Australian Open
Australian Open Betting - January 13th - 26th 2014
Australian Open Betting
It is set to be a scorching summer of tennis, with a massive $4m increase in prize money on offer at the 2014 Australian Open. The Grand Slam of Asia Pacific has always been among the most popular ATP World Tour events, and with a record $30m on offer in January – the biggest prize purse in the history of tennis – the game’s elite will be nowhere else but Melbourne. Will your Australian Open betting campaign be as profitably?
Held over two tantalising weeks – Monday January 13th to Sunday 26th January – on the hard courts at Melbourne Park, grab the hottest seats at Rod Laver Arena for all the marquee clashes.
Facts about the Australian Open
- All court surfaces are Plexicushion and the official ball used is Wilson.
- In 1972, Ken Rosewall became the oldest man at 38 years and three months to win the men’s singles title.
- The men’s singles champion is presented with the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup. The women’s equivalent is the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Trophy.
Australian Open 2014
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Where: Rod Laver Arena, Batman Avenue, Melbourne , VIC, Australia
Australian Open
The Australian Open tradition began in 1905. Back then it was the Australiasian Open and was contested on grass courts at the Warehouseman’s Cricket Ground in Melbourne. In 1927 it became the Australian Championships and has been known officially as the Australian Open since 1969. The event moved to its current home Melbourne Park (formerly Flinders Park) in 1988.
The Australian Open was the first Grand Slam to feature indoor play, with Melbourne Park’s principal courts Rod Laver Arena and Hisense Arena equipped with retractable roofs. The new-look Melbourne Park Tennis Centre is in stage 1 of a $363m redevelopment, which is expected to be complete in 2015. In addition to increased prize money, the 2013 Australian Open will see the introduction of third umpire technology Hawk-Eye to Show Courts 2 and 3.
The first of the four Grand Slam tournaments of the year, the Australian Open signature events are the men’s and women’s singles title, which attract 128 competitors each. The entrants play in knock-out matches across four rounds, followed by quarter, then semi finals.
The remaining two competitors take to the court for the final match to determine the 2014 Australian Open champion. While the singles hit-outs are the main draw card, there are other competitions held over the two week tournament, including: doubles, mixed doubles and junior championships, plus, wheelchair, legends and exhibition events between retired legends.
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Australian Open Winners
Below are previous Australian Open Winners.
| Event | Champion | Runner-Up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Men’s Singles | Novak Djokovic | Andy Murray | 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–3), 6–3, 6–2 |
| 2013 Women’s Singles | Victoria Azarenka | Li Na | 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| 2012 Men’s Singles | Novak Djokovic | Rafael Nadal | 5–7, 6–4, 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 7–5 |
| 2012 Women’s Singles | Victoria Azarenka | Maria Sharapova | 6–3, 6–0 |
| 2011 Men’s Singles | Novak Djokovic | Andy Murray | 6–4, 6–2, 6-3 |
| 2011 Women’s Singles | Kim Clijsters | Na Li | 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 |
| 2010 Men’s Singles | Roger Federer | Andy Murray | 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 |
| 2010 Women’s Singles | Serena Williams | Justine Henin | 6–4, 3–6, 6-2 |
| 2009 Men’s Singles | Rafael Nadal | Roger Federer | 7-5, 3-6, 7-6, 3-6, 6-2 |
| 2009 Women’s Singles | Serena Williams | Dinara Safina | 6-0, 6-3 |
| 2008 Men’s Singles | Novak Djokovic | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 |
| 2008 Women’s Singles | Maria Sharapova | Ana Ivanovic | 7–5, 6–3 |
| 2007 Men’s Singles | Roger Federer | Fernando Gonzalez | 7-6, 6-4, 6-4 |
| 2007 Women’s Singles | Serena Williams | Maria Sharapova | 6-1, 6-2 |
| 2006 Men’s Singles | Roger Federer | Marcos Baghdatis | 5-7, 7-5, 6-0, 6-2 |
| 2006 Women’s Singles | Amelie Mauresmo | Justine Henin-Hardenne | 6–1, 2-0 |
| 2005 Men’s Singles | Marat Safin | Lleyton Hewitt | 1-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 |
| 2005 Women’s Singles | Serena Williams | Lindsay Davenport | 6-2, 3-6, 6-0 |
| 2004 Men’s Singles | Roger Federer | Marat Safin | 7-6, 6-4, 6-2 |
| 2004 Women’s Singles | Justine Henin-Hardenne | Kim Clijsters | 6–3, 4-6, 6-3 |
| 2003 Men’s Singles | Andre Agassi | Rainer Schuettler | 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 |
| 2003 Women’s Singles | Serena Williams | Venus Williams | 7-6, 3-6, 6-4 |
| 2002 Men’s Singles | Thomas Johansson | Marat Safin | 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 |
| 2002 Women’s Singles | Jennifer Capriati | Martina Hingis | 4–6, 7-6, 6-2 |
| 2001 Men’s Singles | Andre Agassi | Arnaud Clement | 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 |
| 2001 Women’s Singles | Jennifer Capriati | Martina Hingis | 6-4, 6-3 |
| 2000 Men’s Singles | Andre Agassi | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 |
| 2000 Women’s Singles | Lindsay Davenport | Martina Hingis | 6-1, 7-5 |
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Favourites
Australian Open 2014 is set to be one of the greatest instalments of the tournament to date and punters will be hoping a bet on Australian Open 2014 will be just as lucrative as the player’s cheques. Both the men’s and women’s draw is packed with the tour’s elite.
