DTM - how have his tips worked out in 2025?

Day 1

Rebecca Sramkova got the week off to a perfect start, demolishing Yulia Putintseva 6-0, 6-4. Every so often the prices offered are wrong. 7/4 was extremely generous based on 2025 form. Putintseva is really struggling so DTM was no surprised by the ease with which the result went to Sramkova. 

+1.75 points profit

Day 1

The second day of qualifying mixed in with the start of the main draw saw DTM get off to a flyer once again. All three selections won in straight sets:) As DTM highlighted Kvitova was ready to win and the fact that Begu was totally lacking any recent wins made this the perfect day for her first win since returning to the game. 

+2.65 points profit 

Day 2

Alexandra Eala simply did not turn up against Marta Kostyuk who won the first 10 games and nearly achieved a double bagel in thrashing her young opponent. Given Eala's recent matches with Swiatek this was just a poor, poor day for her. Kostyuk however is playing well again and definitely on an upward curve. In the other headline match DTM's NAP held a match point in the second set having won the first set 6-2. It is becoming almost every other match where either set points or match points come and then go to provide agonising late finishes. As the time went past 10pm, Yastremska lost the match point and the second set tiebreak to take the match into a 3rd set. Quite remarkable. Result will have to wait!

As DTM feared Yastremska let a 6-2, 3-0 lead and also a match point to lose to Potapova in 3 sets. The % of players on the WTA tour that lose matches from match point up is far far higher than the ATP tour. Time for a DTM blog methinks:)  Having two players both lose math points and then the match against Potapova in consecutive events is harsh! Sofia Kenin in Madrid and now Yastremska in Rome. No words :) 

-2 (+0.65 overall on the week)

Day 3

Naomi Osaka came through after a sluggish start to beat Golubic who was a late replacement for the injured Badosa. More pleasing was Hailey Baptiste beating Samsonova in 3 sets. This to some extent recovered the disappointing result from 24 hours earlier. The American has just got that winning momentum against a player who doesn't;t like clay:) 

+1.7 (+2.35 overall on the week)

Day 4

A few more late withdrawals meant that the original picks were void. One exception was Marta Kostyuk who defeated Kasatkina to confirm her recent strong form. 

+0.5 points profit (+2.85 points overall)

Day 7

After a weekend just watching DTM returned to action on Monday with another winner:) Diana Shnaider was dominant throughout beating Elise Mertens in straight sets. 

+0.83 points profit (+3.68 points overall)

Day 8

I’m not sure if DTM has a curse  during this clay court season !  In Madrid Kenin couldn’t convert two match points against Potapova. Then last week Yastremska couldn’t convert a set and 3-0 and then a match point against Potapova again ! Today Shnaider was a set and 4-0 up against Paolini and could not convert! Three matches in as many weeks that has seriously tested DTM’s patience and logic. So much so it has locked in the next theme for his blog.  Elina Svitolina has been riding a crest of a wave recently lost a third set lead to gift the match to Peyton Stearns late into the night. In truth fatigue catching up with her after her consistent success in recent weeks. 

-2 points (+1.68 points profit overall)

The women's semi finals and final served up some amazing tennis. Coco Gauff's efforts in beating Qinwen Zheng in a match that lasted over 3 hours clearly took something out of her as she could not find the same intensity in front of an Italian crowd that clearly wanted Jasmine Paolini to finish off her week in style. The home crowd had a significant impact on both Paolini abdominal her opponents at various times in the week and after her remarkable reversal to beat Shnaider the outcome was possibly always destined to the very likeable Italian:) So it proved as Jasmine Paolini became the champion:) Well done to her. DTM was in Italy enjoying the sights most of last week so he had first hand experience of the vocal support for one of their home heroes:) 

-1 point (+0.68 points profit overall)

Aryna Sabalenka to win the event @10/3 WON

Day 1

All three of DTM's predictions for Tuesday won which was the perfect start for DTM followers. The trixie gave you just over 14 points profit in addition to the 2.76 points profit for the 3 individual matches:)  What a great start to the week and one that puts the 2025 orbit over 216 points profit overall! 

