The 2009 Australian Open kicks off in a few hours with Roger Federer installed as the pre-tournament favorite. Despite the numerous reports in the build up to the 2009 event putting Andy Murray as the favorite, Federer’s victory this week at the Kooyong Classic pushed the former world number 1 back into the favorite to lift this years title.
Federer thrashed his Swiss compatriot Stanislas Wawrinka 6-1 6-3 to win the eight-strong invitational event, the Kooyong Classic in Melbourne. Federer is looking for the record equaling 14th grand slam title. Federer is currently averaging 5/2 ( 13/5 with Betfair) with the bookmakers.
Andy Murray is rightly seen as Federer’s number 1 challenger, having been nearly unbeatable over the last 5 months including 3 titles, ATP Masters Series Madrid, St. Petersburg and last week in Doha. He has also beaten Federer 3 times since their US Open final in August. Murray is currently averaging 13/5 ( 3/1 with Betfair) with the bookmakers.
Murray’s form and Nadal injury as seen the world number 1 Spaniard in the unfamiliar position as third favorite, average odds of 19/5 (22/5 on Betfair) and defending champ Novak Djokovic down in fourth, averaging odds of 67/10 (Betfair 8/1). Djokovic has failed in the last 6 months to show the form that seen him win the title last year and challenge Federer and Nadal for the world number 1 spot.
Anyone looking for outside shots, should consider Americans James Blake and Andy Roddick. Roddick has been showing signs of stirring back into life and James Blake one day will follow through on the potential he has, this may the year for him. Andy Roddick is averaged at 58/1 (94/1 on Betfair) and James Blake’s average is 157/1 (289/1 on Betfair).
| Player | Average Odds – All bookmakers | Betfair Odds | ||
| Traditional Odds | Decimal Odds | Traditional Odds | Decimal Odds | |
| Roger Federer | 5/2 | 3.5 | 13/5 | 3.6 |
| Andy Murray | 13/5 | 3.6 | 3/1 | 4 |
| Rafael Nadal | 19/5 | 4.8 | 22/5 | 5.4 |
| Novak Djokovic | 67/10 | 7.7 | 8/1 | 9 |
| David Nalbandian | 91/5 | 19.2 | 23/1 | 24 |
| Juan Martin Del Potro | 134/5 | 27.8 | 35/1 | 36 |
| Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 144/5 | 29.8 | 47/1 | 48 |
| Gael Monfils | 221/5 | 45.2 | 59/1 | 60 |
| Gilles Simon | 56/1 | 57 | 54/1 | 55 |
| Andy Roddick | 58/1 | 59 | 94/1 | 95 |
| Ernests Gulbis | 73/1 | 74 | 139/1 | 140 |
| Richard Gasquet | 83/1 | 84 | 149/1 | 150 |
| Marin Cilic | 120/1 | 121 | 249/1 | 250 |
| Fernando Verdasco | 141/1 | 142 | 299/1 | 300 |
| James Blake | 157/1 | 158 | 289/1 | 290 |
| Marat Safin | 158/1 | 159 | 299/1 | 300 |
| Fernando Gonzalez | 165/1 | 166 | 379/1 | 380 |
| Lleyton Hewitt | 172/1 | 173 | 299/1 | 300 |
