Murray Betting Odds To Win Australian Open
January 28th, 2010 by Simon
Earlier today, Andy Murray booked his place in the 2010 Australian Open, after beating Marin Cilic (3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2) in the semi-final. Murray will play either Roger Federer or Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the final on Sunday the 31st of January. It is the British No.1’s second Grand Slam Final, after he lost 3-0 sets to against Federer, in the 2008 US Open.
The match itself between Murray and Cilic wasn’t that remarkable, but there were two or three moments from Murray that could go down in tennis folklore. The moment when Murray returned a lobbed Cilic effort was indeed a stroke of genius. The return was so accurately hit, that Cilic barely moved as it flew past. Murray roared his delight and the packed crowd jumped to their feet in appreciation.
That moment spurred Murray on to finally take control of the match and by the end Cilic was dead on his feet.
We wrote last week, that the time is right for Murray to get that monkey off his back and win an overseas Grand Slam. Of course he faces tough opposition in the Australian Open Final – no matter if it is Federer or Tsonga. However, by the time the final comes around on Sunday morning, Murray can be sure that the UK tennis betting fans will be skipping their Sunday morning sleep-in to watch Murray become the first British player to win a Grand Slam since Fred Perry back in 1936.