+16.88 points profit 

Day 2

Jana Fett had 7 break points but from 3-1 up she was unable to convert the last 6 break point chances and lost 5 consecutive deuce service games of her opponent despite having game point chances in every single one! Pera served well on break point and had the benefit of a lefty serve to the advantage box. However it was just one of those days and Fett could simply not take advantage of her chances. Cristian meanwhile got upset early on against Kartal challenging line calls made electronically. This distraction was unnecessary and damaged her chances of a good start. This match also had 5 deuce games but Cristian only won 1 of them ! Tennis is certainly decided by the big points. Today the two fancied players managed to only win about 17% :) 

-2 points (+14.88 points profit overall this week)

Day 3

After an amazing first day in Madrid DTM pushed the boat out today with his 3 suggestions. All outsiders but with proven clay court form it was no surprise that each match had a closely fought first set. Unfortunately the weather in Madrid has been hot and still and the seeded players competed well to take the first sets 7-6, 7-5 and 6-4 :) The second sets went the same way so a poor day overall. Worst still was the withdrawal of Karolina Muchova who is clearly not 100% fit yet.

-3 points (+11.88 points profit overall this week)

Day 4

It was a case of three straight set wins on Friday. Sakkari overcame Linette and Masarova beat a woefully out of form Putintseva but unfortunately Danilovic could not convert a 4-0 second set lead and instead tamely lost the last 6 games to lose to Alexandrova! 2 out of 3 successful outcomes to provide a profit on the day is still a good day overall though:) 

+1.3 points profit (+13.38 points profit overall) 

Day 5

I am not sure Anna Kalinskaya could have come much closer to taking her match with Keys to 3 sets. 5-4 up in the first set only to lose it followed by recovering from 5-3 down in the second set only to lose the tie break! Not a very lucky day when all the close moments go one way!

-2 points profit (+11.38 points profit overall)

Day 6

Marta Kostyuk went storming ahead 6-0, 3-1 against Kudermetova only to be pulled back to 4-4 all in the final set. Fortunately she got over the line despite the outcome being a lot closer than it should have been. Bizarrely Sofia Kenin also dominated her match for the first set and a half only to let Potapova back into the match. I am not sure Kenin is reliable enough to back anymore after watching the way she hit four consecutive second serve returns out of court to lose set 2. After seeing her capitulate to Pegula as well in Charleston, her attitude on court is seriously questionable at times. The final set never felt like it would go to the American as a result despite her leading and ultimately having two match points. Potapova won the last four points to win a match she never should have won! DTM has very little to say and if Sofia Kenin's coach is reading this, I wish them well because it cannot be an easy job giving feedback on Kenin's last two defeats. DTM has put Kenin on his leave alone list for the time being as she has to address her mental attitude on court. It is seriously limiting her ability to win matches at present.

-0.2 points profit (+11.18 points profit overall)

Day 7

Donna Vekic had an off day and lost quickly without her blistering groundstrokes on show. Marta Kostyuk however looked really impressive in thrashing Potapova and renewed DTM's faith that she is about to move up a level with her performance against Aryna Sabalenka to come:) 

0 points profit (+11.18 points profit overall)

Day 8

After an unusual first set which Coco Gauff dominated only to look like losing, the final outcome was indeed as DTM predicted a straight sets win for Gauff. Andreeva has progressed really well on hard courts but her clay form is patchy and with Gauff trending in the right direction again this was indeed a good thing:) And so it proved. Much to DTM's delight. After a few unlucky recent results including Kenin's loss from match points up, this was a confirmation that DTM shouldn't doubt himself.  Form is temporary, class is permanent :) 

+3.4 points profit (+14.58 points profit overall)

Day 9 

The semi finals proved to be quite one sided in the end. Coco Gauff highlighted Iga Swiatek's mental fragility once again. She is clearly not in a happy place with her tennis and as DTM suspected Gauff is on a roll and gaining momentum with ever y win. Svitolina like Kostyuk had the baseline game to match Sabalenka for long periods but her serve is simply too vulnerable. Like Kostyuk her second serve was cannon fodder and Sabalenka could afford to lose lots of games without ever looking likely to lose, simply because she could break at will. 

