Reports suggest that accuracy is key on this course and distance is no advantage. With that in mind I have opted

for two consistent performers who have been playing superb golf of late. First up is Ricky Barnes who finished T5

last week at the Travelers Championship. He also finished T3 at the Memorial and T7 at the Crowne Plaza.

Barnes had another 3 top ten finishes early in the season including a T10 finish at the US Masters. With accurate

iron play a key feature Barnes distance stats make interesting reading. He ranks in 6th place for GIR from under 25

yards, 24th for GIR from 125 - 150 yards and 20th from 150 - 175 yards.

With these stats in mind and his excellent recent form Barnes looks an obvious choice to perform well in this event

with Bet365 offering a best price of 40/1.

Ben Crane is my next pick. He simply does not have a weakness and with injury problems behind him he is also

having a career season. Prior to his missed cut at Pebble Beach Crane finished T12 - T3 - T7 - T4. Earlier in the year

he won the Farmers Insurance Open and knows how to get the job done.

He is number one on the All Round Ranking which combines all attributes of players games. Currently 5th in the Fed

Ex Race, Crane has a great chance of making his Ryder Cup debut and will be keen to continue his good form this

week. Ben Crane looks a good each way bet at odds of 33/1 at William Hill.

BK Tip: AT & T National - Ricky Barnes each way - 40/1 @ Bet365

BK Tip: AT & T National - Ben Crane each way - 33/1 @ William Hill

Murray and Djokovic should win their games with out any problems but it is Federer and Nadal that could find

themselves pushed to the limit. Federer takes on an improving Berdych who must be full of confidence after reaching

the semi finals of the French Open.

He is much improved player and now appears to be mentally strong which was always his downfall. In reaching this

round he has proved calm and calculated on big points especially in his five set win over Denis Istomin a player

that nearly beat Nadal at Queens.

Federer is not the player he was a few years ago. He has won just 1 title in 2010 albeit the Australian Open. But the

arrival of his twins appear to have affected his performances. The last time these two met in Miami earlier this year

Berdych ran out the winner and at 4/1 at Totesport he looks good value to spring a major surprise.

Also worth backing is Robin Soderling who has looked on superb form over the past few weeks. Today he takes

on Rafael Nadal and the Swede will be looking for revenge for the recent defeat in the French Open final. Nadal has

looked below his best on grass of late and was pushed to five sets by Petzschner and Haase.

Soderling has a similar game to these two players but is simply a lot better. His huge serve and powerful flat ground

strokes are likely to cause Nadal problems as he struggles when the ball bounces low. With rumours about injuries to

his knee and elbow Nadal may not be 100% fit and Soderling can capitalize. Take the 2.5 on offer at Sporting Bet.

BK Tip: T.Berdych to beat R.Federer - 5 @ Totesport

BK Tip: R.Soderling to beat R.Nadal - 2.5 @ Sporting Bet

The key is backing players at relatively short odds who they cannot see losing. Now before you say "I don't like

betting at such short odds" ask yourself this question "Do you like making money?". If the answer is yes then you

need to start backing the tips from Tennis Punter

Only yesterday they picked out Andy Murray and Jo Wilfried Tsonga to win their fourth round matches which they

did with ease. Not all tips are really short odds. For example they backed Thiemo De Bakker to beat John Isner after

the American came through his epic first round match. De Bakker was on offer at 1.61 and only lost 5 games.

In total Tennis Punter has now offered 78 tips. 68 of these have been winners and just 10 of them have lost. If you

had bet £100 on each of these tips you would now have £1318.45 in your bank. That is a 16.9% return on your

investment.

What is even better is they are currently offering a one month free trial. This allows you to see just how good the

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First up is Englishman Kenneth Ferrie. This really is a big gamble as up until last week Ferrie had been terrible on the

European Tour. However Ferrie had a huge turn in fortunes shooting 16 under par for the four rounds to finish T3.

After reading the news page on his website it is less of a surprise as Ferrie has been working hard on his game.

If Ferrie can bring his form from last week to France then he could feature towards the top of the leaderboard. He has

some fond memories of the Le Golf National having finished T6 here last year including a final round of 67. So with

his form from last week and his good performance 12 months ago Ferrie looks worth a punt at 150/1 at Totesport.

