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Big Winners On Betfair: Punter wins £2.6K with 500/1 Australian Open bet

  • Max Liu
  • 4:00 min read
Australian Open tennis Reilly Opelka
Reilly Opelka lost in straight sets as Betfair punters landed a 500/1 points bet

Betfair punters won big with a 500/1 points bet at the Australian Open and one scooped £2.6K...

  • 500/1501.00 shot comes good at Aus Open

  • Seven punters backed points bet in Opelka v Machac

  • Biggest winner scooped over £2.6K


Grand Slam tennis 2025 is well and truly under way after a Betfair punter won more than £2.6K with a single wager at the Australian Open.

Seven bettors backed both players to win 1+ points at 500/1501.00 - meaning each player won a minimum of one point in each game of the match - in the second round tie between Reilly Opelka and Tomas Machac.

That proved a spot on call as Machac ran out the straight sets victor in Melbourne.

The £2.613.19 winner was the biggest of the seven but, at those odds, everyone who was on board should have collected a tidy sum.

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Machac's reward for beating Opelka, meanwhile, is perhaps less appealing as the 24-year-old Czech player must now take on Novak Djokovic in the third round.

The Serb is the tournament's most successful all time player and is chasing a record-extending 11th Australian Open men's singles title. Even at 37, he is a formidable operator on any court and especially on the hardcourts Down Under.

He is 2/91.22 to beat Machac while he Czech is 3/14.00 to pull of an upset and delight more bettors.

Djokovic is 11/102.11 third favourite to do it behind Jannik Sinner 11/102.11 and Carlos Alcaraz 3/14.00 in the outright winner betting on Betfair Sportsbook.

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With the tournament still at he second round stage there is plenty of time left for more Big Winners on Betfair at the Australian Open and we will let you know about them when we hear about them.


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