The 2023 Australian Open is on the horizon as fans congregate within Melbourne in anticipation of some of the best tennis being played on the planet. The competition commences on Sunday, January 15, and wraps up on January 29.
Novak Djokovic opens as the favorite at +115 in the tennis betting markets after the Serbian’s travel ban was lifted. Newly-crowned women’s world no.1 Iga Swiatek comes into the contest as the overwhelming +160 favorite.
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Odds to Win Australian Open Men’s Singles
Novak Djokovic +115
Carlos Alcaraz Garfia +600
Daniil Medvedev +800
Rafael Nadal +1,200
Nick Kyrgios +1,400
Jannik Sinner +1,600
Stefanos Tsitsipas +1,800
Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune +1,800
Felix Auger-Aliassime +1,800
Alexander Zverev +2,000
Casper Ruud +2,500
Taylor Fritz +2,800
Andrey Rublev +3,500
Dominic Thiem +5,000
Matteo Berrettini +5,000
Hubert Hurkacz +5,000
Borna Coric +6,500
Sebastian Korda +6,500
Denis Shapovalov +6,500
Jack Draper +6,500
Alex De Minaur +8,000
Brandon Nakashima +8,000
Lorenzo Musetti +8,000
Frances Tiafoe +8,000
Karen Khachanov +8,000
Cameron Norrie +8,000
Jenson Brooksby +8,000
Favorite to Win the 2023 Australian Open Men’s Championship
Novak Djokovic +115
Djokovic returns to familiar grounds after the record nine-time champion was deported in 2021 from Australia after a vaccine battle with the government. That distrubed the former no.1’s equilibrium and winning event
This will be the Serb’s chance at redemption as he arrives in Melbourne as the favorite to claim a record 10th Australian Open title (Roy Emerson and Roger Federer each won six times and are tied for second).
Carlos Alcaraz +600
Alcaraz had a breakout year on tour as the Spainard took centre stage and claimed his first Grand Slam at the US Open. The 19-year-old supplanted former world no.1 Daniil Medvedev while also claiming 4 major ATP accolades over 2o22.
The Spanish starlett fell short to Italy’s Matteo Berrettini at the 2022 Australian Open in 5 sets after a resilient comeback – taking the 5th set to a deciding tie-break.
Alcaraz plays some truly sublime tennis and has been tipped to follow in his hero’s footsteps Rafael Nadal.
Rafael Nadal +1,200
The King of Clay returns to the land down under defending his fabled crown after vanqushing Russia’s Daniil Medvedev last year here in Melbourne. Nadal thrilled the globe as he put in a venerable performance to come back from 2 sets down to claim a historic victory here in Melbourne.
Nadal’s form dwindled after the Australian Open due to a plethora of injuries and the 36-year-old burning the candle at both ends. Nadal comes into the competition at +1,200 to retain his crown.
Odds to Win Australian Open Women’s Singles
Iga Swiatek +160
Caroline Garcia +1,100
Ons Jabeur +1,200
Aryna Sabalenka +1,200
Coco Gauff +1,600
Naomi Osaka +1,600
Jessica Pegula +1,800
Maria Sakkari +2,000
Elena Rybakina +2,000
Liudmila Samsonova +2,200
Barbora Krejcikova +2,500
Paula Badosa Gilbert +2,800
Qinwen Zheng +2,800
Amanda Anisimova +2,800
Bianca Andreescu +2,800
Danielle Rose Collins +2,800
Belinda Bencic +3,500
Emma Raducanu +3,500
Jelena Ostapenko +3,500
Karolina Pliskova +4,000
Petra Kvitova +4,000
Anett Kontaveit +4,000
Madison Keys +4,000
Alycia Parks +4,000
Ekaterina Alexandrova +4,000
Garbine Muguruza +5,000
Victoria Azarenka +5,000
Daria Kasatkina +5,000
Clara Tauson +5,000
Leylah Fernandez +5,000
Petra Martic +5,000
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova +5,000
Ajla Tomljanovic +5,000
Favorite to Win the 2023 Australian Open Women’s Championship
Iga Swiatek +160
The 21-year-old Polish powerhouse has dazzled this year after former world no.1 and defending champion Ash Barty announced a shock retirement. She won the French Open and US Open in 2022 and reached the semis of the Australian Open to kick off the year, losing to Danielle Collins in straight sets.
Swiatek took no prisoners as she went on a phenomenal 37-match unbeaten streak and secured the WTA no.1 spot. In addition to claiming two Grand Slams last year, the Warsaw-born player claimed 7 other tournaments. It’s no surprise Swiatek is so shortly priced as the favorite.
Caroline Garcia +1,100
Garcia comes into Melbourne as the second favorite to ride into the sunset with the Aussie trophy. The French national has had mixed fortunes in 2022 after being dumped out of the first round here last year and has never reached the quarter finals.
Nevertheless, Garcia has been punching her ticket to the top as she clinched 4 titles in 2022. She also is coming off the back of her best finish at the US Open – reaching the semi finals.
Ons Jabeur +1,200
The 28-year-old Tunisian has a powerful baseline game and has the heart to make deep runs in major Slams. She reached the quarter finals here last year, losing to eventual winner Sofia Kenin in straight sets.
While the 28-year-old is yet to win a Grand Slam, she reached the finals in her last 2, falling short to Elena Rybakina at the 2022 Wimbledon and to Iga Swiatek at last summer’s US Open.
Previous Australian Open Singles Champions
Men’s Champions
2022 – Rafael Nadal
2021 – Novak Djokovic
2020 – Novak Djokovic
2019 – Novak Djokovic
2018 – Roger Federer
2017 – Roger Federer
2016 – Novak Djokovic
2015 – Novak Djokovic
2014 – Stan Wawrinka
2013 – Novak Djokovic
2012 – Novak Djokovic
Women’s Champions
2022 – Ash Barty
2021 – Naomi Osaka
2020 – Sofia Kenin
2019 – Naomi Osaka
2018 – Caroline Wozniacki
2017 – Serena Williams
2016 – Angelique Kerber
2015 – Serena Williams
2014 – Li Na
2013 – Victoria Azarenka
2012 – Victoria Azarenka
How To Bet On The Australian Open
As with many sports, tennis offers long-term betting markets called Futures Markets. This allows a bettor to predict what will happen at the end of a tournament or in a tennis event at a certain time before the event happens. Each player is assigned a moneyline price and bettors can wage on who they think will win. Tennis futures usually look like this:
Player A +160
This means that on a $100 bet, you’ll stand to win $260 (this includes your stake) if Player A wins the tournament. If it is close to the end of the tournament or a player is an overwhelming favorite you might see a minus sign (-) ahead of their odds:
Player B -120
This would be that you would need to wager $120 to win $100 on player B winning the tournament.
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