Prediction Markets Now Offer Bets on Tennis Matches
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A company called Robinhood has a new kind of market. People can guess who will win parts of tennis matches. This is called a prediction market.
On August 19, 2026, there is a match between Marta Kostyuk and Mirra Andreeva. Robinhood made a market for who will win the second set of this match.
There were other tennis markets too. One was about a match between Joao Fonseca and Christopher O'Connell on August 18, 2026. People could guess who wins the first set.
Another market was about a match between Marta Kostyuk and Sloane Stephens. This was also on August 18, 2026. People could guess who wins the second set.
In these markets, people buy and sell a kind of share. If your guess is right, you win money. If it is wrong, you lose money.
These new markets show a new way people can be part of sports. It is like betting, but it works through a trading app.
Tennis fans can now watch matches and also trade on the results at the same time. This is new for many sports fans.
Vocabulary4 words
- prediction market
- a place where people guess a result and can win or lose money
- set
- a part of a tennis match
- share
- a small part that people can buy or sell
- betting
- putting money on a guess about what will happen
Quiz
Answer key
1. Guessing who wins parts of tennis matches 2. August 19, 2026 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
A company called Robinhood has a new kind of market. People can guess who will _____ parts of tennis matches. This is called a _____ market.
On August 19, 2026, there is a match between Marta Kostyuk and Mirra Andreeva. Robinhood made a market for who will win the second _____ of this match.
There were other tennis markets too. One was about a match between Joao Fonseca and Christopher O'Connell on August 18, _____.
Another market was about a match between Marta Kostyuk and Sloane _____. This was also on August 18, 2026.
In these markets, people buy and sell a kind of _____. If your guess is right, you win _____.
These new markets show a new way people can be part of sports. It is like _____, but it works through a trading app.
Tennis fans can now watch matches and also _____ on the results at the same time.