| Robin Soderling | 184/1 | 185 | 469/1 | 470 |
| Stanislas Wawrinka | 192/1 | 193 | 349/1 | 350 |
| Marcos Baghdatis | 200/1 | 201 | 289/1 | 290 |
| Tomas Berdych | 201/1 | 202 | 519/1 | 520 |
| Mario Ancic | 213/1 | 214 | 469/1 | 470 |
| David Ferrer | 222/1 | 223 | 429/1 | 430 |
| Radek Stepanek | 226/1 | 227 | 529/1 | 530 |
| Jarkko Nieminen | 261/1 | 262 | 439/1 | 440 |
| Philipp Kohlschreiber | 267/1 | 268 | 579/1 | 580 |
| Igor Andreev | 271/1 | 272 | 619/1 | 620 |
| Janko Tipsarevic | 271/1 | 272 | 579/1 | 580 |
| Ivo Karlovic | 289/1 | 290 | 739/1 | 740 |
| Mikhail Youzhny | 300/1 | 301 | 809/1 | 810 |
| Nicolas Kiefer | 314/1 | 315 | Make Offer | Make Offer |
| Paul Henri Mathieu | 329/1 | 330 | 719/1 | 720 |
| Tommy Haas | 337/1 | 338 | 859/1 | 860 |
| Sam Querrey | 349/1 | 350 | 939/1 | 940 |
| Feliciano Lopez | 381/1 | 382 | 949/1 | 950 |
| Tommy Robredo | 388/1 | 389 | 909/1 | 910 |
| Dmitry Tursunov | 391/1 | 392 | 949/1 | 950 |
| Mardy Fish | 400/1 | 401 | 959/1 | 960 |
| Kei Nishikori | 409/1 | 410 | 649/1 | 650 |
| Juan Carlos Ferrero | 412/1 | 413 | 949/1 | 950 |
| Ivan Ljubicic | 478/1 | 479 | 939/1 | 940 |
| Nicolas Almagro | 506/1 | 507 | 929/1 | 930 |
| Jurgen Melzer | 584/1 | 585 | 949/1 | 950 |
| Juan Monaco | 635/1 | 636 | 949/1 | 950 |
| Rainer Schuettler | 649/1 | 650 | 949/1 | 950 |
| Simone Bolelli | 667/1 | 668 | 959/1 | 960 |
| Guillermo Canas | 671/1 | 672 | 929/1 | 930 |
| Robby Ginepri | 679/1 | 680 | 949/1 | 950 |
| Victor Hanescu | 692/1 | 693 | 939/1 | 940 |
| Xavier Malisse | 698/1 | 699 | 939/1 | 940 |
| Carlos Moya | 735/1 | 736 | 939/1 | 940 |
| Gilles Muller | 777/1 | 778 | 939/1 | 940 |
| Dominik Hrbaty | 780/1 | 781 | 929/1 | 930 |
| Eduardo Schwank | 782/1 | 783 | 939/1 | 940 |
| Andreas Seppi | 793/1 | 794 | 959/1 | 960 |
| Julien Benneteau | 796/1 | 797 | 949/1 | 950 |
| Michael Llodra | 802/1 | 803 | 939/1 | 940 |
| Marcel Granollers | 803/1 | 804 | 959/1 | 960 |
| Evgeny Korolev | 825/1 | 826 | 949/1 | 950 |
| Jeremy Chardy | 849/1 | 850 | 939/1 | 940 |
| Viktor Troicki | 875/1 | 876 | 939/1 | 940 |
| Kevin Anderson | 894/1 | 895 | 929/1 | 930 |
| Florian Mayer | 905/1 | 906 | 929/1 | 930 |
| John Isner | 910/1 | 911 | 929/1 | 930 |
| Kristof Vliegen | 921/1 | 922 | 949/1 | 950 |
| Mischa Zverev | 956/1 | 957 | 949/1 | 950 |
| Arnaud Clement | 988/1 | 989 | 939/1 | 940 |
| Dudi Sela | 990/1 | 991 | 939/1 | 940 |
| Frank Dancevic | 991/1 | 992 | 949/1 | 950 |
| Filippo Volandri | 999/1 | 1000 | Make Offer | Make Offer |
| Stefan Koubek | 1003/1 | 1004 | 959/1 | 960 |
| Igor Kunitsyn | 1012/1 | 1013 | 949/1 | 950 |
| Robert Kendrick | 1022/1 | 1023 | 939/1 | 940 |
| Steve Darcis | 1028/1 | 1029 | 939/1 | 940 |
