Andy Murray is 5/1 joint third favourite with William Hill to win this year’s Australian Open after victory in Brisbane. After a fantastic 2011, Novak Djokovic is the current world number one and 11/8 favourite to win the first Grand Slam of the year with Federer 11/4 and Nadal 5/1.

The gap between the top four and the rest of the pack seems to be widening and Hills are offering 4/1 that the semi finals are contested between Djokovic, Nadal, Federer and Murray. Hills think that, despite reaching the Australian Open Final for the last two years, the most likely stage of elimination for Murray will be the Semi Final at 13/8. He is 2/1 to reach the final and 16/1 to exit at the first round.

“The best of Murray’s form has often come in the Australian Open and he will be looking to go one better than last year,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

William Hill Odds:

Men’s Australian Open Winner: 11/8 Novak Djokovic; 11/4 Roger Federer; 5/1 Rafael Nadal; 5/1 Andy Murray; 12/1 Juan Martin Del Potro; 16/1 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga; 33/1 David Ferrer; 33/1 Milos Raonic; 40/1 Robin Soderling; 40/1 Bernard Tomic; 50/1 Tomas Berdych; 50/1 Janko Tipsarevic; 66/1 BAR

Big four to all make the Australian Open Semi Finals (Djokovic, Nadal, Federer, Murray): 4/1

Which 2012 Slam will Murray go the furthest in: 2/1 Australian Open; 5/1 French Open; 2/1 Wimbledon; 2/1 US Open

Andy Murray Stage of Elimination: 13/8 Semi Final; 7/2 Runner Up; 5/1 Winner; 11/2 Quarter Final; 13/2 Round Four; 9/1 Round Three; 12/1 Round Two; 16/1 Round One

Andy Murray to reach the Australian Open Final in 2012: 2/1

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William Hill were saddened to hear of Andy Murray’s withdrawal from the ATP World Tour Finals in London but are pleased to announce that we will be refunding all stakes placed on the Scottish star in the outright betting market.

Murray was forced to pull out of the tennis season’s blockbuster finale with a recurrence of a groin injury he suffered in training on 14 November and will be replaced by world number nine Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia.

All other ATP World Tour Finals markets will be unaffected and stakes should be refunded shortly.

Andy Murray heads into his match with Donald Young with every chance of reaching at least the Semi Finals according to bookmakers, William Hill. Murray is 9/2 to win the US Open although he is 11/8 to make his bow in the Semi Final. Hills will be hoping that he slips up at some point with a Murray win costing the firm a large six figure sum.

“The further Murray goes in the tournament, the more money that is staked on him winning his maiden Grand Slam, but with the increased turnover on him comes increased liabilities for us and unlike all British tennis fans, we will be keeping our fingers crossed for more Murray misery,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

Andy Murray is 1/16 to win his match against Donald Young on Tuesday. His opponent is 7/1 to defeat Murray in front of the home crowd. The odds hint at a fairly easy victory for Murray with 4/9 offered for a straight sets victory, while Murray is 16/5 to drop just one set en route to victory.

Three of the big four are playing on Tuesday and should Djokovic win against Alexandr Dolgopolov, as is expected (with the Serb 1/33 for victory), Hills are offering 13/8 that the top four in the world fill the four Semi-Final spots.

Novak Djokovic is 4/5 to win the US Open while Rafael Nadal is 4/1. Federer completes the top four at 11/2.

Andy Murray Stage of Elimination: 7/1 Round 4; 7/2 Quarter Final; 11/8 Semi Final; 7/2 Runner Up; 9/2 Winner

Djokovic, Nadal, Federer, Murray to reach the Semi Finals: 13/8

Men’s US Open Outright: 4/5 Novak Djokovic; 4/1 Rafael Nadal; 9/2 Andy Murray; 11/2 Roger Federer; 25/1 BAR

Madrid, Spain –The Madrid Open, the second of three, European clay-court, Master Series events, is officially underway this week and while Andy Murray isn’t the first name to spring to mind when contemplating which player might challenge for the title, the British No.1 is nonetheless a top-five entity and importantly, after a decent Monte Carlo Masters showing.
That he’ll look to…

After his loss in Australia William Hill are offering 5/2 that Roger Federer does NOT win another Grand Slam tournament before the end of 2015.

As for 2011 Hills offer 10/11 that Roger fails to win a slam this year, 11/10 one, 13/2 two and 25/1 all the remaining slams of the year.

“The young pretenders seem to be catching Roger Federer and he no longer has an air of invincibility!” said Hill’s spokesman Rupert Adams.

Semi-Finals: 5/2 David Ferrer, 2/7 Andy Murray

Set Betting: 11/8 Murray 3-0, 12/5 Murray 3-1, 11/2 Murray 3-2

William Hill Australian Open: 8/11 Novak Djokovic,11/8 Andy Murray,10/1 David Ferrer

Roger Federer Slams 2011: 10/11 None, 11/10 One, 13/2 Two, 25/1 Three

New York, USA – Andy Roddick and Janko Tipsarevic are scheduled to close the day’s card at Arthur Ashe Stadium, when they get their second round match underway.
In no way is this match expected to be easy for Andy Roddick despite the huge gap in ranking between him and Tipsarevic. The Serbian, who currently weighs in at No.44, has an encouraging head-to-head against the American. They…

Toronto, Canada – History, and by that I mean past results, say, No. Andy Murray has never successfully defended a Masters title in his career. Nevertheless, it is what he is aiming to do in Canada this week.

Washington, USA – The Legg Mason Classic wraps up first round action and begins second round action today. Highlighting second round action (R32) are Americans John Isner and Andy Roddick.
Roddick enters the Legg Mason Classic as the second seed while Isner is the fifth seed.

London, England – British hopeful Andy Murray takes on Gilles Simon of France in the third round of Wimbledon on Saturday in what could potentially be a riveting contest.

Madrid, Spain – While I agree Andy Murray has fallen into a rather favourable section of the draw at the Madrid Open I don’t believe a quarterfinal spot is a natural extension of that good fortune. Pundits and markets though are convinced things are looking up for the Scottish lad that has been down on his luck recently.