Australian Open Match Betting Update PT 2

Serena Williams will face off against Dominika Cibulkova and it’s relatively unsurprising that William is priced as the 1/5 favourite here against the 7/2 challenger. Currently ranked #1 in the tournament she should steamroll past the opposition here and she’ll be looking to make a big statement for her next opponents in the tournament. 

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The shortest price of the entire day appears to be Novak Djokovic who is listed at a microscopic 1/8 price tag against upstart Canadian sensation Milos Raonic who is trading at a 5/1 margin right now. One would anticipate that the punters will be lining up to get a piece of Djokovic to win the match in straight sets and the bookmakers even have that priced at an odds-on listing of 4/5. 

Andy Murray was only considered to be the third favourite to win the tournament but it now appears as though he’s likely to make the final (presumably against Djokovic) and the bookmakers are favouring him to get the better of the talented Tomas Berdych in their next match-up.

You’ll find him trading at an 8/13 price right now and that could shorten as we get closer to the match itself. Berdych can be backed at a 5/4 price that probably makes him more of an in-play wager when he starts to show that he’s got the advantage against Murray. 

Finally, we have Ekaterina Makrova taking on Maria Sharapova in their next outing with the Sharapova coming in as the heavy favourite here after taking care of Eugenie Bouchard in straight sets. Currently, she trades at a 2/9 price and many will have her on their accumulator tickets.

Makarova can be backed at a competitive 10/3 but she’s absolutely got her work cut out for her here if she wants to make a genuinely serious impression on things.