Andy Murray will go into the US open as the fourth favourite to win the title and one of the only few realistic choices of upsetting the big 3, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and new world number 1 Rafael Nadal.
Roger Federer has been displaced from its usual favourite position and even drops to third favourite with many bookmakers behind Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal. You will not get much money back for a bet on Rafael Nadal with odds just better than evens from most bookmakers, you will get slightly more attractive odds from Betfair who are offering 36/25 (2.44).
Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic are on similar odds around 3/1 with most bookmakers, though again if you are looking for the best return you will get 4/1 on Novak Djokovic at Betfair and 7/2 on Roger Federer.
The best bet for your money is surely Andy Murray, who outside the big 3 is the most successful hard court player having just won the Cincinnati masters.
Look out for Juan Martin Del Potro who is on 19 match winning streak that includes 4 titles, the last two won on US hard courts. Although these 4 titles were lower level events, he did beat Andy Roddick in the final in LA. The big serving American is another outside shot, although his 2008 form has been below his best, the former US Open winner will have the flushing meadow crowd behind him.
| Player | Average Odds – All bookmakers | Betfair Odds | ||
| Traditional Odds | Decimal Odds | Traditional Odds | Decimal Odds | |
| Rafael Nadal | 127/100 | 2.27 | 36/25 | 2.44 |
| Novak Djokovic | 301/100 | 4.01 | 41/10 | 5.1 |
| Roger Federer | 61/20 | 4.05 | 7/2 | 4.5 |
| Andy Murray | 58/5 | 12.6 | 31/2 | 16.5 |
| Juan Martin Del Potro | 38/1 | 39 | 47/1 | 48 |
| Andy Roddick | 55/1 | 56 | 84/1 | 85 |
| Nikolay Davydenko | 80/1 | 81 | 159/1 | 160 |
| James Blake | 82/1 | 83 | 119/1 | 120 |
| Richard Gasquet | 85/1 | 86 | 119/1 | 120 |
| David Nalbandian | 92/1 | 93 | 219/1 | 220 |
| David Ferrer | 93/1 | 94 | 149/1 | 150 |
| Fernando Gonzalez | 114/1 | 115 | 279/1 | 280 |
| Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 141/1 | 142 | 249/1 | 250 |
| Marat Safin | 143/1 | 144 | 279/1 | 280 |
| Ernest Gulbis | 149/1 | 150 | 269/1 | 270 |
| Tomas Berdych | 169/1 | 170 | 369/1 | 370 |
| Stanislas Wawrinka | 175/1 | 176 | 399/1 | 400 |
| Gael Monfils | 184/1 | 185 | 269/1 | 270 |
| Mario Cilic | 193/1 | 194 | 439/1 | 440 |
| Ivo Karlovic | 195/1 | 196 | 449/1 | 450 |
| Gilles Simon | 199/1 | 200 | 619/1 | 620 |
| Nicolas Kiefer | 217/1 | 218 | 509/1 | 510 |
| Tommy Haas | 229/1 | 230 | 609/1 | 610 |
| Mikhail Youzhny | 229/1 | 230 | 679/1 | 680 |
| Fernando Verdasco | 258/1 | 259 | 769/1 | 770 |
| Robin Soderling | 264/1 | 265 | 879/1 | 880 |
| Janko Tipsarevic | 267/1 | 268 | 709/1 | 710 |
| Radek Stepanek | 270/1 | 271 | 939/1 | 940 |
| Mardy Fish | 288/1 | 289 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| Tommy Robredo | 328/1 | 329 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| Dmitri Tursunov | 328/1 | 329 | 919/1 | 920 |
| Igor Andreev | 330/1 | 331 | 679/1 | 680 |
| Paul Henri Mathieu | 351/1 | 352 | 809/1 | 810 |
| Philipp Kohlschreiber | 351/1 | 352 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| Robby Ginepri | 399/1 | 400 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| Nicolas Almagro | 412/1 | 413 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| Guillermo Canas | 431/1 | 432 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| Sam Querrey | 444/1 | 445 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| Juan Carlos Ferrero | 447/1 | 448 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| Feliciano Lopez | 465/1 | 466 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| Juan Monaco | 475/1 | 476 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| Andreas Seppi | 509/1 | 510 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| Carlos Moya | 510/1 | 511 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| Jurgen Melzer | 535/1 | 536 | 979/1 | 980 |
