Who are the best bets and value picks for the early matches at this year’s US Open?
Who are the best bets and value picks for the early matches at this year’s US Open?
Who are the best bets in the first round of the 2019 US Open tennis?
That’s the big question as we head into the final grand slam of the year, kicking off Monday, August 26 at Flushing Meadows.
The match markets are often lopsided in the early days of the majors, but there are some nuggets of gold to be found if you know where to look.
Let’s look at the latest US Open tennis odds and see what is on offer.
US Open multi odds = +723 at Bovada
Tsitsipas – -222.22 Rublev – +170
Tsitsipas has returned mixed results in this year’s majors, reaching the semi-finals of the Australian Open and bowing out in the first round at Wimbledon. Rublev has struggled for fitness and form since making the quarters at the 2017 US Open, since when he has failed to pass the third round at any of the majors. Get on the favourite in this battle of the 21-year-olds.
Stefanos Tsitsipas to win – -222.22 at Bovada
Osaka – -384.62 Blinkova – +275
Although Osaka heads to Flushing Meadows as the defending champion and world no.1, there are questions over her temperament and maturity after early exits at the French Open and Wimbledon. The Japanese star is a known quantity at the US Open, however, and should have no problems dispatching an opponent who is yet to make it past the third round of a major.
Naomi Osaka to win in straight sets – -138.89 at Bovada
Popyrin – -188.68 Delbonis – +147
Ash Barty, Alex de Minaur and Nick Kyrgios are the big names in Australian tennis at the moment, but Popyrin is an emerging talent who has taken a few big scalps this year. Delbonis, on the other hand, is your classic Argentine journeyman who has never made a dint in the majors. Back the young Aussie to win through to the second round in his first US Open appearance.
Alexei Popyrin to win – -188.68 at Bovada
Potapova – +118 Gauff – -151.52
Gauff was the breakout star of the 2019 Wimbledon Championships, but can the 15-year-old American back it up with a big run at her home slam? At 18, Potapova is only a few years older and has yet to make her mark at senior level. Gauff has all the tools to be a star and will underline that point with a first-round win at Flushing Meadows.
Cori Gauff to win – -151.52 at Bovada
Millman – +1400 Nadal – -5000
It was only last year that Millman knocked out Roger Federer en route to the US Open quarter-finals, but the Aussie battler has struggled to match that standard since. There is not much else to say, except that Nadal should kick off his campaign for a fourth title in New York with a comfortable win.
Rafael Nadal to win in straight sets – -333.33 at Bovada