January 2009 - Australian Open Betting

The Australian Open is the first Grand Slam of the year, played on the hard courts of Melbourne Park. In 2011 Novak Djokovic won the men’s event for the second time and he is the big favourite to win again this year. Kim Clijsters won the women’s draw but only goes into this year’s edition as the fourth favourite. You can find plenty of tips on long-term markets and individual matches for this year’s edition right here.

The Australian Open kicks off the Grand Slams every year in sunny Melbourne in January. Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams are expected to be back to defend their titles with British hopes high that Andy Murray can finally win a big one. The team at betting.betfair will keep you up to date with all the latest news from the tournament with betting preview and latest odds on who'll take home the title.

Australian Open Men's Final Tips: Nadal fatigue will favour Fed

Ben Caudell rounds off 14 days of tennis tipping with his suggested bets for the Federer v Nadal final....

Ben Caudell

31 Jan 2009

What have we learned from the 2009 Australian Open?

When Federer says something even mildly controversial we should listen, according to Simon Mundie....

Simon Mundie

31 Jan 2009

Australian Open Men's Final Betting Preview: In-depth statistical breakdown of Federer v Nadal

Matthew Walton has looked at the results of the last 20 Australian Open finals and all 18 clashes between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal to help you decide on potential bets for Sunday's duel....

Matthew Walton

31 Jan 2009

Australian Open Men's Final Preview: Prepare for another classic instalment of Roger v Rafa

Sky Sports tennis commentator Barry Milns is highly excited by the prospect of the two giants of the men's game going head-to-head again, and you should be too......

Barry Millns

31 Jan 2009

Australian Open Women's Final Review: Smiling assassin Serena bludgeons Safina into submission

Nowhere for Safina to hide as Serena cruises to final success. Sean Calvert looks back on a highly one-sided Australian Open final....

Sean Calvert

31 Jan 2009

Serena finds it all too easy as she waltzes to 10th Grand Slam win

Straight sets win for American who dominates Safina to take title....

Joe Dyer

31 Jan 2009

Australian Open Betting: Women's Final Preview

After today witnessed one of the greatest contests in Australian Open history, what can we expect from the women's final? For Ben Caudell, there is only one winner....

Ben Caudell

30 Jan 2009

Australian Open day 13: Nadal and Verdasco go flat out but Verdasco crashes out

"Tennis marathon", "five-set thriller", "modern-day classic": Nadal and Verdasco's semi-final earlier today was all those things and more. Sean Calvert talks us through it all....

Sean Calvert

30 Jan 2009

Australian Open Final Betting: Serena to slay Safina

It's been a tough old tournament for these two stars of the women's game with extreme temperatures and plucky upcoming players just two of their challenges. Mandeep Dhanoa tells us why Serena's mental strength and...

Mandeep

30 Jan 2009

Australian Open Day 12 Tips: Unpredictable Slam could send surprise Spaniard to first final

Ben Caudell sees Friday's all-Spain semi at the Australian Open being closer than the betting suggests....

Ben Caudell

29 Jan 2009

Australian Open Day 11 Review: Top players care about Slams

Serena may have lost to her Russian opponent in their last three meetings but they were in minor events and, as Roger Federer demonstrated too, the Slams are a very different story......

Sean Calvert

29 Jan 2009

Australian Open Tips Day 11: A battle of serve and sensibility

Will 'A-Rod's' A-game be enough to get him past the Swiss master? Can Dementieva topple Superpower Serena? Ben Caudell picks the best bets from the first round of semi-finals......

Ben Caudell

28 Jan 2009

Australian Open Day 10 Review: Serena stays cool on hottest day yet

Temperatures soar to their highest levels so far, Eurosport offer banal speculation about Tsonga's inspiration, Sean Calvert's concerns about Verdasco's love life prove unfounded and Serena comes back from the brink again....

Sean Calvert

28 Jan 2009

Australian Open Tips Day 10: Expect long rallies when Nadal meets Simon

Another scorcher in prospect as two of the stars of the tournmanent so far meet and Ben Caudell recommends laying the world number one......