-2 points profit (+12.58 points profit overall)

Day 10

DTM highlighted the value that Kalinskaya and Cirstea were to win their semi finals in the doubles against Ostapenko and Heish. What a great result at 12/5 :) 

+2.4 points profit (+14.98 points profit overall)

Day 11 

Aryna Sabalenka confirmed DTM's original faith by winning the final. Gauff in truth should have taken the match to a final set but as she reached set point in the second set all her serving demons returned to gift Sabalenka a close second set with numerous double faults and poor misses. The cover investment went west but the profit from Sabalenka meant another seriously profitable week :) 

+2.33 points profit (+17.31 points profit overall)

Day 12

The doubles final saw another match with numerous set points come and go as DTM's tip lost the first set after giving up 4 set points. Despite dominating the entire match the result finally went the way of Kalinskaya and Cirstea 12-10 in the match tie break. Another 2 points profit to end a very profitable week.

+2 points profit

+19.31 points profit for Madrid overall 

Aryna Sabalenka to win Stuttgart @ 3/1 Lost

Elina Svitolina to win Rouen @ 10/3 Won 

Day 1

Veronika Kudermetova duly went 3 sets with Diana Shnaider. Unfortunately from a winning position at 3-1 up in the final set, Veronika lost her way and ended up losing the last 5 games in a row. Unusually the 3 of the last 4 matches DTM has highlighted has seen a player lose the last 5 games of the match, including the last two games with a rush of losing points as if the player had mentally conceded the match well before the end! Kudermetova joins Collins in a category of being very prone to letting a match go mentally rather than battling for every point until the end! 

The insurance of backing a 3 set match left DTM followers with a small profit after day 1. 

+0.2 points profit 

Day 2

Jana Fett was a determined winner against Donna Vekic. DTM will have delighted his followers with this 3/1 value winner :) After a slow start Jana Fett actually won two close sets to win more comfortably than DTM expected. However a 3/1 winner is a rare occurrence so should be savoured.

The 3 set match went west but still a profitable day:) Interestingly the Ostapenko match did indeed prove interesting with a mid match retirement. Someone, somewhere knew before hand that something was amiss. In the end it was not Ostapenko but Yatremska that had the issue.

+3 points profit (+2.2 points profit overall) 

Day 3

Elise Mertens continues to play well and was generally far too good for Diana Shnaider. The new Yonex racket is giving Mertens more power and this showed especially on serve. Despite a wobble at 5-3 up in the second set, Mertens claimed a nervy tie break and sealed the win. 

+0.72 points profit (+2.92 points profit overall)

Day 4

J.Bouzas-Maneiro played a great match to beat V.Gracheva and put a dent in DTM's profits this week. Still with Svitolina comfortably beating Kalinina the hope remains that Rouen will prove to be a happy hunting ground in addition to the action in Stuttgart:)

-1 (+1.92 points profit this week)

Finals weekend

E.Svitolina defeated O.Danilovic in straight sets in the WTA Rouen final to secure the title. The 10/3 odds to win the title at the start of the week was as DTM advised very generous. Svitolina was indeed focused on winning a title in her husband's home country and so it proved:) This profit helped to cover the losses from Alexandrova losing in Stuttgart to Ostapenko. Fortunately Aryna Sabalenka made it through to the final and looks likely tomorrow to secure another event win for DTM at 3/1:) Another profitable week looks secure for DTM followers:)  Sadly Aryna was undone by an inspired Ostapenko in Monday's final. Indoor conditions suit the Latvian especially when she gets her confidence up. Sabalenka could not find a way back after a slow start. 

