Following the last Grand Slam of the year, all eyes turn to next year and William Hill are betting on how many Slams Andy Murray will win. The bad news for British tennis fans is that he is odds-on, at 2/5, to end the 2012 season with none of the four major trophies. He is 6/4 to get one and 14/1 to get two. Novak Djokovic has been a revelation this year and he is 20/1 to go one better than he did this year and win all four Grand Slams. Rafa is 6/5 to win one Grand Slam and 15/8 to win two, while Roger Federer’s dominance looks all but over with Hills offering 4/9 that he wins no Slams next season.

“The signs are not looking good for Andy Murray with Rafa and Djokovic showing no signs of slowing down and it looks as though their dominance over the next few years could keep him well and truly in the shade,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

Hills are also betting on which Grand Slam will be the one in which Murray goes furthest and make the US, Australian and Wimbledon the joint 2/1 favourites with the French Open offered at 5/1.

Which Slam will Andy Murray go furthest in in 2012: 2/1 Australian Open; 2/1 Wimbledon; 2/1 US Open; 5/1 French Open (dead heat rules apply)

Andy Murray 2012 Major wins: 2/5 none; 6/4 one; 14/1 two; 80/1 three; 200/1 four

Novak Djokovic 2012 Major wins: 11/4 none; 11/8 one; 7/4 two; 6/1 three; 20/1 four

Roger Federer 2012 Major wins: 4/9 none; 11/8 one; 14/1 two; 80/1 three; 200/1 four

Rafa Nadal 2012 Major wins: 5/2 none; 6/5 one; 15/8 two; 8/1 three; 33/1 four

Paris, France – Roger Federer advanced into the third round on a busy Wednesday that featured several standout clashes at the Paris Masters. While others were made to work hard for their spots in the third round, Federer was up to his lofty standards, rather untroubled by home favourite Richard Gasquet as he pushed past the Frenchman in straight sets 6-4, 6-4.

Atlanta, USA – American Taylor Dent beat James Blake in the first round of the Atlanta Tennis Championships yesterday, taking out the former top ten player in three sets 6-3, 3-6, 6-4. Dent’s win over a much-favoured Blake was an upset in the tennis betting markets.

Look up the definition of pressure and you’re likely to find a picture of Scotland’s Andy Murray.
The fourth-ranked player in the world, Murray is undoubtedly one of the very best men’s players in the world today.
Having said that, the 23-year-old has been battling immense pressure as he tries to become the first British man to win a grand slam title since the legendary…

London, England – Belgian Xavier Malisse recorded one of several upsets on a rain-soaked Thursday in London at the AEGON Championships when he dumped second seed Novak Djokovic in the third round.
Malisse took to court against Novak Djokovic to mark their first-ever career clash and surprised the Serb by taking the first set.

Paris, France –Robin Soderling and Tomas Berdych have set up an eye-catching semi-final clash at the French Open and BetUS bookies have responded with several attractive tennis betting markets.
Soderling enters the encounter as the solid -220 favourite at BetUS Sportsbook while Berdych is the mere +170 puppy.

Tennis betting aficionados everywhere will have a surprising semifinal match to wager on when the unexpected pair of Francesca Schiavone and Elena Dementieva take to Philippe Chatrier Court at Roland Garros at 7 AM ET on Thursday with the winner earning the right to play in the 2010 French Open Singles Finals on Saturday.
This look at each player heading into Thursday’s match,…

Monte Carlo, Monaco – Five-time defending champion, Rafael Nadal is in frightful form at the ATP Monte Carlo Rolex Masters, dropping a total two games in as many matches to reach the quarterfinals.