NADAL AND FEDERER US OPEN FINAL BETTING

Rafael Nadal came through his match against Fernando Verdasco in straight sets last night to keep the US Open on course for an epic showdown between the world’s top two players. Neither Nadal nor Roger Federer have dropped a set throughout this tournament and if they can negotiate semi-final matches against Mikhail Youzhny and Novak Djokovic respectively then we could be set for an all-time classic final
Betfair have been running a market on the possibility of a Nadal/Federer final since the slam began. The possibility of these two heavyweights meeting in the final was backed at odds of around 4/1 at the start and is now as short as 4/11, which still looks a good bet given the way they have both been playing.
In cricket, the Twenty20 Champions League starts today in South Africa. Mumbai Indians take on local side Highveld Lions in the competition’s curtain raiser. Mumbai have an expensively assembled team of world stars that includes the likes of Sachin Tendulkar and Kieron Pollard whereas Lions are a team that is largely made up of home-grown talent.
It is no surprise then to see the IPL runners-up as the 2/5 favourites with Bet365. However, as we all know, Twenty20 cricket is a fickle game and moments of brilliance can swing the outcome either way. Lions backers at odds of 15/8 will be hoping that one of their players can produce something heroic.
And finally, in football, Jermain Defoe and Tottenham’s worst fears were confirmed this morning when it was reported that the striker will miss up to three months of action after undergoing surgery on his ankle.
That means that Defoe could miss all of Spurs’ Champions League group stage fixtures and will also miss England’s games against Montenegro and France.