Ladies Australian Open
Reigning women’s singles champion Victoria Azarenka, had a 26-match winning streak following her first Grand Slam title here last year, and will come into the tournament as World No. 1 following her WTA Championship semi-final berth in late October 2012. Her opponent in the 6-3, 6-0 match, Maria Sharapova has had another solid year and will go into January’s rounds a strong favourite. Can Sam Stosur produce her 2011 US Open form on home turf? And look out for Li Na who never misses an opportunity to progress. Love her or hate her, the imposing American Serena Williams is always tough to beat here, and is Australian Open odds favourite.
Men’s Australian Open
In the men’s draw Bernard Tomic is Australia’s most likely hope. But can the confident Queenslander produce what he promises? The great Scot Andy Murray overcame his Grand Slam hoodoo when he claimed victory at the US Open in 2012. With the monkey off his back the 2010 and 2011 finalist will definitely be a force to be reckoned with at Melbourne Park. Finalist in 2012, Rafael Nadal will be back and near full Spanish strength, after overcoming a leg injury. Of course crowd favourite Roger Federer will be there in the final rounds, as will the familiar names of Del Potro and Berdych. However, expect reigning champ Novak Djokovic to shine again in 2014.
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Memorable Matches
The unforgiving Australian summer separated the contenders from the champions in 2003, when temperatures soared to 42 degrees. But then, sometimes it rains. Who could forget when centre court flooded in 1995? Or John McEnroe’s temper tantrum in 1990 that saw him disqualified for “misconduct”? How about the Swiss Miss Martina Hingis creating history as the youngest champion in Australian Open history in 1997? There are so many great moments; here are three from the past decade.
2011 – Marathon moment
Italian Francesca Schiavone and Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova played out a blockbuster match in 2011. Those in the stands at Hisense Arena were glued to their seats – for nearly five hours – as the players tormented each other on court. The pair shared the first two sets 6-4, 1-6 before embarking on a 30 game third and deciding. The 30-year-old Italian Schiavone outlasted the Russian, surviving six match points to eventually win 16-14. The fourth round match lasted four hours and 44 minutes; the longest in open era history, both in time and games.
2009 – A Champion’s Tears
The nation’s collective heart broke in 2009 when tennis’ Mr Nice Guy, and arguably one of the best player’s the sport has produced, cried uncontrollable on centre court. “God it’s killing me,” was as much as Roger Federer could manage in his post-match speech, following his heart-breaking loss at the hands of his long-time rival Rafael Nadal. The gentle champion was inconsolable after the epic five set battle – 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (3), 3-6, 6-2. His tears not a sign of a spoilt brat – the unsportsmanlike behavior that has been displayed by lesser characters in the past – but rather, the true mark of a player, a man, who truly loves the game. Nadel embraced his friend to the delight of a packed Rod Laver Arena.
2005 – Australia’s Last Hope
Grand Slam tennis hit television’s centre court in 2005; the men’s final the first to be televised in prime-time. Australia’s own Lleyton Hewitt took on Russian fourth seed Marat Safin and 4.1 million Aussies watched. The big-hitting Safin earned his final’s berth following an upset win over first seed Roger Federer 5-7, 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (8-6), 9-7. Equally deserving, third seed Hewitt took out second seeded American Andy Roddick 3-6, 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-4), 6-1. While green and gold dominated in the stands, so did Hewitt on the court, taking the first 1-6. However, Safin prevailed, winning the next three 6-3, 6-4, 6-4, in a match that lasted nearly three hours.
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Rod Laver Arena
Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena, is situated in Melbourne Park and has been the home of the Australian Open since the beginning in 1988. The arena is named after the three-time Australian Open winner and has a full capacity of 14,820.
The stadium is the centre piece, or centre-court of Melbourne Parks’s Tennis centre. The surface of the court is a unique material, called Plexicushion which is very similar to the Deco Turf ued for the US Open Tennis.
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| Competition | Dates |
|---|---|
| US Open | Aug 27th -Sept 9th 2012 |
| Australian Open | January 14th – 27th 2013 |
| French Open | May 26th – June 9th 2013 |
| Wimbledon | June 24th – July 7th 2013 |
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