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Who is better Serena or Steffi?

Steffi won a total of 107 singles titles during her career vs. Serena's 75 singles titles.

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Who’s the greatest- Serena or Steffi?

In recent years the narrative that Serena is the greatest female tennis player of all time has been the norm. I’m not going to argue the fact that Serena is an exceptional tennis player. She has accumulated a staggering 23 Grand Slams! But what about Steffi Graf? I think Steffi is still in this conversation. It makes absolutely no sense to me that people have built this narrative around Serena being the greatest when Steffi Graf accomplished 22 Grand Slams, including being the last tennis professional to win a Grand Slam, meaning all four Grand Slams in a calendar year (1988). Nobody has been able to accomplish this feat in the open era, not Federer, Djokovic, Nadal, and certainly not Serena. Additionally, Graf had a much shorter window to win those 22 Grand Slams given she retired at age 30 in 1999. Also, it has to be noted that she retired at the very top of her game, having won the French Open for the sixth time and reaching the Wimbledon Final in 1999. So, why does everyone give Serena the Greatest of All-Time moniker? Some of it has to do with the domination of American media, and the pundits influencing this narrative. But let’s give Serena more credit. They can influence this narrative nicely now because she does have 23 Grand Slam titles to Steffi’s 22. However, that is where it ends, 23 Grand Slams vs. 22 is the only stat where Serena wins out. Consider the additional stats and facts that favor Steffi: Steffi won a total of 107 singles titles during her career vs. Serena’s 75 singles titles. And it took her 14 years to accomplish this vs. the 21 years it has taken Serena to win 75 Steffi accomplished her 22 Grand Slam titles in a shorter window: 12 years. It took Serena 16 years to reach 23 Grand Slam titles. Steffi Graf ended the year number one eight times vs. five times for Serena Finally, it is common knowledge that the Australian Open was not considered a must on the calendar until the late 90s. Many top players did not make the trip to Australia as they considered it too early in the season, and not as prestigious as the French, Wimbledon and the US Open. Steffi skipped the Australian a total of five times during her 12-year Grand Slam run. Serena has won the Australian a total of seven times vs. Steffi’s four. If Steffi was playing in this day and age, she would not be as quick to skip the Australian. In my view, there’s a clear case for Steffi to be considered the greatest. No tennis player, man or woman, has accomplished what she accomplished in such a short span of time. So, let’s not be so quick to anoint Serena the best ever. How about giving both Steffi and Serena the distinguished title of Greatest Ever? Let’s start getting away from the “winner take all” mentality. Both these ladies are worthy.

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What is a correct score bet?

A correct score bet requires the bettor to select the exact final scoreline in a soccer match at the end of full time. The bettor must not only pick the winning outcome; they must also select the exact number of goals that each team will score.

Correct score betting

A correct score bet requires the bettor to select the exact final scoreline in a soccer match at the end of full time. The bettor must not only pick the winning outcome; they must also select the exact number of goals that each team will score. There are many possible outcomes when it comes to correct score betting; as such, the bet type is seen to be highly speculative.

Correct score bet example

Even though soccer is a relatively low scoring sport, there are many possible outcomes for correct score bets. As such, correct score markets are often presented in tables like the one below that we have used from bookmaker BetEasy. The graphic shows the number of possible outcomes for a correct score bet between Russia and Saudi Arabia: The most likely match result according to the bookmaker is Russia to win 1-0, or Russia to win 2-0; both outcomes are rated as $4.50 chances. A 2-2 draw is listed as a $34 chance while a Saudi 1-0 victory is at the fixed odds of $19. Due to the high number of outcomes, correct score betting is one of the more speculative types of sports bet available to bettors. The only other soccer bet type that provides a large number of possible outcomes is the Half Time Full Time bet, though there aren’t as many possible outcomes as there are for correct score betting.

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