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He may be getting up in age but Novak Djokovic remains the king of men’s tennis. The 10-time Australian Open champion has been nearly unbeatable in Melbourne over his career and opened as a negative odds favorite in a quest for his 25th Grand Slam title. A three-time Grand Slam winner last year, Djokovic had his sweep of the sports’ biggest tournaments stopped by second f... 

Carlos Alcaraz may not be a household name in the casual gambling sector yet, but that is rapidly changing. Alcaraz is the big new thing in men’s tennis and will be a contender for years to come. The emergence of Alcaraz sets up a potential classic showdown of young vs. veteran in the 2023 U.S. Open men’s tournament. Novak Djokovic is the established brand in men’s tennis. And he is a three-time U.S. Open champion. However, Djokovic suffered the biggest career loss in the 2021 U.S. Open. Djokovic lost his bid for a calendar grand slam at the hands of Daniil Medvedev. But the wily veteran has two Grand Slam titles this year to remain in the elite class. ... 

Novak Djokovic is a massive negative odds favorite to capture his fifth consecutive Wimbledon singles title and eighth overall, but he isn’t even the top seed for the sports grandest event. Adhering to the ATP rankings, the All England Club slotted No. 1 ranked Carlos Alcaraz as the top seed. Now, it’s not like Djokovic is fading or anything like that rather he hasn’t played as often and thus dropped in the rankings. Djokovic hasn’t played in a month since winning his record 23rd Grand Slam titl... 

Unfortunately, the greatest clay court player in the history of men’s tennis will not be in action at this event. Rafael Nadal announced that he will miss the French Open due to injury for the first time in his long career on Thursday morning. Nadal has been dealing with a lot of injuries over the last few years, and he will turn 37 in just two weeks’ time. The 14-time French Open champion did state that he will return for the 2024 French Open, but he noted that will probably be his last appearance as a competitor at Roland Garros. ... 

Novak Djokovic is a solid favorite to win his seventh Wimbledon title. The 2022 Wimbledon tournament begins on Monday, June 27. Djokovic is listed as the odds-on favorite with no other player listed with odds of less than 7-1. It is a watered-down field, as World No. 1 Daniil Medvedev is inexplicably not being allowed to play simply because he is Russian, while World No. 2 Alexander Zverev is injured. Djokovic has won Wimbledon six times, including each of the last three times and there is no qu... 

We are in the middle of the season in tennis, and the second Grand Slam event is on the horizon. The world’s best tennis players will descend on Roland Garros in Paris for the 2022 French Open starting on May 22.... 

The 2022 Australian Open may end up being more known for what happens to World No. 1 Novak Djokovic rather than who ends up winning the tournament. Whether Djokovic ends up playing is still in debate as of this writing, as the Australian government has not yet decided whether Djokovic will be allowed to play. Australia has gone off the deep end with COVID restrictions and Djokovic is unvaccinated and may not be allowed to compete. Oddsmakers have taken this news into account and Djokovic is actu... 

To no one’s surprise, Novak Djokovic is the favorite to win the 2021 Men’s US Open. Djokovic has the chance to be just the second men’s tennis player in the Open Era to win a single-season Grand Slam, as he won the Australian Open, the French Open, and Wimbledon this year. He has the opportunity to make history in another way too. Currently, Djokovic is tied with contemporary legends Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer for the most Grand Slam titles in men’s tennis history with 20 majors. A victory a... 

Novak Djokovic is listed as the odds-on favorite to win the 2021 Wimbledon Championship on the men’s side. Djokovic defeated Roger Federer in an epic final two years ago but last year the tournament was cancelled due to COVID. Djokovic is coming off his 19th major win in the French Open, so he needs to win one more major to tie him with Federer and Rafael Nadal for the mos... 

The 2021 French Open begins on Sunday, May 30 and it should come as no surprise that Rafael Nadal is the odds-on favorite on the men’s side. Nadal will be looking to win his 14th French Open. To put that in some perspective, Nadal has won more French Open titles than Pete Sampras won Grand Slam titles. Nadal is listed at -135, with Novak Djokovic the second choice at +350. The only other player listed at single-digit odds is Stefanos Tsitsipas at odds of +780. Let’s look at the 2021 French Open, odds and picks. ... 

The 2021 Australian Open is supposed to begin on Monday, February 8 but there are COVID-19 concerns and whether or not matches start on time is definitely in question. What is not in question is that Novak Djokovic is the clear favorite to win the first Grand Slam event of the year. Djokovic has dominated this event, winning it eight times, including each of the last two years. Djokovic is listed as the 6-5 favorite in Australian Open odds and then there are three other contenders, Daniil Medvedev, Rafael Nadal and Dominic Thiem who are listed at odds of 5-1. Everyone else in the field is listed at double-digit odds. Let’s look at the 2021 Australian Open, Australian Open odds and Australian Open picks. ... 

When it comes to the French Open there is Rafael Nadal and then everyone else. Rafa has won a record 12 French Open titles and he is the odds-on favorite to win the 2020 French Open. The question you have to ask yourself is whether or not you are willing to bet against Nadal. The current betting odds really only give three players a chance to win. Nadal is the odds-on favorite and then it is Novak Djokovic and Dominic Thiem as the second and third choices in the betting. Let’s look at French Open odds and picks. ... 

