A small wager was placed on Nastassja Burnett to win a set against Roberta Vinci. Vinci wiped the floor her fellow Italian first set winning it 6-1. But Burnett showed AGAIN, just how hard sports betting is and just how to throw away the a set of tennis, the professional way.
At 3-2 up in the 2nd set, Burnett went 0-40 up to secure three break points. Vinci then won the next five points. Then again at 4-3 up, Burnett went 0-40 up again.....and guess what.....Vinci won the next five points again! Then rather unsurprisingly, the first break point that Vinci secured after this collapse of mammoth proportions, she took, taking an advantage break to lead 5-4 and then serving out the match 6-1, 6-4.
Burnett took just ONE of NINE break points, and as stated, six of those came in two games when she was up 0-40. Vinci took 4/6.
As the dust settled and Vinci strode off the court people who didn't witness this would have assumed a spanking. But it highlights once again, that even with knowledge, research, trading execution etc, bets can still fuck up in the most outrageous of fashion.
At 3-2 up in the 2nd set, Burnett went 0-40 up to secure three break points. Vinci then won the next five points. Then again at 4-3 up, Burnett went 0-40 up again.....and guess what.....Vinci won the next five points again! Then rather unsurprisingly, the first break point that Vinci secured after this collapse of mammoth proportions, she took, taking an advantage break to lead 5-4 and then serving out the match 6-1, 6-4.
Burnett took just ONE of NINE break points, and as stated, six of those came in two games when she was up 0-40. Vinci took 4/6.
As the dust settled and Vinci strode off the court people who didn't witness this would have assumed a spanking. But it highlights once again, that even with knowledge, research, trading execution etc, bets can still fuck up in the most outrageous of fashion.