As well as backing Ferrie, have a gamble on left hander Richard Green. He has always been one of the tours

straightest hitters and most consistent performers. His record at Le Golf National is superb finishing T6 - 4 - MC - T7

- T2 on his last five visits to the Open de France.

Add to this record his recent 2nd place finish in the Open de Portugal and Richard Green is an attractive each way

bet at a best price of 55/1 at Totesport. Green's straight hitting is perfect for this course with water waiting for any

player that strays off line.

BK Tip: Open de France - Kenneth Ferrie each way - 150/1 @ Totesport

BK Tip: Open de France - Richard Green each way - 55/1 @ Totesport

In fact they are the only team in the current World Cup not to have conceded a goal. Whilst they were not that

impressive in their 0 - 0 draws with Ivory Coast and Brazil it is hard to ignore their recent defensive displays.

Spain came into the World Cup as the tournament favourites but were humbled by Switzerland in their opening game.

Wins over Honduras and Chile helped them top the group but your saw last night just how poor Chile are. The real

concern for Spain has been the form of Torres who simply does not look fully fit.

Torres was injured in April and missed the end of the season for Liverpool and this is clearly affecting his game.

Spain will also be missing Xavi Alonso and Raul Albiol both who have picked up injuries. I just get the feeling Spain

may struggle to break down the Portugal defence which has proved so solid of late.

With this in mind the best bet for this game is to back Portugal in the Double Chance market. Over the 90 minutes a

low scoring draw could be a likely outcome which would give you a winning bet. Ladbrokes are offering the best

price of 1.77 but it is proving a popular bet with punters so don't wait too long.

BK Tip: Spain v Portugal: Double Chance - 1.77 @ Ladbrokes

They managed just one win in their group games beating Slovakia 2 - 0. Their other two games saw them draw 1 - 1

with Italy and 0 - 0 with New Zealand. These performances have hardly been impressive and in front of goal they

have struggled. At times star strike Roque Santa Cruz has looked uninterested.

If you look at results prior to the World Cup then Paraguay have won just 3 of their last 11 matches. Bookmakers

have them as the favourites to win this game (2.15 @ Paddy Power) but I feel Japan offer much better value to win

this game in 90 minutes. Japan are available at a best price 4.1 at Bet Chronicle.

Japan have done well so far in this World Cup with impressive wins over Cameroon and Denmark to progress to the

group stages. Honda in particular has been their stand out player and one of the tournaments most impressive

performers so far. Along with Endo and Okada they have players who can cause Paraguay problems.

Japan are able to play the same starting line up and formation for the 4th game running. Paraguay on the other hand

will have to make do without the suspended Victor Ceceres.

BK Tip: Japan to beat Paraguay - 4.1 @ Bet Chronicle

The key for Brazil is they play as a team. Kaka is back from suspension and he is their main player linking up with

Robinho and their main goal scorer Fabiano. Elano is also set to return after picking up a nasty injury in their

impressive group win over Ivory Coast.

Chile qualified second behind Brazil in South America for this World Cup and made it to the knockout stages with

narrow wins over Switzerland and Honduras.

When you look at recent meetings between these two teams then it becomes clear there is a big gulf between the two

sides. Brazil have won their last 7 meetings with Chile scoring 26 goals and conceding just 3. In qualifying for this

World Cup they beat them 4 - 2 at home and 3 - 0 away.

Chile lost their discipline in their final group game against Spain and that could cost them dearly in this clash. They

have three players missing through suspension, Marcos Estrada, Waldo Ponce and Gary Medez. Even with a full

strength side Chile would struggle but with his trio missing Brazil should have no problems progressing.

BK Tip: Brazil to beat Chile - 1.57 @ Paddy Power

Don't however let that result fool you as Italy were poor throughout the tournament. In their previous group games

Slovakia could only manage a draw against New Zealand and were beaten 0 - 2 by Paraguay. Quite frankly they are a

poor team that will be beaten today.

Netherlands come into this match having won all three of their group games and 7 in a row including warm up games.

They were never really tested in the group games but had good wins over Denmark, Japan and Cameroon. They have

the players to tear Slovakia apart with Robben back to fitness, Sneijder and Van Persie, providing the attacking threat.

In the centre of midfield De Jong and Van Bommel will dominate the Slovakians and allow their more creative players

to do the damage. Rafael van der Vaart may miss out with an injury picked up a in training whilst Slovakia will be

missing Zdeno Strba who is suspended. Expect an easy win for Netherlands in this game.

