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2013 French Open Tennis Betting Info
The second Grand Slam of the year, the French Open at Roland Garros starts on May 26th and there will be two weeks of the highest level of tennis to enjoy, both in the men’s and women’s draws. Fortunately in terms of excitement, the King of Clay, Rafael Nadal has not only fought his way back to full fitness, but full form as well ahead of the Paris tournament. Will he claim another title, or will Novak Djokovic be able to complete himself a Grand Slam set?

2013 French Open Tennis Betting Favourite
All favouritism falls on the shoulders of Rafael Nadal and there is little surprise there. Last year, the rain delayed final, which was completed on Monday was won yet again by Spaniard Rafael Nadal. Nadal beat Novak Djokovic in four sets and it landed the Spaniard the French Open title for a record breaking seventh time. The win gave Nadal the record for the most trophies in tournament history, breaking his tie with Bjorn Borg. Since his return to the game after his injury at Wimbledon last year, Nadal has been on fire.

Nadal will head to Roland Garros with a 26-2 match record for the season, the two defeats coming in finals. Despite those two runner up spots, Nadal has blitzed his way to six other finals, winning six titles this season. Hard to argue with his form then. He has also been proving his sharpness against the best as well, beating the likes of David Ferrer, Tomas Berdych and Roger Federer already. One of his two defeats this season did come against Djokovic, and on clay at the final of Monte Carlo. But with Djokovic struggling for top form, Andy Murray struggling to make the tournament because of an injury, and having crushed Roger Federer in the final of Rome recently, all things are looking good for an eighth French Open title for Nadal.

Rafael Nadal is trading as overwhelming 4/7 favourite at online bookmaker BetFred in 2013 French Open betting.

Latest 2013 French Open Tennis Betting Prices at online bookmaker BetFred
Rafael Nadal 4/7, Novak Djokovic 15/8, Roger Federer 12/1, David Ferrer 20/1, Tomas Berdych 25/1, Andy Murray 33/1

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Other Contenders
The main contender to Nadal’s supremacy at Roland Garros will of course be world number one Novak Djokovic. The Serbian star though, who has been struggling with a bit of an injury since a Davis Cup match against the USA at the beginning of April has just been suffering some uncharacteristic lapses in concentration. He recovered from the Davis Cup to beat Rafael Nadal at the final of Monte Carlo (after an easy run to the final) but since then, a shock round of 32 defeat against world 28 Grigor Dimitrov and then a three set defeat against Tomas Berdych in Rome recently, has raised some questions about his Roland Garros chances. Djokovic got to the final of the event for the first time in his career last year, in what was his best finish. He takes a 31-8 match record at the French Open into this year’s editions. Even that doesn’t stack up against Nadal’s 52-1 match record there.

Roger Federer French Open betting is looking a little shaky. He has been falling short in his rare appearances this season, but did pull his game together to meet Nadal in the final of Rome. There, he adopted some new tactics, trying to take the game offensively to his old Spanish foe. It didn’t work as Nadal blitzed past him in a short amount of time. But it was at least the closest that Federer has gotten to a title this season, the run coming just at the right time. Federer won the French Open in 2009, the only occasion since 2005 in which Nadal has been crowned champion in Paris. Still, when it comes down to Grand Slam challenges, even the great Federer has to fall behind both Djokovic and Nadal in the pecking order.

There are big question marks about Andy Murray appearing at all at the French Open after picking up an injury in Rome. Given his less than stellar track record on clay anyway, he would not have been one of the front runners even fully fit, with just an 18-6 match record at the French Open. It could mean an opportunity for Spain’s David Ferrer who has been in good shape this season. His best run was to the semi finals last year, but he has the class clay court game to take advantage of any opening in the draw. Terrible record against fellow countryman Rafael Nadal though and has lost all five matches against top ten players this season.

ATP Rome Betting Info
The French Open is just a couple of weeks away and the big guns all return to action this week for the ATP World Tour Masters 1000. Yet again, it being a clay court event, most eyes will all be on Rafael Nadal and his form as he heads towards his Roland Garros defence. It is all looking pretty good for the Spaniard after yet another title last week.