-1 (+0.92 points profit across the week)

Belinda Bencic each way @ 11/1 Lost 

V.Kudermetova to win quarter 3 @ 9-1 Lost

Day 1

What should have been a perfect start for DTM followers was turned into a positive day by Kalinina's inability to convert a match winning position. At 4-1 up in the deciding set it all looked good, but purely down to a lack of match wins her inability to close out a match surfaced again. DTM will not be following this player even on clay. This was a classic case of a  "crisis of confidence!" Elsewhere Polina Kudermetova duly proved too strong for an out of form Begu so a small profit on the day was gained :)

Elsewhere Veronika Kudermetova looked very good in winning her first round match and should prove a tough opponent for Anisimova in round 2.

0.62 points profit 

Anna Blinkova played a bizarre match in losing to Ann Li who she had a 3-0 H2H record going into this one. Not sure I have known a match where one player races into a 5-0 lead only to lose 6 of the next 7 games before then winning 6 of the last 7 games ?? Very weird and slightly dodgy especially as the odds on li were cut significantly before the start. Sometimes you just have to move on :) 

-1 points (-0.38 points overall)

In better news Shuai Zhang looked good in taking the first set against Bronzetti so a profit on the day still looked likely as the day came to an end in the UK:)  Zhang after a mid match wobble duly defeated Bronzetti at 11/5 providing a generous profit. 

+2.2 points profit (+1.82 points profit overall) 

Unfortunately Anisimova turned up and some in beating Veronika Kudermetova overnight.

-1 (+0.82 points profit overall)

The week didn't get any better in Charleston on Wednesday as every match went to the higher seeded player and more disappointingly in straight sets. Sakkari tried hard against Zheng but was outclassed in set 2 and never looked like beating her. Zheng may well prove to be the player to beat this week ?

-3 (-2.18 points profit overall)

Well Thursday proved to be “normal service resumed” for DTM as both Sofia Kenin and Danielle Collins duly confirmed their liking for Charleston with straight sets wins over Ostapenko and Kasatkina to give a boost to the week.  With the  win double as well  the week turns into a profit for the first time :)

+4.27 (+2.09 points profit overall)

Ekaterina Alexandrova played a very solid match and as DTM expected maintained her 100% record over Qinwen Zheng. A profit of +2.2 for this result has followed yesterday's winning double which has really turned the week into a positive one after a difficult start.

+2.2 points profit (+4.29 points profit overall) 

Sofia Kenin came through her semi final as DTM expected but not quite as he envisaged. Anisimova retired injured which for some bookmakers results in a void bet. However DTM always uses a bookmaker that honours the result irrespective of when a player retires. Always good to check the rules in advance. 

+1.62 points profit (+5.91 points profit overall)

Sofia Kenin to win the event was advised before the semi final at 5/1 which means no investment is needed for the final. Jess Pegula looks in need of a rest and did well to come through yesterday's marathon match. Kenin is playing a lot better than Alexandrova this week so it will be an interesting match.

Well anyone who watched the final will be left as bemused as those of us who watched Danielle Collins tank set 3 to lose in the quarters. Quite how or why Sofia Kenin went from outplaying Jessica Pegula to lead 5-1 in the second set to then capitulate to the point of just wanting to lose as quickly as possible from 5-4 up and 30-0 up is beyond DTM's understanding? It is the second time this week that DTM has felt disappointed with the standards on show admittedly for a period of 6 games. It is not a good look for any professional sport when players lose a match playing like a sulky, upset child who just wants to get off court. I am sure others will have their own opinion but Jessica Pegula will be hard pressed to believe she won her final set against Danielle Collins or again yesterday the second set reversal against Kenin. No the truth is her opponents lost 6 games in a rush with the final few games a complete non contest, littered with unforced errors without any professional care or interest by the losing player. Not that Jessica Pegula will care. Well done to the American who must be tired after three long tournaments back to back:) 