BK Tip: Netherlands to beat Slovakia - 1.46 @ Bet Chronicle

The question all punters want answered is who is going to win Wimbledon this year? Well I can't answer that but

I believe Sam Querrey has a very good chance and looks a very good bet at this stage of the tournament. Querrey

appears to be improving year on year and at the tender age of 22 the American has a bright future ahead.

He has already captured 5 ATP Titles and is the form player on grass this season having won his last 7 matches.

Querrey landed the title at Queens Club albeit avoiding any of the big names in the event. However he beat Mardy

Fish and Malisse who themselves had disposed of Murray and Djokovic.

Querrey has been practicing with Pete Sampras and any advice from the former 6 time Wimbledon champion will have

only have helped Querrey's attempt to win this prestigious title. In the last round Querrey hit 28 Aces in 4 sets

reaching speeds of 135 MPH. A big serve is such a powerful weapon on Grass as Sampras proved so many times.

With Federer and Nadal looking vulnerable Querrey could spring a huge surprise this year. 888Sport, Blue Square,

Boylesports, Skybet, Victor Chandler and William Hill all have Querrey at 33/1. However place your bet at Betfair and

you can get 80/1 +. Great value in my opinion.

BK Tip: Sam Querrey to win Wimbledon - 84 @ Betfair

They were eliminated in the first round at Germany 2006 having been drawn in an extremely difficult group, losing 2 –

1 to Argentina and the Netherlands before fighting back from two goals down to exact a 3 – 2 win over Serbia and

Montenegro.

Now with more experience and maybe a little more luck in the draw, the team of Cote d’Ivoire are set to cause trouble

for their opponents this year.

Maintaining their reputation as one of Africa’s powerful contenders, Cote d’Ivoire powered through their qualifying

without losing a single match, taking a huge lead in their final qualifying group ahead of Burkina Faso, Malawi and

Guinea.

One moment of uncertainty, however, came when they were on the very brink of qualification – but Didier Drogba, as

usual, came to the forefront in the time of greatest need and scored a decisive goal in the seventieth minute of play at

Burkina Faso, giving the side just enough rope to hold off the Stallions 3 – 2 in Ouagadougou.

It was also his dramatic equalizer when he entered play from the bench against Malawi that gave the West African

side a 1 – 1 draw, and they point they needed to reach South Africa. The Chelsea player was top scorer for Cote

d’Ivoire, with six goals in five matches.

Partybets is giving an odd of 40 to 1 that the team around captain Drogba will finish 1st or 2nd in the tournament.

When it comes to their history at the World Cup, Cote d’Ivoire have some interesting claims to fame.

At Germany 2006, they were the only nation whose squad was made up entirely of players based at clubs outside of

their home country. They maintain their record as the only team to never have failed to score in a FIFA World Cup

match.

Their run at Germany 2006 was short-lived, as they conceded early goals in all three of their matches, with all six of

their goals against coming before the fortieth minute of play. Cote d’Ivoire are in Group G of the group phase, with

Brazil, North Korea and Portugal.

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South Africa actually come into this game on the back of 15 games unbeaten but the majority of these games have

been against weak nations. The fact they have been playing easy friendly games could back fire on South Africa in a

big way. They have yet to be tested and against a free flowing Mexico team they could be torn apart.

South Africa did beat Denmark in a friendly and had draws with Paraguay and Bulgaria. These are hardly results to

get excited about and is why they are a best price of 2/1 ( Extrabet ) to win the match. Mexico come into the game

much better prepared after friendlies with England, Netherlands, Chile and Italy.

They even beat the Italians 2 - 1 in their last friendly with an excellent display. Against England they were very

impressive going forward but suspect at the back. However South Africa are light up front and Mexico should be able

to contain their goal scoring threat.

With the likes of Vela (Arsenal), Hernandez (Manchester United) and Giovanni Dos Santos (Tottenham), Mexico

have real pace and flair in attack and South Africa may struggle to keep them at bay. Add the experience of Marquez

at the back at Franco up front and Mexico have a strong side. The 17/10 on offer at Bet Chronicle looks good value.

BK Tip: Mexico to beat South Africa - 17/10 @ Bet Chronicle