Latest ATP Rome Betting Prices at online bookmaker Unibet
Rafael Nadal 10/11, Novak Djokovic 2/1, Roger Federer 10/1, Andy Murray 10/1, Juan Martin del Potro 14/1, David Ferrer 33/1, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 33/1, Tomas Berdych 33/1

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ATP Rome Betting Favourite
With little surprise there is Rafael Nadal standing at the top of the list as favourite. The Spaniard powered his way to the Madrid title on the weekend, beating fellow countryman David Ferrer along the way, and watching the other big guns fall by the wayside. It is yet another clay court tournament which Nadal has pretty much made his own. He is going after his seventh title in Rome and he is back as the defending champion. Nadal beat Novak Djokovic in last year’s final and with the Serbian world number one floundering last week in Madrid, the Spaniard is clear favourite in Rome. Nadal has already reached every final of every tournament which he has entered this year, winning five of them. He is gunning for his 41st clay court trophy  Strong favourite but still solid value at a price of 10/11 with online bookmaker Unibet.

Other Contenders
Novak Djokovic reached the final last year and missed out to Rafael Nadal. He takes a 26-3 season record into Rome, but there have been two big wobbles in his last three outings. He lost against Tommy Haas in Miami and then lost his first match in Madrid against world twenty-eight Gregor Dimitrov. Sandwiched inbetween that though, was a win over Nadal in the final of Monte Carlo. Inconsistencies is not something that you associate with the world number one at all. The upside is that he should be fresh this week as opposed to the long week put in by Nadal. Will that give him the edge to bounce back with a strong run this week? Has won the Rome title twice before. Never going to count him out of any field and has tremendous fight. Good value at 2/1.

The top half of the draw looks to be between Djokovic and Nadal who would clash in the semi finals. So that leaves some options open from the bottom half. Roger Federer, Andy Murray and Juan Martin del Potro are all floating around in there. Federer has never won in Rome, and his best efforts were runners up spots back in 2003 and in 2006. So that puts him on the back burner a bit, especially with him crashing early in Madrid last week against Kei Nishikori. The threat from Federer seems to be lessening all of the time.

Britain’s Andy Murray still seems to be stuck in a clay court rut. He just can’t get his complete game going, not with any confidence or consistency it seems. Murray has never reached the final of an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event either. His best effort in Rome was a place in the semi finals a couple of years ago when he lost to Djokovic. Rarely see the vest best of Murray when he’s on clay and that is why he priced out with Roger Federer.

Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro though perhaps does offer some value to pinch the bottom half of the draw. His big serves could carry him well and he has generally been in good shape. He hasn’t been in action since Monaco back in mid April, after resting an injury, so is well rested. Has already gotten the best of both Murray and Djokovic this season. Del Potro goes off at superb value of 14/1 with online bookmaker Unibet. 

ATP Mutua Madrid Open Tennis Betting Info
The Madrid Open is a ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Premier event, and it is staging its 12th edition. This event has a huge attraction and last year it was controversial because of the new blue clay that had been laid down, and players had a tough time getting their footing. The Spanish tournament has switched back to their highly praised red clay courts for this year’s edition.

ATP Mutua Madrid Open Tennis Betting Favourite
It is a clay court tournament and therefore the favourite will be Rafael Nadal. The Spaniard will be at home and he will have massive support behind him. However, this is a tournament which has surprisingly struggled to dominate. He has only won it twice before, in 2005 and 2010 but should be shaping up well to at least make the final. The current world number five has a 25-8 match record at the tournament and he goes off after successfully winning the Barcelona Open for the eighth time in his career. That was his 54th title from his illustrious career. Is he worth going against on clay, given the form he has delivered on his comeback this season? Four titles and two losing finalist performances is what he has racked up this season. Little doubt that he will go strongly and yet is still trading at a bit of value at a price of Evens with online bookmaker Paddy Power.

Other Contenders
World number one Novak Djokovic should be in the mix at the business end of the season. The Serbian beat Rafael Nadal in the final of Monte Carlo on clay and therefore will naturally be the closest challenger to the King of Clay. Djokovic has been great again this season, running up three titles, but just one in his last three outings. Truthfully in his run to the final of Monte Carlo he was pretty untroubled, but it came after an ankle injury and taking out Nadal on the surface is never easy. Djokovic has won the Madrid title once before, taking the title against Nadal in the 2011 final in Barcelona. It looks likely that that would be a rematch this season for the final.

