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| Tennis World To Converge On New York City For US Open |
The Men’s Division is widely considered to be a three man battle. Rafael Nadal of Spain is the world’s top ranked player and is the #1 seed at the US Open, but he’s only the #2 betting choice. Second seed Roger Federer has won the US Open four times and is favored to win a fifth. Nadal is only considered a slight favorite over the third betting favorite, Great Britain’s Andy Murray. Murray is the #4 seed in the Open but is considered a strong contender for the title due to his success on hard court surfaces. The #3 seed, Novak Djokovic is the fourth betting favorite but is priced at +1500, while Nadal and Murray are priced around +350. The defending champ is Juan Martin del Potro, but he’s withdrawn from the tournament due to a wrist injury. The Women’s side of the draw is much more competitive. Kim Clijsters is the favorite at +350, but is one of four women with single digit betting odds. She is followed on the betting table by Maria Sharapova, Victoria Azarenka and Caroline Wozniacki. American Venus Williams is the #5 choice at +1100. Venus’ sister Serena Williams is the #1 ranked woman in the world but an injury will keep her from competing at the US Open. Caroline Wozniacki is expected to be the top seed on the women’s side of the competition. Handicapping the men’s side of the competition, it’s hard to pass up the tournament favorite. Roger Federer will be looking for a record extending 17th Grand Slam tournament victory and has dominated the US Open in the second half of the decade. Federer won the US Open five straight years through 2008, and was the runner up to del Potro in 2009. Nadal is at his best on clay courts, and while we respect Murray’s ability on hard courts there’s really not much of a case to be made for anyone other than Federer. 5 titles and one second place finish in the past 6 years is impossible to pass up. On the distaff side, as the prices on the top entries would suggest it’s a wide open field. While any of the top five could win, we’ll look at Maria Sharapova who is rounding back into form following shoulder surgery and is likely the best all around competitor in the field. Venus Williams is also an interesting position at +1100, although she hasn’t won a Grand Slam tournament other than Wimbledon since 2001. The best longshot in the tournament is on the women’s side-- Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova is pegged as the next Russian superstar and many think that she’ll be a household name within a couple of years. At 19, she may be a little young to compete for this title against a field of veteran opponents but at prices in excess of +4000 is a very talented competitor at a big price. 
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The fourth and final ‘Grand Slam’ tournament of the year for both men and women, the US Open will get underway on Monday, August 30 and run through September 2. The US Open dates back to 1881, and has been the ‘Grand Slam’ finale every year since 1987. While there are divisions for doubles, mixed doubles, senior, junior and wheelchair players the focal point of the tournament is the men and women’s singles competition.
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