ATP Tennis betting on Andy Murray (11/4 at Totesport) is looking good for the US Open, which is the final Grand Slam of the season. Murray, who recently won the Olympus US Open Series (which is a series of tournaments on the US hard court swing of the season leading up to the US Open) is looking in the best shape of the year. While he put in great performances at the Australian Open and Wimbledon this year, the rest of the rest in between had been looking pretty mediocre for Britain’s great tennis hope. Murray has yet to land a Grand Slam title in his career, but this will be one of his best chances again, if he stays aggressive and focused. What seems to have helped him is the fact that he has ditched his coach, and ever since that happened around a month ago, he has looked renewed and the shackles have come off a bit. Murray, who reached world number two in the ATP rankings this year, breezed through the first round of the US Open against Lukas Lacko in straight sets in under two hours. One of the major factors at Flushing Meadows so far has been the overwhelming heat in New York which has been pushing up to around 100 degrees. Murray’s easy first round match, which didn’t present any scares for the Scot, was just the perfect tonic to set him up for the rest of the tournament. Murray now plays Jamaican Dustin Brown in the second round.
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Further good news which may just influence your tennis betting on Andy Murray with your online bookmaker, is the fact that in his quarter of the draw, the nearest challenger to him in terms of ranking has crashed out. Tomas Berdych, the world number seven, suffered a surprise defeat in the heat, and that means Murray’s potential quarter final opponent won’t be against the guy who knocked him out in in the semi finals at Wimbledon. Murray’s biggest challenge will probably be Sam Querrey who he could meet in the third round. But realistically, Murray should be untroubled through to the semi finals if he stays on top of his game. In the semi finals he will probably face Rafael Nadal though, who is in the same quarter as Fernando Verdasco (8th). But a Murray v Nadal semi final would be the expected path which the first half of the men’s US Open draw will take, and there’s not much reason to bet against it. With Murray beating both Nadal and Roger Federer recently, the tides could just be turning in favour of the Scot as he looks for his first major title.
Andy Murray US Open Betting Special – Stage of Elimination
Semi Final: 8/5 at BetFair
Runner Up: 2/1 at BetFair
Quarter Final: 3/1 at BetFair
But of course, what happens on the day is unpredictable and you cannot discount the threats in the tournament as a whole from the top players. It is true that the men’s draw is nowhere near as open as the women’s draw, and realistically for your tennis betting you are not going to be looking much further than Nadal, Federer or Murray. Novak Djokovic is always a threat in tournament, but he has never quite delivered when in matter most. Aside from those four, there is almost another division level back to the rest of the top ten, where the likes of Robin Soderling and Nikolay Davydenko reside. With Andy Roddick going the same was as Berdych, it just clears the path for more predictability. While they are good players in their own right, watching over the course of the season, you can see a clear divide between the elite few and the rest of the chasing pack in the ATP. This means that US Open betting on the men’s tournament shouldn’t go much further than the top four. As proven at the Grand Slams already this year, the cream really do rise to the top when it comes to the big events, with Roger Federer winning one in Australia, and Rafael Nadal winning the other two Grand Slams in France and at Wimbledon.
Rafael Nadal – 7/2 at SkyBet
He should be first pick as favourite in your tennis betting for the US Open. He has had a far superior season to anyone on the tour, eclipsing the might of Roger Federer with some ease. With the two Grand Slam titles under his belt, he is on the charge to land a remarkable hat trick. He dominated the clay court portion of the season, the surface upon which he is most comfortable, but it doesn’t matter where he plays, it is not often that you won’t see him bring his top game. He really only has Fernando Verdasco to worry about in his quarter of the draw, and as mentioned, a Murray v Nadal semi final is expected. He was pushed quite hard in his first round match, but still came through in straight sets. Nadal holds a 52-7 match record for the season, with a 21-6 record on hard court. This is the only Grand Slam title which the great Spaniard is missing from his collection, his best finishes being semi final appearances in 2008 and 2009. He has won five out of the six finals which he has reached this year. Out of interest, Nadal holds an 8-4 head to head advantage against Murray.
Roger Federer – 6/4 at Bet365
Has not had the domineering season one would expect from the tennis great, and there are signs that he is becoming fallible. After winning the Australian Open right at the start of the year, Federer has not picked up another title anywhere, which is something of a shock for the master. Can he now round out the Grand Slam year as he started. Seriously, tennis betting odds will be against him doing so, with Nadal having the upper hand over him, and having suffered a loss to Andy Murray recently. Unlike Nadal, Federer does have good history at the US Open, having reached six consecutive finals at Flushing Meadows. Of those six finals, Federer has won the title five times, and that goes some way to redress the balance a bit here, if you are thinking of backing the Swiss superstar. Let’s look at his draw. Federer, going as number two seed, has received the easiest draw of the top players. The only other threat in his quarter of the draw is number five seed Robin Soderling (who Federer has a 12-1 head to head record against), and truthfully, if Federer doesn’t make it to the semi finals it will be something of a major shock. That is another thing which is in his favour here at the US Open. Awaiting in the semi finals for him, will likely be Novak Djokovic which should be interesting, as Federer holds a 10-5 head to head against him.
Novak Djokovic – 14/1 at Boylesports
Could be the best wildcard bet of the US Open. He is a very consistent player at getting into the latter stages of tournaments, where he usually falls down. He has maintained his position well in the world top three and the young Serbian really has a lot to offer. It is some surprise that he has not amassed more titles this year, but should be a threat. If someone is going to take out Federer, then it could well be Djokovic in the semi finals.