The reason why Nadal and Djokovic will be so heavily backed (look at the outright winner odds) is that the other half of the big four have too many questions about them. The reigning champion is Roger Federer, who won the Madrid Open in what was his first clay court event of the 2012 season. Federer hasn’t been out since playing at Indian Wells and has deliberately been picking and choosing his tournaments in order to maintain his longevity. He is a three time winner of the Mutua Madrid Open, but as he hasn’t played since March and the fact that he would be underdog against Nadal (whose half of the draw he is in) and Djokovic puts him on the fringes.

Andy Murray is also a previous winner of the Madrid Open, taking the title back in 2008. The trouble with Murray is that he just isn’t as good on clay as he is on any other surface. There is just not enough reason to really suggest that he’ll get the better of Djokovic and Nadal either. The British number one goes in Djokovic’s quarter of the draw. He has one ATP World Tour Masters 1000 for the season, winning in Miami. Unlikely to back it up here on clay.

Best Outside Bet
The best outside bet will be David Ferrer. The Spaniard is strongest when he is on clay and the world number four can pull off surprises. However, he is in the quarter of Nadal’s and that makes it tough for him. Still, hasn’t been in superb form, and he lost the Portugal Open on Sunday against Stanislas Wawrinka. A long shot at 22/1 at online bookmaker Paddy Power and he is one of the best clay players on the Tour.

Latest ATP Mutua Madrid Open Tennis Betting Prices at online bookmaker Paddy Power
Rafael Nadal Evens, Novak Djokovic 6/5, Roger Federer 12/1, Andy Murray 14/1, David Ferrer 22/1, Tomas Berdych 40/1

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ATP Monte Carlo Rolex Masters Tennis Betting Preview
The clay court swing of the men’s season really starts to hot up now, with the first of three ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events on the surface. Most of the build up has been over whether or not Novak Djokovic was going to be playing after injuring his ankle, but he is risking it. His ankle has overshadowed the return of Rafael Nadal to the scene of a tremendously unbelievable record. Will anyone be able to stop the resurgent Spaniard in the Gem of the Mediterranean.

ATP Monte Carlo Rolex Masters Tennis Betting Favourite
Despite what he has been saying, Rafael Nadal is favourite this week and a pretty firm one as well. Hard to argue with that fact after he has won the tournament eight times in a row since his maiden triumph back in 2005. that is a remarkable run, racking up a 44-1 match record heading into this year’s renewal. This is just a tournament where it all falls into place for the left hander. Everyone already knows that he is the master on clay, and there is no question about that, but if you are talking about dominance, then it’s been Nadal at Monte Carlo. He even snapped a seven match losing streak against Novak Djokovic to win last season’s final. He holds the record for the most ATP World Tour Masters 1000 crowns (22) and it would be a surprise to see him rack up another one here. Nadal is trading as 4/9 favourite at online bookmaker Unibet.

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Other Contenders
Novak Djokovic is gunning for his first ever Monte Carlo title. He has finished as runner up twice before and last season on his way to the final, he had the hardship of losing his grandfather mid tournament. This year it has been about his ankle which he turned while on duty for Serbia in the Davis Cup. Even though he turned his ankle, he battled through his match to win the decisive rubber for his country. That is the measure of the man, and against advice of rest because of the French Open coming up, he decided to risk and contest Monte Carlo. There’s no telling how bad it is, it could get stronger or hamper him in the latter stages, but at least clay is the most forgiving surface out there. Still second favourite despite those question marks and goes at 3/1.

Andy Murray has been eyeing up a big improvement on clay and this is his chance to sort it out. He hasn’t been to the final of this ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event in his career, but has been a losing semi finalist twice. On both of those occasions he lost against Rafael Nadal, so that pretty much sums up the problem. How do you beat Rafael Nadal on clay? Nadal has already won two titles on the surface this season on his comeback, and Murray, with just a 10-6 match record at Monte Carlo, doesn’t look as if he has enough. He won the Miami Masters 1000 recently so he’ll have confidence from that, but as he would meet Nadal in the semi’s here and then possibly Djokovic in the final, he remains an outside shot.

