Novak Djokovic – 2012 Grand Slam Betting

Novak Djokovic has simply been in unstoppable form this year. On Monday night the Serb added the US Open to his Australian Open and Wimbledon crowns after he beat Rafael Nadal in a blockbuster clash in Flushing Meadows. Bookmakers Victor Chandler are already looking ahead to 2012 and have released a number of tempting Novak Djokovic Grand Slam bets.

Djokovic is priced at 33/1 to go one better then this year and win all four Grand Slams in 2012, an attractive offer considering the scintillating form he has been in. Winning all four Grand Slams inside one calendar year is a quite phenomenal achievement which has only ever been achieved by two players, Don Budge and Rod Laver, with Laver incredibly doing it twice: in 1962 and 1969. Djokovic is also available at 6/1 to repeat his achievement of 2011 and win three Grand Slams in 2012, while he is 2/1 to win two and 6/4 to win one.

The 24-year-old would love nothing more than to win the career Grand Slam by adding the French Open to his rapidly growing collection, with the Serb has been handed odds of 13/8 to win in Roland Garros. The next Grand Slam is the Australian Open in January 2012 and Djokovic is available at 6/4 to win what would be his third Australian Open title. He can also be found at 13/8 to win next year’s Wimbledon.

Next up for Djokovic is a Davis Cup semi-final against Argentina, starting on Friday 16^th September. Serbia are the odds on 1/4 favourites to beat Argentina, while Argentina are available at 11/4 to win the tie. Serbia were the surprise 2010 Davis Cup winners and are the 5/4 to win again this time around.

Novak Djokovic 2012 Grand Slam Betting

• 11/4 – None
• 6/4 – One
• 2/1 – Two
• 6/1 – Three
• 33/1 – Four

Novak Djokovic 2012 Grand Slam Winner Odds

• 6/4 – 2012 Australian Open
• 13/8 – 2012 French Open
• 13/8 – 2012 Wimbledon

All odds supplied by Victor Chandler

Spain The Team To Beat According To Latest Davis Cup Outright Betting

We are now down to the last four of the 2011 Davis Cup Tennis and there is no surprise to see Spain at the head of the market as they aim to win the team competition for the fifth time in their history. Spain have been the dominant force since winning for the first time in 2000 and it is hard to argue with their status as favourites with Boylesports, the Irish Bookmaker rate the Spanish  as a 5/4 shot to win the tournament which reflects the strength of their team at the moment. Such is the strength of the Spanish squad at the moment that they manged to comfortably dispatch the USA in the Quarter-Finals without needing to select their best player Rafa Nadal for the tie in Texas.

The closest opposition to the Spanish and there likely final opponents are expected to be defending Champions Serbia who with Novak Djokovic leading them will be expected to beat Argentina in their Semi-Final match up. Djokovic is without doubt the best player in the world at the moment and his remarkable run of form in 2011 was sparked by his brilliant performance in the Davis Cup Final last season as the Serbs defeated France in a tight final. Punters wanting to back Djokovic and the Serbs to defend their title can get a price of 6/4 with Boyleports, they look the clear favourites in the last four against Argentina which is likely to set up a home tie against the Spanish in the final.

The Spanish are likely to prove too strong for France in the Semi-Finals with the tie set to take place on clay later in the year, Nadal is likely to join the likes of David Ferrer, Feliciano Lopez and Fernando Verdasco in what is looking like the strongest team left in the tournament. It is worth considering though that should as expected Spain and Serbia reach the Final, the matches will be played in Serbia which is a massive advantage for Novak Djokovic and his squad which makes the Serbs a genuine threat. A Serbia v Spain final is a mouth watering prospect with Nadal and Djokovic set to meet in what could be a titanic tussle at the end of the year, Djovkovic has been on top of Nadal in general over the last year and if that trend continues we could be set to see Serbia retain their title.

Outright Davis Cup 2011 Win Odds with Boylesports

• 5/4 – Spain
• 6/4 – Serbia
• 7/1 – Argentina
• 7/1 – France

Market supplied by Boyleports.com

Djokovic 12/1 to Win Every Grand Slam

Paddy Power are offering intriguing odds of 12/1 for Novak Djokovic to win all four Grand Slams in 2011. The Serbian superstar has been in sensational form so far this year, and with the Australian Open already under his belt, who says he can’t complete the clean sweep.

At the time of writing the 23-year-old remains undefeated in 2011. His incredible winning streak dates back to the previous year, in which he ended on a high having lead Serbia to their first ever Davis Cup title after beating France 3-2 in a thrilling final. Djokovic has since won the Australian Open, three ATP Masters titles in Indian Wells, Miami and Madrid, as well as tournaments in Dubai and Belgrade. Djokovic is currently looking good in the Rome Masters – an event he won three years ago – and is due to face Robin Soderling in the quarter-finals. His 6-4 6-1 demolition of Stanislas Wawrinka in the previous round takes his 2011 winning tally to 34, only eight wins away from equalling John McEnroe’s 42-0 start in 1984.

Djokovic seems to have overcome a major mental barrier concerning Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer and now goes into every match against the two tennis greats with buckets of confidence, whereas before he perhaps lacked the belief that he was really going to win. The next Grand Slam on the tennis calender is the French Open, which begins on 22nd May, and Paddy Power have Djokovic at 12/5 to win.

Novak Djokovic Specials

12/1 – Win all four Grand Slams in 2011/12

11/2 – Win three Grand Slams in 2011/12

7/4 – Win two Grand Slams in 2011/12

12/5 – Win 2011 French Open

7/2 – Win 2011 Wimbledon

11/4 – Win 2011 US Open

All odds courtesy of Paddy Power

Can Serbia retain the Davis Cup or will Spain grab it this year?

The tournament initially started in 1900 as a contest between the UK and USA and was known as the International Lawn Tennis Challenge; it is now contested by over 100 countries each time the tournament is ran. The 2011 Davis Cup will the 100th time the tournament has been ran between the national teams in men’s tennis. Unlike other tournaments there is no “home” for the event when the schedule of matches is created each team is assigned as either home or away and the game is played (as well as the final) on a court of the home nation.

There are 16 teams judged to be the worlds best in tennis rankings that will be competing in the World Group whilst all the other countries are split into 3 knockout tournaments to gain entry to the final.

The favourites to win are the Spanish dream team that includes David Ferrer and Rafael Nadal who are just ahead of last years winner Serbia in the betting odds, the Serbian side includes Viktor Troicki and Janko Tipsarevic.

2011 Davis Cup Outright winner

All odds for this market come from Ladbrokes who can supply more odds on request.

• 2/1 – Spain
• 7/2 – Serbia
• 11/2 – France
• 13/2 – Argentina
• 15/2 Czech Republic
• 8/1 – Russia
• 12/1 – Croatia
• 33/1 – Germany
• 66/1 – Sweden

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