Tennis

The 2018 Shanghai Masters is an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event taking place at outdoors at the Qizhong Arena in Shanghai, China. Despite taking place in outdoors conditions, the surface is a hard court, which will suit some players but not others.

Roger Federer is the reigning Shanghai Masters champion, can he win back-to-back titles and challenge again for the number one ranking in the world? The tennis betting odds seem to suggest he can.

The final Grand Slam championship of 2018 is a must-wager on event. We preview both finals matchups and give you our betting advice. Will Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic add to their legacy? Or will Juan Martin Del Potro and Naomi Osaka begin their own run of dominance? Spoiler: it'll be a little bit of both on Saturday and Sunday.

Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic have already claimed one Grand Slam title this year, how about one more? Or will Kei Nishikori or Juan Martin Del Potro — both looking for their second-ever Open win — crash the party? The tournament semifinals promises to be a star-studded affair, and we have a preview of both games. See who'll punch their ticket to Sunday's championship!

We don't know whether Rafael Nadal is a fan of the film Spinal Tap but not unlike Nigel Tufnel's amplifiers, Nadal seeks to be the first one to go to 11 at the ATP Monte Carlo Masters 1000 tournament. Nadal has won 10 titles in the event, and as the current World No. 1, as well as the two-time defending champion, you have to like his chances.

The same two players who clashed in the Australian Open men's singles final a year ago are slated to do so again this year, according to the form charts. Rafael Nadal, last year's losing finalist, comes in as the top seed, while defending champion Roger Federer is the No. 2 seed. But that's a big step up the ladder from last year, when he opened as 17th seed.

The ATP US Open is one of the longest running tennis tournaments in the world with the 2017 edition being the 137th in the game’s history. The US Open is the fourth and final Grand Slam event of the year and it is held on hard outdoor courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City. Stan Wawrinka and Angelique Kerber at the reigning champions, can they successfully defend their titles?

Roger Federer takes on Marin Cilic in the 2017 Wimbledon men’s final knowing that victory would see the Swiss superstar become the first man to win eight Wimbledon titles. Federer has reached the final of Wimbledon on 11 occasions and if he manages to beat Cilic, he would overtake the impressive mark set by the legendary Pete Sampras in 2000.

The 2017 Wimbledon Championships, the 131st edition of this amazing tennis tournaments, run from July 3-16 and will see the winners of the men’s and women’s competition walk away with £2.2 million each.