Best Outside Bet
Isn’t everyone an outside bet behind Nadal? Anyway, Tomas Berdych looks to be the best outside shot as he has been a losing semi finalist twice in Monte Carlo before. The Czech isn’t in bad shape at the moment at price handily at 16/1 with online bookmaker Unibet, but digging deeper down the field, look for Marin Cilic, who isn’t terrible on clay. He has a title under his belt this season already and went to the quarter of Miami. Massive outside shot at 50/1, but watch for him in match betting.

Latest ATP Monte Carlo Rolex Masters Tennis Betting Prices at online bookmaker Unibet
Rafael Nadal 4/9, Novak Djokovic 3/1, andy Murray 14/1, Juan Martin del Potro 14/1, Tomas Berdych 16/1, Richard Gasquet 40/1, Nicolas ALmagro 50/1, Jo Wilfried Tsonga 66/1, Milos Raonic 66/1

ATP Sony Open Miami Tennis Betting Info
It is straight off the first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament of the season and onto the next. The season’s roadshow hits southern Florida as the top players in the world (besides Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer) step back onto the court after an enduring tournament in Indian Wells, California. The famous Indian Wells event saw Rafael Nadal prove that he was back with a vengeance in beating Juan Martin del Potro in the final. He takes a break this week and therefore hands firm favouritism to Novak Djokovic this week. Can the Serbian bounce back from his Indian Wells disappointment, or will Andy Murray be able to mount a serious challenge at a place he knows well?

Latest ATP Sony Open Miami Tennis Betting Prices at online bookmaker Unibet
Novak Djokovic 10/11, Andy Murray 3/1, Juan Martin del Potro 5/1, David Ferrer 14/1, Tomas Berdych 16/1, Jo Wilfried Tsonga 40/1

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ATP Sony Open Miami Tennis Betting Favourite
Even though his winning streak to the new season was snapped by del Potro last week at Indian Wells, rightly so that the world number one should still be favourite this week. Hard to argue against that when he has won the last two titles there. He is gunning to be the first man since Andre Agassi to win three straight Sony Open Tennis titles. His win over Andy Murray in last year’s final was the third time that he has tasted victory at the tournament. The last thing that anyone will want to face is an even hungrier Djokovic out looking for revenge after losing in the semi finals last week. Strong favourite to take another Miami title. Even if Nadal was floating around, Djokovic would still take favoritism and goes off as 10/11 market leader at online bookmaker Unibet.

Other Contenders
Andy Murray this time should be a decent shot at making a run for the Masters 1000 title. He didn’t manage to get his hands on one last season, and fell in the quarter finals of his first attempt this year. Sad to say that after he was worn down by Juan Martin del Potro in the quarter finals of Indian Wells last week, that Murray needs to re-stock his armory again. Still, he has a decent history in Miami, winning the crown back in 2009 and beating Novak Djokovic in the final, and the Scot went back to the final last season as well in a rematch, this time losing out to the Serbian. Murray needs to raise his game and prove himself again after missing out to, granted, what was an inspired Del Potro, last week. Andy Murray may be good value to reach the final this week, but has been handed a tricky draw, having to go through a lot of promising youngsters. Jo Wilfried Tsonga is a likely quarter final opponent and then it will potentially be Tomas Berdych in the semi final.

There’s no Roger Federer either this week, who is taking a break and pacing himself until the clay court swing of the season. That will open the door perhaps to someone like David Ferrer. The Spaniard has been in decent form this season, but doesn’t always translate his game over well onto the hard court. He is a top five player, but always better on clay. So perhaps the most interesting contender will be Juan Martni del Potro. The former US Open champion was superb in Indian Wells last week, is he closing the gap on the big guns again? He has his massive serve and they way he fought back from a set down in the semi final to beat Novak Djokovic was impressive. His defeat in the final against Nadal could spur him on this week again, but a tough ask to go to back to back ATP World Tour Masters 1000 finals. Del Potro and Ferrer would meet in a great looking quarter final match to then set up a semi clash against Djokovic.

