At Starsport, you can easily bet on tennis with sharp odds on matches from all over the world. Discover the main bet types, live odds during a match, and a complete overview of the major tournaments. We'll start by explaining how to place a bet and which factors shape the outcome, before wrapping up with why we're the right place for it.
To bet on tennis, you first create an account or log in with your existing details. Then you pick a match from what's on offer, choosing between pre-match bets on a match that hasn't started yet, or live betting on a match already underway.
Next, you select the market you want, such as the match winner or the number of games in a set. Odds are shown in decimal format, the standard within the regulated Belgian market, so you can see at a glance how much you'd win from a correct prediction. Enter your desired stake and confirm your bet. Once the match has finished, your winnings are automatically credited to your balance.
When betting on tennis, you can choose from several types of bets, each with its own approach. With the match winner, you're simply predicting who wins the match. Set betting, on the other hand, is about the exact number of sets a player wins the match by. With the Over/Under on total games, you predict whether there will be more or fewer games than a set line.
Handicap bets give a player a fictional head start on paper, which makes the odds that bit more interesting when there's already a clear favourite. Live betting is one of the most popular forms of tennis betting, letting you react to events during a match that's already underway. Finally, there are specials and player-related bets, such as the number of aces, double faults or tiebreaks in a match.
The tennis season features four grand slam tournaments that form the highlight of every year: the Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon and the US Open. These tournaments attract the biggest names in the sport, offering plenty of opportunities to bet on tennis at the highest level.
Alongside the grand slams, we also follow the full ATP Tour for the men and the WTA Tour for the women, giving you access to matches spread across the whole year and across different continents. We also include the Davis Cup and the Billie Jean King Cup, along with the Challenger and ITF tournaments, in our offering, so you can bet on lesser-known matches too.
A player's form and physical condition are often decisive, especially during a long tournament with multiple rounds. Surface also plays a major role, since some players perform better on clay than on hardcourt or grass. The head-to-head history between two players often gives a good indication of the outcome to expect.
At outdoor tournaments, weather conditions like wind or heat can significantly affect a match. Anyone playing several matches in a short space of time also gets less recovery time, which can affect their level of play. Details like these make tennis betting more interesting than it might seem at first glance.
With live betting on a tennis match, the odds change constantly. Every point, every game and every set affects the odds. The markets stay open for as long as the match runs, so you can react to how the match is unfolding at any moment.
A handy feature is Cash Out, which lets you close out a running bet early, letting you lock in your winnings or limit your losses. If you'd rather follow the action visually, you can watch certain matches live via the livestream, though you do need to be logged in for that. Thanks to this combination of fast-moving odds and flexible options, betting on tennis during the match is at least as popular as betting in advance.
Starsport offers sharp, competitive odds every day on a broad range of tennis matches, from the grand slams to smaller tournaments. Live betting with us also works in real time, with the odds continuously adjusting to how the match unfolds. Payouts are processed quickly and securely through trusted payment methods, and thanks to our mobile site and app, you can place any tennis bet on the go too.
For tennis fans, we also regularly run targeted promotions around the major tournaments, giving you extra value as a regular player. And because we operate under a licence from the Gaming Commission, you know that every tennis bet you place with us happens in a safe, properly controlled environment.
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At Starsport, your bet is settled based on the score at the moment a player retires. This applies to most tennis betting markets, in line with the official betting rules that apply across all sports. Markets that were already finally decided before the retirement, such as the result of a set that's already been completed, remain unaffected. You can read more about how bets are settled on our sports betting help page.
Yes, at Starsport you can bet on the result of a specific set or on the total number of games played, separately from the match winner. These markets sit alongside the classic match winner bet and are available on most tennis matches on the platform. With set betting, for example, you predict the exact set score, while over/under games is about the total number of games across the whole match, regardless of who ultimately wins. That lets you bet more specifically than just on the eventual winner, with odds that better match your own read on the match.
Yes, you can watch certain tennis matches live at Starsport, but only while logged into your account. This streaming feature is tied to live betting and isn't available for every tennis match on the platform. You can see which matches are available to watch right next to the live odds in the live match section, where it's always indicated whether a stream is available. So make sure to log in before a live tennis match starts, so you don't miss any of the action.
Doubles is a form of tennis where two teams of two players each face off. At Starsport, you can bet on doubles during the major tournaments. A key difference from singles is no-ad scoring at 40-40, and a match tiebreak to 10 points instead of a full third set. As a result, doubles matches are generally shorter, which is worth keeping in mind for markets like the total number of games.