Andy Murray v Stanislas Wawrenka
Eked – not a word I used often.
Dictionary definition:
1.Manage to support oneself with difficulty: “they eked out a living from the soil”.
2.Make an amount of something last longer by using or consuming it frugally: “the remains could be eked out to make another meal”.
Just about sums up the profit I made on Star Spreads on the Bristol derby last night. Buying City supremacy at 0.8 gave me the tiniest of profits but to be frank I was grateful for that after Rovers drew level after 59 minutes.
I’m not sure who ever came up with the saying about ‘never going skint taking a profit’ which is true, of course, it’s just the losses in-between that cause the problems 🙁
Anyway – we head from Ashton Gate to Flushing Meadows (don’t you just love the variety of sports betting!). It’s quarter final time at the US Open and defending champion Andy Murray takes on Stanislas Wawrinka tonight (live on SKY).
Murray looked a little lethargic in his previous round and will need to be sharper against the Swiss player who beat him easily when they last met – although it was on a clay surface which doesn’t favour Murray.
Murray’s overall record against Wawrenka is very strong and surely he will step up a gear tonight as he continues his quest to defend his first Grand Slam.
2013 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Monte Carlo Monaco Clay R16 Wawrinka 6-1, 6-2
2012 Tokyo Japan Hard Q Murray 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
2012 London Olympics Grass R64 Murray 6-3, 6-3
2011 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Shanghai, China Hard R16 Murray 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
2010 US Open NY, U.S.A. Hard R32 Wawrinka 6-7(3), 7-6(4), 6-3, 6-3
2009 Wimbledon Grass R16 Murray 2-6, 6-3, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3
2008 US Open NY, U.S.A. Hard R16 Murray 6-1, 6-3, 6-3
2008 ATP Masters Series Canada Toronto Hard R16 Murray 6-2, 0-6, 6-4
2008 ATP Masters Series Rome Italy Clay R32 Wawrinka 6-2, 7-6(5)
2008 Marseille France Hard R16 Murray 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-1
SUMMARY
The total games spread looks high to me at around 37-39. I’m a seller.
Any spread prices quoted are indicative and as always prices are subject to fluctuation.
