Tennis Prediction Markets Open for August 24 Matches
A company called Robinhood has new prediction markets for tennis. These let people guess who will win a set in a match.
The markets are for three matches on August 24, 2026. In the first match, Arantxa Rus will play Teodora Kostovic. People can guess who wins Set 1.
In the second match, Elizabeth Mandlik will play Kristina Penickova. People can guess who wins Set 2.
In the third match, Dominika Salkova will play Akasha Urhobo. People can also guess who wins Set 2 in this match.
A prediction market is a place where people trade on what they think will happen. If a person guesses right, they can win money.
These new markets show that more people want to trade on sports events, not just stocks.
Vocabulary15 words
- prediction market
- a place to guess what will happen and win money if you are right
- Set 1
- the first part of a tennis match
- Set 2
- the second part of a tennis match
- sports events
- games or matches people watch and play
- trade
- to buy or sell something
- platform
- a website or app people use
- guess
- to say what you think will happen
- match
- a game between two players
- company
- a business
- win
- to be the best or first
- money
- cash used to buy things
- tennis
- a sport played with a ball and racket
- scheduled
- planned for a certain time
- launched
- started something new
- stocks
- small parts of a company you can buy
Quiz
Answer key
1. Who wins a set in a tennis match 2. Three 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 new _____ for tennis. These let people guess who will win a set in a match.
The markets are for three matches on August 24, _____. In the first match, Arantxa Rus will play Teodora Kostovic. People can guess who wins Set 1.
In the second match, Elizabeth Mandlik will play Kristina _____. People can guess who wins Set 2.
In the third match, Dominika Salkova will play Akasha _____. People can also guess who wins Set 2 in this match.
A prediction market is a place where people _____ on what they think will happen. If a person guesses right, they can win money.
These new markets show that more people want to trade on sports _____, not just stocks.