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Thursday 29th June 2023

A lot has changed since I last wrote to you…

Last week, while I was busy writing an article to Ones to Watch members about Petra Kvitova’s Wimbledon chances. My wife was upstairs - in what turned out to be the early stages of labour - astride a gym ball, squeezing a wooden ‘pain comb’...

Later that evening, I managed to fulfil my mission to Stay Calm, piloting the car to the hospital. A lot happened after that, on what was without doubt the most amazing and emotional few hours of my life.

They say that all’s well that ends well, and that was certainly the case for us. Let’s just say, the NHS are heroes. I can never thank them enough. After a few days in hospital, mum and baby are now safely home and well. And we’re over the moon with our new baby daughter.

As a first-time parent, I’m glad I took the last few days to hunker down in the nest (as my wife says), and enjoy the first week or so of family life. In nearly twenty years, I’ve rarely if ever gone this long without even logging-in to check my emails!

Today, the news is this: all is well. And my members-only Wimbledon Daily Service is Go!

I’ll be ready for action on Day 1, with daily bet advice and analysis starting first thing Monday morning…

LOOKOUT FOR AN EMAIL WITH YOUR INVITATION TO JOIN THIS WEEKEND…

This will be the 10th time I’ve run a Wimbledon Daily Service. And over the years, we’ve bagged some big prices and Each Way profits in the Outright Winner markets - even in an era containing all-time greats and bookie favourites such as Roger Federer and Serena Williams…

Over the years, our Ones to Watch Wimbledon highlights include:

Women:
2013 - Marion Bartoli 100/1 winner
2013 - Sabine Lisicki 80/1 runner-up
2014 - Eugenie Bouchard 50/1 runner-up
2022 - Ons Jabeur 40/1 runner-up

Men:
2017 - Marin Cilic 28/1 runner-up
2018 - Kevin Anderson 50/1 runner-up

Not to mention big-price near misses such as 200/1 shot Hubert Hurkacz in 2021, who reached the semi finals, one win short of a massive Each Way payout. Becoming the last man to beat Roger Federer at Wimbledon, taking out the eight-time champion in the quarter finals.

Then there’s our early-bird-gets-the-worm business…

For example:

• Last year... Ons Jabeur advised as an early-bird pick at 40/1 in April 2022, having never been to a Grand Slam final before. Went off at 10/1. Finished runner-up for a 1/2 odds Each Way payout

I already have bets locked & loaded for Wimbledon 2023. Don’t miss this year’s outsider selections. Watch this space…

And last but not least for today…

Here’s a reminder of why we go after the big prices in the first place…

Selected Wimbledon odds from recent years:

Women:
2015 - Garbine Muguruza 80/1 runner-up
2016 - Angelique Kerber 25/1 runner-up
2021 - Karolina Pliskova 50/1 runner-up
2022 - Elena Rybakina 100/1 winner
2022 - Ons Jabeur 40/1 runner-up

Stat:

• The last 11 Wimbledon Women’s titles have been won by 8 different players

Men:
2017 - Marin Cilic 28/1 runner-up
2018 - Kevin Anderson 50/1 runner-up

While this year we won’t see the likes of Federer and Nadal in the men’s market. The women’s Majors have long been wide-open…

Maiden winners:

• 16 of the last 30 women's Grand Slams have been won by players lifting a Major trophy for the first time

Since the Australian Open 2017, when Serena Williams won her last Major:

• The last 25 women's Grand Slams have produced 16 different winning players

Big odds:

• 9 of the last 13 women's Grand Slams have produced at least one finalist at day-one odds of 33/1
• The last 11 women's Grand Slam finals have featured 8 players at odds of 100/1
• And 4 of the last 11 women's Grand Slams have produced a 100/1+ champion

Lots of ammo for us there!

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Enjoy the tennis…

Best wishes,

Oliver Upstone

Ones to Watch