This year’s U.S. Open will be a rather muted affair. There will be no fans in attendance at this year’s major due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and some of the biggest names in men’s tennis won’t be in Flushing Meadows. Former champions Roger Federer, Stan Wawrinka, and Rafael Nadal have decided not to play the U.S. Open, and other top players like Nick Kyrgios, Gael Monfils, Kei Nishikori, and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga have also bowed out. The 2020 U.S. Open will be broadcast in the United States on the ESPN family of networks and the Tennis Channel. This year’s event will start on Monday, August 31, and conclude on Sunday, September 13. ... 

The Big Three have dominated men’s tennis for over a decade. Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic have more Grand Slam titles than any player in the history of men’s tennis. Federer has the record with 20 Grand Slam titles, and Nadal is currently just one victory behind his long-time rival with 19 victories. Djokovic might end up as the GOAT when it’s all said and done though as he currently sits on 16 Grand Slam titles. He has won four of the last six Grand Slam titles, and he is the... 

While the other three majors have been dominated by the big three of Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, and Roger Federer, the US Open has been more accessible to others. Since the tournament is the last major of the season, durability is a major factor, and that has opened the door to players like Marin Cilic and Stan Wawrinka winning the event and Kevin Anderson and Kei Nishikori making the final. ... 

Three players have dominated men’s tennis for the entirety of the 2010s, and that trio of ageless players are the heavy favorites coming into this year’s Wimbledon. Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, and Roger Federer are the three favorites here, and they have combined to win 14 of the last 16 Wimbledon titles. Andy Murray was the only player other than those three to win a title at Wimbledon, but he has since retired from competitive singles tennis due to recurring injuries.... 

It’s time for the second tennis major of the season, and that means we’re about to see Rafael Nadal in his element. Nadal is indisputably the best clay court tennis player the game has ever seen. He has won the French Open 11 times in his career, and the Spaniard has shown little sign of ceding his control of the clay. Nadal won the last two French Open titles, and he is looking to make it three straight. He is an odds-on favorite to do just that.... 

At the start of the season there was plenty of hype from the tennis community and a lot of gamblers about “generation next” stepping up to take over from the “Big Four” that has dominated for so long in men’s tennis. The 2019 Australian Open men’s final be between two arch rivals when number one in the world ranked Novak Djokovic and number two ranked Rafael Nadal will meet for the 53rd time in their careers and for the 24th time in a finals matchup. This will be the 51st time in the past 56th Grand Slam tournaments that one of the Big Four of men’s tennis, Djokovic, Nadal, Roger Federer and Andy Murray will take home a major trophy. Nadal summed up the situation quite well when he said, “The new generation is coming hard but can wait a little bit.” ... 

Roger Federer has established a level of dominance and excellence during his career and among his most successful events is the Australian Open. Indeed Federer is at his very best when a Grand Slam event such as the Aussie Open takes place and he will be a major betting favorite both as the defending Australian Open champion and as a man that has won a total of six Australian Open titles. But also getting plenty of love and high expectations will be Novak Djokovic who has also won a total of six... 

Novak Djokovic hasn’t won the U.S. Open since 2015 but the oddsmakers have anointed him the favorite to win the 2018 tournament. Djokovic is a two-time winner of the event with five runner-up finishes, so it makes sense as to why he is the player to beat, but the two other stars of the sport will aim to knock him off. ... 

Roger Federer may be getting up in age, but he continues to dominate at Wimbledon. He will aim to defend his championship this year and has been installed as the favorite to do so once again. ... 

Rafael Nadal is the unquestioned favorite coming into this year’s French Open as the defending champion and No. 1 player in the world right now. Nadal has won more Roland-Garros men’s singles titles than any other participant. He will aim to add another championship to his mind-boggling ten titles. He comes in as the -250 favorite, which is a testament to just how dominant he has been at this event. Alexander Zverev and Dominic Thiem have the next-highest odds to win at +753 each but once again this is Nadal’s tournament to lose. Let’s look at the tournament and French Open picks. ... 

Some of the world’s best tennis players will descend upon Rio de Janeiro on February 19th for the fifth installment of the Rio Open at Jockey Club Brasileiro. Marin Cilic, who is ranked as the No. 3 player in the world right now by the ATP men’s rankings, has snagged the top seed in this event. World No. 6 and the event’s defending champion Dominic Thiem is the No. 2 seed and Pablo Carreño Busta, who is ranked tenth in the world, comes in as the No. 3 seed.... 

Roger Federer has opted in to play the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam, adding another elite name to the field. Even though he is 36 years old, Federer is pushing for a return to the No. 1 world ranking.... 

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal remain on course to meet in the final of the Australian Open. Federer has yet to be tested but that should change this week, as he will face Tomas Berdych or Fabio Fognini in the quarterfinals and then possibly Novak Djokovic in the semifinals. Nadal is already through to the quarterfinals where he will face Marin Cilic. Let’s look at the updated Australian Open odds heading into the second week of action and also take a brief look at the women’s side....