-4 points for Bencic, Kenin and Sakkari to win Charleston

+1.91 points profit overall for Charleston

Aryna Sabalenka to win Miami is a good option given the odds of 11/4 :)  Won

After an interesting match with Mirra Andreeva DTM sees no reason why Sabalenka would not reverse the result in the future. DTM believes she throw the match away because of a lack of patience and trying to dominate set 2 and set 3 in a similar fashion to set 1. Andreeva's game improved and she worked out she could just defend forcefully and ultimately gain enough points from Sabalenka's mistakes. With no obvious dangers in the top half Sabalenka should build enough winning momentum to put her into the final with a great shot at the title once again :) 

Qualifying Rounds

Jodie Burrage was a set and 4-1 up but unfortunately failed to convert set 2 and therefore the match. After dropping the second set she retired and therefore the result was VOIDED and any investment returned.

DTM was quick to see the value in backing Taylor Townsend to beat a tired Kartal. After a long struggle the result finally went the American‘s way.

+1.25 points profit after qualifying 

Round 1 

Alycia Parks went from zero to hero in recovering from match point down to beat Gracheva and save DTM's blushes :) Always nice when a recovery result goes your way:) In truth from 5-2 down in the second set the American dominated the match and her expected power did indeed overpower Gracheva by the end :)  

Bronzetti easily dispatched Bouzas Maneiro and the impressive qualifier Linda Fruhvirtova beat Liu.

DTM had his 4th winner as the day drew to a close in Miami when Taylor Townsend came through another 3 set battle to defeat Li. Quite the day with 3 long matches all going the right way for DTM followers. 

+3.5 points profit (+4.75 overall)

Unfortunately Suzan Lamens lost most of the deuce games that dominated the match. Her opponent’s first six of seven service games went to deuce but the Dutch player contrived to lose all bar one of her numerous break point chances. Thus losing a match she probably felt she could have won. Victoria Azarenka didn’t have a problem with big points as she won easily against a very out of form Kalinina. 

-0.56 points (+4.19 points overall)

If you placed the Yankee as advised then the additional profit here was another +7.54 points :) +11.73 points overall

Round 2 

Magda Linette started Thursday with a straight sets defeat of Ekaterina Alexandrova, exactly as DTM forecasted. A 5.75 point profit from this one match is an amazing return as DTM made the Polish player favourite yet the bookies bizarrely didn’t:) Their mistake is all benefiting Alzheimer’s :) The end of the day saw another close 3 set match between Bronzetti and Sakkari. This match could definitely have gone either way in a tense encounter. Unfortunately the crucial deuce games went to the Greek towards the end and Bronzetti will be ruing her break point chance to go 3-1 up after which she was always playing catch up ! 

+3.75 points (+15.48 points overall)

Anna Kalinskaya proved DTM right once again as she turned up and as a result her hard court game was far too good for Uchijima.  Later on Kessler came through a dramatic final set shootout to give the K’s a great winning day. As for DTM that’s 10 out of the last 12 winners :)

+ 2.28 points profit  (+17.76 points overall)

Round 3

Coco Gauff duly dispatched Sakkari in straight sets for one of the easier wins of DTM’s predictions. Elise Mertens pushed Iga Swiatek for long periods of the first set but unfortunately could not quite recover from 5-2 down to win the first set. After nearly 75 minutes losing the set 7-6 led to her losing the second set quite quickly in comparison. On another day with a more secure start the match would have more than likely gone to the 3 sets DTM predicted but not this time :) 

- 0.33 points (+17.43 overall)

Last 16 and remainder of the tournament

Emma Raducanu to reach the final and first off to beat Amanda Anisimova is DTM's remaining interest in this event. With over 17 points profit from Miami the worst case scenario is a 14 point profit. DTM has already highlighted Aryna Sabalenka as the most likely winner in Miami and with the addition of Raducanu to make the final both halves of the draw are covered. After Miami the tour begins to move towards the clay court season. How much profit will BHT have by then ?

