Tennis bettors can get a head start on the last Grand Slam event of the year as betED.com has released odds for the 2007 U.S. Open Tennis Championships later this month.
The 125th U.S. Open runs from Aug. 27 to Sept. 9 at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, N.Y.
At betED.com, world No. 1 Justine Henin of Belgium, the 2003 US Open champion and last year?s runner-up, is the favorite in women?s singles at +150. World No. 7 Serena Williams, who won the first Grand Slam event of the year, the Australian Open, in January, is right behind at +225. Defending U.S. Open champion Maria Sharapova, currently ranked No. 2, is +500.
In men?s singles, world No. 1 Roger Federer of Switzerland, the three-time defending U.S. Open champion and reigning Australian Open and Wimbledon champion, is a huge favorite at -225. No. 2 Rafael Nadal of Spain, the current French Open champion, is +400, while No. 3 Novak Djokovic of Serbia is +700.
In all, 99 of the world?s top 100 women, representing 34 different countries, received direct entry into the 2007 US Open. No. 68 Lindsay Davenport, the 1998 US Open champion, did not enter after giving birth to her first child in June.
All of the top 100 men, representing 27 different countries, received direct entry into the US Open and all are expected to compete.
Seedings will be based on Aug. 20 WTA and ATP Rankings.
Both the men?s and women?s US Open singles champions will earn $1.4 million with the ability to earn an additional $1 million in bonus prize money (for a total $2.4 million potential payout) based on their performances in the US Open Series.
Other top players and odds in women?s singles include: No. 3 Jelena Jankovic of Serbia (+950); No. 6 Amelie Mauresmo of France (+575), who won the 2006 Australian Open and Wimbledon titles; No. 17 Venus Williams of the U.S. (+775), who won her sixth Grand Slam title at Wimbledon this year.
On the men?s side: No. 4 Andy Roddick of the U.S. (+1200), who was runner up to Federer last year, and No. 5 Nikolay Davydenko of Russia (+5000).
Check out betED.com for a full list of U.S. Open odds.
The 125th U.S. Open runs from Aug. 27 to Sept. 9 at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, N.Y.
At betED.com, world No. 1 Justine Henin of Belgium, the 2003 US Open champion and last year?s runner-up, is the favorite in women?s singles at +150. World No. 7 Serena Williams, who won the first Grand Slam event of the year, the Australian Open, in January, is right behind at +225. Defending U.S. Open champion Maria Sharapova, currently ranked No. 2, is +500.
In men?s singles, world No. 1 Roger Federer of Switzerland, the three-time defending U.S. Open champion and reigning Australian Open and Wimbledon champion, is a huge favorite at -225. No. 2 Rafael Nadal of Spain, the current French Open champion, is +400, while No. 3 Novak Djokovic of Serbia is +700.
In all, 99 of the world?s top 100 women, representing 34 different countries, received direct entry into the 2007 US Open. No. 68 Lindsay Davenport, the 1998 US Open champion, did not enter after giving birth to her first child in June.
All of the top 100 men, representing 27 different countries, received direct entry into the US Open and all are expected to compete.
Seedings will be based on Aug. 20 WTA and ATP Rankings.
Both the men?s and women?s US Open singles champions will earn $1.4 million with the ability to earn an additional $1 million in bonus prize money (for a total $2.4 million potential payout) based on their performances in the US Open Series.
Other top players and odds in women?s singles include: No. 3 Jelena Jankovic of Serbia (+950); No. 6 Amelie Mauresmo of France (+575), who won the 2006 Australian Open and Wimbledon titles; No. 17 Venus Williams of the U.S. (+775), who won her sixth Grand Slam title at Wimbledon this year.
On the men?s side: No. 4 Andy Roddick of the U.S. (+1200), who was runner up to Federer last year, and No. 5 Nikolay Davydenko of Russia (+5000).
Check out betED.com for a full list of U.S. Open odds.