| John Isner | 535/1 | 536 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| Michael Llodra | 559/1 | 560 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| Viktor Troicki | 572/1 | 573 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| S Bolelli | 588/1 | 589 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| Frank Dancevic | 591/1 | 592 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| N Lapentti | 617/1 | 618 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| Julien Benneteau | 631/1 | 632 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| Jarkko Nieminen | 632/1 | 633 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| Nicolas Mahut | 636/1 | 637 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| A Calleri | 712/1 | 713 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| Arnaud Clement | 717/1 | 718 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| Marc Gicquel | 723/1 | 724 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| Sebastien Grosjean | 730/1 | 731 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| Steve Darcis | 744/1 | 745 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| Thomas Johansson | 744/1 | 745 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| Yen Hsun Lu | 747/1 | 748 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| Rainer Schuettler | 773/1 | 774 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| Florent Serra | 775/1 | 776 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| Kei Nishikori | 793/1 | 794 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| Eduardo Schwank | 797/1 | 798 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| Evgeny Korolev | 835/1 | 836 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| V Hanescu | 856/1 | 857 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| Jose Acasuso | 856/1 | 857 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| O Rochus | 859/1 | 860 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| Jesse Levine | 947/1 | 948 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| D Sela | 994/1 | 995 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| Fabrice Santoro | 1023/1 | 1024 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| Bobby Reynolds | 1027/1 | 1028 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| Chris Guccione | 1038/1 | 1039 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| Potito Starace | 1047/1 | 1048 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| Amer Delic | 1059/1 | 1060 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| Donald Young | 1069/1 | 1070 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| Marcel Granollers | 1122/1 | 1123 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| D Gremelmayr | 1177/1 | 1178 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| Michael Berrer | 1184/1 | 1185 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| Wayne Odesnik | 1184/1 | 1185 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| I Minar | 1331/1 | 1332 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| Mischa Zverev | 1343/1 | 1344 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| Fabio Fognini | 1344/1 | 1345 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| Igor Kunitsyn | 1437/1 | 1438 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| Luis Horna | 1440/1 | 1441 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| Albert Montanes | 1481/1 | 1482 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| Hyung Taik Lee | 1485/1 | 1486 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| Ivan Navarro | 1547/1 | 1548 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| Vincent Spadea | 1556/1 | 1557 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| Jeremy Chardy | 1568/1 | 1569 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| Nicolas Devilder | 1596/1 | 1597 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| Roko Karanusic | 1827/1 | 1828 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| D Hrbaty | 1871/1 | 1872 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| Sam Warburg | 2084/1 | 2085 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| T Bellucci | 2137/1 | 2138 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| Scoville Jenkins | 2167/1 | 2168 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| Teimuraz Gabashvili | 2189/1 | 2190 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| Martin Vassallo Arguello | 2424/1 | 2425 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| Maximo Gonzalez | 2437/1 | 2438 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| Jiri Vanek | 2440/1 | 2441 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| Pablo Andujar | 2497/1 | 2498 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| Brendan Evans | 2559/1 | 2560 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| Oscar Hernandez | 2572/1 | 2573 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| Santiago Ventura | 2652/1 | 2653 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| M Daniel | 2680/1 | 2681 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| Frederico Gil | 2711/1 | 2712 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| Carsten Ball | 2903/1 | 2904 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| Sergio Roitman | 3252/1 | 3253 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| Laurent Recouderc | 3344/1 | 3345 | 999/1 | 1000 |
| Austin Krajicek | 3528/1 | 3529 | 999/1 | 1000 |