US Open Tennis Betting 2010

The US Open is the final Grand Slam of tennis’s annual calendar and this year will take place between August 30 and September 12. It will be played at its traditional home of Flushing Meadows, Queens, New York on an outdoor hard court surface.

"Not since Steffi Graff beat Monica Seles back in 1995 has the women's final gone to a deciding set."

Juan Martin del Potro is the men’s reigning champion after he defeated Roger Federer in a thrilling five-set encounter in last year’s final, however he will not defend his title at the US Open 2010 due to his ongoing recovery from a wrist injury.

The women’s defending champion is Belgian Kim Clijsters who last year became the first ever Wild Card US Open champion and the first mother to win a Grand Slam title since 1980. On her way to the final she beat both Williams sisters and in doing so became the only player to have beaten Serena and Venus in the same tournament twice.

US Open Mens Tennis Betting 2010

Mens US Open Tennis Betting 2010

Rafael Nadal	11/8	11/8	11/8	11/8
Roger Federer	5/4	11/8	11/10	11/8
Novak Djokovic	15/2	7	7	13/2
Robin Soderling	12	12	12	12

Odds Last Updated: 08/09/2010 (Yesterday)

The US Open Tennis Betting 2010 is of course dominated by two players on the men’s side of the event. It will come as no surprise to any Tennis Betting fans that Roger Federer – winner of five consecutive US Open titles between 2004 and 2008 – heads the market with most of the online bookmakers and he is of course joined there by the man currently wrestling Federer’s tennis crown from him, Rafael Nadal.

Nadal now holds the French Open title and Wimbledon title but has yet to make it to a US Open final. However, he has also never looked in such dominant form as he does at present and rightly goes into the tournament as a popular US Open Tennis Betting 2010 choice.

British online betting punters will likely be looking to Andy Murray to install a bit of national pride as well as to pad out their wallets. The Scot is the third favourite with the bookmakers in their US Open Mens Tennis Betting 2010 markets, and on his preferred hard court surface backing him his just as justifiable based on skill and ability as it is patriotism.

US Open Womens Tennis Betting 2010

Womens US Open Tennis Betting 2010

Caroline Wozniacki	13/10	11/8	11/8	5/4
Kim Clijsters	13/8	13/8	6/4	13/8
Venus Williams	9/2	9/2	4	4
Vera Zvonareva	12	10	11	11

Odds Last Updated: 08/09/2010 (Yesterday)

Between 1999 and 2002 the women’s US Open was dominated by the Williams sisters with Venus and Serena winning two titles apiece in that time span. However, since 2002 there has only been one American finalist – Serena winning the title again in 2008 – and the tournament has been dominated by the Belgian duo of Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin.

However, subsequent to an injury sustained at Wimbledon, when Clijsters and Henin went head-to-head, Henin has been forced to withdraw from the US Open as has Serena Williams due to a foot injury leaving Clijsters clear at the top of the US Open Tennis Betting 2010.

Serena’s emphatic Wimbledon win had made her the obvious choice for punters but following the withdrawl of two of her main rivals Clijsters is now the standout pick. Many will remember Serena erupting at a line judge in last year’s event when the two met at the semi-final stage and the Belgian emerged victorious.

One other area of note for those looking at the US Open Womens Tennis Betting 2010 is the fact that every one of the last 14 US Open women’s finals has been decided in just two sets. Not since Steffi Graff beat Monica Seles back in 1995 has the final gone to a deciding set.