Bookmakers say Nole is the favorite to win US Open
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Anti-Fedal
Professional
Nadal will win it if he plays. Novak probably won't make it past the 3rd or 4th Round.
tennis_pro
Bionic Poster
Murray is 7/2 while Nadal 9/2? What a joke. First of all Nadal is going to play. Secondly, Murray will be lucky to reach the quarters and not get humiliated by a top 10 player. Thirdly, Djokovic has been the favorite for every Slam since late 2011 (except the FO in 2012/2013) and it hasn't worked that well for him, has it?
This is how the odds should look like:
Djokovic 5/2
Nadal 7/2
Federer 9/2
Murray 8/1
Wawrinka 8/1
The rest below 10/1
This is how the odds should look like:
Djokovic 5/2
Nadal 7/2
Federer 9/2
Murray 8/1
Wawrinka 8/1
The rest below 10/1
MichaelNadal
Bionic Poster
conway
Banned
Nadal hasn't had a good year at all. Even on clay he had probably his worst year of clay tennis (even below 2011), but won the French since he is the clay GOAT and the clay field today is awful (plus Novak by now has a huge mental bloc playing Nadal at RG and maybe even in slams again). He hasn't even won a title off clay, did super poorly at Wimbledon again, many other poor showings, terrible loss in the Australian Open final considering the opponent, and put up meek and poor performances in getting killed his last couple non clay meetings with Novak. IMO the bookies have his odds right. The only change I would make is to move Federer up to 2nd favorite. I have no idea who would be 3rd as nobody else has a good chance really.
MichaelNadal
Bionic Poster
Djokovic is the world #1 so of course he's going to be the favourite to win every tournament he enters. What would be the point of being ranked best player in the world if nobody thought you were the favourite to win?
Hint: google search "5555 Lance Storm" :lol:
Djokovic2011
Bionic Poster
That's not true as he won Doha at the beginning of the year.
Anyway if Djokovic plays like we all know he can then I can understand him being the favourite. But if he plays like he has been these past couple of weeks, he'll be lucky to reach the QF.
dominikk1985
Legend
well of course he is the favorite on hardcourt with nadal being injured, fed being old and murray being out of shape.
novak is a great player but his form this year is not all that good.
novak is a great player but his form this year is not all that good.
BringBackSV
Hall of Fame
So is Doha played on clay these days? Rafa has not played much HC tennis but he made the AO finals and another MS 1000 finals, so he can't be playing that badly. I'm not sure what Wimbledon has to do with HC. Did he do well at Wimbledon last year before sweeping Toronto, Cincy, and the US Open? If Rafa is healthy, I'd put him at 1-2. He should be able to play himself into form at the US Open over the first week.
Dedans Penthouse
Legend
I can see Nole as the current betting favorite going into the US Open.
Wonder what his odds would be going into Flushing Meadows against this 'weak era' group of bums.
1 Jim Courier USA
2 Stefan Edberg SWE
3 Pete Sampras USA
4 Boris Becker GER
5 Goran Ivanišević CRO
6 Michael Chang USA
7 Petr Korda CZE
8 Ivan Lendl CZE
9 Andre Agassi USA
10 Richard Krajicek NED
11 Wayne Ferreira RSA
12 Guy Forget FRA
13 Michael Stich GER
14 MaliVai WashingtonUSA
15 Cedric Pioline FRA
16 Sergi Bruguera ESP
17 Alexander Volkov RUS
18 Thomas Muster AUT
19 Magnus GustafssonSWE
20 John McEnroe USA
Wonder what his odds would be going into Flushing Meadows against this 'weak era' group of bums.
1 Jim Courier USA
2 Stefan Edberg SWE
3 Pete Sampras USA
4 Boris Becker GER
5 Goran Ivanišević CRO
6 Michael Chang USA
7 Petr Korda CZE
8 Ivan Lendl CZE
9 Andre Agassi USA
10 Richard Krajicek NED
11 Wayne Ferreira RSA
12 Guy Forget FRA
13 Michael Stich GER
14 MaliVai WashingtonUSA
15 Cedric Pioline FRA
16 Sergi Bruguera ESP
17 Alexander Volkov RUS
18 Thomas Muster AUT
19 Magnus GustafssonSWE
20 John McEnroe USA
tipsa...don'tlikehim!
Talk Tennis Guru
Novak is still favourite by far
Bookies and the public are not sure if Novak is bluffing, always hard to say
but of course his odds have a lot to do with Nadal's injury too, Nadal was around @4.00 after Wimbledon and Noval was @2.80 back then
Bookies and the public are not sure if Novak is bluffing, always hard to say
but of course his odds have a lot to do with Nadal's injury too, Nadal was around @4.00 after Wimbledon and Noval was @2.80 back then
tipsa...don'tlikehim!
Talk Tennis Guru
Also don't get fooled by the odds anyway, Nadal last year was @9.50 to win the US open after the Darcis loss, i jumped on it and made 4K (that i lost later that year :evil: )
West Coast Ace
G.O.A.T.
So the bookies don't jump off and on bandwagons like most of the posters here. I guess that's how they make money.
#1, unless injured, should be the favorite. So he hasn't looked great after WINNING Wimbledon? Tsonga has done that to a lot of guys; and Robredo is 16th. If Djokovic had lost to Ryan Harrison and Flippo Volandri, then I'd wonder.
#1, unless injured, should be the favorite. So he hasn't looked great after WINNING Wimbledon? Tsonga has done that to a lot of guys; and Robredo is 16th. If Djokovic had lost to Ryan Harrison and Flippo Volandri, then I'd wonder.
tipsa...don'tlikehim!
Talk Tennis Guru
They don't indeed, but let's also be aware that it is the public which from now on will make the odds move up or down, so yeah the public is not backing much the others guys either
5555
Hall of Fame
Wonder what his odds would be going into Flushing Meadows against this 'weak era' group of bums.
1 Jim Courier USA
2 Stefan Edberg SWE
3 Pete Sampras USA
4 Boris Becker GER
5 Goran Ivanišević CRO
6 Michael Chang USA
7 Petr Korda CZE
8 Ivan Lendl CZE
9 Andre Agassi USA
10 Richard Krajicek NED
11 Wayne Ferreira RSA
12 Guy Forget FRA
13 Michael Stich GER
14 MaliVai WashingtonUSA
15 Cedric Pioline FRA
16 Sergi Bruguera ESP
17 Alexander Volkov RUS
18 Thomas Muster AUT
19 Magnus GustafssonSWE
20 John McEnroe USA
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Chanwan
G.O.A.T.
Well if that's such a sure thing, it would be pretty stupid of him not to play, no?
Who do you think can take Djoko out prior to the quarters?
Isner, Cilic, Simon, Monfils, Anderson, etc...if Djokovic doesn't take his head out of his rear end he might find himself upset by a competent floater.
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Deleted member 77403
Guest
That is hardly surprising.
Djokovic would have at least still been co-favorite had Nadal played. Federer outperforming in the HC masters wouldn't really change this.
bjsnider
Hall of Fame
You responded to that comment without underlining every other word? Your irony is in dire need of sharpening, sir.
Feather
Legend
Is that a fact or an opinion?
5555
Hall of Fame
It is a fact because this thread is about 2014.
heninfan99
Talk Tennis Guru
It seems like a perfect scenario for Fed. Even the odds-makers have underestimated him slightly but I would throw spare change at either Milos or Wawrinka.
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