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Drastic improvement on odds against Karlovic
London, June 25: The odds on Ivo `King Karlo` Karlovic winning the men`s title at Wimbledon have shortened from 500/1 to 100/1 following his surprise first round win over top-ranked titleholder Lleyton Hewitt.
London, June 25: The odds on Ivo "King Karlo" Karlovic winning the men's title at Wimbledon have shortened from 500/1 to 100/1 following his surprise first round win over top-ranked titleholder Lleyton Hewitt.
Karlovic, a 24-year-old qualifier from Zagreb ranked 203 in the world, had never even played a grand slam match before disposing of Hewitt on the most famous Centre Court in the world.
But one punter has already made money out of his success in becoming only the second man in history to see off the defending champion in the first round after Charlie Pasarell beat Manolo Santoro in 1967.
A gambler from the midlands wagered 50 pounds (80 dollars) on Karlovic at odds of 8/1 and a spokesman for Hills said the customer walked away 40 pounds richer.
Following Hewitt's demise Hills now make US star Andy Roddick their new favourite at 11/4 while Andre Agassi, the 1992 champion, is at 10/3 ahead of four-time British semi-finalist Tim Henman, at 8/1.
Meanwhile, at just 6/1, Hills have slightly shorter odds on a streaker disrupting play on Centre Court - as happened at the French Open - than Henman landing the trophy.
Bureau Report
Karlovic, a 24-year-old qualifier from Zagreb ranked 203 in the world, had never even played a grand slam match before disposing of Hewitt on the most famous Centre Court in the world.
But one punter has already made money out of his success in becoming only the second man in history to see off the defending champion in the first round after Charlie Pasarell beat Manolo Santoro in 1967.
A gambler from the midlands wagered 50 pounds (80 dollars) on Karlovic at odds of 8/1 and a spokesman for Hills said the customer walked away 40 pounds richer.
Following Hewitt's demise Hills now make US star Andy Roddick their new favourite at 11/4 while Andre Agassi, the 1992 champion, is at 10/3 ahead of four-time British semi-finalist Tim Henman, at 8/1.
Meanwhile, at just 6/1, Hills have slightly shorter odds on a streaker disrupting play on Centre Court - as happened at the French Open - than Henman landing the trophy.
Bureau Report