{"id":6314,"date":"2012-05-10T10:54:36","date_gmt":"2012-05-10T09:54:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.betangel.com\/blog_wp\/?p=6314"},"modified":"2012-06-11T12:50:21","modified_gmt":"2012-06-11T11:50:21","slug":"tennis_traders_turn_blue_into_green","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betfairtradingblog.com\/blog_wp\/2012\/05\/10\/tennis_traders_turn_blue_into_green\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennis traders turn blue into green"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The tournament in Madrid has caught my attention this week. I haven&#8217;t traded it much in the past, but the move to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Clay_court#Blue_clay\">blue clay<\/a> caught my attention. I love uncertainty, as it often creates opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>Madrid is playing on a new surface this year, blue clay. Officially the surface is supposed to play the same as red clay but the top players are complaining that it&#8217;s playing nothing like normal, &#8220;It&#8217;s too slippery&#8221;. Players have complained that it is hard to keep their feet on the surface, which was labelled &#8220;Smurf clay&#8221; by Milos Raonic. It&#8217;s difficult to tell if it is having an effect as we have such a small sample size at the moment, but Raonic took Federer to three sets and a tie break yesterday which made for great trading fodder. It&#8217;s also possible that it could be Federer&#8217;s short <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/tennis\/article-2142113\/Roger-Federer-beats-Milos-Raonic-Madrid-Open.html\">break from Tennis<\/a> was a factor on this occasion though?<\/p>\n<p>The current upshot is that form in Madrid, if the comments are true, won&#8217;t give you many pointers to the French Open which starts on 27 May. That&#8217;s a shame, but the uncertainty in Madrid could present some decent opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>Full story here: &#8211;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/sport\/tennis\/top-men-turn-madrid-air-blue-over-smurf-clay-7729037.html\">https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/sport\/tennis\/top-men-turn-madrid-air-blue-over-smurf-clay-7729037.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>and here: &#8211;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/sports\/sns-mct-feature-from-chuck-norris-to-psychedelic-balls-20120510,0,184819.story\">https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/sports\/sns-mct-feature-from-chuck-norris-to-psychedelic-balls-20120510,0,184819.story<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/l1.yimg.com\/bt\/api\/res\/1.2\/b6LjcKSksDX1MFxbA2NXmA--\/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTYzMA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/blogs\/sptustenexperts\/144060923.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"504\" height=\"316\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_6314\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"6314\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/www.betfairtradingblog.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=betangel\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The tournament in Madrid has caught my attention this week. 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