The men's draw at the 2010 Australian Open tennis tournament looks set to be more open and competitive than it has been in years. We are in the midst of grand slam tennis betting odds with the 2010 Australian Open just a few days old and what would be a better time than now to recap some of the betting options available at any online sports betting sites.
As usual it is world number one, Roger Federer who is favourite for the title with tennis betting odds of 5/2. Obviously it is little wonder that the Swiss superstar should be favourite having reached an incredible seventeen finals from the last eighteen Grand Slams he has played – it is a record that he can only improve upon and one that is highly unlikely to be topped. Federer has won the Australian Open three times, the last time being in 2007.
As usual it is world number one, Roger Federer who is favourite for the title with tennis betting odds of 5/2. Obviously it is little wonder that the Swiss superstar should be favourite having reached an incredible seventeen finals from the last eighteen Grand Slams he has played – it is a record that he can only improve upon and one that is highly unlikely to be topped. Federer has won the Australian Open three times, the last time being in 2007.
Surprisingly, reigning champion, Rafael Nadal is only fourth in the betting, with tennis betting odds of 11/2. This price we think offers good value particularly because Nadal looks like he is back to his best and was very impressive when winning his first tournament in Abu Dhabi earlier this month since his comeback from injury last season. It was he and Federer who fought out an epic final last year which Nadal won n five sets.
Britain's Andy Murray, who is the only top five player not to have won a Grand Slam is second in the betting with tennis betting odds of around 9/2, however he can still be backed to win at 6/1. On the 5th ranked teenis player and reigning US Open champion, Juan Martin del Potro is disputing second favouritism with Murray. He defeated Federer in the US Open final back in September where he proved that he has the perfect temperament for Grand Slam events. Many feel that the young Argentine will overhaul Murray to be world number four this year and many more are tipping him to go all the way in Melbourne, where he is a best price to win of 5/1.
The 2008 tennis champion, Novak Djokovic after a dodgy start, had a superb finish to the 2009 season, which saw him regain the world number three spot from Murray and win six singles titles in the process. He looked the form player as the year closed and if he should show the same sort of zest when the Australian Open starts he could be the man to have your money on. Djokovic is an 11/2 tennis betting odds.
Fresh of his announcement that he won't play Davis Cup in 2010 in an effort to preserve his suddenly vulnerable knees , Andy Roddick will surely be tested in Melbourne. The No. 7-ranked Texan's quarter in the bottom half of the men’s draw will be anything but easy to circumnavigate. But if his kickoff win in Brisbane where he downed Richard Gasquet, Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek is any indication, the 27-year-old is up for the challenge. A-Rod could face fellow American Sam Querrey in the third round, and would then face potential showdowns with Fernando Gonzalez, Marin Cilic or Stan Wawrinka to reach the quarters.
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