Tennis returns to focus at the end of this month with a return to Grand Slam action at the U.S Open. There are 2 major talking points heading into the showpiece at Flushing Meadows- can Djokovic win another major tournament and will anybody be able to stop the force of nature that is Serena Williams?
Serena played hard against Simona Halep in the quarter-finals who gave her a serious run for her money. Williams dominated the first set with six aces and three breaks of serve, but Halep, who became the first woman at this year’s US Open to break the American’s serve, claimed the second. The 24-year-old Romanian fought off 12 break points and converted her fifth set point of an epic 10th game to draw level. Unfortunately however Halep lost her rythym in the second set and Williams took it to reach the semi-final. In a surprise attack by Karolina Pliskova, Williams was defeated in the semi-finals.
On the men’s side, things are far less predictable. Novak Djokovic will be odds on favourite given his success recently, and his form over the past 12 months, which by all accounts is near perfect. However Wawrinka, Nishkori and Monfils all stand to battle their grounds against the legend, which certainly makes for exciting viewing.
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US Open Tennis Betting
Odds:
MEN
N Djokovic 1/7 to beat G Monfils 5/1 in the semi-finals
S Wawrinka 1/1 to beat K Nishikori 8/10 in the semi-finals
WOMEN
K Pliskova 15/10 to beat A Kerber 11/20 in finals.
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