Australian Open Tennis Betting Guide

The Australian Open Tennis Championships will take place between the 19th January and 1st February 2009. It is the first tennis ‘Grand Slam’ of the year and will attract the very top tennis players in the World. It is known as the Happy Slam and has over the last 20 years of its profound Australian Open history developed a carnival style atmosphere which draws hundreds of thousands of spectators each year.

The Australian Open Venue of Melbourne Park is truly State of the Art and facilities include retractable roofs allowing play to be continuous no matter what the weather. The weather is usually good anyway, with the Tournament falling in the middle of Australia’s summer. Last year a new surface was introduced known as plexi-cushion that has better heat retention allowing for truer bounce.

Mens and Ladies Singles

The main features of the Tournament will be the Mens and Ladies singles and the results of past Tournaments demonstrate that only the very best players in the world usually win. The Australian Open Roll of Honour has a wonderful list of past and present Champions.

Current Champions are Novak Djokovic, who won his first mens Grand Slam here last year, defeating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the final, while the Ladies Champion is Maria Sharapova, who won last year when defeating current World Number One, Ana Ivanovic in the final. Winners are presented with the Norman Brooks Trophy for the men and the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup for the ladies.

Australian Open Betting

Like last year Australian Open Betting will be popular and betting odds on major competitions are usually very generous. Tennis backers should check out the Australian Open mens top seeds and the Australian Open Ladies top seeds as well as player profiles before making their selection for backing in the online betting odds.