Australian Open Men’s Singles SF
And then there were four.
Sports betting in Melbourne will pick up pace as the final draw is merely days away. With the shocking departures of Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic, betting odds begin to stir towards tennis’ old boys.
However, it would be unwise to bet online solely based on the legacy of these two players. Each person in the final four has as much of a shot at winning as the next one. I beckon you to put your thinking cap on and analyse carefully the semi-final games of the Australian Open Men’s Singles.
Roger Federer vs Stanislas Wawrinka
Whatever happens in this Federer-Wawrinka match, Switzerland will be represented in the final of the year’s first Grand Slam.
The last time these two met was at the 2015 World Tour Finals semi-final, where Federer beat Wawrinka, four years his junior, in a two-set duel. Since then, he has made a decent run in 2016 iteration of the Open as well as winning last year’s US Open.
It will be interesting to see how Wawrinka will approach this game, as the 35-year-old won 18 of their 21 games. I think it will be a close game with Federer barely making it out of an exciting five-set game. With that being said, punters could take the safe route and choose Wawrinka +1.50 @ 1.62.
Rafael Nadal vs Grigor Dimitrov
Nadal would be the heavy favourite here if we base the match on brand recognition and name recall alone.
Nadal would be a bit more exhausted than his opponent after going through gruelling games with Alexander Zverev, Gael Monfils and Milos Raonic. Dimitrov may have been a bit fortunate with the draw and will look to make the Spaniard run for every point.
The Bulgarian did win his last match against Nadal in Beijing, so he will be coming in with a bit of a boost. However, Rafa is more than happy to beat challenging opponents to make up for his humiliating first-round exit last year.
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Disclaimer: Odds are correct at time of publish.
