posted May 13, 2008 at 18:47 in Tennis Betting Trends

Hamburg, Germany –The tennis betting market at BetUS Sportsbook is offering sports betting odds on the ATP Masters Series in Hamburg. With a berth in the third round at stake, second round tennis betting is heating up at BetUS Sportsbook. In the top half of the draw, 2007 Hamburg champion Roger Federer prepares to kick off his title defence campaign against Jarkko Nieminen. Meanwhile, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Australian Open runner-up prepares to battle against Robin Soderling. So with so many stellar matchups lined-up for tomorrow, check out the BetUS tennis free picks and start betting.

Tennis Betting Line: 94 Roger Federer -2000 Jarkko Nieminen +800

Match Time: 09:00 AM Eastern Time, Wednesday May 14, 2008

Tennis Prediction: One look at the money line and the steep price tag next to Roger Federer’s name says it all. Winner of four titles in Hamburg and the 2007 champion, Federer is the sure play in his opening match. Nowadays, more bettors are looking for profitable tennis odds, wherein betting against the maestro would prove to be the winning play, especially as he has not been in his dominating form of late. However, long shot pushers, Nieminen is not your man. Take Federer.

Tennis Free Picks: Federer in straight sets

Tennis Betting Line: Robin Soderling -220 Jo Wilfried Tsonga +170

Match Time: 09:00 AM Eastern Time, Wednesday May 14, 2008

Tennis Prediction: This matchup is by far the more interesting of the two remaining second round matchups in the top half of the draw. Robin Soderling, who is not the best clay court player, topped Andreev – admittedly a specialist on the red stuff – in the first round. Soderling has a proven track record in pulling of upsets – he can pull them off with the best of them. In his upcoming matchup against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, he has another opportunity to orchestrate an upset in this tournament. Going for him is the fact that Tsonga does not favour the red dirt as well, but more importantly, Tsonga is rusty, coming off a short hiatus since injuring his knee in Davis Cup action in Miami.

Tennis Free Picks: Soderling in straight sets

Nila Amerova is a freelance sports writer and regular contributor to the BetUS.com Locker Room.

So there you have it! A nice short tennis betting preview of some of the exciting tennis betting action on the ATP Masters Series Hamburg available in the online sports betting market at BetUS Sportsbook. Now that you are all read up, you are ready to start wagering on tennis!