How to Maximize Your Tennis Daily Fantasy Sports Strategies

One of the ways for tennis lovers to make the most of their knowledge of the sport is to participate in prediction leagues and daily fantasy contests.

These have unique point systems that go beyond merely picking winners of matches and tournaments, so there’s an opportunity to take a deep dive into the stats and leverage an edge with metrics like aces, break point conversions and straight sets victories.

So if the idea of playing daily fantasy sports for tennis interests you, here are some tips to help you get started.

Learn the Ropes

Each DFS site is different… with unique rules for their daily fantasy contests.

Dabble is one such DFS operator that provides tennis contests with different stakes and prize pools, so players can typically find one to suit their particular budget and tastes.

Meanwhile, the Dabble offer for new users is one example of ways that daily fantasy sites enable inexperienced players to learn the ropes of DFS tennis. Free contest entries offer a ‘no risk’ opportunity to draft teams and follow along live as the action plays out, while in turn getting to grips with the unique scoring system of each game.

Our first tip is to make yourself aware of each contest’s unique rules. You will likely earn points for each win that your selected plays enjoy, but some allow you to increase your points tally courtesy of specific stats – aces, break points converted, games to love, and so on.

Occasionally, your player can lose points for serving double faults, having their serve broken, or being bagelled in a set or match.

Armed with that insight of the specific rules and point scoring system, you can build a roster of players more befitting of the contest.

Chalk vs Value

There’s a phrase in daily fantasy sports that refers to players that have a high ownership: they are the ‘chalk’ plays… think Rafa Nadal at the French Open or Roger Federer at Wimbledon in years gone by.

There are two trains of thought to chalk picks. Their high ownership means that if they score a lot of points and you haven’t drafted them, you will miss out compared to your opponents.

However, if they underperform, you will have lost out – and it’s worth remembering that chalk plays are typically expensive to your salary cap.

That’s why daily fantasy players, as a rule, opt for value plays instead. These are low owned, often undervalued selections that have plenty of upside – that is, they may well outperform their salary.

Think of somebody like Alexander Bublik, who made the quarter-finals of the French Open despite being unseeded. He was a low-owned DFS pick that delivered a points haul far beyond expectations.

Knowledge Is Power

You can go into as much depth with your research as you like, but ultimately knowing each player on the ATP and WTA Tours intimately will greatly enhance your chances of DFS tennis success.

This is particularly true for each different court surface; knowing which players thrive on the speedy grass courts and who is in their element on slower, bouncier clay.

You can build your daily fantasy rosters around this insight, utilizing big servers at Wimbledon, quality shot-makers at Roland Garros, and so on.

By following these three rules, you might just be able to leverage your love of tennis and enjoy some success making daily fantasy projections and predictions.