+1.5 points profit (+18.93 overall) 

Radcanu duly beat Anisimova but then failed to find a way in a close encounter with Pegula. Iga’s winning formula has definitely dried up and if there is no encouragement before Paris a new clay Queen could be crowned. Will Aryna claim the crown this weekend? DTM believes so :) 

-2 points for Raducanu each way but +2.75 points profit for Aryna Sabalenka winning Miami :) 

+0.75 points profit on event investments

+19.67 points profit overall for Miami 

Qualifying Round 2 

DTM returned to action with a strong selection in qualification. This match up will also help confirm if the surface at Indian Wells remains slow enough to favour the clay court/less powerful players? 

M.Carle to beat D.Saville 

Maria Carle thrashed Saville 6-2, 6-1 to endorse the view that slower conditions remain despite the new court surface :)

0.83 points profit after qualifying 

Round 1

Slow court specialists were undone which confirmed no real bias either way this year at a new look Indian Wells. Play well and you win, play poorly and you’ll lose. 

Both Carle and Volynets lost in round 1.

-2 points (-1.17 points overall)

Bouncebackability :) Sorana Cirstea & L.Bronzetti both won on Thursday to provide a 1.74 combined profit. 

+0.57 points profit overall after 3 days

Katerina Siniakova duly dispatched an out of form Putintseva easily to provide a small profit for DTM followers. Unfortunately Begu could not convert a winning position and allowed Katie Boulter back into a match to go on and win. Boulter has the bigger game but for a while her rustiness showed but just not quite long enough:) 

+0.2 points profit (0.77 points profit overall)

Belinda Bencic came through in 3 sets to ensure further profit for DTM followers:) 

+0.67 points profit (1.44 points profit overall)

The last 16 saw two awful losses from Rybakina and Kostyuk which has left DTM facing a negative balance for an event for the first time this season ! 

-2 points (-0.56 points overall) 

BelInca Bencic proved yet again that winning is a habit and Coco Gauff has currently not got that habit ! A positive result for DTM. 

+1.1 (+0.54 overall) 

DTM had a wonderful Wednesday as Samsonova not only beat Paolini but did so 2 sets to 0 which means a great profit on the day. With the event investment on Rybakina still to come off on Saturday, this result guarantees a profit yet again on the week.

+3.16 (+3.70 overall)

The title match between Sabalenka and Andreeva means DTM's two suggestions for the title went west. Elena Rybakina has flattered to find her best form only for her mental frailties to return mid tournament. Iga Swiatek dominated the second set against Andreeva but when the heat was on at the end of sets 1 and 3 her serve was simply too vulnerable against the consistent and confident hitting of Andreeva. It will be interesting to see if Iga can retain her title on clay because this event really suited her given the conditions but she still couldn't convert. Miami will not be any different. 

-3 (+0.70 overall)

So after a mixed week DTM is grateful to take away a 0.7 points profit from a week which could have been a lot worse:) 

Backhandtips.com is having the week off after an impressive start to 2025. DTM is enjoying some safari time in Africa and will be back to work for the next 1000 event in March. Indian Wells and then MiamiI will arrive soon enough. Taking time to evaluate and simply enjoy the tennis is always important especially after lots of successful predictions:) 

The top players are all struggling for sustained success on court so will all be hoping a rest will help them out as well. Jessica Pegula and Paula Badosa are continuing to play as well as Emma Navarro but others are taking nearly two weeks off, similar to DTM. Let’s hope their inner lion is roaring when they return to court. 

This week’s events are in Mexico and Austin, Texas. It will be interesting to see if continuing to play helps or hinders the top seeds at these two events? 

Day one saw DTM‘s first two selections both win. Noskova duly dispatched Putintseva and Samsonova was even more impressive in thrashing Pavlyuchenkov. 

