Just a week before the start of the first tennis Grand Slam of the new decade, a player who was retired at this time last year is the favorite to win the Australian Open women’s title. Kim Clijsters is listed at the $4 favorite by Australian betting firm Tab Sportsbet. ADHEREL
Clijsters is followed in their latest odds by Serena Williams at $4.5, Justine Henin $5.5, Maria Sharapova $9.0 and Caroline Wozniacki and Venus Williams at $15.
No real surprise in the men’s odds, Roger Federer is the favorite at $3.5 followed by Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal at $5. Novak Djokovic and Juan Martin Del Potro at next at $6. Recent Doha winner Nikolay Dayvdenko is $16 and Brisbane champ Andy Roddick is $21.
The Australian Open begins on Monday, January 18 in Melbourne. The main draws for both fields will be released this Friday.
Current Odds (as of Sunday, Jan 10):
Men
Roger Federer – $3.5
Andy Murray – $5
Rafael Nadal – $5
Juan Martin Del Potro – $6
Novak Djokovic – $6
Nikolay Davydenko – $13
Andy Roddick – $21
Marin Cilic – $34
Robin Soderling – $34
Jowilfried Tsonga – $51
Fernando Verdasco – $51
Gael Monfils – $67
Fernando Gonzalez – $81
Lleyton Hewitt – $101
David Nalbandian – $151
Marcos Baghdatis – $201
Tomas Berdych – $201
James Blake – $201
Richard Gasquet – $201
Tommy Haas – $201
Gilles Simon – $201
Jeremy Chardy – $251
David Ferrer – $251
Sam Querrey – $251
Radek Stepanek – $251
Stanislas Wawrinka – $251
Women
Kim Clijsters – $4
Serena Williams – $4.5
Justine Henin – $5.5
Maria Sharapova – $9
Venus Williams – $15
Caroline Wozniacki – $15
Elena Dementieva – $17
Victoria Azarenka – $21
Svetlana Kuznetsova – $21
Jelena Jankovic – $26
Dinara Safina – $26
Ana Ivanovic – $41
Samantha Stosur – $51
Sabine Lisicki – $67
Flavia Pennetta – $81
Agnieszka Radwanska – $81
Yanina Wickmayer – $81
Nadia Petrova – $101
Vera Zvonareva – $101
Marion Bartoli – $126
Na Li – $126
Jelena Dokic – $151
Daniela Hantuchova – $151
Dominika Cibulkova – $201
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova – $201
Shahar Peer – $201
Aleksandra Wozniak – $201
Jie Zheng – $201
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