30 Jan 07Federer wins Australian Open
Roger Federer claimed his 10th Grand Slam title with a straight sets win over Fernando Gonzalez in Sunday's 2007 Australian Open final.
Federer beat Gonzalez 7-6, 6-4, 6-4 to become the first player since Bjorn Borg to win a Grand Slam title without dropping a set. Borg achieved the feat 27 years ago in claiming the French Open Crown.
Federer improved to 10-0 against Gonzales who had two set points in the opening set before being swept aside by the World Number 1.
The Fed Express is already a $1.55 favourite with IASbet.com in Outright 2007 Wimbledon Betting.
Gonzales the No. 10 seed at the Australian Open is a $29.00 chance behind reigning French Open champion Rafael Nadal $8.00 and Andy Roddick $9.00 who was obliterated by Federer in their semi final clash.
Federer’s Switzerland is a $21.00 chance in 2007 Davis Cup betting behind defending champions Argentina $3.25 and Russia $5.50
The USA $7.00 and Chile $7.00 share the third line of betting ahead of Spain $9.00 and Croatia $9.00 who round out the teams under double figures.
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30 Jan 07Williams wins Aussie Open
Serena Williams completed a remarkable comeback to Tennis with a comprehensive victory over Maria Sharapova in the Women’s Final at the Australian Open
A former two-time winner of the Australian Open, Williams claimed her eighth Grand Slam title with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over a stunned Sharapova.
Williams became only the second unseeded Australian Open champion and first since Chris O’Neil won the title in 1978.
Ironically, yesterday saw Williams claim her first WTA Tour title since winning her second Australian Open title at the 2005 tournament.
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27 Jan 07Australian Open - Womens Final Betting
Head to Head Tennis betting on the Australian Open Women’s final has Maria Sharapova a $1.39 favourite with IASbet against Serena Williams $2.95.
The Russian glamour girl has been the favourite in betting to claim her first Australian Open Womens title since the tournament got underway at Flinders Park.
While Sharapova came into the event as one of the leading chances, Williams came in ranked 81st in the world with little expectation of success.
The Russian world No.2 and reigning US Open champion has an undefeated record from her two appearances in Grand Slam finals at Flushing Meadows and Wimbledon where she defeated Williams in the 2004 final.
Sharapova will regain the world No.1 spot on the WTA Tour Singles Rankings on Monday.
Williams, a two-time former winner at Melbourne Park is playing in her 10th Grand Slam final. She boasts a 7-2 record all-time. The pair has met four times previously with both players winning twice.
Williams won their last encounter, ironically it was at the Australian Open two years ago when Sharapova served for the match in both the second and third sets before falling 2-6, 7-5, 8-6.
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26 Jan 07Federer Masterclass
World Number 1 Roger Federer demolished American Andy Roddick in straight sets 6-4, 6-0, 6-2 to reach the final of the Australian Open in Melbourne.
Federer was at his awesome best after falling behind 4-3 in the opening set. He then went on to win 15 of the next 17 games to book his second straight final appearance at on Rod Laver Arena.
Federer told Jim Courier afterwards, "I was really worried going into this match, he had been playing so well. I played incredibly well,"
"I had one of those days where everything worked. It's just unreal, I'm shocked myself, I don't know what to say."
It was the ninth consecutive win over the sixth seeded Roddick with Federer now poised to claim his 10t Grand Slam title in Sunday’s final against either 10th seeded Fernando Gonzalez of Chile or the No. 12 seed Tommy Haas from Germany.
Federer won all seven break points against Roddick on the way to extending his win streak to 35 matches, his last loss in August 2006.
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