Andy Murray takes on Croatian, Marin Cilic in the first semi-final of the Australian Open Tennis Championship this week bidding to reach only his second ever Grand Slam final. It is the first time either player has reached the semi-final in Australia and the first time Cilic has reached this stage of any ‘Slam’.
Australian Open Tennis Betting
The two players last met in the fourth round of the 2009 US Open in a match which the Croatian dominated from the very beginning and ran out a very easy straight sets winner over a bemused Murray, who had no answer to the accuracy and power of Cilic. For Murray and most plaudits it was a huge shock, as in their previous three encounters, Murray had won them all comfortably and quite rightly was regarded as much the better player.
Its why we find the odds on offer in this match rather attractive, particularly for Cilic, who has been given odds of 4/1 to win and 14/1 to repeat his US Open success and win in three straight sets, from bookmakers, Bet365.
Murray on the other hand, who has looked in fantastic form throughout the tournament and has yet to drop a single set in five matches played is 1/6 odds on to win and even money to win in straight sets, with the same bookmakers.
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Murray is without doubt the most capable player Britain has ever produced, he has every single attribute a top player needs. He has wins over all of his main rivals and the only requirement left for him to achieve in his early career is a Grand Slam victory. Should he win this match he will either play Roger Federer or Novak Djokovic in the final who have both won this tournament in the past. Murray currently is around 6/4 to win the Australian crown, with Federer favourite at around 13/10.
Murray v Cilic Semi Final Betting
1/6 Murray
4/1 Cilic
Set Betting
Murray 3-0 – Evens
Murray 3-1 – 5/2
Murray 3-2 – 11/2
Cilic 3-0 – 14/1
Cilic 3-1 – 11/1
Cilic 3-2 – 10/1
Odds courtesy of Bet365
Posted: Wednesday, 27th January 2010
Author: Rodney Wise
Tags: australian open, melbourne, andy murray, marin cilic, bet365,
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