Flushing Meadows – Andy Murray, the third in line to the US Open throne (according to bookmakers worldwide), is set to open his bid for the crown against Slovak Luckas Lacko.
Among the many players scheduled for US Open action on Monday include former champions Roger Federer, Andy Roddick and Lleyton Hewitt and for the women, Kim Clijsters and Venus Williams will headline!
American sensation Melanie Oudin will be the first match on Arthur Ashe followed by defending champion Kim Clijsters and then Andy Roddick.
Oudin meets qualifier Olga Savchuk, Clijsters takes on Greta Arn and Roddick plays Stephane Robert.
Later in the day, Williams will face Roberta Vinci followed by Roger Federer’s match against Brian Dabul.
Nikolay Dayvdenko, Robin Soderling, Hewitt and former No. 1 Dinara Safina are found on the Armstrong court.
Monday US Open Showcourt Schedule:
Arthur Ashe Stadium
1. Women’s Singles - 1st Round
Melanie Oudin (USA) v. Olga Savchuk (UKR)
2. Women’s Singles - 1st Round
Greta Arn (HUN) v. Kim Clijsters (BEL)[2]
3. Men’s Singles - 1st Round
Stephane Robert (FRA) v. Andy Roddick (USA)[9]
Arthur Ashe Stadium
1. Women’s Singles - 1st Round
Roberta Vinci (ITA) v. Venus Williams (USA)[3]
2. Men’s Singles - 1st Round
Brian Dabul (ARG) v. Roger Federer (SUI)[2]
Louis Armstrong Stadium
1. Men’s Singles - 1st Round
Nikolay Davydenko (RUS)[6] v. Michael Russell (USA)
2. Women’s Singles - 1st Round
Daniela Hantuchova (SVK)[24] v. Dinara Safina (RUS)
3. Women’s Singles - 1st Round
Samantha Stosur (AUS)[5] v. Elena Vesnina (RUS)
4. Men’s Singles - 1st Round
Lleyton Hewitt (AUS)[32] v. Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA)
Grandstand
1. Women’s Singles - 1st Round
Francesca Schiavone (ITA)[6] v. Ayumi Morita (JPN)
2. Men’s Singles - 1st Round
Robin Soderling (SWE)[5] v. Andreas Haider-Maurer (AUT)
3. Men’s Singles - 1st Round
Taylor Dent (USA) v. Alejandro Falla (COL)
4. Women’s Singles - 1st Round
Ana Ivanovic (SRB) v. Ekaterina Makarova (RUS)
Andy Murray has stated publicly in the press that the US Open at Flushing Meadows is his favourite Grand Slam and he’s been installed as 11/4 second-favourite ahead of the season’s last slam.
Roger Federer is, as usual, the man to beat and he comes into this tournament on the back of a Masters 1000 win in Cincinnati.
Sky Sports’s tennis commentator Nick Lester has studied the odds and comes up with some good-looking bets on the podcast.
Enjoy.
Flushing Meadows, New York – The US Open Draw ceremony just wrapped up and we now have our first peek at the Flushing Meadows landscape.
Before the draw was released, all we knew was that the potential of a clash between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer in the US Open final existed because Federer had worked his way back into the No.2 spot (from No.3) on the back of a solid US Open…
Flushing Meadows, New York – We are five days away from the start of the fourth and final Grand Slam of the season, the 2010 US Open. The draw hasn’t been released yet but we already know the market favourites for the coveted crown – don’t we.
Gstaad, Switzerland – Clay-court guru’s Nicolas Almagro and Albert Montanes feature at the Allianz Suisse Open this week. Joining the Spanish pair, both of which are incidentally titlists during this short summer-clay-court swing, is former top-ten player Richard Gasquet of France.
Bastad, Sweden – Two-time Bastad champion Tommy Robredo headlines tennis betting action at BetUS Sportsbook as the Swedish Open continues in the second round on Thursday.
Bastad, Sweden – Following first round byes at the SkiStar Swedish Open, Fernando Verdasco and Nicolas Almagro are set to begin their bids in the second round on Thursday. Verdasco is gearing up for a clash against Robert Stephane while Almagro takes on veteran Jarkko Nieminen.
Here is a look at this eye-catching pair in their opening matches, complete with BetUS tennis betting lines…
Stuttgart, Germany – The Mercedes Open enters the second round on Wednesday and on the BetUS tennis betting card are several eye-catching matchups, featuring Juan Carlos Ferrero and Gilles Simon, to name a few.
Here is the breakdown of these, including tennis betting lines and odds and free picks.
Tennis Betting Line: Mischa Zverev +225 Jurgen Melzer -350
[Offtopic: by the way, do you…
BBC Radio one tennis correspondent Simon Mundie joins us to look at both the women’s final and the men’s final from Roland Garros.
Samantha Stosur is up against Francesca Schiavone, while Rafa Nadal chases another Roland Garros crown when he comes up against Robin Soderling on Sunday.
Does out expert think the matches will turn out as the betting indicates or can Simon see a shock in either Paris encounter?