This year’s ATP tennis final is very open event where you could make claims for all eight to win, and make claims for all eight to miss out on reaching the semi-finals. The only player to come into this tournament with any air of confidence is Roger Federer, and bookmakers have made him the outright favourite for the event. However, you can still back other players in this event, and many other similar events, if you shop around for the bookmaker specials.

In the ATP final, Ladbrokes, for example, are offering a refund on all losing bets if Andy Murray wins the final. Of course, he has to make to it first, but it is a great safety net, especially if you take the short odds on offer for Federer. It’s a no loss situation – if both Federer and Murray make the finals, then plonk all you have on Federer through Ladbrokes. If Murray wins, money back, no harm done. If Federer wins, you win as well. Most importantly, you can’t lose.

Over at Coral, they are offering a refund on any bets on Andy Murray if he is eliminated during the group stage. Since he is in the same group as Tomas Berdych, he could be a risk of missing out on the finals. Berdych seems to have the wood on Murray in recent months, and if Djokovic is fit enough to make it past the group stage, then Murray may find himself missing out – that’s a good bet from Coral if you like Murray in this event.

If you hunt around the bookmaker sites you’ll come across specials such as these. Some bookmakers have RSS feeds that you can subscribe to – this gives you the latest specials as they are released. If you are judicious in the way you place your bets, you can often find betting opportunities where your risks are substantially reduced while your ability to win is unchanged.