2019 U.S. Open Betting Preview

The 2019 U.S. Open will run from Monday, August 26, when the main draw matches begin, until the men’s final on Sunday, September 8. This Grand Slam, the fourth and final one on the tennis calendar each year, dates back to 1881. The tournament was originally contested on grass, but then it switched to clay until 1977, when it took its current format. The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City serves as the host venue, and the defending champions are Novak Djokovic and Naomi Osaka. If you are considering including U.S. Open betting over the next few weeks, here is some basic information about the tournament to help you get started.

2019 U.S. Open Betting Preview

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You can catch all of the action from the U.S. Open this year on ESPN, who is in the middle of an 11-year contract to broadcast the entire tournament. As of this writing, here are the seeded singles players. Seeds are determined on the basis of ATP and WTA rankings as of August 19, 2019.

Men’s Singles

1. Novak Djokovic
2. Rafael Nadal
3. Roger Federer
4. Dominic Thiem
5. Daniil Medvedev
6. Alexander Zverev
7. Kei Nishikori
8. Stefanos Tsitsipas
9. Karen Khachanov
10. Roberto Bautisto Agut
11. Fabio Fognini
12. Borna Coric
13. Gael Monfils
14. John Isner
15. David Goffin
16. Kevin Anderson
17. Nikoloz Basilashvili
18. Felix Auger-Aliassime
19. Guido Pella
20. Diego Schwartzman
21. Milos Raonic
22. Marin Cilic
23. Stan Wawrinka
24. Matteo Berrettini
25. Lucas Pouille
26. Taylor Fritz
27. Dusan Lajovic
28. Nick Kyrgios
29. Benoit Paire
30. Kyle Edmund
31. Cristian Garin
32. Fernando Verdasco

Juan Martin del Potro would have had the 16th seed but is not playing due to a right knee injury.

Women’s Singles

1. Naomi Osaka
2. Ashleigh Barty
3. Karolina Pliskova
4. Simona Halep
5. Elina Svitolina
6. Petra Kvitova
7. Kiki Bertens
8. Serena Williams
9. Aryna Sabalenka
10. Madison Keys
11. Sloane Stephens
12. Anastasija Sevastova
13. Belinda Bencic
14. Angelique Kerber
15. Bianca Andreescu
16. Johanna Konta
17. Marketa Vondrousova
18. Wang Qiang
19. Caroline Wozniacki
20. Sofia Kenin
21. Anett Kontaveit
22. Petra Martic
23. Donna Vekic
24. Amanda Anisimova
25. Garbine Muguruza
26. Elise Mertens
27. Julia Gorges
28. Caroline Garcia
29. Carla Suarez Navarro
30. Hsieh Su-wei
31. Maria Sakkari
32. Barbora Strycova

Who’s the favorite on the Men’s Side?

On the men’s side, Novak Djokovic is going for his fifth Grand Slam title in his last six attempts. He defeated Roger Federer at Wimbledon last month, as part of the longest final ever in the history of the venerable tournament — and he also won the Australian Open in January. Rafael Nadal won the French Open championship back in June. Djokovic has 16 major titles in his career, and he currently sits as a -110 favorite to win this year. Nadal (9/2), Federer (6/1), Zverev (16/1), Tsitsipas (30/1), Thiem (30/1), Wawrinka (30/1) and Kyrgios (30/1) sit further down the odds list. One player who has been considered overrated in that odds list is Alexander Zverev. His former coach, Ivan Lendl, severed ties with him recently, citing issues away from the court that are keeping Zverev from performing his best.

Who’s the favorite on the Women’s Side?

On the women’s side, Bianca Andreescu is a hot name. At this time in 2018, she was not in the top 100 in the world, and now she is in the top 20. She has shown consistent mental strength; if you look at a lot of her matches that go to a third set, she has won a lot of them in close fashion, such as with 6-4 and 7-5 scores. She is 7-0 against top-ten opponents, including a win over Angelique Kerber in the Indian Wells final. A crowd favorite will be Serena Williams. She will have a schedule that allows her a day off between matches, and she has made the finals of three majors in the last 13 months. A player who has become more and more of an enigma is Madison Keys, who might have the best power stroke in all of tennis. However, it is fairly easy to frustrate her, and once she gets frustrated, the unforced errors pile up in bunches.