World number six Tomas Berdych therefore could be the best outside shot in Miami. He has been in great for this season, reaching the quarter finals of the Australian Open, making the final of Marseille and Dubai and hitting the semi finals of Indian Wells last week. In pretty good shape and with question marks over Andy Murray, the Czech could be a good one to back to make the final.

Rafael Nadal has been cut to a best 11/10 (Boylesports and William Hill) for the French Open after his stunning victory in the Indian Wells Masters.

The Spaniard, unbeaten since beginning his comeback from a serious knee injury, showed all of his old tenacity as he came back from a set down to beat Juan Martin Del Potro in the final. The in-form Argentinian had beaten Andy Murray in the quarter-finals and Novak Djokovic in the last four before finding Nadal too good and he’s another poised for a rise up the rankings, though his game may not be suited by the clay at Roland Garros where he is rated a 16/1 chance by William Hill.

Djokovic, his own unbeaten run this year coming to an end at Indian Wells, is now 7/4 with Blue Square, 888sport and bwin to win his first French Open in 2013. It’s the only Grand Slam that the Serbian has yet to win but his hopes have diminished with Nadal’s remarkable return to the list of top four money-earners as he is the undisputed king on clay, and would almost certainly have won eight in a row in Paris had injury not intervened in 2009. Roger Federer was the chief beneficiary when the Spaniard missed out that year but has lost on all four occasions he’s met Nadal in the final at Roland Garros and was blown away last week in the Indian Wells quarter-finals. The Swiss (16/1 with Ladbrokes and Paddy Power for the French Open) is struggling more and more when he comes up against the world’s best nowadays and his days of winning Slams may be over.

Murray never does well at Indian Wells so his defeat by Del Potro wasn’t entirely unexpected but his record at the French Open isn’t any better and he is 12/1 with Blue Square and 888sport to triumph this year. At the 25/1 with bwin and Ladbrokes, I’d much rather have a small bet on David Ferrer causing an upset. He was brought up on clay and his baseline game should see him well into the second week. Tomas Berdych has been in good form recently but may not be by the time the next Slam comes around and is 80/1 with bwin while Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will again carry the main hope of the home support. He is a general 66/1 but, unfortunately, usually chokes when getting anywhere a major final and it will be a surprise if he survives beyond the quarter-finals.

ATP Indian Wells Tennis Betting Info
The first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event is with us, and for the first time since the Australian Open, all of the big guns will be out in action. This includes Rafael Nadal, who is still on the comeback trail. It will be interesting to see how the Spaniard goes in his toughest tournament back yet. Roger Federer is the reigning champion, but has had an indifferent start to the new season. Will Andy Murray be able to challenge the outright favourite Novak Djokovic?

ATP Indian Wells Tennis Betting Odds at online bookmaker Paddy Power
Novak Djokovic 6/5, Andy Murray 3/1, Roger Federer 9/2, Rafael Nadal 9/1, Tomas Berdych 20/1, Juan Martin del Potro 20/1, David Ferrer 33/1

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ATP Indian Wells Tennis Betting Favourite
Novak Djokovic,the current world number one goes as firm favourite and hard to argue with that. Despite not being at his best in the early rounds of the Australian Open, he powered with class through the latter stages to retain his title. The Serbian is a two time winner of the event, taking the title back in 2008 and 2011. He was ousted in the semi finals of last year’s tournament by John Isner. A pretty strong shot, unbeaten for the season and claimed his second title of the year in winning Dubai. Djokovic is 6/5 favourite at online bookmaker Paddy Power.

Other Contenders
Andy Murray goes as second favourite for this season’s Indian Wells. Murray failed to capture an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event last season, so needs to get back on track. The British number one’s best run at the event was as runner up in the 2009 edition. This will be the first time that he has played since his loss in the final of the Australian Open against Novak Djokovic. So he should be well rested but will have the problematic factor of Djokovic waiting for him in the semi finals most likely. He should be the one to push the Serbian the closest though.

