2024 Australian Open Tennis Betting Odds

2024 Australian Open Tennis Betting

At the beginning of 2024, tennis fans and gamblers get bragging rights for a major event that will draw worldwide attention. Grand Slam tennis action begins with the Australian Open. The Australian Open is annually the first of the four major tournaments with the. In recent years, Novak Djokovic has dominated the men’s side. At the same time, the women have shown tremendous parity to make for a challenging handicap. Gambling action for the Grand Slam tournaments completely dominates all other tennis events each year. The Australian Open holds the unique position of being the first major event of the year.

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2024 Australian Open At a Glance

Location: Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia

Dates: January 14-28, 2024

Surface: Hard

Total Participants: 128 men and women

Defending Champions: Novak Djokovic, Aryna Sabalenka

TV Coverage: ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, Tennis Channel

2024 Australian Open Betting Odds Overview

In a similar way to other sports, tennis has superstars and name brands that draw massive amounts of gambling activity. And there is no more iconic brand in tennis than Novak Djokovic. Most tennis observers and gamblers rank the Serbian Superstar as the greatest men’s tennis player ever.

Djokovic, age 36, has earned credibility with the gambling public that is unsurpassed in all other sports. Thus, Djokovic will come at a maximum price that often flirts with overlay status. Yet he is consistently worth it.  But younger, capable and emerging stars such as Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev could offer more value.

On the women’s side, there are several singles players with a serious chance to win the 2024 Australian Open. Coco Gauff earned credibility with her 2023 US Open title. But there has been significantly more parity and potential champions in women’s tennis. Gauff will draw plenty of attention, but a host of European stars could come away with the title.

2024 Australian Top Contenders – Men

Novak Djokovic – The People’s Choice

In 2023, Novak Djokovic won 56 of his 63 singles matches and seven titles. He was the winner of the 2023 ATP Finals. First in the Association of Tennis Professionals rankings is Djokovic. Djokovic has been ranked number one in the world in 406 weeks for 13 different years. It is an astounding record of success that gives him immense credibility with gamblers. Djokovic has ten Australian Open championships. Including four titles in the last four Australian Opens that he participated in.

Carlos Alcaraz – Sharps See Value and Ability

Carlos Alcaraz, age 20, is one of the top emerging superstars on the men’s side. He lost in the Nitto ATP seminal finals to Djokovic in 2023. His overall record last year was 65-12, with six titles. Second-ranked on the ATP, Alcaraz has Grand Slam titles at the 2022 US Open and 2023 Wimbledon.

Jannik Skinner – The Sneaky Value

Jannik Skinner, age 24, could offer the most value as an elite player that often gets overlooked. Last year, Skinner was 64-15 with four singles titles. Skinner is ranked 4th on the ATP rankings. Skinner is gunning for his first Grand Slam title in 2024.

Daniil Medvedev is ranked 3rd on the ATP rankings.  Medvedev was 66-18 in 2023 with five singles titles. He is best known for his 2021 US Open title, where he ruined Djokovic’s bid for a calendar Grand Slam. It is the only Grand Slam title of his career. But gamblers believe more are coming.

2024 Australian Open Top Contenders – Women

Iga Swiatek – Grand Slam Prove

First on the Women’s Tennis Association rankings is Iga Swiatek. Last year, Swiatek posted a record of 68-11 with six singles titles. Swiatek, age 22, hails from Poland. She has four Grand Slam titles in her career with the French Open (2020, 2022, 2023) and the US Open (2022).

Aryna Sabalenka – The Defending Champion

Second on the WTA rankings is Aryna Sabalenka, age 25, of Belarus. In 2023, Sabalenka posted a record of 55-14 with three singles titles. Sabalenka’s only Grand Slam title was at the 2023 Australian Open.

Elena Rybakina – Seeking Breakthrough

Fourth on the ATP rankings is Elena Rybakina. Last year, she posted a record of 47-15 with two singles titles. Rybakina, age 24, is a native of Russia who now plays out of Kazakhstan.

Coco Gauff – The New American Superstar

year, Coca Gauff, age 19, was 51-16 with four singles titles. Coco is the great American hope of women’s tennis. Gauff ranks 3rd on the WTA rankings and won the final 2023 Grand Slam event (US Open). It was Gauff’s first Grand Slam title but many more are expected in years to come.

Australian Open Winners (2000)

The Australian Open was played twice in 1977, once in January and once in December. The tournament was not held in 1986 when it switched permanently from a December event to a January event.

Most Career Men's Wins (Open Era)

Novak Djokovic has the most wins at this tournament in the Open Era, with Roger Federer next with six victories. Roy Emerson reigned supreme in the amateur era with five straight titles in the 1960s.

Most Career Women's Wins (Open Era)

*Court won a total of 11 Australian Open titles, though seven of her championships came in the amateur era.

There is a reason why Australia's secondary court behind Rod Laver Court is named after Margaret Court. She was dominant throughout the 1960s and 1970s in her country's tournaments, winning the Aussie Open seven straight times in the 1960s and four more times during the Open Era.

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