Marin Cilic - one of the favourites for Wimbledon?
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FlamingCheeto
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LOL not even close, he's 50/1 to win Wimbledon so he's got 0% chance.
40-15 still haunts me
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His game has always been well suited to grass. Came perilously close to knocking Roger out in 2016 and made the final in 2017 so anything is possible if he keeps it up however his past 2 results at Wimbledon have been shocking.
helterskelter
G.O.A.T.
It's not likely that he'll win the title, but perhaps he can go deep. He does seem to be returning to form on grass.
I Am Finnish
Bionic Poster
If he wins queens yes
El_Yotamo
Hall of Fame
Wouldn't 50/1 be...2%? Last I checked 2≠0
FlamingCheeto
Hall of Fame
with DJoker winning it at 100% even 2% = Zero
Sampras-Bruguera 1993
Legend
Cilic has been washed up for 5 years. Not likely
El_Yotamo
Hall of Fame
helterskelter
G.O.A.T.
I know that the odds of 50/1 are meant to denote a 2% chance, but technically, a 2% chance should be 49/1. 50/1 is more like a 1.96% chance.
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Deleted member 771911
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I was thinking about this, too. Then, I thought when he meets Nole he'll lose in straights.
Musterrific
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He's been washed up for years. Pulling a 250 title out of his ass last week doesn't mean ****.
GameSetDjokovic
Semi-Pro
Right up there with Sampras. Definitely those two are the favouritesHe's crushing the grass season so far
serving and hitting BIG
El_Yotamo
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Well it depends on how it's defined (not that I would know bc I don't bet). If the first number (50) is meant to denote the "total" then 1/50=0.02. Of course if it is meant to denote the "negative scenario" then it'd be 1/51=0.0196 as you say. Again, I dunno which it is bc I don't betI know that the odds of 50/1 are meant to denote a 2% chance, but technically, a 2% chance should be 49/1. 50/1 is more like a 1.96% chance.
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Medvedev and Federer are still co-2nd favorites at 13/2. I'm mighty surprised Med is still up there after his 1R Halle exit. Federer, I can understand, because of his 8 titles, and because of the legions of fans, some of whom will bet on him.
Good old Cilic sure is one of the favorites, the 9th one, to be exact!
Good old Cilic sure is one of the favorites, the 9th one, to be exact!
NoleIsBoat
Hall of Fame
He looked good vs Fognini
He is one of the dark horses that top 8 don't want to face in R2/R3.He's crushing the grass season so far
serving and hitting BIG
anarosevoli
Semi-Pro
No, then 2/1 would be a 33 % chance, but it is a 50 % chance.I know that the odds of 50/1 are meant to denote a 2% chance, but technically, a 2% chance should be 49/1. 50/1 is more like a 1.96% chance.
helterskelter
G.O.A.T.
I think that EVENS or 1/1 is a 50% chance. 2/1 is a 33% chance.
titoelcolombiano
Legend
As long as Fed isn't on the other side of the net, otherwise he'll burst into tears and capitulate.
Ray Mercer
Hall of Fame
He played good power tennis in Stuttgart which was very fast but Wimbledon is far slower. It will be tougher for him to blow opponents away at Wimbledon.
Martin J
Hall of Fame
Well, if he avoids a grass specialist Pella, he may have a good run.
On a serious note, I think he's been declining for a few years now, not sure if he can be consistent enough to have another run. Which is a pity, grass is obviously his best surface and rewards his aggressive return, big serve and relatively flat/hard strokes. He lost only to Djokovic and Federer between 2014-2017, five and eight time champions.
On a serious note, I think he's been declining for a few years now, not sure if he can be consistent enough to have another run. Which is a pity, grass is obviously his best surface and rewards his aggressive return, big serve and relatively flat/hard strokes. He lost only to Djokovic and Federer between 2014-2017, five and eight time champions.
Backspin1183
Talk Tennis Guru
Wimbledon doesn't play like Queens or Halle. So, he has close to zero chance of winning the tournament.
kevin qmto
Hall of Fame
Cilic will not win wimbledon. Head has so little confidence in him, they removed his likeness from all the new racket packaging sold in big box stores recently.
anarosevoli
Semi-Pro
You are right. My error was that I thought the UK odds were basically like decimal odds. But they seem to give the win, while the decimal odds that are common here give the amount you recieve (win + stake).
Sudacafan
Bionic Poster
Unfortunately, he has it very simple. In his simplified math, just Cilic not winning Wimbledon, and he will come back to brag that he was right.
El_Yotamo
Hall of Fame
If he does I'll do nothing other than congratulate him lol, a win is a win
Dominic & Andrey
Legend
Cilic's level depends on one thing : confidence. He had none for a long time now and so was playing way below his best. If in Stuttgart and now in Queens he found it again and he believes in himself again, then Cilic's level can be scary at WB. Don't know about Djokovic but at his best on grass Cilic easily beats every Next Gen player (as of now)
Forehanderer
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Cilic to beat Djokovic and FAA to beat Federer and Nadal (I would like to observe Tio Toni's reaction ). Cilic to beat FAA in a repeat of Stuttgart finals at Wimbeldon to get his second slam. you heard it here first
). Cilic to beat FAA in a repeat of Stuttgart finals at Wimbeldon to get his second slam. you heard it here first 
Terry Tibbs
Hall of Fame
No. Hes not one of the favourites. 11th favourite with the bookmakers so nowhere near.
I'd like to see FAA-Djokovic at some point. Just like Sampras-Federer '01, the current and future Wimbledon kings, on Centre Court.Cilic to beat Djokovic and FAA to beat Federer and Nadal (I would like to observe Tio Toni's reaction
Also appropriate, Djokovic takes on all newcomers: Tsisipas at RG, FAA at Wimbledon.
Musterrific
Hall of Fame
Just lost to Demon. Back to our regularly scheduled programming.
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Deleted member 771911
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Lol. Marin! What happen-ed?
catskillthunder
Professional
I've seen him as high as +7000
FranzS
Semi-Pro
That's some afterthought (prethought?) approach
Raul_SJ
G.O.A.T.
catskillthunder
Professional
$70What does +7000 mean? If we bet $1 on this boring Cilic loser we win $700?
No chance. He’s almost 33 and can’t sustain great play match to match. He has too many periods where he is error prone. Has never gotten back to 2014 level. Or even 2017 level.He's crushing the grass season so far
serving and hitting BIG
BGod
G.O.A.T.
Wawrinka 2014 AO, Cilic 2014 USO and Fed at AO 2017 was like 35-1.
Plus betting odds are just volume, take it from a guy who's consistently made money off betting lines, they are initially set at a point but nowadays movements begins early and so forth.
Cilic is easily in the Top 10 and may be Top 5 contender in terms of form and experience. The biggest block on him is how heavy of a favourite Novak is. Essentially the betting lines are skewed towards Novak vs. the field and at this point a lot of bettors only really knowing the Djokovic name after Nadal dropped off. This is why absolute tools are still putting money on Fed.
I think he lacks stamina to go back 2 back 5 setters against top players. Although he has a stellar 5 set record i think he will be tired by 2nd week. At 33 with huge body weight he can struggle to match flexible young players. For example Alex De Minaur beat him yesterday without having any big weapon.He's crushing the grass season so far
serving and hitting BIG
Sephiroth
Hall of Fame
Still think he can be a dark horse, won't win a title but can upset someone
pointbreak
Rookie
he should retire, sick of his service routine and he made a fool of himself at the French
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