Outside Men’s Bets For The 2021 Australian Open

It could not really feel like too lengthy since Rafael Nadal claimed his 13^th French Open title on the delayed Paris showpiece, but it surely’s virtually time for the primary tennis Grand Slam of 2021 to get underway. The Australian Open has already been pushed again barely from its authentic January dates, with motion starting on February 8^th in Melbourne.

It’s no shock that the same old suspects paved the way within the Australian Open odds. Novak Djokovic, Nadal, Daniil Medvedev and Dominic Thiem are the highest 4 favourites to carry the boys’s singles title, and it will be no shock ought to considered one of them emerge triumphant in Melbourne in February. However there’s additionally the specter of a chasing pack of contenders, who might be price a punt given the unusual nature of sport within the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.

Learn on, as we take a look at a number of potential exterior bets forward of the 2021 Australian Open.

Alexander Zverev

It could be stunning to see Alexander Zverev’s odds so long as 16/1 to win the Australian Open, but it surely’s clear that the younger German shouldn’t be altogether fancied to do effectively in Melbourne this 12 months. Nevertheless, Zverev’s qualities communicate for themselves, and it’s clear that he’s hell-bent on incomes his first Grand Slam title in 2021.

He got here mightily shut on the US Open final 12 months, the place he agonisingly misplaced within the last. Having led by two units to nil in opposition to Dominic Thiem within the Flushing Meadows, Zverev finally succumbed to the expertise and expertise of his Austrian opponent to lose a nail-biting fifth set tiebreak. It’ll be attention-grabbing to see whether or not Zverev can solid away these dangerous recollections and revel in one other positive run in a hard-court Grand Slam.

Stefanos Tsitsipas

Stefanos Tsitsipas made his identify on the finish of 2019 when he memorably triumphed on the ATP Finals in London, however 2020 proved to be a median 12 months for the Greek participant by way of his Grand Slam outcomes. He did attain the semi-finals of the French Open, however aside from that, third spherical exits at each the Australian Open and the US Open represented inconsistent showings from the 22-year-old.

Tsitsipas remains to be younger, and with each passing event he’s gaining increasingly more expertise. At odds of 12/1, few anticipate him to do effectively, but it surely wouldn’t be a shock to see Tsitsipas earn that maiden Grand Slam title sooner fairly than later.

Nick Kyrgios

If ever there was a divisive determine in males’s tennis, it’s Nick Kyrgios. The Australian has precipitated loads of controversy previously for his on-court behaviour and off-court feedback, however his expertise has by no means been unsure. Amid the cloud of controversy which appears to observe Kyrgios wherever he goes, he has by no means actually made an influence at a Grand Slam occasion, with two quarter-final appearances on the Australian Open and Wimbledon respectively all he has to point out for his efforts to date.

But it surely’s straightforward to overlook that Kyrgios remains to be solely 25 years outdated, and maybe he’ll be impressed this 12 months on residence soil to offer his finest Grand Slam efficiency but. Odds of twenty-two/1 recommend it’s unlikely, however you by no means know!