strong for Ruusuvuori, I did a bet on him to win the first set. I watched it
up until the rain interrupted play.

It seems so and better to avoid the match we saw it's quite strange how the bookies give the odds, I feel there is no reason for Khachanov to be the favorite in that match because he has never won against Tsitsipas at all and his ranking isn't much better either, sorry for the loss

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Sabalenka losing to Cristea in two sets was very unexpected, because I didn't think Cristea was able to hold Sabalenka well but Cristea was able to save important points and didn't give Sabalenka a chance even in the second set, Rybakina's path seems to be easier with the defeat of Sabalenka because she is the strongest competitor in the women's section

Alcaraz vs Fritz is still postponed so it will be held today, Medvedev and Khachanov look like they will have an easy match and make them go to the semifinals and face each other later, maybe in the final we will see Alcaraz vs Medvedev again and if it happens hopefully Medvedev's performance will be better than in Indiana Wells

Tsitsipas has been not in his lucky day...sorry for your bet loose Trofo

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Meanwhile Sinner it seems is going to win easy against Ruusuvuori.
Well, there is a rain delay in this match but I don't think there is nothing much to do at this point for the finnish player.

That's a big loss, multi bets bring good profit and I've seen him win good on multi bets. This time the luck hadn't favoured and in most of the matches his prediction used to be perfect, particularly playing for winning atleast a set were easily won. Maybe an unlucky day to analyse better and go before the next bet.

Maybe this could've been predicted based on the previous match performance from Tsitsipas. Earlier in the Indian Wells he lost to Jordan Thompson after great fight. The match ended with two sets on tie breaker 7⁷-6⁰ 4-6 7⁷-6⁵.

Sorry for your loss, that would have been a nice win! I am not really following any tennis for the moment but why always combining multiple bets? You won the other 2 bets and than the last bet fails you. Sometimes the bookmakers know it better than we, but they can be wrong also  .

That's completely unexpected, atleast Tsitsipas should've won a set. The first set was really fighting and the tie breaker favoured Khachanov. Maybe the bookies could've sensed the match outcome through tennis fans opinion. Finally Miami Open have reached the final stage. Every Quarter finalists were young and energetic and I believe Medvedev, Jannik Sinner, Alcaraz and Khachanov will move to the semifinals and once again the final match played between Alcaraz and Medvedev.

What was unexpected for me here was the fact that bookies placed Khachanov as favorite. I leapt at the opportunity and lost quite a lot on money on Tsitsipas. I had him to take at least one set @1.4 which seemed like free money and to win @2.1. In the end it seems that bookies knew something we didn't.

Fritz playing really good lately and i think we can expect a lot more from him this year. Also didnt expect Sinner to win so easily against Rublev,also Sinner now playing and leading 1-0 in sets and looks like he will go easily into the semi final.

Seeing Tsitsipas lose to Khachanov was unexpected and after always winning his meetings with Khachanov this was the first defeat and Khachanov beat him in a convincing performance.

You're right about Sinner, he didn't give Rublev the slightest chance to knock him down in yesterday's match, his performance was practically perfect because the mistakes he made were quite natural and Rublev was so frustrated. In the match, Sinner is far superior to Ruusuvouri from H2H, which he won all of and also the bookies provide quite a big difference in odds and has the potential to only last 2 sets, and maybe from the two matches in the men's section Alcaraz vs Fritz will be a bit even, but Alcaraz still has a bigger chance than Fritz to win and usually only the initial set will look even and then Alcaraz will easily give resistance to Fritz, because when winning against Rune Fritz is enough to make a lot of mistakes, especially double faults, and Sinner vs Alcaraz will be the first semifinal in this tournament.

Hey guys I'm back! Missed some crazy surprising unexpected action in Miami! Many favorites are out but let's see what we're going to witness today (I can give you a hint: it's a betting nighmare  ):

All matches have explicit favorites but things are not that obvious I fear.  

ATP
Ruusuvuori v Sinner  Sinner has been playing flawlessly so far and his win over Rublev is a proof but.. Ruusuvuori is enjoying one of the best tournaments of his entire career (so far) in Miami. He has also managed to win Botic van de Zandschulp and Frances Tiafoe in the previous rounds. h2h is 4:0 Sinner and he's got plenty of talent so I'm saying Sinner.
Alcaraz v Fritz  The two haven't met before on tour.  We all know that Alcaraz if #1 in the World and has been playing awesome recently but Fritz is equally good! The American has managed to overcome opponents like Shapovalov and Rune on his way to the quarterfinal. My choice is still Alcaraz but it's a slippery bet guys...

