The Australian Open up begins Saturday, beginning the 2024 tennis Grand Slam agenda. Sports betting odds recommend the battles for the men’s and women’s titles will most possible characteristic familiar names.
On the men’s facet, Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz headline the checklist of top contenders for the trophy. Djokovic has gained the last four Australian Opens that he’s competed in. He didn’t play in 2022, and Rafael Nadal received that year’s championship. Nadal isn’t in this year’s subject.
On the women’s facet, there has not been a repeat winner because 2012 and 2013, when Victoria Azarenka received the titles. Aryna Sabalenka received very last year, and when she’s not this year’s betting favorite, she’s shut to the top rated.
Alcaraz vs. Djokovic
Djokovic is the favorite across multiple betting applications, like FanDuel. He’s +100 to win the title at that sportsbook, and if he does it would be his 11th Australian Open title and 25th Grand Slam victory.
Alcaraz, a sensational youthful player, is listed at +350 to win the party. The 20-12 months-previous has never ever highly developed further than the third round of the Australian Open, but he’s received a pair of Grand Slam titles, like Wimbledon very last calendar year. Alcaraz has reached the semifinals in the previous four Grand Slams he’s performed in, whilst he skipped the 2023 Australian Open because of to injury.
Jannik Sinner (+600) is the only other player with odds shorter than +1000 to acquire the event on FanDuel. In point, Djokovic’s odds to get the overall match devoid of dropping a set (+580) are shorter than Sinner’s odds of successful the event. Djokovic is -420 on FanDuel to make the ultimate.
FanDuel gives a market place on possibly Djokovic or Alcaraz to get at -260 odds. ESPN Wager provides Djokovic beating Alcaraz in the closing at +350 odds.
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Swiatek the women’s favourite
Four-time Grand Slam singles winner Iga Swiatek is the favourite to get the women’s event, with FanDuel and Fanatics Sportsbook listing her at +220. Final year’s winner, Sabalenka, is shut guiding at +430 odds on FanDuel.
Sabalenka performed arguably the finest tennis of her profession in 2023, successful the Australian Open and achieving at minimum the semifinals of all 4 Grand Slams. Swiatek arrived at just one Grand Slam remaining, profitable the French Open.
Coco Gauff (+470) and Elena Rybakina (+500) are other top contenders for the title, with no other opponents having odds shorter than +2400. The 19-calendar year-old Gauff won the 2023 U.S. Open, her very first Grand Slam title.
Naomi Osaka, a two-time winner of the party, has +3600 odds to gain the title.