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The 2008 US Open Betting Odds

The 2008 US Open Odds will present bettors with a lot of betting opportunities. The Open is the last event in the Grand Slam sequence. Tennis represents a great sport to bet on, no matter if you are attracted to Andy Roddick, or just impressed by the massive skill possessed by Roger Federer. It offers fair odds, along with many dark horse players. As a matter of fact, tennis betting is popular among many professional bettors. Some oddsmakers are apparently much further off with their tennis odds than the other major betting sports.

The US Open Tennis Championships will take place at Flushing, New York between the 25th August and 7th September. It is the final Major Tennis Championship of the year and very often the most exciting. The US Open tennis tournament began in 1881, is one of the oldest tennis championships in the world.

2008 US Open

Location Flushing, New York City, United States
First Played in 1881
Venue USTA National Tennis Center
Surface Hard / Outdoors
Men's draw 128S / 128Q / 64D
Women's draw $7,000,000
Prize money US$19,600,000
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Here are some examples of how the US Open Odds are coming for the Men's Singles:

Roger Federer (6-5) - He has been ranked #1 in the world for a record 232 consecutive weeks. That?s over 4 year! He has won over $41,000,000 in total prize money. He has won the US Open four times, and reached the finals a record 10 consecutive times from 2005 to 2007. If anyone is going to take this event, they are going to have to pry it from Federer hands. This is his tournament to lose.

Andy Roddick (20-1) - He was the #1 player in the world back in 2003. That seems like a long time ago, but at 25 Roddick still has a lot of skill. His lone win in the US Open came when he was on the top of the mountain back in 2003. He has the fastest recorded serve at 155 MPH, breaking his own speed record three times. That is simply amazing. If Roddick can pull one out of the hat, you will be making a nice profit at 20-1.

Rafael Nadal (2-1) - Nadal has won 5 Grand Slam Singles titles. He has been the #2 player for quite a while. Nadal is well known for his rivalry with Federer. He has denied him a Grand Slam by winning the French Open in 2005-2008. He hasn´t traditionally been successful at the US Open only making it to the quarter finals. I don´t like Nadal´s chances at 2-1, but he certainly has the ability to get the job done.

Novak Djokovic (3-1) - This Serbian player reached the finals of the US Open in 2007. He is currently ranked third in the world. He won his first Grand Slam title in January of 2008 in the Australian Open. He beat Federer in the process. He is a young player on the rise, and he is more than capable of winning this thing. I like his chances at 3-1, but he is going to have to go through Federer yet again.

And for the Women´s Singles in the US Open the odds are being placed like this:

Maria Sharapova (5-2) - This Russian phenomenon is a former World #1, and is currently ranked #3. She is coached by her father and former player Michael Joyce. She defeated Serena Williams when she was just 17 years old to take the Wimbledon title. She has won the Australian Open this year, and won the US Open in 2006. She has been ranked in the top 10 longer than any other player. She is only getting better, and should be tough to take down in this years event.

Ana Ivanovo (13-4) - This Serbian player is currently the #1 player in the world. She recently won her first Grand Slam singles title, taking the French Open. She was the runner up in the 2008 Australian Open. She is one of the most talented players in the game, and offers fair odds. I couldn´t tell you not to bet this girl, she should be one of the top finishers.

Venus Williams (9-2) - She was the winner of the US Open in 2000, and again in 2001. She is currently ranked #7 in the world, but is a former #1. She also won the Olympic gold medal in 2000. Her recent success has been sparse, but she did capture the 2008 Wimbledon. I could see Venus winning this event for the third time, but I will look elsewhere.

Defending Champions

Men: Roger Federer

Roger Federer has won twelve Grand Slam singles titles (three Australian Open, five Wimbledon, four US Open), four Tennis Masters Cup titles, and fourteen ATP Masters Series titles. Federer holds many records in the game, including having appeared in ten consecutive Grand Slam men's singles finals (2005 Wimbledon Championships through the 2007 US Open) and 17 consecutive Grand Slam singles semifinals (2004 Wimbledon - present). He also holds the open era records for consecutive wins on both grass courts (65) and hard courts (56). He has a storied rivalry with Rafael Nadal.

Federer's success has prompted a number of tennis critics, legendary players, and current players to consider him to be one of the greatest tennis players in history. In 2008, he was named Laureus World Sportsman of the Year for a record fourth consecutive time.

Women: Justine Henin

Justine Henin Hardenne won 41 WTA singles titles and more than US$19 million in prize money. Seven of those titles were Grand Slam singles titles, including four French Open titles, one Australian Open title, and two US Open titles. She also won the WTA Tour Championships twice and the singles gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Tennis experts cite her mental toughness, the completeness and variety of her game, her footspeed and footwork, and her one-handed backhand (which John McEnroe has described as the best single-handed backhand in the women's or men's game) as the principal reasons for her success.

The US Open History

The US Open grew from an exclusive entertainment event for high society to a $17 million prize money championship (about $1.4 million for each of the winners of the singles tournaments) for over 600 male and female professional players. In 2008 the prize money will top 120.6 million dollars in total.

The US Open originated from two separate tournaments: the men's tournament and the women's tournament. The event was first held in August 1881 and staged at the Newport Casino, Newport, Rhode Island (men's singles only). The championships were known as the U.S. National Singles Championship for men. Only clubs that were members of the United States National Lawn Tennis Association were permitted to enter. From 1884 until 1911 the tournament used a challenge system whereby the defending champion automatically qualified for the next year's final. The Newport Casino hosted the men's singles tournament until 1915 when it moved to the West Side Tennis Club at Forest Hills, New York. From 1921 until 1923 it was played at the Germantown Cricket Club in Philadelphia and returned to Forest Hills in 1924.

Six years after the men's nationals were held, the first official U.S. Women's National Singles Championship was held at the Philadelphia Cricket Club in 1887, followed by the U.S. Women's National Doubles Championship in 1889. The first U.S. Mixed Doubles Championship was held alongside the women's singles and doubles. In 1900, the U.S. National Men's Doubles Championship was held for the first time. Tournaments were held in the east and the west of the country to determine the best two teams (sectional winners). These then competed in a play-off, the winner played the defending champions in the challenge round.

The open era began in 1968 when all five events were merged into the newly named US Open at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, Queens. Notably, the 1968 combined tournament was opened to professionals; none of the predecessor tournaments allowed professionals to compete. That year, 96 men and 63 women entered the event with prize money amounting to $100,000. In 1970 the US Open was the first of the Grand Slam tournaments to introduce the tie-break at the end of a set. The US Open was originally played on grass until Forest Hills switched to Har-Tru clay courts in 1975. In 1978, the event moved from Forest Hills to its current home at Flushing Meadows, and the surface changed again, to the current DecoTurf. (Jimmy Connors is the only man to have won the US Open on more than one surface; in fact, he won it on all three surfaces. Female player Chris Evert won it on two different surfaces.)

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