well, this did not pan out. the $50 is now $104. if she beat gauff instead of badosa, then the final match probably would have put her over $170 (definitely if she played swiatek instead of keys).i tried something this tournament that i've been meaning to do for a while. sabalenka was +240 to win the tournament. the "experts" say that, instead of betting that person to win the tournament, you should just bet them to win every match. at least in other sports. maybe it doesn't make sense in this case, because she's such a huge favorite most of her matches. i figured i'd give it a shot, for shits and giggles. i split my wager. $50 to win the tournament and $50 rolled over each match. so far, the payout on the $50 wager is $59. the $50 rolled over is now $73,
assuming she takes care of business tonight, it'll be up to $80. hard to imagine that $80 will turn into at least $170 over her final 2 matches, even if she plays swiatek. so not over yet, but this looks like it may be the exception to the rule.
i see no reason to roll over the $104 in the finals at -330, when i already have the original bet at +240.
i'm even a little tempted to bet Keys at +250. she has the power to hang with Sabs. but it's very difficult to trust her to play top-level tennis for 2 sets.
in men's action tonight.... wow, what an exciting match! somehow the guy who beat his girlfriend may not be the biggest asshole on the court.