Australian Open Tennis Betting Guide

The Australian Open Tennis for 2010 is now at an end and we have seen some cracking action over the last couple of weeks. The Men's Final saw Roger Federer win his 16th Grand Slam by defeating a brave Andy Murray in straight sets. Federer was at his brilliant best and was virtually unbeatable during the fortnight and only served to confirm his place as the greatest of all time. The Women's Final was a great match-up but in the end there was no fairytale ending for Justine Henin as Serena Williams won her 5th Aussie Crown. So in the end it was the two top seeds that picked up the trophies in 2010 but will they be able to do the same in 2011?

2010 Australian Open Finals Results

• Roger Federer bt Andy Murray - Sunday 31st January 

• Serena Williams bt Justine Henin - Saturday 30th January

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.

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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 which includes some of the great names of tennis history.

Current Champions are Rafa Nadal, who won his first Australian Grand Slam here last year, defeating Roger Federer in the final, while the Ladies Champion is Serena Williams, who won last year when defeating Russian Dinara Safina in the final. Winners are presented with the Norman Brooks Trophy for the men and the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup for the ladies.

The big news for 2010 is the return of former World No.1 and multiple Grand Slam Champion Justine Henin who has been given a wildcard after coming out of retirement. Henin will be the focus of miuch attention from punters and her price is already falling after a good return to the game in the past couple of weeks.

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Australian Open Betting

Like last year Australian Open Betting will be popular and betting odds on major competitions are usually very generous. See here for the latest Australian Open odds. 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.