| 1045: The BlackRock Masters tennis event gets under way this evening at the Albert Hall and former Wimbledon champion Pete Sampras is the hot favourite to win this year.
Sampras, who recently decided to play on the seniors' tour, has been well backed and punters appear happy to back him at odds-on prices.
Sky Bet have cut the American, a seven-time winner in SW19, from 8/11 to 4/7, while BetFred are in from 4/5 to 8/13.
British hope Greg Rusedski is the second favourite and he's been nibbled at with Stan James who have cut the left-hander from 6/1 to 11/2, although 6s are still available at Paddy Power.
Stefan Edberg, another former Wimbledon winner, is the only other player quoted at a single-figure price in the eight-man field. He's an 8/1 shot with VC Bet.
John McEnroe, a regular at the event but now 49 years old, is out at 28/1 (Sky Bet).
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