Ben Caudell

27 Jan 2009

Australian Open Day Nine Review: Federer into the semis without breaking sweat

Sean Calvert looks back at day nine of the Australian Open where Djokovic felt the power of the Roddick serve, not to mention the heat, and retired. Roger Federer in the meanwhile, reminded everyone that...

Sean Calvert

27 Jan 2009

Australian Open Tips Day 9: Will Roddick bring his A-game?

The Australian Open is rapidly approaching the business end and Roddick looks revitalised, so will he overcome Novak Djokovic? Ben Caudell might just have the answers......

Ben Caudell

26 Jan 2009

Australian Open Betting: Daddy's girl is darling of rowdy crowd

The Boz plots a Melbourne soap opera as outsiders Jelena Dokic and Marion Bartoli make it to the quarter-finals......

Gary Boswell

26 Jan 2009

Australian Open Day Eight Review: Farewell Murray, Blake and Gonzalez as men get serious in Melbourne

Sean Calvert rounds up the latest happenings on a big day for the boys in the year's first Grand Slam....

Sean Calvert

26 Jan 2009

Australian Open defeat for Murray who trades at 1.05 before crashing out

World number four trades at heavy odds-on to make quarter-finals but goes out in five sets....

Joe Dyer

26 Jan 2009

Australian Open Betting Tips - Day Eight: Monfils to progress in all-French clash

An in-form Ben Caudell talks us through the best bets out there on day eight of the Australian Open, including why it won't be "simple" for Monfils against Simon but why the ATP Tour's showman...

Ben Caudell

25 Jan 2009

Australian Open Review Day Seven: Fed lives to fight another day but Jankovic doesn't

Sean Calvert talks us through Sunday morning's action that included a real scare for Roger Federer, an upset that saw the number one seed in the women's draw crash out and another late finish for...

Sean Calvert

25 Jan 2009

Australian Open Betting Tips - Day Seven: A-Rod to bring his A-game

After a good couple of days' betting, Ben Caudell is back to guide us through the best opportunities on day seven, including a win for Roddick over Robredo....

Ben Caudell

24 Jan 2009

Australian Open Betting: Who can we expect to make the last four in the men's draw?

It's easy to assume the Big Four of Federer, Nadal, Djokovic and Murray are nailed on to make it to the semis of the men's draw but will that really be the case, asks Simon...

Simon Mundie

24 Jan 2009

Australian Open Review Day Six: Gasquet and "Gonzo" serve up a thriller

Sean Calvert talks us through the main talking points of day six at the Australian Open including a straight sets win for Andy Murray and a match involving two of the cleanest hitters in men's...

Sean Calvert

24 Jan 2009

Australian Open Day Five Review: Federer asserts title credentials with comprehensive win

Day Five in Melbourne sees two Serbs struggle, the number one seed win and perhaps farewell performances from two of the game's great characters. Sean Calvert reviews the best bits......

Sean Calvert

23 Jan 2009

Australian Open Day Six Preview: Get on Gasquet at good price

The Frenchman is infamous for his failure to seal the deal from promising positions but our man believes his current price is a healthy one... Meanwhile, yesterday provided a clean sweep for Ben's bets but...

Ben Caudell

23 Jan 2009

Australian Open Betting: Polished Murray giving right messages on and off court

Ralph Ellis thinks brilliant Brit is beginning to look the real deal ahead of his third round clash with Jurgen Melzer, but it's the least vocal member of the big four he should worry about....

Ralph Ellis

23 Jan 2009

Australian Open Tips Day Five: Tommy to gun down Yen-Hsun Lu

Ben Caudell talks us through the reasoning behind his three selections for Friday's matches including a win for the experienced spaniard Tommy Robredo....

Ben Caudell

22 Jan 2009

Australian Open Day Four Review: Venus knocked out by sensational Spaniard

Sean Calvert reviews the day's events at the Australian Open where the number six women's seed is the first big casualty as unseeded Navarro comes from a set down......

Sean Calvert

22 Jan 2009

Australian Open Tips Day Four: Home girl Stosur may be the latest Aussie to exit

Ben Caudell on the best bets for day four of the Australian Open....

