Tennis bet Hanescu v. Andreozzi

Back Hanescu  @1.59 over Andreozzi

67 46

Tennis bet Lopez v. Gonzalez

Backing Lopez @ 1.67 over Gonzalez at the ATP-event in Quito. Due to altitude this is much quicker than a normal clay event, say at sea level in Vina del Mar or in Buenos Aires. This should favor a big server and heavy hitter like Lopez much more than Gonzalez. (Estimated Price 1.42)

75 62 and 77% of service points won for Lopez. Easy peasy.

Tennis bets

Back Bachinger @ 1.49 over Soeda (Estimated Price 1.36)

67 57 Ball Bachinger still a choker. Won more points in the first set but lost the breaker 7-4. Then got a break up in the second. Gave it back with a DF and then predictably faltered serving to get a second breaker. Thought his good form this season had changed things, but no... same old, same old...

Back Sela @ 1.98 over Zopp (Estimated Price 1.54)

63 64 Nothing to see here. Better player won. Sela won 72% of service points and faced no BP's.

Pre match trade de Schepper v. Ilhan

I quite like de Schepper here. Backed last night at 1.68 and hope to get out at 1.64 during the night. Some of my stake is already taken but a few Euros remain. Should be  a smallish win.

Late pre match trade Malaga v. Valencia

Got in the market 20 minutes before kick off. Was bouncing around 2.72-2.76 on the home team with rare outbursts down and up but pretty much a sideways market which made it not too hard to scalp the market at 2.74 and 2.76 where most of the action was. Made two successful scalps and a few unsuccessful ones where I had to get out at the same price I got in when the market looked to be headed the wrong way. Discipline works!

Profit from these 15 minutes of work €6.

Monthly Trading Report

Trading profits for January was a very acceptable €60. This means my trading account is up 8% from 700 to 760 Euros.

Overall my discipline has been very good. Cutting losses short instead of waiting for a change in market directions that might never come. And usually never does. I have cut some winnings a little too short as well but better safe than sorry.

Suddenly the very close to kick off trading seems to work much better and I think probably half of my profits are from these late trades that previously caused me more losses than winnings. Maybe it's the more cautious approach that's paying off.

Tennis bet Basilashvili over Serra

Back Basilashvili @ 1.67 over Serra (Estimated price 1.40)

UPDATE: 60 63 for Basilashvili. I have no idea how the oddsmakers came up with this line but I say thank you for the gift.