Andy Murray has managed to dodge a quarter-final with Jo-Wilfried Tsonga after Kei Nishikori beat him in a gruelling five-setter on Sunday night, but can the Japanese spring another surprise?

It looks unlikely.  Dave Kelner chatted to Sky Sports’ tennis commentator Nick Lester live on In-Play Radio on Tuesday afternoon to talk about that match and the other quarter-finals scheduled to take place on Wednesday morning (UK time).

He comes up with some quality bets.

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Maria Sharapova takes on Victoria Azarenka in the Women’s Final of the Australian Open with world number one status also awaiting the winner.

Sky Sports’ tennis commentator Nick Lester features to preview the action ahead of the final in Melbourne.

He gives us his selection to win and also gives us his set betting prediction for the finale.

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Novak Djokovic set up a meeting with Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open final after eventually overcoming Andy Murray in a marathon semi-final encounter.

Sky Sports’ tennis commentator Nick Lester features on this podcast to deliver his verdict on the finale.

He tells us whether he thinks reigning champion Novak Djokovic can retain his title and gives us an idea of where to look in the set betting.

We have quite a semi-final line-up in the Australian Open as the big four do battle to reach the final in the mens’ and it’s just as competitive in the womens’.

Sky Sports’ tennis commentator Nick Lester talks to Dave Kelner ahead of the action to give us his verdict on Andy Murray’s clash with Novak Djokovic

He also assesses the mouth-watering clash between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal before previewing the womens’ semi-finals between Victoria Azarenka and Kim Clijsters, and Maria Sharapova’s match up with Petra Kvitova.

He gives us his selections in each of the matches and the best bets to look out for along the way.

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Andy Murray gets the chance to bag a maiden Grand Slam title when he launches his bid for Australian Open success.

Sky Sports tennis commentator Nick Lester takes an in-depth look at whether the Scot has what it takes to grab glory.

As well as looking at the Men’s tournament, our expert also casts his eye across the Women’s section.

Roger Federer has dominated this tournament in recent times, winning five of the last eight and the Swiss comes into this event following wins in Basel and Paris.

Sky Sports commentator Nick Lester provides us with an in-depth preview of the ATP World Tour Finals, talking through the outright, the group betting and the first set of round robin matches.

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Dave Driver and Sky Sports commentator Nick Lester chew the fat ahead of the men’s US Open final.

Novak Djokovic has only lost one completed match all year - Federer beat him at the French Open - and he arrives here having beaten his adversary Rafael Nadal in their last five meetings.

However, Rafael Nadal’s form has improved throughout the tournament and he was superb against Andy Murray in the quarter-final.

Nick Lester got both semi-finals spot-on, predicting a Djokovic 3-2 victory and a Nadal 3-1 win against Andy Murray.  Can he repeat the trick in the final?

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This tournament is in serious danger of being remembered for the wrong reasons with the USTA continuing to make farcical decisions and, with Angelique Kerber and Samantha Stosur being forced to play their semi-final on Grandstand Court, that theme looks set to continue.

At least we have the ‘big four’ contesting the semi-finals on the men’s side and Sky Sports’ Nick Lester is back to deliver his verdict on Saturday’s matches.

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The weather continues to scupper the 2011 US Open in New York and we move into Wednesday’s action with a number of quarter-finals still yet to be determined.

To listen to Nick Lester’s preview of the postponed matches, please click on the link below and that will direct you to the previous tennis podcast.

This edition of the podcast features four match previews as Sky Sports’ Nick Lester looks at Novak Djokovic v Janko Tipsarevic, Roger Federer v Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Caroline Wozniacki v Andrea Petkovic and Serena Williams v Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.

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Andy Murray remains on course to seal his maiden Grand Slam victory, however Novak Djokovic has managed to dispell any doubts about his fitness in the first week at Flushing Meadows and remains a red-hot favourite.

Sky Sports commentator Nick Lester is with Dave Kelner to look at the last 16 matches in both the men’s and women’s side of the draw and he also talks about the effect Rory McIlroy and a new coach have had on Caroline Wozniacki’s game.

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