1.35 points profit (after day 1)

Day two saw DTM’s other two recommendations both win giving him a 100% win record through two days. A Yankee would have seen a 32 points profit :) 

2.7 points profit  (after day 2) backing singles only or 32 points profit if you combined all 4 results :) 

Samsonova lost to Pegula who played well so just a bad day which happens. 

1.7 points profit (after day 3)

Sofia Kenin defeated Paolini comfortably which gave a 1.5 point profit which was important as surprisingly Belinda Bencic was beaten in 3 sets by a rejuvenated Navarro. Although the first set was crucial and one the Swiss player should have won.

2.2 points profit (after day 4)

Mirra Andreeva completed a convincing win over world #2 Iga Swiatek and provide DTM with another winner. This indeed feels like a breakthrough win :) 

4.2 points profit (after day 5)

Wow what a week this is turning out to be for Mirra Andreeva :) DTM’s suggestion at the start of the week has made the final :) What a breakthrough week but for DTM it continues to be an amazing year :) 

5.2 points profit (after day 6)

With Mirra Andreeva first reaching the final  and then winning Dubai, DTMs tournament predictions have yet again paid dividends:) Belinda Bencic lost which took a couple of points from the week’s profit but this hardly matters given the impressive profit in total from Dubai :)

- 2 points for Bencic exit

+ 30 points profit for Mirra Andreeva winning the final. 

Total profit for the week = 33.2 points profit :)

Ashlyn Krueger run to the final gave DTM two profitable results against Fernandez and then Noskova. Despite her losing the final the week remained positive for DTM :)

1.62 points profit for the week 

The first WTA 1000 event in Doha sees an impressive field across the draw. DTM will be using some of his profit to increase his gains further:)

2 points profit after day 1:) 

Day 2 saw an easy win for Sramkova over Kalinina and a 3 set match for Uchijima & Putintseva. Although the Japanese player couldn’t find enough to win DTM’s amazing season continues:)

4.05 points profit  (day 1+2) 

Tuesday‘s predictions both won giving DTM an impressive strike rate as the event reaches the last 16 stage.  6 winners out of 7 with one voided match due to retirement. The only blot on the book so far is the early exit of Gauff  but this hardly matters given the success across the week to date. Ostapenko won in straight sets and Kenin duly defeated Parks.

5.55 points profit  (accumulated from 3 days)

E.Rybakina duly saw off Sramkova but much more impressively, DTM’s prediction that Jelena Ostapenko would blitz Paolini proved to be spot 

on.  Doha is turning out to be very predictable simply because of the slow surface. 

6.8 points profit (after 4 days)

The title looks likely to be determined by Iga Swiatek’s semi final with Jelena Ostapenko. DTM was spot on in his assessment of Jessica Pegula  and Ostapenko as Pegula lost tamely to Alexandrova and Ostapenko yet again dominating her match, this time against Ons Jabeur. Anisimova after a struggle duly beat Kostyuk to ensure a 90% success rate for DTM this week :) If Iga wins this will have been another great week in what has so far been an unprecedented year for backhandtips.com. 

7.3 points profit (after 5 days) 

Iga Swiatek was thrashed by Jelena Ostapenko in the semi finals resulting in a dent in DTM‘s profit for the week. 

4.3 points profit for the week

On Twitter DTM advised Ekaterina Alexandrova each way for this event. At 9-1 she proved to be excellent value, going onto better her final appearance in 2024 by winning the event in Austria this year.

12.5 point profit for the event 

DTM started the year with a blockbuster of a result predicting Madison Keys would win her quarter and then reach the final and  then ultimately win !

9/2 to win her quarter 

33-1 to reach the final 

66-1 to win the event

103.5 point profit:)

Even allowing for Cooc Gauff‘s exit from the other half, 2025 could not have started any better:)

- 1 point

102.5 points profit for the week