Davis Cup Betting 2012
The 2012 Davis Cup is the 101st edition of men’s tennis’s premier team contest. The tournament is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knockout format over the course of 10 months. Spain are the defending champions having defeated Argentina 3-1 in the 2011 final.
There are many different levels to the tournament with the elite teams (based on rankings) competing in the World Group and those lower down the rankings competing in regional tournaments. Promotion and relegation between the various levels of the Davis Cup occur on an annual basis meaning teams can move up and down through the rankings on a yearly basis. Bad performances are punished and good ones rewarded.
Last year’s World Group quarter-finalists (Serbia, Sweden, Kazakhstan, Argentina, United States, Spain, Germany and France) automatically maintained their World Group status for Davis Cup 2012, while first round losers are relegated to the Davis Cup World Group Play-Offs. Joining last year’s quarter-finalists in first round of the World Group for Davis Cup betting 2012 are Russia, Austria, Canada, Switzerland, Italy, Czech Republic, Japan and Croatia.
Davis Cup 2012 Betting Odds
Despite being the defending champions the Davis Cup Betting 2012 markets have opened with four teams better fancied than Spain. Serbia, led by world number one Novak Djokovic, open up as the market leaders closely followed by a strong French team that can pick from the likes of Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Gael Monfils, Julien Benneteau and Richard Gasquet, amongst others.
Last year’s runner-up Argentina, including Juan Martin del Potro, David Nalbandian and Juan Ignacio Chela, are joint-third-favourites with the Swiss team led by none other than 16-time Grand Slam winner Roger Federer.
Outsiders in the Davis Cup betting 2012 include Kazakhstan, Italy, Sweden, Japan, Austria and Canada while USA, Czech Republic, Russia and Germany all begin the campaign at double-figure odds.
Davis Cup Betting odds are also available on each individual tie, and each match within the tie. Each tie between two nations is a best-of-five rubbers format, with a combination of singles and doubles matches contested between team members of each nation. Punters can bet on the winner of individual matches, correct score of the match, handicap betting and more; generally markets that are available for most tennis tournaments throughout the season.
Great Britain Davis Cup Betting 2012
Great Britain were promoted from the Europe/Africa Zone Group II last season, and therefore this season they will compete in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I alongside the likes of Israel, South Africa, Belgium, Romania, Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia and Slovenia.
The British team, led by Andy Murray, have been drawn to play Slovakia in the first round of the 2012 Davis Cup. Davis Cup betting 2012 odds are available on the success of Great Britain, their match score and also betting on individual matches within the tie.