Australian Open Winner 2018 Odds
Pliskova vs. Halep
January 2018
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Simona Halep and Karolina Pliskova meet in the quarterfinals of the 2018 Australian Open.
Simona Halep is coming off a straight sets win over Naomi Osaka that took 17 games to decide. In the victory, Halep won 65 percent of her first serve points and 55 percent of her second serve points. Halep did a good job of keeping the ball in play in her fourth round victory, winning 48 percent of her return points and producing just 18 unforced errors. Halep produced five breaks in her fourth round victory as well. Besides the marathon match with Lauren Davis, Halep has been really consistent this tournament and will be tough to beat if she can keep her errors below 20. Halep hopes to make her fifth career grand slam semifinal appearance. Halep is 4-5 in her career in grand slam quarterfinal matches. Halep has never made the semifinals of the Australian Open, as she’s lost both previous quarterfinal matches. Halep has won 10 straight matches on hard court.
Karolina Pliskova is coming off a three sets win over Barbora Strycova that took 29 games to decide. In the victory, Pliskova won 66 percent of her first serve points and 56 percent of her second serve points. Pliskova wasn’t as consistent with her serve in her fourth round match and was broken twice, but she did win 43 percent of her return points, and she’ll be in good shape if she can continue that effort. Pliskova has now won 10 of her last 13 sets played and is coming off a match in which she hit 42 winners. Pliskova hopes to make her third career grand slam semifinal appearance. Pliskova is 2-2 in her career in grand slam quarterfinal matches. Pliskova has never made the semifinals of the Australian Open. Pliskova has won eight of her last 10 matches on hard court.
These two have played seven times in the past and Halep has won five of those meetings. The most recent match was in the 2017 French Open, a match Halep won in three sets. Halep has won the last two meetings with her last loss coming in the 2016 Davis Cup. Halep is 4-2 against Pliskova on hard court.
Pliskova hasn’t been as dominant with her serve as she has been in the past and that’s worrisome given that it’s her biggest weapon and the one thing that puts her ahead of the rest of the field. Also, Halep has beaten Pliskova in four of the six matches on hard court, all in straight sets, so that tells you she sees the ball well and can handle those power shots. Halep also just faced a power player in Naomi Osaka, and she forced 31 unforced errors, so she should be prepared for a match like this one.
I like Halep to reach the semifinals.
Randy’s PickSimona Halep
The Australian Open marks the real beginning of the tennis season. Players have had a tournament or two to get the rust off and they are all coming into the Aussie Open determined to kick off the season with a big performance.
Federer comes into the tournament as the favourite after an amazing 2017, but you can also not count out Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic, who looks like he will be able to return from injury to compete in the tournament. Andy Murray will still be on the sideline due to injury, but Dimitrov has been playing well lately and Alexander Zverev looks primed for a breakout in a major this season. It will be interesting to see how everything shakes out.
2018 Aussie Open Winner Odds
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- Roger Federer 2.75
- Rafael Nadal 5.75
- Novak Djokovic 5.75
- Grigor Dimitrov 10.75
- Alexander Zverev 11.25
- Juan Martin Del Potro 15.25
- Nick Kyrgios 15.75
- David Goffin 18.75
- Dominic Thiem 26.00
- Stanislas Wawrinka 27.00
- Milos Raonic 33.00
- Marin Cilic 34.00
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These are the 12 players in the tournament with better than 50/1 odds of winning the tournament and really the only players who I believe could pull out the major heading into this week.
My Picks
The big three…
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First we have to look at the big 3 players in the tournament: Federer, Nadal and Djokovic. Federer had a great 2017 going a ridiculous 52-5, while winning two grand slams at the age of 36 after everyone had written him off. The Australian Open was Federer’s first slam win last year, so he will be the defending champion and look to get off to another great start in 2018.
Nadal, who is the current #1 ranked player in the world, also had a resurgent 2017 going 67-11, winning the other two slams of the season (French and US Open). Nadal is returning from an injury he suffered in the ATP Tour Finals at the end of 2017, but he’s looked good in some tune-up matches, so he should be close to his best this week.
Djokovic is the biggest question mark of the 3. He had a 2017 to forget going 32-8, while struggling with injuries. He’s not played since Wimbledon and has seen his ranking drop to 14 heading into the Aussie Open. There were question marks as to whether Djokovic would even be able to play in this tournament, but he played an exhibition match with Dominic Thiem this past week, winning in dominant fashion and he looks to be 100% and have a new determination heading into the tournament.
Let’s not forget that Djokovic has been absolutely dominant at the Aussie Open over the past decade winning 6 titles between 2008 and 2016. Djokovic lost in the second round last year and I expect him to bounce back in a big way. If Djokovic is at 100% he’s the man to beat in this tournament. I don’t think his 6 month absence will affect him in a negative way because most players will be a little bit rusty returning from a quiet couple months in the tennis season, and I think the added rehabilitation time will do wonders for Djokovic’s ability on the court both from a physical perspective and a mental one.
Play: Djokovic 5.75
The dark horse…
For my dark horse pick I’m going all the way down the odds to Canadian superstar, Milos Raonic. He has put together some solid results at the Aussie Open over the past 3 seasons (QF, SF, QF) and if he’s healthy he has the ability to beat the top players in the world. Raonic shut it down for the season last October and the 3 months away from the game should have allowed him to come back 100%. He’s struggled a little bit in the tune-up events, but if he can gain some momentum through the first few rounds of the tournament I think he has the ability to do some damage.
Play: Raonic 33.00
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Raonic had odds of 16/1 last year and I couldn’t pull the trigger on him at those odds. This year we’re getting twice the return, which I think makes him a solid value play to compliment my Djokovic play, who is my outright pick to win the tournament.
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