If you think that Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal are both too short to back then why not take a look at the Special Markets at Sporting Index? You can use your skill and judgement to predict how many tie-breaks there will be, how many sets to love even or the number of matches that go to a fifth set!
We've included the results from the last few years to provide you with a guide as to what the spread should be and any possible trends in the spread markets...
Wimbledon
Special Markets
2010 Spread
2010
Totals
2009 Result
2008 Result
2007 Result
2006 Result
Straight Sets
66-67.5
51
51
52
74
70
Sets Won To Love
7.7-8.7
7
4
9
6
10
5th Set Games
250-265
462
253
250
239
288
Tie Breaks
86-88
97
77
86
94
86
Tie Break Points
1025-1045
1212
900
1020
1122
1044
Special Markets Analysis -Review of the fortnight Straight Sets- Result 51
This seems to have plateaued out over the last three years at just over fifty. Perhas the gap between the top 100 in the world has narrowed and serving is now a major part.
Sets Won To Love- Result 7
The market makers got this one right and can be quite a lottery -again, there is always the chance that a player will hold their serve at least once during a set, so it should never go over ten.
5th Set Games- Result 462
What can you say? If you bought this spread then you were laughing and must have loved every second of that Isner v Mahut match. Describing it as a 'freak result' is doing it an injustice -as it was the most outstading display of serving ever seen and this total was 180 over the highest seen in the last five years. It may push the spread up by a few points next time round -even if you take off the 138 games in that marathon fifth set, it still finished 60 up.
Tie Breaks- Result 97
We didn't think that this would make 90, so 97 is a good result for buyers. There were 40 in the first round, when there is supposed to be a gap in class between the players, so the writing was on the wall from then. Tie Break Points- Result 1212
Their were plenty of high scoring TBs with 5 x 18 points, 4 x 20 and a 22, 24 and 26 to bolster the record total. Actually it could have been higher as there were 100 points that were not counted due to players retiring before the match was completed.
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