Friday is Quarter Finals day...

Friday 14th February 2025

For the fourth week running, we’ve got a Ones to Watch player through to the Quarter Finals…

After our giant-odds success with Madison Keys at the Australian Open last month, the excitement was bound to die down for a bit…

At more modest prices this week, a deep run from Cameron Norrie at ATP Delray Beach would nevertheless be appreciated…

Backed at a standout 16/1, and 14/1 in general, at the start of the week. Norrie is through to today’s Quarter Finals…

He’s now 10/1 at best for the trophy (Ladbrokes & Coral), and 9/1 in general. With bookies now only betting at reduced place terms of 1/3 odds for getting to the Final. We’re on at the better 1/2 odds Each Way terms. View Monday’s original advice here.

• Norrie’s match will be live on Sky Sports Tennis from around 7.30pm this evening, UK time. You may need to press the red button to get the court choice. Although a British player often gets to go on the main broadcast. You can also watch live via streaming with the likes of Bet365

Cam is up against a Ones to Watch youngster from the last year or so, Alex Michelsen. As the higher-ranked player, the bookies have the tall 20-year-old American as the match favourite here.

But Norrie has won this tournament before… and more significantly perhaps: he beat Michelsen just last week in Dallas. That one was a close three-setter, which hinged on a tiebreak going Norrie’s way in the second set…

Next week, we have three decent-size tournaments to go for. Including a WTA 1000 in Dubai. Along with the men in action at ATP 500-grade events in Doha and Rio de Janeiro…

I’ll report back, ready for action on Monday.

Enjoy the tennis…

Best wishes,

Oliver Upstone

Ones to Watch