2016 US Open Tennis Odds

2016 US Open Tennis Odds

The 2016 US Open will be the 136th playing of this tournament, taking place from August 29-September 11 in New York City. Last year saw massive longshot Flavia Pennetta at 200:1 odds go on to win on the Women’s side, but she has now retired. Here’s a look at recent winners and their pre-tournament consensus odds to win:

Novak Djokovic will look to defend his US Open title, while Serena Williams will try to win her 23rd career and record-setting major. Below shows odds for each player at 5Dimes to win the 2016 US Open.

Men’s US Open Odds

On the Men’s side, Novak Djokovic is the clear and deserved favorite at -120, followed by 2016 Wimbledon Champion Andy Murray at +250. Djokovic had won the first two majors of the year and was looking for the Grand Slam before getting upset by Sam Querrey at Wimbledon, who was a 33:1 underdog.

At William Hill, Djokovic is getting 32% of money wagered to win it, followed by Thiem (14%), Cilic (13%), Del Potro (12%), and Kyrgios (12%). Andy Murray is surprisingly getting just 4% of all money wagered to win the US Open despite being second favorite.

On top of that, Murray has moved from +350 to +250 over the last month due to his gold medal at the Olympics and Djokovic’s early exit there. Roger Federer has withdrawn due to injury, paving the way towards a Djokovic/Murray final. Juan Martin Del Potro nearly upset Murray to win Olympic gold, but his efforts in Brazil have moved him from +5000 to +1600.

Women’s US Open Odds

On the Women’s side, Serena Williams is of course the favorite but is again listed at plus-money odds to win it. She was also listed at plus-money before Wimbledon but cruised to her 22nd career Grand Slam victory. A number of longshots have been able to reach the finals in majors recently, which always makes for quality hedging opportunities, and it wouldn’t be surprising to see another make a run in the US Open.

At William Hill, Petra Kvitova is getting the most money wagered to win it all with 19%, followed by the field (18%), Kerber (13%), Keys (13%), and Serena (11%).

Monica Puig has made a huge jump from +25000 to +2800 to win the US Open following her gold medal at the Olympics. However, I still personally like Serena at +135 to finish off the year strong with another major victory, especially since Azarenka withdrew due to pregnancy.