Newly minted No. 1 ranked Novak Djokovic and 27-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams opened as respective favorites to win the men's and women's singles titles at the 2011 US Open at Flushing Meadows, Queens, New York, Aug. 29-Sept. 11. Serbia's Djokovic, who opened as a 3/2 favorite over long-time tennis betting darlings Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, assumed the world's top rankin [...]

[...] Wimbledon title, and third overall, when he meets Novak Djokovic in the men’s final on Sunday morning EST. The betting odds have Nadal as a -165 favorite at Bodog.eu. Nadal was the 2/1 co-favorite along with Roger Federer before the tourney began. Djokovic was third at 11/4. Nadal advanced to the final on Friday courtesy of a win over Andy Murray. He actually lost the first set (5-7), but [...]

[...] ing June 20. Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic are bunched atop the men's singles future book list with Nadal, who added a record-equaling sixth French Open title to his resume, June 5, the narrow 2/1 favorite. "Rafa," as Nadal is called, now has won 10 Major championships and will head to England seeking his third Wimbledon singles title in the last four years. Th [...]

[...] inning is 3/2 (+150). Seemingly, world No. 2 Novak Djokovic has the best chance of taking down Nadal. Djokovic is quoted at odds of 7/2 in futures, not bad for a player who captured the year's first Major, the Australian Open, as well as the Dubai, Indian Wells and Sony Ericsson Opens and is a perfect 27-0 in 2011. The Serb passed Roger Federer for the No. 2 ranking in March but beating [...]

[...] Nadal or Federer stumble, look for Andy Murray or Novak Djokovic to be the most likely to benefit. Murray, 6/1, who was runner-up to Federer at last year's Australian Open, still is looking for his first Major victory. Djokovic, 7/1, is a former Australian Open champion and, at his best, will be anything but an easy out. Juan Martin del Potro, 12/1, has been nursing a bad wrist for a year [...]