Tennis betting action takes a week off for March Madness but resumes with the Sony Ericsson Open from Monday, March 22nd through Sunday, April 4th. It is a great field on both the men’s and women’s side with #1 Roger Federer and #1 Serena Williams favored in tennis odds. Most of the top players in the world will be playing in this event so the action should be excellent.
Tennis betting will be handicapped differently as it doesn’t always have the men and women playing at the same locale but that will be the case with the Sony Ericsson Open. A total of 35 countries will be represented in this tournament. Roger Federer will be featured on the men’s side in tennis betting. He has won this tournament twice and started the season winning the Australian Open. Serena Williams was the winner for the women in the Australian Open. She lost in the finals of the Sony Ericsson tournament last year. He has won this tournament five times. The women’s final will be played on Saturday, April 3rd while the men’s final is the next day.
The men’s field in the tennis betting board is expected to be loaded with all of the top players in the world. In addition to Federer, it is expected that Rafael Nadal, defending Sony Ericsson champion Andy Murray, U.S. Open champion Juan Del Potro, last year’s finalist Novak Djokovic and 2004 champ Andy Roddick will be on the tennis odds board.
On the women’s side in tennis betting, those expected to challenge Williams are two-time Sony Ericsson Open finalist Maria Sharapova, U.S. Open champion Kim Clijsters who won this event in 2005, three-time Sony Ericsson winner Venus Williams; and defending champion Victoria Azarenka. Justine Henin who lost to Serena at the Australian Open has been granted a wild card into this event. Women’s main draw play will begin Tuesday, March 23rd with the men’s main draw starting on Wednesday, March 24th.
Many players have not played much since the Australian Open so this is really the second big event of the season. Federer is one of those players that have not played since the Australian Open. With so many of the top players in the world playing in this tournament, the tennis odds should be excellent. Federer will be a popular choice as he always is and Serena will get much of the attention on the women’s side in tennis odds.