Australian Open betting could be as wide open as it has been in a long time on both the men’s and women’s side.Yes, Roger Federer and Serena Williams are the two favorites in tennis betting but both have some serious challengers. Australian Open betting on the men’s side is still all about Federer but he is no longer the lock he once was. He has already been beaten this year in a tuneup event. Federer has won his 15 Grand Slams so in theory he should not be as motivated although Federer says that is not the case.
Federer was in all four Grand Slam finals a year ago and won two of them in tennis betting. He nearly won all four but lost in five sets to Rafael Nadal in Australian Open betting and to Juan Martin del Potro in U.S. Open tennis betting. “I think I can definitely, if my body allows me, win many more tournaments than I did last year,” Federer said, “I really just had to focus on the big tournaments, the major events last year. Obviously those are the hardest ones to win, and it reflects in the tournaments I was able to win.”
The men’s side in Australian Open betting is as deep as it has been for a while. You can make a case for a few others in tennis betting including defending champion Nadal. Novak Djokovic is ranked third in the world while del Potro is always a threat in Australian Open betting. Andy Murray is always popular in Australian Open betting and Nikolay Davydenko should not be underestimated in tennis betting. Djokovic won in Australian Open betting in 2008 and led the tour last year in matches played and in matches won. Del Potro is up to #4 in the world as tennis betting stats show and he has already proven he can beat Federer. Davydenko could really be the player to watch in Australian Open betting as he has already beaten Federer and Nadal this year.
On the women’s side in Australian Open betting it is Serena Williams leading the way. She is the best in the world when she wants to play. She has some real competition though in Australian Open betting from former number one players Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin. Other Australian Open betting contenders include Venus Williams, Maria Sharapova, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Anna Ivanovic in addition to former number one players Dinara Safina and Jelena Jankovic.