It is Day 2 of the first round of the 2020 Australian Open, the first of the four Grand Slams of the year. With the variety of betting options available for the multitude of games, you can use a great online bookie software to help you manage all the action. The Australian Open started January 19, and will continue until February 2.
There are a lot of big names, as well as up and rising tennis stars joining, so this will be a pretty exciting tournament. A lot of experts from the sportsbook pay per head industry say that it could be the start of the end of the era of the tennis greats. And while the most popular tennis stars are still fighting for Grand Slam titles, newer and younger players are just as hungry for a win.
2020 Australian Open
Learning how to be a successful bookie means knowing who the players are in every tournament. Last year’s champions are Novak Djokovic and Naomi Osaka. Djokovic is currently leading the men’s championship list of favorites to win the title. What’s interesting, however, is that instead of the usual top three: Djokovic, Nadal and Federer, a new name is on the third spot: 23-year-old Daniil Medvedev. Keen sports bettors know Medvedev from the 2019 US Open.
While a lot of bettors are taking action on Osaka, Serena Williams is still a powerful name on the list, who wants to win another Grand Slam. She has not won a Grand Slam since the Australian Open back in 2017. On the list of favorites in the Women’s side, Williams tops the list, followed by Ashleigh Barty, Osaka, and Simona Halep.
Another factor that may affect the outcome of the games, therefore, the wagers, are the waging wildfires across Melbourne. Concerns about air quality and the safety of the players are being raised. A number of players have already backed out, but so far things are still proceeding as planned. If needed, organizers will move the venue indoors and have other contingencies planned if anything happens.