WTA
Cirstea v Sabalenka Sabalenka is a monster, a train pushing everyone and everything out of her way. After she fixed her serve (most double-faults on tour in the previous season) she has become almost invincible. Against her today, Sorana Cirstea, an underdog, a Romanian veteran whose performance has been perfect in the US series of tournaments so far (winning players like Garcia). Both ladies haven't played each other, this will be their first meeting. My (conservative) bet is on Sabalenka.
Alexandrova v Kvitova Kvitova is approaching the end of her glorious career, every tournament can be the last for her. I can see how she's trying to enjoy these last seasons on tour. And I have to say she has played tremendously so far. Alexandrova has stunned many fans with her awesome wins against Bencic and Andreescu and she will give the Czech a good fight. Still, my bet is on Kvitova!

Let's get ready for another tennis show tonight!  

There was a documentary about Zverev at television. He said that after his injury he was very afraid not to play at the same level as before.
Players are always under a lot of pressure. And after such a big injury the pressure is certainly even greater. The next months and next tournaments will not be easy for him. He will play on clay again. That where he got his injury. How quickly will he get back 100% confidence in his body? I wish him very much that it will be quick.

Yup Sinner overpowers Rublev 6-2 & 6-4, nice one ^{although I do like Rublev}, extra
congrats to you Trofo on your 2-0 bet, nice call.

Fritz got the better if Rune in 2 sets 6-3 & 6-4, I thought that too would have gone the
distance at least.

2 big ones coming up later, Khachanov v Tsitsipas and Alcaraz v Paul, this one
I hope to see, I think Paul could trouble Alcaraz....will he win? I think he has a
fighting chance. He is big underdog @ 5.4...

Looking good for our bet so far. Sinner wiped the floor with Rublev in first set, just hope second will go in same direction. In a way it is easier for player to lose a set without chance like Rublev did then to lose it on last couple of points in tie break. Loss like this is much easier to forget and he can enter the second set with clear head. First few games are the most dangerous for our bet here.

Talking about injuries Andreescu suffered an injury in the evening match local time and it looked like a pretty serious injury because she ended up having to use a wheelchair to leave the field because she couldn't continue the match during the match in the second set, she became a player who often struggled with injuries after winning the US Open Grand Slams are relatively frequent where she has to rest due to nagging injuries, this ankle injury will probably make her rest for a long time but it has not been confirmed how severe the injury is.
https://twitter.com/TennisChannel/status/1640552471419289600

Waiting for the first two matches which will be exciting, Sinner vs Rublev and Fritz vs Rune.
In H2H Sinner vs Rublev is very even but seeing how Sinner this year is showing good performances it will very likely be Sinner's win.
Fritz vs Rune this will be their first meeting, Rune can perform very impressive and difficult to beat but this is a match that is quite difficult to predict who will win because both have the same chance even though Fritz is favorite but Rune has a weapon to beat him.

Maybe you are right and thinking about it, it's a good rule you brought up here! I referred to myself and had some injuries as well, but I am only a hobby sports guy. But yes, when I was injured it took about the same time. Of course it doesn't always exactly apply, but it is a good rule of thumb! Thanks!

Now Zverev still has his phases. It goes up and everyone thinks now the time has come that he stays on top of things. Then there is a mental meltdown one game, a bad game the next day and then gets eliminated in the first round and everyone asks what the heck is going on. I hope he can get back to his best level possible and then keep it for a couple of years. That would be exciting for the tennis world. This up and down is only fun when Kyrgios is involved!

Yup I have a bet on him too just win, I wouldnt be confident to bet on a 2-0 win though.

He is definitely playing better and better, his change of coach last year is definitely showing
positive results.

Rublev can suffer from his emotions when things are not going well for him.

I think this is the only bet I'll do today ...

Absolutely yes. I have seen a couple of times Tiafoe to overturn the result of a match after it was one point away from losing.
But yesterday Sonego was really strong, solid, not an easy opponent!
Interesting to see Sinner today... he is strongly favorite, probably he deserve a bet....

The experts in sportsmedicine saying that a return will take at least as long as a break due to the injury was. I think his break was 7 months long. He started with his first tournament in December. So he should be back to his old level about in May/June.
But I agree with you that the early lost in Miami is a step backwards. So I am curious to see how he will perform in the next tournaments.