With the withdrawal of Stan Wawrinka from this year’s US Open tennis, a slot in the draw has opened up for Andy Murray.
Murray is a quote of 33/1 in US Open tennis betting to win outright in this year’s action* (odds recorded at 20:51 GMT on August 9th, 2021 at Bet365).
The tournament is due to start at the end of August and if Murray takes the place, then it will be his second Grand Slam event of the year.
US Open Tennis Odds 2021
Novak Djokovic 4/5
Daniil Medvedev 5/1
Rafael Nadal 13/2
Alexander Zverev 10/1
Stefanos Tsitsipas 10/1
Roger Federer 10/1
Matteo Berrettini 18/1
Jannik Sinner 22/1
Denis Shapovalov 40/1
66/1 bar
* (odds recorded at 20:51 GMT on August 9th, 2021 at Bet365)
Murray to return to Flushing Meadows
It was almost a decade ago that Britain’s Andy Murray finally made his Grand Slam breakthrough by winning the 2012 US Open.
Back then he was one of the front runners in the draw and heading back there in 2021, he will be far from that position.
Even in his prime, Murray couldn’t add to that US Open success.
He hasn’t got past the Quarter Final stage on any subsequent visit to Flushing Meadows.
From a long quote of 33/1 quote in tennis betting in this year’s US Open tennis betting, Murray’s chances are once again slim* (odds recorded at 20:51 GMT on August 9th, 2021 at Bet365).
Can Murray improve at the US Open?
Andy Murray was in the 2020 US Open draw, reaching the Second Round where he was blown away by Felix Auger Aliassime.
That means that he has fallen at the Second Round stage on his last two visits to the US Open.
Since a quarter-final run at Wimbledon in 2017, Murray has played in just five Grand Slam events, not getting past the Third Round in any of those.
That Third Round finish was at this year’s Wimbledon after missing out on the Australian and French Open draws because of injury.
Djokovic the favourite in US Open Tennis Odds
There is little surprise that it is Novak Djokovic who is the current market leader in US Open tennis betting 2021.
The Serbian is a current quote of 4/5 odds-on to land the title* (odds recorded at 20:51 GMT on August 9th, 2021 at Bet365).
Djokovic has won this year’s Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon. So he is on a path to potentially make a clean sweep of all Slams this year.
He did reach the final of the Olympics 2021 but suffered a surprise defeat in the showcase match against Alexander Zverev.
Other key players in contention
Dominic Thiem is the reigning US Open champion after lifting last year’s title against Zverev.
But the Austrian has had a disrupted 2021 because of injury and missed Wimbledon altogether.
Thiem is a 7/1 quote in 2021 US Open betting* (odds recorded at 20:51 GMT on August 9th, 2021 at Bet365).
2019 runner up Daniil Medvedev is expected to be in the thick of things again and is the current 5/1 second favourite in tennis betting* (odds recorded at 20:51 GMT on August 9th, 2021 at Bet365).
Still looking to break their Grand Slam maidens are Alexander Zverev and Stefanos Tsitsipas who are key contenders in the draw.
Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer are both expected to play at Flushing Meadows this year.
It is the former who looks the bigger threat of those two from a quote of 13/2* (odds recorded at 20:51 GMT on August 9th, 2021 at Bet365).