Roger Federer has a superb history at Indian Wells having won there four times before in his illustrious career. He beat John Isner in last year’s final, which was his 19th ATP World Tour Masters 1000 trophy. Last year’s Indian Wells title was the first for him since completing a hattrick back in 2006. After losing in the semi’s of the Australian Open against Andy Murray, he has since lost in the quarter finals of Rotterdam and most recently the semi finals of Dubai against Tomas Berdych. Is the Fed Express on the wane?

Rafael Nadal is an unknown quantity. The Spaniard has won twice before at Indian Wells, in 2008 and in 2009. Since his injury at Wimbledon last year, he is just getting back in the groove of things. He has stuck to clay court tournaments on his comeback and has won two of the three that he has entered since his comeback (losing in the final of the other). Impressively he totally destroyed the in-form David Ferrer in the recent Mexico Open final 6-0, 6-2. The switch to hard court, which will be more demanding on his knees and having to face a high quality field ahead may still be a big ask for him. Federer would be waiting for Nadal in the semi’s.

Best Outside Bet
A few decent guys to look at here as outsiders. Argentine Juan Martin del Potro could make a run, so too David Ferrer, who has been good this season. But Tomas Berdych could be the most dangerous floater. He lost in the quarter finals of the Australian Open, but then went to the finals of Marseille and Dubai in back to back events recently. Berdych is still a massive 20/1 shot though.

ATP Dubai Duty Free Tennis Betting Info
Big week in the ATP for your tennis betting as two of the world’s top four are out in action in Dubai. There’s no Rafael Nadal or Andy Murray, but there is a big expected duel on the cards between Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic, both of which have a strong history at the tournament. Will it all come down to those two, or will someone like Juan Martin del Potro be able to muscle their way in?

ATP Dubai Duty Free Tennis Betting Odds at online bookmaker Paddy Power
Novak Djokovic 8/11, Roger Federer 3/1, Tomas Berdych 8/1, Juan Martin del Potro 9/1, Jo Wilfried Tsonga 12/1

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ATP Dubai Duty Free Tennis Betting Favourite
All favouritism will go towards the world number one Novak Djokovic of course for this one, as he has been a title winner here before and has already gotten the Australian Open title under his belt for the season. Three times Djokovic has gotten his hands on this title, winning it straight from 2009 through 2011. He was stopped last year by Andy Murray in the semi finals, but is overwhelming favourite to go on and recapture it this season. This will be the first tournament outing for him since his win at Melbourne Park and the draw will be easy enough until the semi final stage. If he doesn’t cruise through to the last four, then something strange will be up. Likely semi final opponent would be the in form Juan Martin del Potro, then possibly Federer in the final. Would back Djokovic all the way against both of them in Dubai. Djokovic is 8/11 favourite at online bookmaker Paddy Power.

Other Contenders
Roger Federer has even more history at this tournament than even Novak Djokovic does. Federer has claimed the Dubai title five times before in his career, and goes into the latest edition as defending champion. Federer cruised past Andy Murray in last year’s final and does go in the opposite half of the draw to Djokovic. Federer lost in the semi finals of the Australian Open to Andy Murray and then suffered a shock defeat in Rotterdam as he lost in the quarter finals to Julien Benneteau, a match you don’t expect Federer to be losing. That has raised some questions about his ability to land titles this year. Still trading strong, but don’t see him getting the better of Djokovic should they clash in the final.

So Juan Martin del Potro, the potential semi finalist against Djokovic may have a better shot. The big serving Argentine is going to be the best option behind the big two, and already has a title under his belt in 2012. He won in Rotterdam, where Federer blew out, and will take confidence into Dubai. He hit the semi finals here last season in his debut at the tournament where he lost to Federer. Always going to be the big dangerous floater in ATP draws behind any of the big four. If he was down in Federer’s half, he would have made an even stronger bet.

Best Outside Bet
Not too much in the way of outsiders this week. Tomas Berdych perhaps, he hasn’t been in bad form at the start of the season, or Jo Wilfried Tsonga, who gave Federer a battle at the Australian Open. Perhaps it should be Janko Tipsarevic though, who won in Chennai at the start of the year. He hit the last sixteen at the Australian Open too. Should be rested enough as he has been on the sidelines for almost three weeks since an early exit in Montpellier. Tipsarevic is a long 50/1 at online bookmaker Paddy Power, but in Federer’s quarter, so could produce a surprise run.

