SAD NEWS: Tennis star Alezander Zverev has announced his deperture owing to…
No one has ever won the Madrid Open three times in a row, however Rafael Nadal, who is immortal, came the closest with his back-to-back victories in 2013 and 2014 and his runner-up result the following year.
After an embarrassing start to 2024, Rafael Nadal has dropped to 8/1 for the French Open. He is a 16/1 favorite to win and is in Madrid this week as well.
After losing 7-5 6-1 to world No. 11 Alex de Minaur in round two of the Barcelona Open last week, Rafa may have said goodbye to the tournament for good. The odds of a memorable season do not look bright. This season, he has only triumphed in one clay match, which is by no means a good preparation for Roland Garros.
Alcaraz has stated on multiple occasions that he feels like he is playing at home when he is at the Caja Magica, so if he is healthy, he should be respected in this market.
Although he is a 9/4 favorite according to Planet Sport Bet, it would be risky to back him at those odds given that he hasn’t played much lately due to an arm injury.
With ATP titans Jannik Sinner, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic all engaged, scoring a hat-trick won’t be simple.
We do know that Madrid plays at a much faster pace than many clay courts in Europe, therefore players who have strong groundstrokes and/or missile serves shouldn’t be disqualified.
Two-time winner Alexander Zverev is a 17/2 favorite with Planet Sport Bet.
It’s obvious that he adores Madrid and that he feels most at ease there. He starts the match up against Borna Coric; their head-to-head record is 3-3. Although they have never faced each other on clay, you would expect Zverev to prevail since he has a decent draw.
Although Casper Ruud and Stefanos Tsitsipas have both been very successful this season in red dirt, they will undoubtedly be exhausted following their victories in Barcelona and Monte Carlo, where they both advanced to the championship match back-to-back.
At 28/1, one celebrity that appears overpriced in the betting is Andrey Rublev. It’s true that he has appeared to be in disarray lately, having lost the first four tournaments of the season.
After suffering his fourth consecutive ATP loss last week in Barcelona at the hands of Brandon Nakashima, the world No. 8 slammed his racquet six times onto the ground.
Nonetheless, the Russian has won five titles in his career on clay, including an unexpected victory at the Rolex Monte Carlo Masters in the previous campaign.
He frequently finds it difficult to control his emotions due to his extreme volatility. I will, however, be taking a peanut play on him each-way at fancy odds because he is a true dog on the court and is relentless on the red stuff when he is playing at his best.
