Australian Open betting has been in existence of a number of years with some great options. Australian Open tennis is available on both the men’s and women’s side of the draw. 2009 Australian Open begins on January 19th and concludes on February 1st.
Australian Open is the beginning of the tennis betting season. It is the first Grand Slam event and always attracts the best players in the world. The tournament is played in the city of Melbourne and was first conducted in 1905. Mebourne became the permanent home of the Australian Open in 1972.
Australian Open history shows that this year’s favorite, Roger Federer has taken the title three times. He was the Australian Open betting champ in 2004, 2006 and in 2007. He was upset last year in Australian Open by Novak Djokovic. The player with the most titles in Australian Open history was Roy Emerson who won six titles.
Australian Open betting on the women’s side shows that Maria Sharapova was last year’s winner. The woman with the most Australian Open titles was Margaret Court who won 7.
Australian Open betting history does not go back that far since tennis betting has only been popular for the last decade or so. Australian Open betting is more popular than some tennis betting events though since it is a Grand Slam event.
The Australian Open was not available to professional players until 1969 so the names of players that have won the tournament are pretty well known. On the men’s side you have names like Jimmy Connors, Arthur Ashe, Mats Wilander, Boris Becker, Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi and Federer.
The same headline names are on the women’s side of Australian Open history including Margaret Court, Margaret Smith, Martina Navratilova, Monica Seles and Steffi Graf,
2009 Australian Open has Roger Federer favored on the men’s side. He is followed in Australian Open tennis betting by Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray and Djokovic. 2009 Australian Open on the women’s side has Serena Williams favored at 5-2 in Australian Open tennis . She is followed in Australian Open tennis betting by Sharapova, Venus Williams, Ana Ivanovic and Jelena Jankovic.
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