posted July 11, 2008 at 19:05 in Tennis Betting Trends

Palermo, Italy -- – Last week, Wimbledon tennis betting delivered some surprise results in women’s tennis in the early rounds of the Grand Slam. This week on the women’s front, – albeit at a lesser event with the Internazionali Femminili di Tennis di Palermo – the women remained true to form as four seeds enter the final four. Here is a look at some of the tennis betting matchups online sports bettors can look forward to over the weekend at BetUS Sportsbook.

Tennis Betting Line: Flavia Pennetta vs. Sara Errani

Match Time: 05:00 AM Eastern Time, Saturday, July 12, 2008

Tennis Analysis: No.21 Flavia Pennetta of Italy enjoyed a great clay court turnout during the Latin-swing on the women’s circuit winning the title in Acapulco and Vina Del Mar. During the European clay-court swing, Pennetta enjoyed some encouraging results. She reached the quarters in Strasbourg and the R16 at the French Open. Pennetta improved to 28-12 with her victory over Margalita Chaknashvili in the quarterfinals today.

Sara Errani of Italy entered the main draw with a losing record for the year at 16-17. But in reaching the final four, she improved to 19-17. Ranked No.60 in the world she enters this matchup as the underdog against her more successful and higher ranked compatriot.

Tennis Betting Verdict: With both hailing from Italy, home court edge is cancelled out. However, the balance tips in favour of Pennetta with the edge on clay. She also leads 1-0 over Sara Errani having beaten her in 2007 in Acapulco.

Tennis Free Picks: Pennetta in straight sets

Tennis Betting Line: Mariya Koryttseva vs. Anabel Medina Garrigues

Match Time: 05:00 AM Eastern Time, Saturday, July 12, 2008

Tennis Analysis: No. 68 Mariya Koryttseva of Ukraine enters this matchup with a 19-15 mark for the year. She us seeded seventh in the tournament. No. 31 Anabel Medina Garrigues arrived with a solid 27-16 mark for the year and one WTA title (Strasbourg). Surely, the Spaniard Garrigues will be the favourite. Although she has never met Koryttseva in tournament play before, she has surface edge. Garrigues also finished runner-up in Morocco.

Tennis Betting Verdict: The last couple of weeks in sports betting have been dominated by Spaniards. First, the Spanish national team won the UEFA Euro Cup and then Rafael Nadal won Wimbledon. Both achievements are an inspiration to a nation and surely spill over to its other sportsmen and women. I like Garrigues to reach her third final of the season.

Tennis Free Picks: Garrigues in straight sets

So there you have it, a nice short break down for you of some of the exciting tennis betting options available at BetUS Sportsbook. Now that you are all read up, you are ready to start betting on tennis!

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