10 tips for fantasytennisleague.com success

With just one week to go until the start of the first-ever Fantasy Tennis League season, players, pundits and fans around the world are scratching their heads at the prospect of picking a winning team. But if you’re still undecided about – or not really sure – about where to start, here are 10 essential tips for making sure you begin the fantasytennisleague.com  season with the strongest team possible.

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1. Mix your team for the best results. Maybe you’re an avid WTA fan or perhaps you’re obsessed with the ATP, but the best teams have a mix of both men and women in them. That way, you can maximise your potential points throughout the tournament calendar (remember: some weeks only the ATP are playing, other weeks only the WTA).

2. Buy cheap, sell expensive. The value of the players you select in your team will change each week depending on their form. When you’re choosing your players think about who was injured or had a bad season in 2016 and is likely to increase in value in the coming months.

3. Trade regularly. Once the season begins, you get two trades per week. Use them. Trade out the players who are struggling for form, Trade in surface specialists or those players you know will perform on certain stages (Stan Wawrinka at a Grand Slam, anyone?). Trade wisely and watch your team wrack up the points.

4. Play the points game. Only one player can win a tournament, right? But your team can build up points based on everything from aces to converting break points. So while we will all try to pick our superstar winners, it pays to build a team of solid point scoring players around them.

5. Choose your Captains and Key Players carefully. Maybe it’s Andy, maybe it’s Angie, or maybe you think Serena and Novak are the players to beat. Remember: your captain scores 50% extra points and your Key Players 20% so make sure you put the right player in that position.

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6. Beat the lockout. Until 11am on January 16th (AEST) you can make as many trades as you like. After that, the Australian Open lockout begins and your team is fixed until the end of the tournament. Make sure you’re not still tinkering when game time begins.

7. Plan for the future. You can make two trades each week during the season. So while you’re building a strong team for the Australian Open, think about the weeks after (when there are no WTA events and three ATP 250s). Who are you going to pull off the bench to play for you in Sofia or Quito?

8. And look to the future. The budget cap means you can only afford a handful of superstar players. Where should you look when the money starts to dry up? The future. ATP #NextGen stars like Hyeon Chung or Elias Ymer are exciting prospects, while WTA teen sensations like Belinda Bencic or Naomi Osaka could be good value for money.

9. Scratch the surface. Let’s not beat around the bush: Pablo Cuevas is never going to win a grass court title. But on clay the man is a machine. Sure, the season starts on hard courts, but the South American clay swing isn’t too far away. Know your surface specialists and have them primed to take over from your superstar all-rounders.

10. Register early to stand a chance of winning. You can register throughout the year, but to truly stand a chance of winning you need to beat the Australian Open lockout. Register after that and the scores your players amassed in Meblourne won’t be added to your overall tally.

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