2010 Australian Open Betting Favorites
Monday, January 11th, 2010
Tennis returns.
The 2010 Australian Open promises to deliver all the action and excitement of Grand Slam tennis starting on January 18th before concluding with the finals on January 31st at the Melbourne Tennis Stadium in Flinders Park.
There are four major international Grand Slam tournaments held each year; the Australian Tennis Open, the French Tennis Open in Paris, Wimbledon in London and the US Tennis Open in New York. With the often extreme summer temperatures of Australia, the Australian Tennis Open is regarded as one of the most physically demanding for players.
The Australian Open is important in many ways, not least of which is because it is the first Grand Slam tennis tournament of the year. And all eyes will be on French phenom Rafael Nadal as he attempts to defend the very title he won here last year.
Another guy to look out for at the 2010 Australian Open is of course, Roger Federer, who will be looking to put his 2009 breakdown behind him. He will need to win in Melbourne if he wishes reassert his supremacy in men’s singles tennis.
Other notable players to watch out for include Novak Djokovic. After finishing last season with the Masters Cup title under his belt, Djokovic will come in the Australian Open brimming with confidence.
We also have Andy Murray, easily the most improved player of the season. He will be looking to prove that he’s capable of Grand Slam greatness as he comes in Melbourne looking for greater things.
On the women’s side, Serena Williams will enter the tournament as a strong favorite. She will be keen to atone for last year’s US Open meltdown. However, the American won’t want to keep her guard down this year as she’ll be accompanied with other players looking for a better year as well.
Such players includes former champion Maria Sharapova…
ATP 2009 Australian Open Results
Monday, February 2nd, 2009
Roger Federer once again failed to get to the record tying 14th Grand Slam title in the ATP tour so as to the flow of tears that he could no longer hide. The frustration, confusion and the painful acceptance of his own abysmal showing in what could’ve been a mark in history for the 13 time Grand Slam winner, Roger Federer’s loss to Rafael Nadal in the 2009 Australian Open finals would be exposing weaknesses of the future ATP tennis Hall of Famer. Rafael Nadal dealt another crushing blow in the greatest rivalry in Tennis. Rafael Nadal recovered from an exhausting 2009 Australian semi final to emerge victorious on a hard court in which Rafael Nadal has never previously reached a major final.
Roger Federer’s place in history is sure and secure however right now Rafael Nadal is having his way with the 13 time Grand Slam winner Roger Federer. At Melbourne Park for the 2009 Australian Open it was Rafael Nadal whose focus remained marking the return to mortality of Roger Federer. Just when it mattered most, it was Roger Federer’s game that was too strong for all ATP Tennis Players but one man on the planet, Rafael Nadal. Tennis can still talk about the Top Four with Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray yet a Big Two which is so far Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal that has been taking the centerstage for quite some time now. Rafael Nadal comes from the Spanish island of Mallorca, doesn’t know when to quit and certainly proved his worth in the first Grand Slam event of the year.
Rafael Nadal looked gassed out in the third set of their finals duel with Roger Federer, yet prevailed in a tiebreak. In the fifth set Rafael Nadal never squandered his momentum…
2009 WTA Australian Open updates and Betting Picks
Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
1st seeded Jelena Jankovic has pulled through to the third round of the 2009 Australian Open with a thrilling win over Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium. Jelena Jankovic who is ranked number 1 in the WTA standings is trying to get her first Grand Slam singles title, beat Kristen Flipkens 6-4 7-5. The 23-year-old Serbian Jelena Jankovic WTA tennis player lost the last U.S. Open title to Serena Williams and also made the semifinals in the 2008 Australian Open and the 2008 French Open while only lasting till the fourth round of the 2008 Wimbledon Championship. Jelena Jankovic would be playing Ai Sugiyama of Japan, who beat Nathalie Dechy of France 1-6 6-1 6-3 in the second round of the 2009 Australian Open.
Ana Ivanovic is getting back on track in the 2009 Australian Open after defeating Italian Alberta Brianti 6-3 6-2 to move onto the third round. Ana Ivanovic lost in the 2008 Australian Open final to Maria Sharapova then moving on to winning her first Grand Slam title at the 2008 French Open and gaining the No. 1 ranking in the WTA rankings.
“I was in this situation before French Open last year, coming into the tournament as pretty serious finalist,” Ana Ivanovic said. “That experience will help me a lot to approach this Australian Open.”
“I improved a lot since last match. I was committing much more, coming to the net more often,” she said, adding she still had plenty to improve. “When you come against top players or high-ranked players, you automatically raise your level and your consistency. That’s something that I can do”
Dinara Safina moved on to the third round of the 2009 Australian Open after rallying for a three-set win.
“It was amazing, I’m so happy to be back here,” Ana Ivanovic said. “I had lots of great matches here last year.”
Dinara Safina overcame…
WTA Tennis Betting Tips on the 2009 Australian Open
Monday, January 19th, 2009
Jelena Jankovic one of only six women to hold the No. 1 ranking last season, has finally received a top seed ranking in one of the year’s first Grand Slam. Along side is the American who is a three-time Australian Open champion Serena Williams ranked second.
This year could be an interesting year in the WTA as the Williams sisters have declined significantly with their game making this a free fall all season. Maria Sharapova as well has declined giving opportunities to most of the other women in the WTA to finally have their crack in numerous Grand Slams this 2009.
Russia’s Dinara Safina and Elena Dementieva, the 2009 Beijing Olympic finalists, were seeded third and fourth, respectively, right behind Jelena Jankovic and Serena Williams. Elena Dementieva who by far can match the power brought on the table by both the Williams sisters can post possible match up problems for about any WTA Player available and most importantly give Serena Williams and Venus Williams a great run for their money.
The 2009 Australian Open runner-up Ana Ivanovic is the fifth seed and one of the six WTA players to be seeded No. 1 last season while 2008 Wimbledon champion Venus Williams is ranked at sixth.
The defending champion Maria Sharapova has been…
Novak Djokovic: 2008 Australian Open Men’s Singles Champion
Monday, January 28th, 2008
Novak Djokovic becomes first Serbian in tennis history to win a Grand Slam title by winning 2008 Australian Open.
Unseeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France was the crowd favorite to make history in the Finals of the 2008 Australian Open. Certainly, it is a rare occurrence for an unseeded tennis player to win a Grand Slam title.
However, Novak Djokovic, the 3rd seed from Serbia, disappointed the tennis fans at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia, as he defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (7-2).
The first set of the 2008 Australian Open Men’s Singles Finals went to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, but Novak Djokovic gathered himself and won the next 2 sets. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga made a match of it in the fourth set, but costly double faults during the tie-break gave game, set and match to Novak Djokovic, who made his own tennis history bybeing the first Serbian tennis player to win a Grand Slam title, and to win an Australian Open.
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