ATP Brisbane International Tennis Betting Odds & Preview

Andy Murray guns for strong start to new season

Andy Murray (England) - Winner Shanghai 2011
Andy Murray (England) - Winner Shanghai 2011 © GEPA pictures

We will get to enjoy some Andy Murray betting this week, as the Scot steps straight into the new season at the Brisbane International 2012. The first major of the season, the Australian Open Grand Slam will be with us mid month, and so this is going to be an important warm up for Murray. After missing out on Slams again last year, Murray has finally installed a new coach, with legend Ivan Lendl taking charge of Murray’s game, as the Scot continues his quest for a Grand Slam title. It will be interesting to see how he comes out of the block, and there is nothing technically wrong with his game, his mental approach will be worth studying. He is the head and shoulders favourite in ATP Brisbane tennis betting this week. This is the first time that the World Number Four has played at the event, as he usually takes some time out at the start of the year to play in the Hopman Cup, where you are guaranteed more games under your belt in a round robin tournament. Anyway, he is going straight for a title with the Australian Open in sight. Murray has made it to two Australian Open finals (including last year) but he just has not been able to get out over the finish line. Novak Djokovic has been a previous winner of this Brisbane International event, and last year’s winner Robin Soderling, is not back because of injury.

So Murray is red hot favourite to take the title here. He was in blistering form in Asia at the end of last season, so we will see if he picks up where he left off there. Murray will be pressed by second seed Gilles Simon, who made a disappointing exit in the first round here last year, while the rising stock of Alexandr Dolgopolov should be able to make some kind of impact here. He was around thirty places lower in the world rankings at the start of last season when he turned up here, but now he has broken the top fifteen and becoming a big threat. Murray would miss both Dolgopolov and Simon until the final. The highest seed that Murray has to concern himself with in the top half of the draw is Florian Mayer (4th seed), but may have to also watch out for Gilles Muller. A decent enough field to take on Murray in Brisbane International tennis betting, but there is no reason why Murray shouldn’t walk away with this title at all. It would do him the world of confidence ahead of the Australian Open.

Brisbane 2012 International Tennis Betting Odds
Andy Murray: 10/11 at Stan James
Gilles Simon: 6/1 at Bet365
Alexandr Dolgopolov: 8/1 at SkyBet
Bernard Tomic: 12/1 at Stan James
Marcos Baghdatis: 16/1 at SkyBet
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