| Marc Gicquel | 1049/1 | 1050 | 949/1 | 950 |
| Florent Serra | 1056/1 | 1057 | 949/1 | 950 |
| Potito Starace | 1062/1 | 1063 | 949/1 | 950 |
| Chris Guccione | 1066/1 | 1067 | 949/1 | 950 |
| Taylor Dent | 1067/1 | 1068 | 939/1 | 940 |
| Ivo Minar | 1080/1 | 1081 | 959/1 | 960 |
| Yen Hsun Lu | 1082/1 | 1083 | 949/1 | 950 |
| Guillermo Garcia Lopez | 1106/1 | 1107 | 949/1 | 950 |
| Nicolas Lapentti | 1129/1 | 1130 | 949/1 | 950 |
| Sergiy Stakhovsky | 1139/1 | 1140 | 949/1 | 950 |
| Jan Hernych | 1154/1 | 1155 | 929/1 | 930 |
| Amer Delic | 1155/1 | 1156 | 929/1 | 930 |
| Andreas Beck | 1156/1 | 1157 | 939/1 | 940 |
| Bjorn Phau | 1158/1 | 1159 | 949/1 | 950 |
| Philipp Petzschner | 1160/1 | 1161 | 929/1 | 930 |
| Andrey Golubev | 1168/1 | 1169 | 939/1 | 940 |
| Teimuraz Gabashvili | 1194/1 | 1195 | 929/1 | 930 |
| Agustin Calleri | 1242/1 | 1243 | 949/1 | 950 |
| Adrian Mannarino | 1244/1 | 1245 | 929/1 | 930 |
| Bernard Tomic | 1279/1 | 1280 | 949/1 | 950 |
| Thomaz Bellucci | 1295/1 | 1296 | 929/1 | 930 |
| Wayne Odesnik | 1321/1 | 1322 | 929/1 | 930 |
| Denis Gremelmayr | 1366/1 | 1367 | 949/1 | 950 |
| Albert Montanes | 1388/1 | 1389 | 939/1 | 940 |
| Bobby Reynolds | 1396/1 | 1397 | 949/1 | 950 |
| Oscar Hernandez | 1458/1 | 1459 | 929/1 | 930 |
| Roko Karanusic | 1462/1 | 1463 | 949/1 | 950 |
| Fabrice Santoro | 1512/1 | 1513 | 939/1 | 940 |
| Ivan Navarro | 1521/1 | 1522 | 929/1 | 930 |
| Denis Istomin | 1530/1 | 1531 | 959/1 | 960 |
| Michael Berrer | 1575/1 | 1576 | 949/1 | 950 |
| Fabio Fognini | 1588/1 | 1589 | 939/1 | 940 |
| Nicolas Devilder | 1622/1 | 1623 | 949/1 | 950 |
| Vincent Spadea | 1646/1 | 1647 | 949/1 | 950 |
| Nicolas Massu | 1648/1 | 1649 | 929/1 | 930 |
| Flavio Cipolla | 1658/1 | 1659 | 949/1 | 950 |
| Daniel Gimeno Traver | 1690/1 | 1691 | 959/1 | 960 |
| Christophe Rochus | 1728/1 | 1729 | 939/1 | 940 |
| Martin Vassallo Arguello | 1790/1 | 1791 | 959/1 | 960 |
| Andrei Pavel | 1796/1 | 1797 | 959/1 | 960 |
| Marcos Daniel | 1828/1 | 1829 | 929/1 | 930 |
| Pablo Andujar | 1828/1 | 1829 | 939/1 | 940 |
| Brian Dabul | 1928/1 | 1929 | 939/1 | 940 |
| Diego Junqueira | 1969/1 | 1970 | 949/1 | 950 |
| Sebastien De Chaunac | 1982/1 | 1983 | 929/1 | 930 |
| Dieter Kindlmann | 1985/1 | 1986 | 939/1 | 940 |
| Lamine Ouahab | 1990/1 | 1991 | 939/1 | 940 |
| Alberto Martin | 1996/1 | 1997 | 949/1 | 950 |
| Bjorn Rehnquist | 2158/1 | 2159 | 949/1 | 950 |
| Andrea Stoppini | 2158/1 | 2159 | 949/1 | 950 |
| Peter Polansky | 2190/1 | 2191 | 949/1 | 950 |
| Samuel Groth | 2194/1 | 2195 | 929/1 | 930 |
| Colin Ebelthite | 2196/1 | 2197 | 949/1 | 950 |
| Carsten Ball | 2202/1 | 2203 | 949/1 | 950 |
| Brydan Klein | 2302/1 | 2303 | 949/1 | 950 |