Novak Djokovic is a best 15/8 with BetVictor to win the men’s singles in the US Open at Flushing Meadows in September after winning Wimbledon. The Serb edged out Roger Federer in a five-set thriller on Sunday, winning 6-7 7-5 7-6 5-7 6-4 on Centre Court to win the title for the first time since 2011. He’s also back on top of the world rankings with Rafael Nadal failing to make the quarter-finals in SW19. Federer is up to third in the ATP rankings, above compatriot Stan Wawrinka whom he beat at the All-England Club, but Andy Murray has slipped to 10th, his lowest ranking for six years. The Scot is now in danger of missing out on the ATP Finals in London at the end of the year and will also face tougher tests in upcoming tournaments without a high seeding, though he didn’t play much tennis in the second half of last year which is in his favour when it comes to accumulating ranking points. Murray’s Wimbledon conqueror Grigor Dimitrov, fellow semi-finalist Milos Raonic, Tomas Berdych, Juan Del Potro and David Ferrer have all moved ahead of the British number one in the list.
Roger Federer is 10/1 with Boylesports and Ladbrokes to win the US Open and has reiterated that he has no intention of retiring despite having managed only one Grand Slam win since 2010. Now 32, there were rumours that the Swiss wanted to spend more time developing his new academy but he made Djokovic fight all the way at Wimbledon and still looks to have a couple more years at the highest level.
Defending champion Rafael Nadal is 18/5 with bwin to win the US Open while 2012 winner Andy Murray is 11/2 with bwin, Unibet and 888sport. The up-and-coming Dimitrov and Raonic are 20/1 (Coral and Ladbrokes) and 40/1 (Ladbrokes and Skybet) respectively. Djokovic is 6/4 with Boylesports to win Wimbledon 2015 and Federer is 7/2 with Skybet to win another Grand Slam before he retires.
Serena Williams will keep her number one ranking on the WTA but is out to 14/5 with bwin to win the women’s singles at the US Open following her disappointing third-round defeat at Wimbledon. Those injury problems keep mounting and younger and fitter players are closing the gap on the American. Petra Kvitova is 12/1 with Betfred, Ladbrokes and William Hill to follow up her Wimbledon triumph in the States with beaten finalist Eugenie Bouchard, who has now reached the last four in all three Grand Slams this year, a 9/1 chance with bet365, Paddy Power, Skybet and sportingbet to go one better.
