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I wagered on Dimitrov last night vs Tiofoe. The match was very touch and go in the 1st two sets, but then Tiafoe started mopping the floor with Dimitrov. I gave up on the match when he was down 2-1 in sets, and down 4-1 in the 4th set. When I awoke this morning, I saw that the 4-1 score was final in the last set and Dimitrov had retired. My eyes lit up when I saw that and I quickly ran through the rules on players retiring from the match...."in the event a player resigns before an outcome is determined, the wager is considered a draw and the bet is canceled". You gotta love a quitter!!!

Those never go in my favor. Congratulations.

Thanks 70sman,

And I've certainly had plenty go against me also.

Kind of had the same thing happen to me today with getting lucky. I wanted to take Pegula tonight at +260. I went back to place the wager after looking at a couple things and saw it was down to +210. I thought damn that sucks I should have put it in 10 minutes earlier when I 1st saw it but I placed the wager anyway. I look back later this afternoon and see I have Pegula pending to win the 1st set at +210 odds. I look and she was still +260 to win match. I said oh great wtf. I didn’t want to bet it again so I just left it alone. I look a few minutes ago and she is up 4-1 in the 1st set and wins it 6-2

Well, it’s a winner I guess and I don’t have to sweat out the last set or two. I played Medvedev at + really good odds too. I think he has a shot against Sinner

You were gold on Pegula no matter how you played it. I actually put a small play on Sinner. Medvedev is a finesse and strategy player, but I didn't think he would be a match for Sinner's power.

I like how Fritz has been playing and have been riding him all tournament. I played him at -3.5 when the line first opened. I still see some 4's there and I suspect he will beat Tiafoe.

Good for you on getting in early (even the 4's have extra juice now). Tiafoe has been hot but it's hard to get a read on the Dimitrov match since he was injured. The oddsmakers seem to agree with you.

Did it happen again?!

I see Sinner's final set score was 6-2.

Wow sometimes it is better to be lucky than good. lol