Ben Caudell

21 Jan 2009

Australian Open Day Three Review: A first major upset

Day three in Melbourne and it's been a bad event for the layers thus far, with only three men's seeds going out in the first couple of days. Would that continue today? Sean Calvert has...

Sean Calvert

21 Jan 2009

Australian Open Tips Day Three: Profit from the fact that Mardy looks like a Fish out of water

Ben Caudell talks us through the reasoning for his tips on day three of the Australian Open, which include a potentially rough ride for defending champ Novak Djokovic and an early exit for Mardy Fish....

Ben Caudell

20 Jan 2009

Australian Open Day Two Results: Tsonga impresses and can go far if his fitness holds up

Sean Calvert talks us through day two of the Australian Open where Andy Murray was far from tested, Gonzalez beat Hewitt in a marathon slog and Jo Wolfried Tsonga looks a lively contender....

Sean Calvert

20 Jan 2009

Australian Open Tips Day Two: Side with home favourite Hewitt

Ben Caudell picks out three selections from day two of the Aussie Open where he expects home support and the street-fighting qualities of Lleyton Hewitt to be too much for 2007 Australian Open finalist and...

Ben Caudell

19 Jan 2009

Australian Open Day One Review: Ivanovic is through but fails to impress

Sean Calvert pulled an all-nighter to report back to Betfairians on all the action from day one of the Australian Open, including easy wins for Berdych and Djokovic, a not-so-easy win from Ana Ivanovic and...

Sean Calvert

19 Jan 2009

Australian Open Betting Tips: Hot, hot, hot

Things are reaching boiling point in Melbourne but has Ben Caudell got any hot tips for day one of the year's first Grand Slam?...

Ben Caudell

18 Jan 2009

Australian Open Betting: Keovathong amongst a number of unlikely first round winners in the women's draw

The Boz posted a strong score on these pages last year when asked to identify potential first round upsets in the Women's Tennis. Betfair woke him in the small hours UK time to witness the...

Gary Boswell

16 Jan 2009

Australian Open Betting: Your complete guide to betting on the first Slam of the year on Betfair

Looking forward to betting on the Australian Open? Want to know which markets are going to be available and when? Don't know your handicap markets from your total games markets? We leave you in the...

Ben Caudell

15 Jan 2009

Australian Open Betting: Murray/Jankovic or Djokovic/Ivanovic - it all depends on whether you believe in form or stats

"Magical" Matthew Walton considers whether the key to finding the two winners of the Australian Open lies in following the form, or the stats. Because depending on which you believe in, you'll find very different...

Matthew Walton

15 Jan 2009

Australian Open Betting: Federer feels the heat

Formerly a model of gentlemanly conduct, Roger Federer has resorted to the type of mind games which would make Sir Alex Ferguson proud in a bid to hold off the challenges of Andy Murray and...

Ralph Ellis

15 Jan 2009

Australian Open Betting: Who will be this year's Dark Horse?

The first major of the season seems to throw up more surprises than other Grand Slams and, if the last three years are anything to go by, another 'dark horse' could ride all the way...

Barry Millns

14 Jan 2009

Australian Open Women's Draw: Keep Elena and Jelena on your side

Gary Boswell hasn't left the house for days in order to study the stats and watch tennis in a quest to find the most likely winner of the women's draw at the Australian Open this...

Gary Boswell

14 Jan 2009

Australian Open Betting: Melbourne glory an excellent springboard for Murray to finish the season as world number one

Simon Mundie tells us why Djokovic, Nadal and Federer all have several tricky hurdles to overcome if they are to finish the saeson as world number one. Which opens the door to Andy Murray, specially...

Simon Mundie

14 Jan 2009

Australian Open Betting: Murray is "the" man to beat in Melbourne

Tennis commentator Barry Millns talks us through the different chances of men's tennis so-called "Big Four" in Melbourne. And the conclusion he arrives at is that is that Federer, Nadal and Djokovic have a mount...

Barry Millns

12 Jan 2009

Australian Open Betting: Murray moves to the head of the market

Scot star's hot form takes him to favouritism for year's first grand slam....

Joe Dyer

10 Jan 2009