TENNIS BETTING, TYPES OF BET

This is the simplest type of tennis betting, simply choose which player will win a match. The most important part of betting on individual matches is trying to get the best odds available. Handicappers that take their tennis betting seriously need to have funded at several of the best betting sites, then compare odds at each of them.

Example:
Roger Federer: 5/4
Rafael Nadal: 4/7

In this scenario, a $5 profit would be won for every $4 wagered on Roger Federer. For Nadal, every $7 wagered would result in a $4 profit.

In set betting, your job is to pick the exact result of a tennis match, based on sets won by each player.

EG: Will player A beat player B 3-0, 3-1, or 3-2?
Or
       Will player B beat player A 3-0, 3-1, or 3-2?

These bets can offer very enticing odds.
TIPS
If you’re going to play set betting, make sure to do your research first.
Like what is the head-to-head record between these two players? How close have their previous matches and match scores been?
Does the #42 player in the world give the #3 player fits? Find all this out before for instance placing your bet on the #3 to wipe out the #42 in straight sets.

In tennis, most futures bets are bets taken where you choose who you think will win the tournament.

•  For most ATP & WTA tennis tournaments, futures odds are posted roughly a week before the tournament begins.

• For the Grand Slam Tournaments (Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, U.S. Open), most bookmakers and sportsbooks offer futures betting months in advance.

Some sports betting sites also offer futures bets for the end-of-year #1 ranked player. (During the years where there isn’t one particular player who is dominating, these can be difficult bets to win.)
Also keep in mind that injuries can, and do play a big part in the rankings, but injuries are completely unpredictable.

Tennis is a great sport for people that like to bet on props. This is mainly due to all the numbers used in tennis. Numbers are used for every point, game, set and match, so it’s easy for betting sites and sportsbooks to come up with a high volume of props.
For big tournaments, some online sportsbooks will offer dozens, or even hundreds of prop bets.

Some typical tennis prop bets:

• Head-to-head matchups - which player will last the longest in a tournament.
• 1st set game score.
• Will there be a tie-break in the match? Yes or No?
• What round will player A be eliminated in?
• Total number of games played in a match.

Tennis parlay bets are wagers where multiple players (2+) are selected to win their matches and put onto a single ticket. For the ticket to win, every player selected must win. If any player on the ticket loses, the entire bet is lost.

In tennis, parlay betting is most popular during the early rounds when there are a lot of uneven matches. When a top tennis player is playing an unknown, it’s not uncommon to see odds as bad as 1/200. Who wants to wager $200 to win $1? Nobody. So, to get better on odds on these types of matches, a lot of bettors will parlay multiple, big favorites. 

For the same reasons that prop bets are popular in tennis, live betting is popular as well.
While the match is being played, you can bet on almost anything. Which player will win the next point? Which player will win this game? Will player A record an ace during this game?