Andy Murray v Novak Djokovic Australian Open Final tennis betting. It is a repeat of the 2012 US Open final, which saw Andy Murray claimed his maiden career Grand Slam title. Can he double it up by taking down the world number one on Sunday at Melbourne Park? The British number one does go into the match as underdog, but then he did at Flushing Meadows last year. Murray overcame Roger Federer in semi final match, a gruelling five setter which saw two of the sets go to tie breaks. The younger Murray had the extra stamina and legs to get over the line to join Djokovic in the final, but the Scot would have been hoping for a quicker passage to get there. It was a big effort to battle past Federer and now his powers of recovery will be tested.

Novak Djokovic has been pushed a little bit through the 2013 Australian Open, but then he went and destroyed fourth seed David Ferrer in his semi final in straight sets. It was an ominous performance from the world number one, clearly signifying that he is not going to be giving up his title easily. Djokovic is going for his third Australian Open title in a row and he will have had an extra rest compared to Andy Murray ahead of Sunday’s showdown. The bookies are siding with Djokovic, especially after his semi final powerhouse display.

The head to head for Andy Murray v Novak Djokovic betting stands in favour of the Serb. Djokovic leads 10-7 and they went up against each other seven times last season, including the semi final of last year’s Australian Open, which was won by Djokovic. Djokovic won four of the seven meetings last season, Murray’s big victories coming in the Olympics and at the US Open. The two Grand Slam meetings between them last season both went to five sets, both absolute epic classics. Likely to see that again, and a Djokovic 3-2 win in Set Betting is trading at 6/1 at online bookmaker Paddy Power.

Andy Murray v Novak Djokovic Australian Open Final Tennis betting odds at online bookmaker Paddy Power
Djokovic 4/7, Murray 11/8

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Novak Djokovic v David Ferrer is the first semi final clash of the men’s Australian Open tennis betting. World Number one Djokovic, who is going for a three-peat at Melbourne Park had to dig a little deep again following his five hour epic in the fourth round against Stanislas Wawrinka as he faced fifth seed Tomas Berdych in the quarter finals. Again the tenacity and never say die attitude of the Serbian, backed up some magnificent defence at the most crucial of times, saw himself levelled up at one set each against Berdych. While the Czech kept pushing hard, it was Djokovic who had the extra quality at the end of the day, stretching away to a four set victory, but it was another game in which he was seriously challenged. The problem with the long encounters is that it starts taking its toll at the end of the Grand Slam fortnight.

But he is still on track and now heads to Novak Djokovic v David Ferrer Australian Open tennis betting. The Spaniard was on the brink of going out in his quarter final match against fellow Spaniard Nicolas Almagro. Ferrer, the fourth seed at the 2013 Australian Open found himself two sets down and under pressure in the third. Tenacious is the best word to describe Ferrer and hug in to take the third set 7-5 to keep himself in the game. He had to dig even deeper in the fourth set to stay in it, taking it on a tie break to level up the match against the number ten seed. That appeared to break the resistance of his opponent as Ferrer stretched away to a 6-2 win in the fifth and final set, setting up a replay of the 2012 US Open semi final at Flushing Meadows. But will that epic have taken its toll on Ferrer’s challenge?

Novak Djokovic triumphed on that occasion in four sets after Ferrer had taken the first. The two faced up three times during 2012 and it was the Serbian who took all victories, including a quarter final match at the 2012 Australian Open in straight sets. The overall head to head between the two stands at 9-5 in favour of Djokovic. However, Djokovic has won five of the last six meetings with momentum fully on his side.

Novak Djokovic v David Ferrer Betting Odds at online bookmaker Paddy Power
Djokovic 1/8, Ferrer 5/1

Given how tired they both must be at this point, there is much more value in looking at set betting for the Australian Open semi final clash. Novak Djokovic 3-1 win is trading at a decent 13/5, but Ferrer is not someone who will go away quietly and has been in good form early in the season. a Djokovic 3-2 win is trading at big value at 8/1 with online bookmaker Paddy Power.

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