Australian Open Results: Federer takes no mercy

Australian Open Betting / Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco / 31 January 2010 / Leave a Comment

Roger Federer admires the Australian Open trophy in the locker room

Roger Federer stormed to yet another Grand Slam win by beating Andy Murray in straight sets in the final of the Australian Open but not before he had traded at odds of 8 on Betfair during his quarter-final match...

Roger Federer was at his most brilliant and ruthless best in beating Andy Murray in straight sets this morning, but not before he had traded at odds of [8.0] for the tournament on Betfair. That was when he was trailing Russia's Nikolay Davydenko by a set and 3-1 and facing two further break points in the quarter-finals, but he showed his class and cool under pressure on that occasion and replicated those qualities once again today.

That said, the world number one did drift from starting odds of around [1.62] for the final to [1.96] during a see-saw first set when the two traded blows, break points were aplenty and much of the best tennis of the match was played. Murray traded at a low of 2.0 for the tournament. Federer trades at odds of [9.0] to do the unthinkable and win all four Slams this year, having been matched as high as [85.0].