Don't miss the Sunshine Double at 100/1...

Monday 3rd March 2025

One of the biggest tournaments of the year starts this week. And it’s got a history of huge prices…

There are few more exciting patches on the tennis calendar in my eyes than March - just as springtime starts to creep into view…

With the annual ‘Sunshine Double’ in the USA - two joint ATP & WTA, 1000-grade Masters events… nicknamed the 5th Majors… with only the four Grand Slams holding greater status…

• Indian Wells starts in California this Wednesday, 5th March

• Followed by the Miami Open in Florida, from 18th March

We also call the Sunshine Double, ‘March madness’... as there’s a great history of shocks, surprises, and big-odds payouts here…

Last year alone, the month of March in the States produced two whoppers at these headline events. With Maria Sakkari a 66/1 runner-up at Indian Wells. And Danielle Collins the title winner in Miami at 100/1…

Those 2024 prices follow on from many similar big-odds results at Indian Wells and the Miami Open in recent years…

Indian Wells & Miami since 2017:

2022:
ATP Indian Wells – Taylor Fritz champion – 100/1 (Ones to Watch 100/1 winner)
ATP Miami – Casper Ruud runner-up – 40/1 (OTW backed 22/1 Each Way mid-tournament)

2021:
ATP Indian Wells – Cameron Norrie champion – 66/1
ATP Indian Wells – Nikoloz Basilashvili runner-up – 100/1
WTA Indian Wells – Paula Badosa champion – 40/1
WTA Indian Wells – Victoria Azarenka runner-up – 33/1
ATP Miami – Hubert Hurkacz champion – 100/1
ATP Miami – Jannik Sinner runner-up – 33/1 (OTW Each Way payout)
WTA Miami – Bianca Andreescu runner-up – 25/1 (OTW Each Way payout)

2020:
Didn’t play – coronavirus

2019:
ATP Indian Wells – Dominic Thiem champion – 80/1
WTA Indian Wells – Bianca Andreescu champion – 100/1 (OTW backed 30/1 Each Way mid-tournament)
ATP Miami – John Isner runner-up – 40/1
WTA Miami – Ashleigh Barty champion – 28/1

2018:
WTA Indian Wells – Naomi Osaka champion – 125/1
WTA Indian Wells – Daria Kasatkina runner-up – 80/1 (OTW Each Way payout)
ATP Miami – John Isner champion – 80/1
ATP Miami – Alexander Zverev runner-up – 25/1
WTA Miami – Sloane Stephens champion – 66/1
WTA Miami – Jelena Ostapenko runner-up – 50/1

2017:
WTA Indian Wells – Elena Vesnina champion – 100/1
WTA Indian Wells – Svetlana Kuznetsova runner-up – 50/1

Join me for March madness…

Like the sound of those big prices?

Well, I’ve already started shortlisting players for Indian Wells this week…

The draws will be made around midnight tonight, UK time. After which, I’ll be referring to my already-drafted player shortlist - and looking to map out potential routes to the final, upsets, banana skins, and youngsters and outsiders to follow…

Play begins in the 1st round from 7pm on Wednesday, live on Sky Sports Tennis…

Sign-up to my members-only Ones to Watch service here. And you’ll receive all my analysis and advice for Indian Wells and Miami this month. Starting from this week…

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Best wishes,

Oliver Upstone

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