OTW Extra Email Archive - January 2026
Notes from the Tour: Chasing Diana - at 125/1...
Thursday 22nd January 2026
Here at Ones to Watch we play the long-term game… and a player I’ve been tracking for a couple of years is available at big prices in Australia this week…
If you’ve been following this column for a while, then you may remember that back in December 2023, I put a teenager by the name of Diana Shnaider in our pre-season, Ones to Watch in 2024 Report. The Russian was ranked no.93 in the world at the time…
More recently, the young left-hander featured here in Notes from the Tour on 18th September last year (entitled ‘Chasing Diana…’ - read it here).
And that free-to-view piece was followed in November with some early-bird, members-only Ones to Watch bet advice. With Diana Shnaider recommended as an ante-post bet for the women’s Australian Open 2026, at standout odds of 120/1 and 100/1, Each Way…
Still available at 100/1 today…
On the eve of the Australian Open in Melbourne last week, the 21-year-old current world no.22 was still 100/1 with a couple of firms…
Fast-forward to today, with Shnaider through to the 3rd round at the first Grand Slam of the season, where she’ll face 31-year-old Ukrainian world no.12 Elina Svitolina on Friday morning. With a place in week two and the last 16 at stake…
A good few firms are still sceptical about Shnaider’s chances - and that’s fine with us here at Ones to Watch, where we specialise in backing appealing outsiders at attractive Each Way prices…
With two match wins under her belt already here in Melbourne, after a semi-final run in Adelaide in preparation for the Aussie Open. Diana can still be backed today at triple-figure odds, with standard Each Way terms of 1/2 odds for 1-2 places…
View the Australian Open 2026 Women’s Outright Winner market here
As I write:
In comparison, the likes of Ladbrokes are just 50/1.
And if Shnaider upsets Svitolina on Friday morning (8am+ UK time), then this exciting youngster’s Australian Open price is only going to get shorter…
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Enjoy the tennis…
Best wishes,
Oliver Upstone