Okay, so I’ve been diving deep into tennis stats lately, trying to get an edge on my betting. Today, I focused on the upcoming match: Thiem vs. Shelton. Here’s how I went about it, totally amateur hour, but hey, we gotta start somewhere, right?
My Prediction Process
First, I pulled up their recent match histories. I just used some basic sports websites, nothing fancy. I wanted to see how they’ve been performing, especially on similar court surfaces.
Then, I started scribbling down notes. Lots of notes. Stuff like:
- Wins and losses: Obviously, a basic starting point.
- Opponent ranking: Beating a top-10 player is way different than beating someone ranked 200th.
- Set scores: Did they win easily, or was it a grueling five-setter?
- Surface type: Hard court, clay court, grass court – it all matters.
It quickly became a mess of numbers and names. I needed a better way to organize this.
I decided to keep record in my own way.
I just put down simple notes, like ‘Thiem – lost to XYZ, 2-6, 6-7, hard court’ and ‘Shelton – won against ABC, 7-5, 6-4, hard court’.
After that, I tried to see if there were any head-to-head records. Turns out, it’s important to find their match history .
Next, I looked for any news about injuries or recent form slumps. You know, just casual browsing through sports news and forums. Anything that might give one player an unexpected advantage or disadvantage.
Finally, I took all this messy data and my gut feeling, and…I made a prediction! I am not gonna to share my bet here. It’s not a sure thing, but it’s based on more than just a coin flip now. It’s still a gamble, for sure, but a slightly more informed one, I hope.
I am going to keep refining this process. Maybe someday I will have a super-sophisticated spreadsheet, but for now, this handwritten, slightly chaotic method is working for me. It’s all about learning and improving, right?
