Andy Murray is likely to be the third choice in U.S. Open betting behind the two favorites, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. Murray is the fourth-ranked player in the world but he has yet to make a major impact as Nadal and Federer have dominated. Murray is 5-1 in U.S. Open odds.
U.S. Open betting favors Nadal even though he has never won a U.S. Open title. Nadal is the top ranked player in the world and he has taken over the top spot from Federer. This could be the year he breaks through at the U.S. Open.
Murray is not getting a huge amount of respect but the might be a better bet in U.S. Open betting this year than in the past. Murray got rid of his coach Miles Maclagan and the early results have been positive. Murray played well in Los Angeles in a U.S. Open tune up.
The change of coaches by top players is nothing new. Stanislas Wawrinka changed coaches as did Nikolay Davydenko. Now Murray has gotten rid of his coach. Murray has said that he will not go with a new coach until after the U.S. Open. One of the leading candidates to become Murray’s new coach is Darren Cahill who used to be Andre Agassi’s coach.
Earlier this year Murray lost in the Australian Open and he also lost in the semifinals at Wimbeldon. Many people believe that Murray needs to do something to take his game up to the level of Nadal and Federer.
The contenders on the men’s side in U.S. Open odds start with Nadal and Federer and that is where they may end. Murray still has to prove he can win a Grand Slam event. The one thing that does open things up a little bit is that Federer is not playing well and Nadal has never made it past the semifinals at the U.S. Open. People may be forgetting that Juan Martin Del Potro is the defending champion. He is recovering from a wrist injury and it is not a certainty that he will play. Long shots that might have an outside chance include Robin Soderling who has beaten Federer and Nadal in the past and Tomas Berdych who has moved into the top 10 in the world.