THE 2016 Australian Open has been a wasteland of fallen seeds thus far with some of tennis’ biggest names already out of the tournament.
Former Australian Open winner Rafael Nadal fell on the first day to fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco, while on the women’s side of things Petra Kvitova fell to Australian Daria Gavrilova in one of the biggest upsets of the tournament.
There are big names still in the hunt for the title on both the men’s and the women’s side, which means finding decent odds is still difficult while we are still in the first week.
Never fear though, we have put in countless hours of hard work in to ensure we have provided you with a multi that is worth investing your hard earned cash on.
All odds provided by WilliamHill.com.au
Roger Federer vs. Grigor Dimitrov
It is the Swiss maestro Roger Federer against the emerging Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov in a tantalising round three match up that is fit for a final.
Federer has breezed through the tournament so far, recording straight set victories over young Turk Nikoloz Basilashvili and Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov.
The Fed looks to be in vintage form.
Dimitrov has not had things all his own way at Melbourne Park thus far, with a four set battle against the lowly ranked Marco Trungelliti forcing the former world number eight to pull out all the stops in order to advance to the third round.
The two players have met four times previously, with Federer taking out all four matches against his opponent.
Interestingly three of the four matches between the men has seen at least one set go down to a tie-break.
With that in mind the suggested bet in the Federer Dimitrov match is for there to be a tie-break.
Multi leg one: Will there be a tie-break played? – Yes – $1.65
Nick Kyrgios vs. Thomas Berdych
Aussie firebrand Nick Kyrgios and Czech superstar Thomas Berdych clash on Rod Laver Arena under the Friday night lights.
The two men have never met on the professional circuit prior to Friday night’s blockbuster.
Kyrgios has been in spectacular form this year.
The Canberran handed Australia their first Hopman Cup win in 15 years after starring in Perth, and has been largely untroubled at Melbourne Park so far.
Based on what we have seen so far, matching or even surpassing his quarter final appearance of last year’s tournament is not beyond the 20-year-old.
Thomas Berdych is a man that knows what it takes to advance deep into a Grand Slam.
The former Wimbledon runner-up has been in scintillating form, sweeping aside his opening two opponents en route to Kyrgios in the third round.
It looms as a terrific contest with the current world number six facing off against the man who believes he is destined to be number one.
Despite being ranked significantly lower than his much more experienced opponent, Kyrgios – with the help of the invariably partisan Melbourne crowd – should be too strong for the Czech on his way to the third round
Multi leg two: Nick Kyrgios to win – $2.40
Kristina Mladenovic vs. Daria Gavrilova
Frenchwoman Kristina Mladenovic meets Aussie Daria Gavrilova in round three.
The 28th seed Mladenovic has not dropped a set in her 2016 Australian Open campaign which has been her best showing at the Melbourne Park Grand Slam in her career.
Daria Gavrilova must be counting her lucky stars that she chose to immigrate to Australia, with the 21-year-old’s career blossoming since making the move to the land down under.
After teaming up with Nick Kyrgios to win the Hopman Cup, Gavrilova’s freight train of success has rolled into Melbourne Park where the newly adopted Aussie shocked the world with a straight sets win over sixth seed and two-time Wimbledon winner Petra Kvitova.
Gavrilova now boasts wins over Kvitova and Maria Sharapova – an accomplishment not many women in the world have achieved.
The brand of tennis Gavrilova has played in the tournament thus far is the fearless type that has the potential to see a player advance into the second week of a Grand Slam.
Expect the Gavriolva to keep her momentum rolling all the way through to the fourth round.
Multi leg three: Daria Gavriolva to win – $2.00
Australian Open promotions
After launching their partnership with the Australian Open prior to the commencement of the tournament, William Hill have shown their affiliation with the first Grand Slam of the year won’t just line the pockets of tennis Australia, but will give the punters a chance to get their hands on the cash.
The promotion that William Hill has been pushing the hardest is their ‘chase the ace’, which gives punters placing a bet on the outcome of a match the chance to make some cash even if their selection loses.
Place a head-to-head bet of $20 or more on any Men’s or Women’s singles match and you will get a cash bonus of $1 for every ace your player serves.
Along with chase the ace, William Hill have a fantastic in-play bonus for punters looking to bet on the tennis.
Place an In-Play bet on any match of the 2016 Australian Open and William Hill will give you a Bonus Bet equal to your stake – up to $50.
