Upcoming Tennis Event: Australian Open 2024 in Down Under
The 2024 Australian Open is happening from January 7 to 28 in Melbourne, Australia. This is one of the four major Grand Slam tournaments in the tennis year. Presently, the rounds of 16 and the quarter-finals are underway. Alongside tennis enthusiasts, online sports bettors are also entertained, as online betting platforms provide a variety of betting choices for the Australian Open.
Betting Prospects and Strategies for the Australian Open 2024
The Australian Open is a significant tournament on the ATP and WTA circuits. Both the men's and women's matches, alongside numerous doubles encounters, offer thrill and top-notch duels on the swift hardcourt surface in Melbourne. One of the players in the quarter-finals is the German player Alexander Zverev. However, he faces a tough rival in Carlos Alcaraz, who, alongside Djokovic, is one of the favorites for the tournament.
In the previous year, Serbian Novak Djokovic clinched the event in the final against Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas. If Djokovic retains his title at the Australian Open, it will be his 11th victory in Australia. Apart from the reigning Australian Open winner, various betting options for the tournament champion are available at online betting platforms:
- Novak Djokovic - 2.00
- Carlos Alcaraz - 3.40
- Jannik Sinner - 5.00
- Daniil Medvedev - 11.00
- Alexander Zverev - 40.00
- Andrey Rublev - 50.00
- Hubert Hurkacz - 60.00
In the round of 16 of the tournament, Alexander Zverev triumphed against Cameron Norrie from Britain in a grueling match in the fifth set tiebreak. To advance to the semi-finals of the Australian Open, Zverev will need to show a substantially improved and consistent performance against Alcaraz. According to the odds, Zverev appears to be an underdog in this clash. At present, a betting quotient of 4.60 is offered for a Zverev victory, while just 1.18 is offered for an Alcaraz victory. The previous year, Alcaraz secured victory in the prestigious Wimbledon tournament in the final against Djokovic and simultaneously established a new tennis record as the player with the fewest attempts to win a Grand Slam tournament.
The Australian Open: One of the Most Significant Tennis Tournaments of the Year
The Australian Open is the inaugural Grand Slam tournament of the year. Matches are contested on a hardcourt surface, resulting in rapid rallies for spectators. The tournament has been taking place in Australia since 1905, and since 1988, the matches of the Australian Open have been held at Melbourne Park. The tennis facility covers 20 hectares and has a total of 24 tennis courts, all of which are used for qualification and the main draw of this tournament.
Novak Djokovic holds the distinction of being the sole player with ten titles at the Australian Open. Roger Federer, a Swiss tennis icon, is in second place with six titles, but won't add to his tally as he announced his retirement from professional tennis in 2022.
Only Boris Becker has been able to win the title in Melbourne among German players (1991 and 1996). Among women, Steffi Graf (1988, 1989, 1990, and 1994) and Angelique Kerber (2016) are the only ones to achieve victory at the Australian Open.
At the Australian Open 2024, a prize pool of 53,394,575 € will be granted to the players, representing a 13% rise compared to the previous year. The winner of the Australian Open will also receive 2,000 points for the tennis world ranking.
Additionally to the betting options for the men's champion, sports bettors can also place wagers on the women's champion. However, German tennis players have already been eliminated from the tournament. Among German tennis women, Laura Siegemund caused a shock in the first round of the tournament by defeating Ekaterina Alexandrova. Aryna Sabalenka from Belarus is the clear favorite to win this year's tournament, according to the bookmakers' odds.
The following are the average odds provided by online bookmakers for the winner of the Australian Open 2024:
- Aryna Sabalenka - 1.90
- Coco Gauff - 3.10
- Qinwen Zheng - 8.00
- Linda Noskova - 12.00
- Anna Kalinskaya - 25.00
- Dayana Jastremska - 25.00
- Barbora Krejcikova
Besides long-term bets, bookmakers offer various other betting options for the Australian Open 2024, such as betting on the winner of each individual match, betting on the number of sets played, and exciting live bets that sports bettors can place during the match.
In the realm of online betting, many platforms offer betting options for the Australian Open 2024, including the favorite German player Alexander Zverev. Despite facing a tough rival in Carlos Alcaraz, online casinos in Germany might still offer betting opportunities for Zverev's victory, given the underdog status reflected in the odds of 4.60.
For the women's division in the Australian Open 2024, Aryna Sabalenka from Belarus is the clear favorite according to bookmakers' odds. German tennis enthusiasts and online sports bettors in Germany may find interest in wagering on other events like individual match winners or the total number of sets played, which are also available at various online betting platforms.
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